go green go !!

i love spring .. im transformin my front yard into a complete sustanable community garden (those that walk by are free to pick)

i have a sign out front

please take and please give

share the love !

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist




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hi jodi

very neat neat idea.maybe others will follow your stellar example. sure would do some good.

jj

cool jodi

whatcha planting?

didn't u say u went to tibet?

how was it?

dyin to know ( if u wanna tell

It's not good enough just to grow a Garden. Make sure the crop is Nutrient Dense by amending the soil. It's referred to as High Brix Gardening......WY
P.S. We're being shortchanged by the Organic Food Industry. Most of the time there's no more nutrition in organic produce than the non-organic. True, the pesticide issue is important too.

WY:

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We're being shortchanged by the Organic Food Industry. Most of the time there's no more nutrition in organic produce than the non-organic. True, the pesticide issue is important too.

Why do you say that? The information I've read indicates that organic produce is more nutritious than conventionally grown produce.

Regards,

flash

Oh, jodi I have a simular Idea I was thinking of making a salad bar at my driveway and people could just drive up and grab enough salad for dinner and give whatever. I think the yard garden is a great Idea. I am itching to plant the seeds. I have been planting tomatoe starts and I think I have gone a bit overboard on them. I think I should come over for a visit this summer. yum

flash Wrote:
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> Why do you say that? The information I've read
> indicates that organic produce is more nutritious
> than conventionally grown produce.
I just bought a Refractomer to measure
the Brix (food quality) Levels of produce. It's an
interesting little Tool. I've read that the quality of
Organic is no better than non-Organic. I want to check
for myself.....WY
[www.highbrixgardens.com]

Let us know WY.

I just planted some lettuce as week ago... in pots on my deck. Used really expensive organic soil from Whole Foods. I'm thinking it would grow high brix plants.

Can't plant in the ground around my place due to the lead from the paint. I live in an old place, the outside had lead paint at one time.

LaPieta i read years ago in an old gardening book that alfalfa has an amazing way of pulling lead out of soil (i would pull up the alfalfa and dispose of it after each crop as you dont want to re-introduce it back to you soil) im certain that it read that if you plant and pull it crop after crop for a couple of years your soil will be safer to use. have you done a soil test to see what levels of lead are there?

WY awesome for you getting your meter yes it is a great little tool ! ive had one a couple of years and constantly upgrading my garden getting better and better everyyear !

Pampam awesome to you too ! spread the seeds spread the love !!!

LaV ! sooperdooper green hugs to you ! right now im planting all the small cool weather salad greens and well continue all thru summer and fall planting anything i can get my hands on tht will grow here .. think im gonna try me a big ol' watermelon or two even ! lol .. i am definitely gonna grow some pumpkins for the seeds .

hey JJ arent you just as exicted as me ive been out getting all sorts of free greens for my salads while the garden attempts to stave off this lousy vancouver bc weather lol

...Jodi, the banana eating buddhist




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Jgunn Wrote:
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> WY awesome for you getting your meter yes it is a
> great little tool ! ive had one a couple of years
> and constantly upgrading my garden getting better
> and better everyyear !
I bought a Digital Refractometer just for
testing my Wheatgrass Juice. I paid an arm-and-a-leg
for it, but Bush is giving me $600 to stimulate the
economy. My Goal is to grow the most nutritious Grass
on Planet Earth.
Jodi, I guess you grow Tomatoes? I bought a beautiful
Heirloom Tomato a few days ago that only tested 5% on the
Brix Scale. I know I can do better than that. Paid $2.50
for it, and it wasn't that big. Do you have a 'secrets' for
us on Soil Amendment? I put my carrot pulp around my Grapefruit
Tree, and Roses. They Love it. Can't wait to test my grapefruit
in November. There are hundreds of little fruit on the tree right
now.....WY

hey trhere jodi

its that time of the year!

lots of fresh green life appearing everywhere!

commercially grown organic is different from homegrown.

its nearly impossible for high volume organic growers to replace the minerals at the rate at which they are being used by the plants fo that we can use them.

minerals are the bottom line......not using chemicals is no doubt important but the mineral content is just as important maybe more.

compost and create your own supply of high quality food if possible.

jj

hey jgunn

SOOOPAHH DOOOOPAHHH!

luv hearing about yer garden

gives me hope concerning the world