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  1. ohiogoatgirl

    when to put up greenhouse?

    hello! i'm in ohio. our last frost here is about april 15. right now we have about a foot of snow. four days ago it was 66* F and i was hiking around barefoot. my greenhouse is 5x5 ft and 6.5 ft high. got it from lowes for christmas. but i dont know when to put it up... it says its a pop-up. i...
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    when to start in greenhouse?

    hello! new to greenhouses and i dont know when to start plants in the greenhouse... i'm in ohio, zone 6? it's been warm the last few days and the weather is totally whack! the past few days here have been like april!!! its 9 at night in february with an outside temp of about 42* F!!!! absolutely...
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    please help with article topics!

    thanks for all the ideas! my first article is "How to Get More Produce From Your Garden by Intensive Planting". because i'm dying for spring and its still about 2 months until i can do anything outdoors.
  4. ohiogoatgirl

    please help with article topics!

    hello! about to sign up on a website to get paid to write articles. haven't signed up yet because i want to get a good list of topics that i can write about. so here is what i have so far... ~topics for articles~ hand milking making a raised garden bed growing potatoes in hills growing the 3...
  5. ohiogoatgirl

    How much are seeds costing you this year?

    this year is myfirst year with more then 3x15 ft of space and i'm going to be saving seeds for the years to come from this garden. so here it is... about $90... not including sweet potatoes, white potatoes, and seeds saved from last year... and i need to buy hose... :hide
  6. ohiogoatgirl

    what do you grow for your livestock?

    new list of things i'm growing for the livestock: indian corn peas mangels pumpkin parsnip turnip sunflower millet amaranth anyone keep a worm compost bin? interested in how that would work.
  7. ohiogoatgirl

    small garden to a 1/3 of an acre - looking for advice

    sweet! my garden is about 50x150 ft with a second area the same size for corn. i'm going to use hay as mulch. i'm going with lots and lots of mulch so i wont have to weed. weeding is horrible to me, but some people like to... :/ cant imagine why... anyway, companion planting is good to confuse...
  8. ohiogoatgirl

    5x5 ft greenhouse... help a newbie!

    well, right now the snow is melting a tiny bit and the temp is 31.3* F and its almost 6:oo PM i'll be keeping my eye on the temp and i think i'm gonna put it up around mid-feb. have two window seed starter things but haven't got anything in them yet. don't have enough sunny window space...
  9. ohiogoatgirl

    radish and lettuce inside

    just planted a leaf lettuce and radish seed in a window box inside. hoping for some early salads! :fl anyone grow veggies inside during the winter?
  10. ohiogoatgirl

    quinoa and amaranth???

    what are the grain types and where can i buy seed for amaranth? and where can i buy millet seed?
  11. ohiogoatgirl

    quinoa and amaranth???

    hello! i'm trying to find things to grow for my animals and i am reading about quinoa and amaranth... can i grow them if i live in ohio? how difficult are they to grow? and how difficult are they to harvest the seed? thanks! edited to add: what about millet?
  12. ohiogoatgirl

    what do you grow for your livestock?

    just found this website called heirloom-organics.com it has a good section on grains. it is very informative and i've been thinking about growing more stuff... so i'm in ohio and i was wondering if i could grow amaranth, quinoa, and oats... never grew any of these so it will be very...
  13. ohiogoatgirl

    what do you grow for your livestock?

    i'm dreaming of becoming self-sufficient and i was wondering what everyone was growing for their animals. here's what i'm growing specifically for my animals: indian corn peas mangels parsnip and of course they get kitchen tidbits and garden weeds and discarded plants, etc. right now i only...
  14. ohiogoatgirl

    5x5 ft greenhouse... help a newbie!

    i'm new to the forum but i'm not new to gardening. but i am new to greenhouses... got a 5x5 ft wide and 6.5 ft tall plastic from lowes. i'm in ohio. for my seed starting time list i've collected the latest i can put it up is in mid february. but of course feb. is when we usually get hit with...
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