Comments on: Winter’s Chill Means Even More Work In the Garden http://manolohome.com/2009/09/30/winters-chill-means-even-more-work-in-the-garden/ Practical Lifestyle Advice for Homemakers and Home Owners Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Never teh Bride http://manolohome.com/2009/09/30/winters-chill-means-even-more-work-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-5667 Never teh Bride Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:29:16 +0000 http://manolohome.com/?p=1475#comment-5667 Wow, thanks for the link, Gary. I wish I'd known about it mid-summer when my tomato plants went insane. Not much going on in my garden now because we planted our squash too early, but I'll pass the word onto friends and family. Wow, thanks for the link, Gary. I wish I’d known about it mid-summer when my tomato plants went insane. Not much going on in my garden now because we planted our squash too early, but I’ll pass the word onto friends and family.

]]> By: Gary http://manolohome.com/2009/09/30/winters-chill-means-even-more-work-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-5666 Gary Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:50:09 +0000 http://manolohome.com/?p=1475#comment-5666 Before winter sets in, your readers with late season herb and vegetable gardens may well find that they will grow more than they can use, preserve or give to friends. They may want to visit www.AmpleHarvest.org - a site that helps diminish hunger by enabling backyard gardeners to share their crops with neighborhood food pantries. The site is free both for the food pantries and the gardeners using it. More than 970 food pantries nationwide are already on it and more are signing up daily. It includes preferred delivery times, driving instructions to the pantry as well as (in many cases) information about store bought items also needed by the pantry (for after the growing season). AmpleHarvest.org enables people to help their community by reaching into their back yard instead of their back pocket. Lastly, if your reader's community has a food pantry, they should make sure the pantry registers on www.AmpleHarvest.org. Its free. Before winter sets in, your readers with late season herb and vegetable gardens may well find that they will grow more than they can use, preserve or give to friends.

They may want to visit http://www.AmpleHarvest.org – a site that helps diminish hunger by enabling backyard gardeners to share their crops with neighborhood food pantries.

The site is free both for the food pantries and the gardeners using it.

More than 970 food pantries nationwide are already on it and more are signing up daily.

It includes preferred delivery times, driving instructions to the pantry as well as (in many cases) information about store bought items also needed by the pantry (for after the growing season).

AmpleHarvest.org enables people to help their community by reaching into their back yard instead of their back pocket.

Lastly, if your reader’s community has a food pantry, they should make sure the pantry registers on http://www.AmpleHarvest.org. Its free.

]]> By: The Leopard http://manolohome.com/2009/09/30/winters-chill-means-even-more-work-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-5662 The Leopard Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:11:16 +0000 http://manolohome.com/?p=1475#comment-5662 No kidding - that's an understatement! Prepping a garden for winter can ebe almost as much work as planting in the sprtingtime! No kidding – that’s an understatement! Prepping a garden for winter can ebe almost as much work as planting in the sprtingtime!

]]> By: Pete http://manolohome.com/2009/09/30/winters-chill-means-even-more-work-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-5660 Pete Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:20:14 +0000 http://manolohome.com/?p=1475#comment-5660 if your readers are looking for more information on USDA plant hardiness zones, there is a detailed, interactive USDA plant hardiness zone map at http://www.plantmaps.com/usda_hardiness_zone_map.php if your readers are looking for more information on USDA plant hardiness zones, there is a detailed, interactive USDA plant hardiness zone map at http://www.plantmaps.com/usda_hardiness_zone_map.php

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