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Started this discussion. Last reply by Bill Norton Jun 10, 2010. 2 Replies

 

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Austin Permaculture & Citizen Gardener Graduation at Workers Defense Project

January 9, 2011 from 6pm to 9pm
 Happy New Year and Decade - now please come and celebrate Local Food, cheer on our Graduates, and allow us to Honor you, our esteemed producers of Local Food. Please mark your calendar, tell your family and staff and meet us all on January 9th -Gala Local Food Potluck! Who's invited - net, net - everybody - Citizen Gardeners new and old, Permaculture Grads brand new and seasoned, Local Farmers/Ranchers and those that support them, Local Foodies and and all their friends anrd neighbors. So whip…See More
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Bill Norton replied to Bill Norton's discussion Squash
"Damn Squash Vine Borer -I knew this was serious. I've seen the red orange backed fly-like moth and we back up to a green space - not getting away from the bugs. Thanks for all the helpful information!! Bill"
Jun 10, 2010
Rachel Butler replied to Bill Norton's discussion Squash
"Hi Bill - I did a little research and it sounds like you have a pest - the Squash Vine Borer. I have compiled some of this information from the Austin Permaculture Group. (thanks amigos) From the conversations I have been in, there is not a whole…"
Jun 10, 2010
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Squash

Help, I planted a bunch of squash in a raised bed (which great soil and eco friendly feed) and we've seen them go from weak and yellow, to beautiful and green - but last week they turned again, several have died and not I'm seeing the base of the plant looks like it's either rotten or dying - I don't know if this is a fungus (none of the other plants have it ) or whether it's being eaten, or too much water....does anyone have any experience with this issue? A picture is attached of the base of…See More
Jun 9, 2010
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"way to go Rachel!!"
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FOOGS Community Potluck Roundtable! at Whole Life Gardens (Tom's House)

June 16, 2010 from 7pm to 10pm
Please join the FOOGS.org team for a community potluck event. Bring your ideas, enthusiasm and a dish with some delicious homegrown or farmers market produce. We want to share our vision face to face and get your feedback.If you have information that you would like to share with the others, please bring it!See More
Jun 7, 2010
Bill Norton commented on Rachel Butler's blog post The Impatient Gardener: Lettuce Lessons Learned
"Somehow I feel as if this was written for me : ) Thanks for posting - there is a reason why they say you have to get your hands in the soil."
May 20, 2010
Bill Norton commented on Rachel Elsberry's blog post I Beg Your Pardon, I Never Promised You a Foogs Garden
"Rachel Elsberry - GREAT POST! Thanks for the kind words and what a huge garden you have now. Thanks for contributing to the Foogs community! ...and for the record it was 103 degrees that day : )"
May 12, 2010
Bill Norton commented on Rachel Butler's blog post Garden Growth Slowed? Try an organic solution.
"Thanks for posting Rachel - I have a SLOW garden now - about to kick it in the butt"
May 10, 2010
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"I'm in!"
May 3, 2010
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Permaculture Graduation & Potluck - Barr Mansion at Barr Mansion

May 11, 2010 from 6:30pm to 10:30pm
Hello All! Join us for a local food potluck & permaculture graduation at the Barr Mansion. We are celebrating local growers, Citizen Gardener and Permaculture Design Graduates (ME!!!) YAY!Bring a dish that will serve 6-8 people made with locally grown ingredients! There is no other event fee, but there is a suggested donation of $5.00See More
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What would you like to get out of FOOGS?
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36-45
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Never Done it
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Tomatos, Herbs
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100 Serrano Peppers & Eggplant

Posted on October 17, 2009 at 3:33pm 0 Comments

Anyone interested in the Austin FOOG interested in picking up some Serrano Peppers and very soon eggplant please reach out to Austin Foogs member Alysha Cable.



By the way, Alysha is a wonderful cook and operates her own personal chef service called World beat Cuisine. www.worldbeatcuisine.com



Alysha maintains her home garden year round which supplies a wealth of veggies for her clients that want locally grown produce. Recently, Alysha had a ton of cucumbers… Continue

Got Tomato Horn Worms ??

Posted on October 17, 2009 at 2:00pm 0 Comments

Wow, found a bunch of these ugly guys on one of our plants. Oddly enough not on the tomato plants. Here is a site for more information. http://organicgardensite.com/bugs-harmful/tomato-horn-worms/



Tomato Hornworms are the larva of a huge moth called five-spotted hawkmoth. Approximate size of the moth is around the size of a hummingbird so you can’t miss them. The hawkmoth is gray-brown with yellow spots on the sides of their body. The hornworm caterpillars are pretty… Continue

Save up to $500

Posted on October 15, 2009 at 12:07am 0 Comments

I discovered Home Depot has a Garden Club - not sure what that means but more info is located at www.homedepotgardenclub.com I'm sure it's a lot of marketing but if you can save some money, good luck! Personally I've found better service at some of the local garden centers. If you guys know of a better place please let me know. Love some feedback!

New Sprouts Location in Austin

Posted on October 15, 2009 at 12:03am 0 Comments

Friday October 16th is the grand opening of the new Sprounts Farmers market at 2805 Bee Caves Road. Other locations include Sunset Valley Village and in Round Rock! More info at www.sprounts.com.

~I've never been to a Sprouts so any feedback would be appreciated!

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At 4:17pm on March 17, 2010, Ashley Carker said…
Hey Bill! Yea, I'm back in Austin working for Urban Roots-- a youth development program on an organic veggie farm. I had my own little fire escape garden in Brooklyn, NY, and I worked on a 6,000 sq foot rooftop farm in Brooklyn: http://rooftopfarms.org/
I'm excited to be a part of the FOOGS community!
At 1:08pm on January 8, 2010, Sharabella Fini said…
Thank you Bill.
At 8:47pm on December 5, 2009, Kimberly Ingram said…
Maybe a Chattanooga group for me? I hope you enjoyed your holiday in Franklin and thanks for the note. I hope to see more folks from this area, too. I'm new to gardening and a lot to learn!!
At 12:18pm on November 26, 2009, Les Squires said…
Thanks for your welcome. Here's an idea to help spread the word. How about clicking here to add a link to foogs to our registry of local groups, companies and other organizations supporting the values your group and our group have in common. This makes foogs visible and important to all our members. What do you think? Let me know when you have questions.
At 8:39am on October 24, 2009, Ty Mellon said…
Tomato Bug Problem - Make a Chili Pepper Spray - puree about 5 or 6 chilis with a gallon of water, then strain the water into a clean spray bottle. Then Spray your tomatoes. The bugs should leave. Try it and let me know what happens!
At 12:57pm on October 21, 2009, Bill Norton said…
haha....this is like all of the crap on FB : )
At 6:31pm on October 16, 2009, Ty Mellon said…
Leslie,
Great timing on your question! I am actually talking to some people at Natural Gardener and Great Outdoors about co-sponsoring some programs exactly like what you are talking about in Austin. We also have similar interest in the Dallas area and we are working on a program up there too! I would really like to standardize how we approach this so that we can increase not only student interest, as well as school faculty and staff and most importantly, parents! I wonder if it would be a good idea to talk about using your school as a FOOGS "school-garden-lab" for lack of a better word.

Thanks you for your interest and your obvious passion (as the leader of your school's garden club) for this subject! You are exactly the type of person FOOGS is looking for! (We just need a couple million more of you! :))
At 7:41pm on October 15, 2009, Leslie Walker said…
thats great. I also am the leader for my schools garden club. We planted a winter garden at the school today! If you know of any experts who could speak to my group, it would be great. I teach at a low socio economic school and the kids have no exposure to organic gardening.
At 11:41am on July 28, 2009, Bill Norton said…
Welcome to Austin Foogs!! What-cha-got?
 
 
 

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