So that you can plan next season's plantings better, we're introducing an Activity planner, and some important adjustments to allow forward dated plantings.
Check out the pull request and add your feedback - what do you do most when preparing…
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by CloCkWeRX,
So that you can plan next season's plantings better, we're introducing an Activity planner, and some important adjustments to allow forward dated plantings.
Check out the pull request and add your feedback - what do you do most when preparing…
by CloCkWeRX,
As Flickr is removing a lot of people's photos if they have exceeded the limits, we'll be removing any photos that are now a 404. However, in the upcoming release we will be ingesting photos published on GBIF, the majority of which are an open licence.
While there are no guarantees your speci…
by CloCkWeRX,
I managed to grow some truly giant leeks this year.
Unfortunately I also had a lot of spring onion, so started to reach a limit for what could be done.
Standout new recipe: [Miso braised leeks]( https://www.ocado.com/webshop/recipe/braised-leeks-with-miso/…
by CloCkWeRX,
This year I accidentally produced approximately 6 billion cabbages. This immediately lead to problems, as not wanting to waste anything and reading that all parts are edible, I set about home canning, freezing and doing about every variation of stuffing something into a cabbage…
by milki,
kabocha listing shows a 2 week (11 days) lifespan but a first harvest in 22 weeks. 2 weeks is naturally too short.
by Cesy,
After a long hiatus, we've just released new code to the site. This is mostly security fixes and upgrades to new versions of the libraries and gems we depend on. It should also fix the sign-up issue and mean we send emails again. Volunteers welcome to help out now we're getting things into shape!
by corvi,
When I try to request new crops (https://www.growstuff.org/crops/new), I get a message that says, "We're sorry, but something went wrong." I have successfully requested new crops in the past.
My apologies if you get spammed with multiple copies of crop requests, I tried a few times.
by localseedsau,
Hi all,
Daniel here. I’m a backyard gardener based in Melbourne, Australia. I started growing veggies in 2016 and since then became passionate about permaculture and all things sustainability. I've been working on a marketplace for local seed savers in Australia called [Local Seeds](https://ww…
by Lemony,
What's up with the statistics on this plant - Median Lifespan 23 days?? It's saying my plants should have finished weeks ago when they're not even ready for harvest yet
by shiny,
We've just harvested the kūmara. It needs a warm summer, and this was the first summer we've grown it in a raised garden bed instead of a bag.
At first, I thought it was a failure. I poked around the roots and found nothing. We pull out the…
by shiny,
Ants, slugs, and snails don't much like coffee. But worms do like it. If, like me, you have an abundance of coffee grounds from staying home, you can sprinkle the coffee around the vege to deter these creatures. It also fertilizes the plants and disappears into the soil after a f…
by shiny,
There's so much baking going on here, stuck at home under the nationwide pandemic lockdown – and when we can get eggs we end up with many eggshells. These can be crushed and placed around the base of brassica like cabbage and broccoli. Snails and slugs don't …