http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/ Belmont Victory Gardens Message Board Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:22:53 GMT Bennie Redmile http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/47 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/47 I'm wondering if a bat house might make sense in or around the garden. I have a plot bordering the woods and for me, mosquitos were a big problem throughout Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:29:17 GMT Bennie Redmile http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/46 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/46 Following a discussion at the Seed Exchange last weekend about ways we can communicate better or more easily, I started a Facebook page for the Victory Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:08:16 GMT tak3m0 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/45 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/45 There is a ancient, man-made and very fertile type of soil called "terra preta". Quoting an article: "... the super-fertile soil was produced thousands of Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:06:09 GMT k500martin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/44 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/44 Belmont Victory Garden Seed Swap & Harvest Celebration Saturday, OCTOBER 3, 2009 2 - 4 pm at the gardens Free seeds!! ? Swap seeds, bulbs, plants ? Giant Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:13:53 GMT grimaldi52 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/43 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/43 Hi Ed, Do you really think I could plant beets on around Aug 15? It seems so hot. thanks Frank Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:39:41 GMT tak3m0 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/42 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/42 I would not try potatoes. Just like tomatoes, these are susceptible to late blight and, as most know, the late blight has decimated the tomato crops this year. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:38:38 GMT tak3m0 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/41 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/41 Suggestion: add your chips to the pile in front of the garden next to the horse manure. I can't imagine why anyone would complain about that and I thank you Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:00:59 GMT ofserslcs http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/40 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/40 I work at a nearby private school and we have about 4 cu yds of extra wood chips. I tried to call Mary Trudeau, to ask permission to bring the chips to the Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:00:27 GMT ed.ensor http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/39 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/39 Hi Everyone, What a washout this year has been, but don't give up. For folks who started late or have extra space, Fall planting can be very rewarding. Last Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:28:13 GMT tak3m0 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/38 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/38 I assume the barley may do what coffee grounds do: condition the soil. Coffee also adds a little bit of nitrogen to the soil but I don't know if that would be Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:24:29 GMT wildirisbelmont http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/37 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/37 Hi I make barley tea all summer long...it's an Asian thing... I end up with the remains of making it; roasted dried barley that has been steeped in boiling Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:07:18 GMT Kathy M http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/36 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/36 Hi Maria, ... The emails from Mike (at the Farm) and Gretta (Belmont CSA last year) are below. Kathy Kathy, Any chance that the community gardeners in Belmont Tue, 26 May 2009 18:53:13 GMT Nate Finch http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/35 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/35 ... oops, typo there... we're plot 30. My bad :/ Tue, 26 May 2009 17:16:44 GMT Nate Finch http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/34 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/34 My wife and I have a gas powered rototiller that we don't want. It looks sorta like this one: Tue, 26 May 2009 17:08:34 GMT tak3m0 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/33 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/belmont_victory_gardens/message/33 Hi, all! Here's a link to a brief text about organic gardening that my husband and I wrote at Mary Trudeau's request and answers many of the questions that