The New Welcome Wagon for New Members

[utopia7697]

Originally Posted by chele

Hi! I'm been lurking for a while
My name is Michele and I have been organic gardening for about 30 years. I have a horse that keeps me in plenty of compost! I currently have 4 raised beds and two 3-tiered strawberry beds.

I am married to a great guy. I do insurance billing and accounts rec. for our local hospital, and hubby is a rancher.

Besides gardening I love surfing the 'net, reading, camping in our Fifth Wheel, and showing my horse. I've been barrel racing and pole bending the past couple of years. Next year I'm planning on doing more reining. I also love taking pictures, mostly frustrated by my lack of skill!

Hello, fellow Kansas, just strolling through the newbies post

[Romani]

I just joined. I am a env. science prof teaching a class in urban mini farms this fall. paddling and treading water to keep up. i have been gardening all my life ( i am old) but i have a lot to learn! cant see where to post my pic under my name yet!

[CageFree]

Hi, everybody. I'm new to gardening. I really want to grow more of my own food and have spent the summer experimenting. I had some successes and some failures and I'm really looking forward to expanding my garden this fall. Wish me luck.

Thanks

[Pabloren]

I am the most recently joined member here....... hope you must be doing good here.
I am an executive from New York and whenever I have time I dig my small garden for growing some veggies and flowers over there. I really love gardening. Glad to be among you.
I to ask about the the type of veggies I should grow during winter season.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
thanks

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[Mypotgarden]

Hello everyone
I just joined about a week ago. Because i rent my home i have my garden in pots. I'm currently growing tomatoes, romaine lettuce, broccoli, chocolate and orange mint, strawberries, and potatoes. I am a beginner grower so any advance would be greatly appreciated.

[RozieDozie]

Welcome to all our newcomers. Glad to have you with us.

[JJJessee]

Hey, folks. I just joined up. I returned to gardening this year after a long hiatus. I live and grew up in SW VA. My family goes back several generation in the area mostly as subsistence farmers. I even thought about that venue as a young man. My most prior passion has been trail-running, but some foot problems have curtailed that somewhat and I've been filling in that time and more in establishing some garden space. Last year, my wife and I made a very tasty 5-gallon run of apple cider, so last February I set out 5 pear trees and 12 apple trees. Next, I built 2 - 4' x 25' asparagus beds -I'd never grown it before. Then I set out 2 dz each of red and black raspberries. I've turned under 2 crops of buckwheat, with a third coming on, in a 30 x 90 plot. I've almost finished canning and drying with about 3 dz paste tomatoes plants for the year, and have fall plantings of snow peas, pak choi, carrots, cabbage, kale, winter scallions, turnips, lettuce and cilantro. With another lady, I've also helped work to re-establish a friend's garden because of illness in their family. Next year I'm thinking about adding bees. I had a couple of stands back in the 80's and enjoyed that. So, even without running much, I've been able to spent a lot of time outdoors this year.

[MVNewf]

Welcome to idig JJJ sounds like you have a lot of experience on gardening to share.......

[fffarmergirl]

Hi, I'm Stacey. My husband, Lance, and I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We bought 20-acre parcel of land out in the boonies 8 years ago and we have been building up to being self-sufficient organically. I'm the main gardener and he's the main animal caregiver. We also both still work so we're always looking for time-saving methods in order to achieve our goals. We have a 72X50ft garden, about 30 free-range laying hens, pet rabbits (we do not eat rabbits but they are wonderful little fertilizer factories!), guinea hens, and we raise and process 100-150 meat chickens per year for ourselves and family.

[RozieDozie]

Originally Posted by fffarmergirl

Hi, I'm Stacey. My husband, Lance, and I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We bought 20-acre parcel of land out in the boonies 8 years ago and we have been building up to being self-sufficient organically. I'm the main gardener and he's the main animal caregiver. We also both still work so we're always looking for time-saving methods in order to achieve our goals. We have a 72X50ft garden, about 30 free-range laying hens, pet rabbits (we do not eat rabbits but they are wonderful little fertilizer factories!), guinea hens, and we raise and process 100-150 meat chickens per year for ourselves and family.

Welcome! You have your hands full, that's for sure. Guineas are my next 'to do'. Any advice is welcome.