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Sharing Gardens - new: Can I Speed Up Potato Sprouting?

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A unique and viable approach. To establishing local food self-reliance. And building stronger communities. Thursday, February 9, 2012. Can I Speed Up Potato Sprouting? Sorted potatoes and ripe Roma tomatoes. Here's another question about growing potatoes:. Ginny Lindsay - Paris Tennessee. Potatoes have a natural dormancy from the time they are harvested to when they begin to sprout, starting their next growth cycle. This can only be modified slightly by storage conditions. Most varieties of potatoes take...

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Sharing Gardens - new: Grass Clippings and Leaves for Fertilizer/Mulch

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A unique and viable approach. To establishing local food self-reliance. And building stronger communities. Sunday, March 10, 2013. Grass Clippings and Leaves for Fertilizer/Mulch. Turning over a new leaf. Leaves, grass clippings and other yard "waste" make excellent fertilizer for garden soil. We have been demonstrating this at the Sharing Gardens. With vegetable yields in the tons. To write an article about him called "Defying the Odds on a High-Desert Oasis". The "The First Amendment". Maple and fruit ...

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Sharing Gardens - new: Melons and Mulch

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A unique and viable approach. To establishing local food self-reliance. And building stronger communities. Sunday, August 2, 2015. We opened our first cantaloupe melon of the season yesterday. Absolutely delicious! That's one advantage of the excessive heat this summer.makes for LOTS of beautiful, ripe melons. We've counted as many as 12 on one plant (and we have over 50 plants of various varieties.). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Let the people be as one family;. The happiness of each sought by all.

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Sharing Gardens - new: Mulch We Love - and Why

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A unique and viable approach. To establishing local food self-reliance. And building stronger communities. Sunday, July 15, 2012. Mulch We Love - and Why. Here are the kinds of mulch we prefer, and why:. Straw is that it contains urine and manure from the livestock which functions as fertilizer for the garden. We can also use spoiled hay. (Pictured at left). To read our full post on 'deep mulch' methods, Click Here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Let the people be as one family;. It Takes a Village!

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Sharing Gardens - new: More on Mulch

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A unique and viable approach. To establishing local food self-reliance. And building stronger communities. Sunday, May 8, 2011. Deep-mulching in Alpine Garden - 9.5 weeks after we broke ground in 2009. This question came to us about the deep-mulching methods we use in the Sharing Gardens:. I like the idea of the thick hay-bed, but as far as prep work, do you need to pull beds of grass up before laying it down, or will it kill off well established grasses? The short answer is. The Alpine Garden - 2009.

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Sharing Gardens - new: The Benefits of Deep Mulching

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A unique and viable approach. To establishing local food self-reliance. And building stronger communities. Saturday, August 8, 2015. The Benefits of Deep Mulching. Deep mulching produces a bounteous harvest! We care for with our heavy mulching. They, in turn, provide a natural balancing of the soil along with castings and other "waste products" that feed the plants' rootlets right where they need it most. Mulching feeds your "micro-livestock". A summary of the benefits of "deep-mulching". It is best to c...

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Sharing Gardens - new: The Sharing Gardens is Going to Court!

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A unique and viable approach. To establishing local food self-reliance. And building stronger communities. Wednesday, May 6, 2015. The Sharing Gardens is Going to Court! The Sharing Gardens is in the process of applying for an exemption from paying property taxes and we need letters of support from as many people as possible by Friday, May 15, 2015 - (sent to the email below). Here are some facts about the project:. The Sharing Gardens was begun in 2009. We are now entering our seventh season). To other ...

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Sharing Gardens - new: Preparing Garden Beds - One Low-Tech Way

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A unique and viable approach. To establishing local food self-reliance. And building stronger communities. Sunday, April 8, 2012. Preparing Garden Beds - One Low-Tech Way. Planted side-beds in a previous greenhouse that Chris built and managed. Creating raised beds with salvaged lumber. Step 1: We used salvaged lumber to create the sides of the raised beds. As we build the soil, this will contain it from spilling into the paths. Each bed is four feet wide. A broad fork in action. Step 7: Using thick blac...

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Sharing Gardens - new: Garden Location, Volunteer Times and Food Bank Hours - Summer

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A unique and viable approach. To establishing local food self-reliance. And building stronger communities. Garden Location, Volunteer Times and Food Bank Hours - Summer. Updated June 30, 2016). Please contact us and let us know you're coming: Our e-mail address. Behind the Methodist Church - 648 Orchard St., Monroe, OR 97456 - MAP. Go to the back of the parking lot, and look for th e. Sign (picture to the right). Hung on our Hickory tree. South Benton (Monroe) Food Pantry Hours:. Thursdays: 4:00 to 6:00.