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Shellie A. Gades commented on Julie Clark's photo

bottle greenhouse

"Love it!"

Apr 9, 2012

Julie Clark commented on Julie Clark's photo

bottle greenhouse

"You're welcome! Glad to share this tip and it has even gotten me a guest blog post! Let me know how it goes."

Apr 9, 2012

Cornelia commented on Julie Clark's photo

bottle greenhouse

"This is very clever, Julie. We'll add this to the seedstarting 101 (and may make a mini-101 out of it, too!) Thanks so much for sharing!"

Apr 9, 2012

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Apr 3, 2012

Julie Clark posted a status

"Garden well under way. Carrots, peas, snow peas & garlic planted outside as well as squash and zucchini. Tomato and pepper seedlings inside."

Apr 3, 2012

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Julie Clark commented on Yvonne's blog post 'BABY STEPS - Getting the veg garden going'

"I took the fast AND easy way to build my raised beds. First, I compost year 'round. I shred and bag leaves in the fall to use with grass clippings, kitchen refuse, spent plants, etc. I decide where I want the raised bed, then lay down…"

Mar 21, 2012

Julie Clark commented on Marianne Smith's blog post 'Natural and Organic Pest Control'

"The few hornworms we see, we pick off and the birds eat them. They've never touched our tomatoes (we're in VA) They seem to prefer the Queen Anne's Lace that grows in a nearby meadow, so we let the Queen Anne's Lace grow in our…"

Feb 27, 2012

Julie Clark commented on Marianne Smith's blog post 'Natural and Organic Pest Control'

"I think that as much as we can do for the gardens, prevention is better than having to use insecticides...making all of those products is time consuming--I'd rather put the time in with good practices from the start."

Feb 27, 2012

Julie Clark commented on Marianne Smith's blog post 'Natural and Organic Pest Control'

"We use vinegar for weeds. When we built our raised bed gardens, we first put down cardboard, newspapers, ad then compost on top of that, then shredded leaves and another layer of compost. Then we let it sit from fall until the next spring to plant…"

Feb 27, 2012

Julie Clark commented on Christene Graham's blog post 'Is It Too Early To Start Chanting...SPRING..SPRING..SPRING!?'

"Would diatomaceous earth work on fire ants?"

Jan 25, 2012

Julie Clark replied to MONICA OSBORN's discussion 'Composting disconnect'

"Waster go down quickly, especially after you water it to accelerate decomposition. 3x3x3 is the size I started with when I lived in the city and it worked. Do you have somewhere to put your finished compost? I now have a 3-bin system--cooking…"

Jan 23, 2012

Julie Clark replied to Lizz's discussion 'human manure fertilizer??'

"We live on 3 acres in the country and have our own well, thank goodness!!"

Jan 11, 2012

Julie Clark replied to Lizz's discussion 'human manure fertilizer??'

"I guess I'm not totally convinced that all diseases, medications, pathogens could be eliminated by composting and made safe for food gardens...I'll stick with the compost that I make myself from shredded leaves, grass clippings (we use no…"

Jan 11, 2012

Julie Clark commented on Will Atkinson's blog post 'Practically Free Raised Beds'

"We started off with 4 raised beds using wood we already had but when the wood ran out I needed more garden beds and didn't want to go to any expense...so I built the raised beds sort of "lasagna style" right on the ground! First…"

Jan 10, 2012

Julie Clark posted a status

"Figured out profile pic!"

Jan 3, 2012

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Julie Clark posted a status

"Trying to figure out how to add a profile photo on my Homegrown profile...no success so far..."

Jan 3, 2012

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