the666bbq Just Arrived

Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 5
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 9:01 am Post subject: me, myself and I in the garden |
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Hi,
As suggested by Toni, and not a bad suggestion indeed, let me introduce myself on this welcoming topic.
I'm Peter (born 74), from Belgium, trying to keep control over my hobby, (vegetable) gardening. In fact it feels like I am losing control a little bit more every season and sliding of to going crazy on tomatoes and peppers (mainly hot peppers but going towards the sweets as well) as my collection expands and by networking with you guys, other amateur gardeners some day this collection might even explode. But all for the fun of watching nature grow into something beautiful, on its own strength but even beter with some tender love and care.
I hope to make new friends here, gain knowledge (tricks of the trade), swap some seeds, become a better gardener...
I am working on 9 patches of 6x4m, one of them is a greenhouse, all 9 rotating in a scheme ... have a dozen or so medium height fruit trees in the backyard, and some small fruits (berries, grapes,..) all around.
I try to do it all organicly - try to figure out what some do on the biodynamic and moon-gardening way of gardening without knowing it in great detail.
I think that is already a fair description of who I am.
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Frank Happy Gardening

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Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Location: Malmö, Sweden Posts: 8989 PlantStew: 1504 |
| Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 10:14 am Post subject: |
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Greetings Peter, welcome to GardenStew. Sounds like you are about to be consumed by a tomato/pepper growing addiction, you won't win just let it take over We'll be of as much help as we can and I hope we can learn from you also. Feel free to jump into any discussion or start topics of your own.
BTW hello to everyone in Belgium!
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toni Mistress of Garden Junque

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Joined: 07 Jan 2006 Location: North Texas (Map) Posts: 4975 PlantStew: 520 |
| Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Peter, welcome to the Stew from north Texas.
I have a couple of books on moon gardening, maybe I can look up info for you. I try to be patient and garden by the moon, but I tend to get in a hurry and forget to make the proper plans.
Glad to have you with us. Oh, and we love to see pictures of gardens from other parts of the world too.
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bethie Highly Skillful

 Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Location: WestTennessee (Map) Posts: 1593
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| Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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Greetings from West Tennessee. A lot of the older folks here garden by "moon signs." I just garden.
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Netty Chaotic Gardener
 Joined: 04 Nov 2006 Location: Southern Ontario zone 5 Posts: 4250 PlantStew: 4072 |
| Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 11:17 am Post subject: |
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Hi Peter
Welcome to the stew from southern Ontario!
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Henry Johnson On The Way Up

 Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Location: Mid-Florida (Map) Posts: 137
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| Posted: Sun May 06, 2007 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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Hello, Peter;
Welcome to the Stew from Hank in mid-Florida. Yes, indeed, you'll like this community of garden nuts.
Hank
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zuzu's petals Silly Old Bat
 Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Location: Coastal N.Carolina ~zone 8~ (Map) Posts: 2569
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 12:10 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to the Stew, Peter.
Your obsession with hot peppers is shared by a friend of mine.
I'm lucky that he lives nearby, he keeps me supplied with some of the hottest
and tastiest pepper sauce imaginable. YUM!
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I put a lot of myself into my garden.
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Polly Thumb Gardener
 Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 2235
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 12:16 am Post subject: |
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Welcome Peter from Michigan. Glad you decided to join us.
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