Grown Up Permaculture Forum

tomato pruning

pfkdoug — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:32:32 GMT

i let my tomatoes get ahead of me (they are wild and unstaked). i am trying now to catch up with them. what are the basic do's and don't for tomato pruning? thank you.

douglasFrances

HIre someone to garden for you!!!

Admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:59:54 GMT

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Free Urban Gardening Class 6/19 7pm

Admin — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:14:37 GMT

In this class we went over succession cropping and 4-dimensional gardening.

Interesting behavior for summer squash

Admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:16:49 GMT

I just noticed this morning that summer squash tends to avoid competing with other summer squash. For some reason, when 2 squash plants grow close to each other, their leaves will detect the presence of the other squash plant and actively curl away from the other plant's leaves. Yet when a squash is growing near other plants such as beans, the squash leaves will grow into the space occupied by the beans, and try to block the sunlight of the other plants. Has anyone else seen such behavior?

Fire Escape Garden pics

Admin — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:39:09 GMT

Self Sufficient Small Farm Video

Admin — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:33:50 GMT

tips from EarthEasy

Admin — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:08:08 GMT

I stumbled across this site with lots of tips on sustainable living. Enjoy!

http://eartheasy.com/homepage.htm

PDC in the Catskills with Toby Hemenway

semaley — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:14:44 GMT

August 16-29, 2008 in Woodbourne, New York

http://green-phoenix.org/08-08-pdc.html

Green Phoenix Permaculture and the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch present

A Certificate Course for Urban and Rural Residents, Planners, Land Managers & Design Professionals. This training covers the fundamentals of ecological design, given by two of the country's most experienced permaculture instructors, and many local guests. Join us at a rural retreat center near Woodbourne, New York. Upon completion, ...

Not Local....But it's all about Local - Local Food, Local Resources, Local Bus...........Permaculture Design Course, S-NH - June 11-19, 2008

DickPierce — Tue, 27 May 2008 05:27:11 GMT

A great Design Course, in a Great Place, with a Great Line-up of Local Speakers/Field Trips - June 11-19, 2008

It's not exactly local travel, but the subjects are - local food, local resources, smaller/local businesses, less transport, local communities, etc.. Join New England native and noted Permaculture teacher, Dick Pierce, and the team of local experts. You'll have class, outdoor projects, meals, and rooms at Plowshare Farm in Greenfield, NH - about 230 mi. from NYC. S-NH is alive with ...

Berries & other perennials

Thiago — Tue, 27 May 2008 01:13:56 GMT

Hi there everyone,

I have recently seriously begun working on my garden in my rental apartment in Long Island City, Queens. The landlord was very fond of my gardening enthusiasm and volunteered to buy all that I needed, which was nice of him. So, this past weekend, I built a few beds and planted tomato & parsley seedlings, cucumber, zuchinni, arugula and beets from seeds, and transplanted some mint and rosemary that I had in the house as well as a few other plants. They are now all ...

Composting Workshop at Open Road Center 6/7 11am

Admin — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:52:14 GMT

WHAT: Free Urban Gardening Class

In this workshop we'll go over the theory of Composting. We will provide details on the major composting techniques(hot, cold, worm) along with hands on demonstration which we hope the entire class can participate in. Finally, we'll be doing some large scale hot composting at the Open Road Center.

WHERE: 420 E 12th St New York, NY 10009

WHEN: Saturday 6/7, 11am

WHO: Nando Rodriquez (Open Road Center Coordinator)

Adam Horwitch ...

Free Urban Gardening Class 5/29 7pm

Admin — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:42:01 GMT

WHAT: Free Urban Gardening Class

In this class we will go over more advanced permaculture techniques such as intercropping and catch cropping. We will provide details on the various vegetables and crops that can be grown in season right now.

Additionally, we will have live demonstrations of planting 2 annual crops(Pole Beans, Squashes) and 1 perennial crop (asparagus).

WHERE: 420 E 12th St New York, NY 10009

WHEN: Thursday 5/29, 7pm

WHO: Adam Horwitch (Urban Rooftop Gardener)

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Connecting with others

Anonymous — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:02:41 GMT

Hey all,

Glad to have this forum!

I'm livng in NYC, interested in connecting with other people who are into simple living. I'm a single mom, planning on buying a pice of land upstate with my almost-3-year-old, and creating an off-the-grid mini-community.

Find it difficult to meet people interested in similar things as I am here...don't have a lot of time to attend events, as I'm working two jobs and raising a pretty cool kid by myself...

If you have the time and the inclination, would ...