Anitra
Just Arrived
Joined: 15 Aug 2007
Location: Seattle WA (Zone 8) (Map)
Posts: 38
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:35 am Post subject: Hello from Seattle Washington :) |
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My husband and I are both retired on disability and live in an apartment in Pioneer Square, Seattle, where the tenants were gifted this year with a small raised-bed garden in the back of the parking lot. In the last few months I have become an enthusiastic evangelist for urban gardening.  I have learned a lot from browsing forums like this, and am finally coming out of lurkdom to participate. So -- Hello!
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lexxivexx
Showing Great Promise
Joined: 05 Aug 2007
Location: The Willamette Valley, Oregon (Map)
Posts: 258
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Welcome to the Stew! You picked a great place to participate.  I lurked in a very similar manner before becoming addicted here. Always nice to see fellow Washingtonians! See ya round.
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DaphDaph
On The Way Up
Joined: 07 Jul 2007
Location: Lowcountry in South Carolina (Map)
Posts: 146
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:59 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to the Stew. 
There's lots of knowledgable people here and they are always willing to help.
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eileen
Moderator & Resident Taxonomist
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Joined: 07 Feb 2005
Location: Scotland (Map)
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Hi there Anitra and a warm WELCOME to GardenStew. It's nice to hear you've been biten by the gardening bug too - you do know that once bitten you're addicted for life though!!!  Sooo pleased you've joined us.
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Frank
Happy Gardening
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Hi Anitra and welcome to GardenStew, nice to have you leave lurking land. Would love to hear any urban gardening tips you may have as it would benefit many here. Feel free to jump into any of our discussions.
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CritterPainter
Knows Their Stuff
Joined: 27 Aug 2006
Location: Washington State
Posts: 1281
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Hi from the base of the Capitol Forest!
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Primsong
Flower of the Shire
Joined: 15 Apr 2006
Location: Oregon (Map)
Posts: 1770
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Many welcomes! Are your raised beds a community garden, then, or do you get to have some say in what gets planted?
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Netty
Chaotic Gardener
Joined: 04 Nov 2006
Location: Southern Ontario zone 5
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Hi Anitra
Welcome to the stew from southern Ontario!
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Anitra
Just Arrived
Joined: 15 Aug 2007
Location: Seattle WA (Zone 8) (Map)
Posts: 38
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| Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 5:13 am Post subject: A group garden with a lot of personal say |
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Thank you for the many welcomes!
Primsong, it's a group garden, and we decided together on what initially went into it. Since then, I have been the one most active in maintaining the garden, and I have bought a lot of additional seeds and plants on my own, with nobody objecting. Most produce from the garden goes into a big garden salad at the once-a-week community meal; between community meals I snack on thinnings, borage blossoms and squash blossoms. And coo over my worm bins.
Frank, I'll look for an urban gardening thread to jump in on!
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Droopy
Slug Slaughterer
Joined: 11 Aug 2007
Location: Western Norway (Map)
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Hello from Norway. Welcome to the Stew! I believe my husband has some distant relatives in Seattle.
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toni
Mistress of Garden Junque
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Joined: 07 Jan 2006
Location: North Texas (Map)
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Hi Anitra, welcome to the Stew from north Texas. Glad you came out of lurkdom and joined, looking forward to hearing about more about group garden.
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Primsong
Flower of the Shire
Joined: 15 Apr 2006
Location: Oregon (Map)
Posts: 1770
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Oooo! Worm bins!
And I love stuffed, sauteed squash blossoms, yum. Sounds like a great way for your community to enjoy some fresh things too.
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Anitra
Just Arrived
Joined: 15 Aug 2007
Location: Seattle WA (Zone 8) (Map)
Posts: 38
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| Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:57 am Post subject: New worms today! |
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I just got some new worms today. I now have one all-redworm bin, one all-nightcrawler bin, and one mixed bin.
Whenever I show somebody else the garden, I ask if they want to see the worms. Only one person has taken me up on it!
I'm glad to find that *somebody* else loves worms, too.
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philthegardener
Just Arrived
Joined: 17 Aug 2007
Location: Modesto, California
Posts: 9
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Glad to see you are enjoying your garden, Anitra.
Worms are the best critters for your soil. They
aerate and add nutrients to it.
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