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Moderator136
Moderator
Username: Moderator136
Post Number: 851
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 9:34 pm: | 
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I thought i would bring this up since the way things are going up up and up in price.
Fuel price is bad enought and not going down anytime soon!
And the $$$$$$ you spend at the local grocery store is not getting better ! You can save some money by planting a small garden.. If you have some patch of ground.
Also check local farms that do plant gardens and sell to the public--- You can save a bunch of money this way also.
Ok my garden has Green beans,Tomatos, Sweetcorn,Green peppers,Onions,Lettice,Cucumbers,Patatoes. Also carrots. Opps sunflower plants!!!!
Trying to help!
73
Hal~Moderator136~KCØSVC
CEF#0136/CEF HAM#23 ~ CVC#0004
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Radiodude
Advanced Member
Username: Radiodude
Post Number: 554
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 9:44 pm: |
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I always plant what my Grandfater called a Victory garden. It has tomatos, green onions, beans, watermelon, radish, and whatever else I can get to grow,
Speaking of gas prices anyone want to buy a 95 Lincoln LSC? LOL
Ernie
KC8YOQ
Copper 123
Walkie Talkie
2NA750
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Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 4244
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 9:57 pm: |
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local farms here on LI are full scale businesses for profit....the only benefit is assumed freshness & that it's local.
when we put the extension on the house, we lost all of our blueberry bushes, raspberries, black raspberries, blackberries, figs, and mulberry tree, and where our vegetable garden went. we have plans for where blueberries & black raspberries will be replanted soon. the garden unfortunately will need to be downsized & will be done next year. still not sure exactly where it will go though. we USED to get enough blueberries for 2 dozen jars of preserves, at least 6 pies, more if we did blueberry cream, and several gallon freezer bags. black raspberries also got 2 dozen jars of preserves & a few pies, usually a freezer bag more. the mulberry tree fed the nieces & nephews as well as the birds. we'd get 50-100 figs, most eaten right off the plants! veggies were 3 or 4 sandwich tomatoes, 8 or 10 tomatoes for sauce, 4-8 italian frying peppers, 4 bell peppers, and if we could fit 'em, 10 or more zucchini plants-zucchini bread is a nice, sweet breakfast or snack food, like carrot cake & shoo-fly pie, it tastes nothing at all like its namesake! between dozens of loaves of bread, freezer bags full of zucchini & all the side dishes, we'd still give away a carload of 'em! and in between the rows, we'd always throw in leaf-type lettuce for salads including spinach & especially arugala.
you made me hungry hal....think i'll go get something to eat  . |
Starface
Senior Member
Username: Starface
Post Number: 1928
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 - 1:29 am: |
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Have Oranges and Strawberry here.
George
CEF#Ø476
KI4NBE Amateur Extra
HAM#Ø181
CVC#ØØ14
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Hyperno_1979
Advanced Member
Username: Hyperno_1979
Post Number: 635
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 - 4:37 pm: |
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Only our Mulberry Tree has survived our beloved pet zoo....lol. With 7 dogs, 4 cats and a bird, survival rate of just about any garden is below zero.
CEFFFCEF
Bob
CEF703/CVC26
NOT allowed to hold a passport....
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Lucassheehan
Junior Member
Username: Lucassheehan
Post Number: 11
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 - 6:47 pm: |
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8x14 raised bed garden (easier on my back) with tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, carrots, radishes, LOTS of chili peppers all kinds, onions, beans, peas and cabbage. First garden in about five years and everything is looking great. I'll make you all a batch my not so famous sweet chili radish sauce. Its great on just about everything.
Peppers do surprisingly good up here in the Northwest. Until about 10 years ago when I started growing them I always thought they really needed a more arid climate (and some do) but most come out great in gray rainy Portland.
Lucas "Mad Hatter" Sheehan
lucassheehan@gmail.com
AM-27.165/27.265 2M-146.840
PDX, Oregon
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Lucassheehan
Junior Member
Username: Lucassheehan
Post Number: 12
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 2:39 pm: |
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Heres a question for any of you that might know. This came up and became a rather hot topic of conversation on AM 17 in the PDX/Vancouver area last night. How bad is it really to use treated lumber in raised gardens or plant your gardens near treated lumber posts used for fences or other structures. There were lots of opinions but nothing certain . The main concern that was broadcast by many was that you can get lost of nasty poisons and chemicals leaching through the soil from the treated lumber and it ends up in your food.
Obviously Google searches and other avenues are probably the best research for this but an interesting thread since it started on the radio here and there was already a copper topic on gardens.
Thoughts anyone?
Cheers.
Lucas "Mad Hatter" Sheehan
lucassheehan@gmail.com
CEF#0987
AM-27.165/27.265 2M-146.840
PDX, Oregon
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Moderator1516
Moderator
Username: Moderator1516
Post Number: 954
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 5:01 pm: |
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it seems that some where i heard that treated lumber contained arsenic, but i"m not sure
we used to put paris green on our potatos, to kill the potato bugs which is nothing but arsenic
moderator1516
cef#0139/cvc#0012
ham#0147-ki4kxl
aka:skilletlicker
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Tech291
Moderator
Username: Tech291
Post Number: 505
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 7:36 pm: |
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arsenic and cadmium were banned from use in pressure treated lumber as part of the national clean water act.the "safe" treatment is mostly ordinary salt.the lumber you buy today should have a blue tag listing what chemicals were used in it's processing.the old arsenic tags were yellow.
tech291
cef291/cvc6
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Moderator136
Moderator
Username: Moderator136
Post Number: 861
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2008 - 6:11 pm: |
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Lucassheehan
Yes Tech 291 is correct most treated wood is salt treated and has been (i think) for 6 years now.
But i rather grow a garden and have fresh veggies than buy from a suppermarket..
My garden is on top of a old Hog lot. (Havent had hogs in 12 years) So far its doing pretty darn good. So i guess you say a organic garden!
Just nature doing its thing without chemistry and let nature do all rest. And best part it taste so much better than what you buy.
Good luck to all thats growing green gardens!
And anyone else that has a garden and has ideals or tips or questions just post here on this topic!
Hal~Moderator136~KCØSVC
CEF#0136/CEF HAM#23 ~ CVC#0004
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Lance
New member
Username: Lance
Post Number: 6
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 10:53 pm: |
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i have a garden as the shape of the state of illinois.horseradish,aspspargus,rhubarb grow every year but i have been planting different veggies every year.
LANCE MIKALIK
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Moderator136
Moderator
Username: Moderator136
Post Number: 931
Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 8:53 pm: |
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Thank you Lance Good deal on growing the garden , And its a bunch fun and good eating also. We injoy it and saves bucks at the supermarket.
Thanks for posting.
Hal~Moderator136~KCØSVC
CEF#0136/CEF HAM#23 ~ CVC#0004
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Hyperno_1979
Advanced Member
Username: Hyperno_1979
Post Number: 714
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 7:14 am: |
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Treated pine is still treated over here with Chromated Copper Arsonate. If it is used as handrails, Picnic tables or playground equipment then it comes treated with Alkaline Copper Quarternary. The tradeoff is ACQ has a far higher amount of copper than CCA and therefore is up to 5 times more corrosive to steel. So all connectors (bolts etc) are recommended to be double galvanised or stainless.
CEFFFCEF
Bob
CEF703/CVC26
703 New South Wales
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Hotwire
Senior Member
Username: Hotwire
Post Number: 2577
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 18, 2008 - 12:18 pm: |
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I plant maters each year, BigBoys and BetterBoys. It is the only way I can get green maters. Nothing says summertime like a stack of sliced fresh fried green maters, catfish and some ice cold lemonade!
Only problem I have with my maters is sometimes they split while on the vine. Makes for some ugly maters.
Some say to much rain or over watering is the cause.
If the weather is dry and hot I water everyday. If the weather is cool I water every other day. Always in the late evening or early morning when the sun is down.
KEEP IT REAL!
Kenny
cef491(27.115lsb)
2sf491(27.555usb)
Indiana
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