| Forum Name | Topics | Posts | Last Post |
| What's Growing on in your garden? |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | General Garden Banter What are you growing out this year? To till or not to till, hybrids or old fashioned heirloom goodness. Mulch? We don't need no stinking mulch Moderators: Alan, kimikat | 55 | 668 | Yesterday at 10:10pm by canadamike in Kinda Bummed out :( |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Tomatoes Love those beautiful globes of homegrown goodness. We like 'em Strange here. From Red to black, white to green, and all the colors in between. Tell us what you love. Moderators: Alan, kimikat | 112 | 1,567 | Yesterday at 10:01pm by PapaVic in My favorite home made F1 |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Peppers, Eggplants, and Potatoes A great place to discuss these three ever-popular garden standards! Moderator: Alan | 45 | 486 | on Jul 29, 2008, 9:33pm by hoosierheightsfarm in Planting potatoes now? |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Squash, Beans, and Cukes Got suggestions. Questions. Tell us about your favorite varieties, your experiences with them and more!
Moderators: Alan, kimikat | 62 | 621 | Yesterday at 9:29pm by canadamike in RED SWAN BEAN |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Sweet Corn and Maize From heirloom varities to hybrid cultivars, sweet to dent, talk about it here! Moderator: Alan | 35 | 228 | on Jul 29, 2008, 10:25pm by canadamike in early sweet corn |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Hybridizing and Segragation experiments Hybridizing your own produce or flowers. Doing the work of mother nature? Segragating and selecting qualities from popular hybrids so you don't have to pay big seed prices to the box store? Tell us about it. Moderators: Alan, kimikat | 21 | 362 | on Aug 4, 2008, 8:23pm by johno in cornography |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Tobacco Got a bad habbit? Can't quit? Grow your own smoke. Or grow for looks, either way it's all good and becoming an incredibly rare garden plant. Learn everything from seed starting to curing, aging to smoking. Moderators: Alan, kimikat | 10 | 63 | on Aug 11, 2008, 10:43pm by Alan in My massive growout for... |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Ornamental Eyecatchers What floats your boat in a flower? Moderators: Alan, kimikat | 25 | 199 | on Aug 1, 2008, 7:47pm by barb in shadeloving, drought t... |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Plasticulture Got a couple greenhouses? Coldframes? Low-tunnels? Tell us about your operations and methods!
Moderator: Alan | 20 | 215 | on Aug 11, 2008, 10:46pm by Alan in "black Kow" method for... |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Frugal Gardening Are you a penny pencher? Check this board out and let us know about your money saving methods. Moderators: Alan, kimikat | 21 | 168 | on Aug 13, 2008, 4:46pm by clarkbar2311 in Looking for source for... |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Country Cooking, Canning, and preservation Like to cook. Got an "heirloom" recipe you want to pass on. How do you can yellow maters? Moderators: Alan, kimikat | 34 | 337 | on Jul 12, 2008, 11:36pm by johno in Apple Butter, etc. |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | The Orchard Got an apple tree? A couple grapes? Five hundred peach trees? Tell us abou them. Moderator: Alan | 32 | 191 | Yesterday at 8:57pm by flowerpower in Hazel nut season |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Growing for market Do you grow for your local markets. If so this is a place for you to share your methods with other market gardeners and customers. Moderator: Alan | 18 | 93 | on Aug 6, 2008, 10:17pm by canadamike in Landscape Fabric |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Bee Keeping So do you have some hives? Interested in starting a few? Or, do you just love the taste of honey and know some great sources! Tell us here. Moderator: Alan | 22 | 147 | on Jul 18, 2008, 10:25pm by cff in Need bees! |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Garden Pictures and designs Post your pics and design ideas here! Moderator: Alan | 28 | 190 | on Aug 5, 2008, 8:43pm by canadamike in a few pics |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Native American/Tribal Agriculture This is a place for something that truly interests me. Discuss the three (four) sisters, historical varieties and more. Moderator: Alan | 8 | 100 | on Jul 5, 2008, 9:21pm by Alan in Calling Blueflint. |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Mushroom Magic Tell us about your mushroom growing projects. Moderator: Alan | 6 | 43 | on May 2, 2008, 12:06pm by hoosierheightsfarm in Finally innoculated my... |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Member Blogs and sites Be sure to post a link to your farm/garden blog or website here if you have one, we would love to read it! Moderator: Alan | 22 | 136 | on Aug 7, 2008, 7:26am by tomc in WinterSown.Org |
| Bishop's Homegrown and Hip-Gnosis Seed Development |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Bishop's Homegrown News from the farm I will update this board with news, pictures, and info about Bishop's Homegrown, our small market farm in Southern Indiana. Moderator: Alan | 4 | 13 | on Feb 23, 2008, 11:46am by Alan in Bishops Homegrown anou... |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Hip-Gnosis Seed Development: Available Seed and Breeding Projects Hip-Gnosis Seed Development is the lifelong work of Alan Bishop working to breed new, novel, tasty, beautiful and nutritious varieties of food and flowerplants for the general public by way of open source, genetically diverse seed distribution and devlopment of new varieties both alone and with the help of interested and adventerous gardeners and market farmers the world over! Moderator: Alan | 7 | 57 | on Jul 10, 2008, 5:37am by flowerpower in for those ordering see... |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Hip-Gnosis Seed Development: Editorials and Research Articles Where you can check out all the latest articles coming from Hip-Gnosis Seed Development and Alan Bishop. Everything from Agricultural History, GMO Watch, and Research and Development Papers pertaining to our ongoing work in genetically diverse, small farm, plant breeding and open source, copy left, seed development and distribution. Moderator: Alan | 22 | 58 | on Jul 18, 2008, 7:55pm by canadamike in Mozark Tomato: Bringin... |
| Wildcrafting |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | 'Sang and Yella' root and other medicinal herbs of interest Ginseng and Yellow root (golden seal) are just two of the many important medicinal wild roots that should be protected and kept sustainable. Theres also a lot of money to be made from their cultivation. Got a patch, tell us your methods. You can also use this area to talk about other medicinal plants of the forrest or field persuasion! Moderator: Alan | 23 | 132 | on Jul 28, 2008, 2:33am by hoosierheightsfarm in yellow root |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Hunting Are you a hunter? Deer, Rabbit, Turkey. This is not a braging forum for trophey hunters, this is for those who live off the land. Moderators: Alan, kimikat | 9 | 94 | on Aug 11, 2008, 5:59am by flowerpower in cottonmouth |
| Vermiculture and Fishing |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Vermiculture Raising worms for compost or Bait. Share your tips, tricks and sources here Moderator: Alan | 24 | 123 | on May 19, 2008, 11:32pm by Alan in 400 cups a week |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Fishin' Do you often find yourself hanging a sign on your front door that says gone fishin'? Caught anything good with those worms your raising or have bought, or do you prefer fake bait? Be a man, tell us your secrets. Moderator: Alan | 5 | 56 | on May 30, 2008, 11:19pm by sammyqc in Predator fishin' in th... |
| The Barnyard |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Down On the farm? Tell us all about your farm animals. Chickens, cows, goats, horses and more! Moderators: Alan, kimikat | 38 | 520 | on Aug 7, 2008, 6:19pm by teachertorio in lookin for some sh!t i... |
| Heirloom and Open Pollinated preservation |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Saving Diversity by Bio-Regions This will now be an area to discuss methods and the merits of saving our diversity according to bio-region. Of particular interest is the Appalachian Mountain Region, Peruvian crops, and Oaxacan Mexico. Moderator: Alan | 13 | 83 | on Mar 30, 2008, 1:36pm by persimmonpudding in No more AHSC |
| Seeds, plants, and more |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Seed Saving Saving seed isn't just a great past time it is an absolute necessity in todays world of high prices, sustainability and Genetically modified organisms. Share your methods here. Moderator: Alan | 7 | 90 | on May 26, 2008, 9:01pm by sammyqc in seed saving and wine y... |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Bartering Market Got some extra seed from that exceedingly rare specimen? You want to share? Trade? Check it out. Moderator: Alan | 60 | 368 | on Aug 3, 2008, 4:10pm by clarkbar2311 in Cutting swap |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | The Gardeners Information, seed and supply sourcebook! Post your links and reviews to seed, plant, info and supply sources here! Moderator: Alan | 86 | 220 | on Jul 12, 2008, 5:44pm by hoosierheightsfarm in farming equipment |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Natural Goods For Sale and Trade Got something uniqe and cultural? Something you or a friend made from natural, local, products? Honey? Mapple Syrup, Woodcrafts. Here is a place to buy, sale, and trade! Moderator: Alan | 3 | 39 | Yesterday at 6:27pm by tomc in Wanted: Broomcorn |
| Exotic plants and Gardening |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Exotics Discuss your favorite exotics from herbs to bamboo to bonsai! Moderator: Alan | 27 | 204 | on Jul 24, 2008, 9:44pm by canadamike in ginger |
| General Health |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Home Cures Discuss cures for what ails you here. Moderator: Alan | 19 | 145 | on Apr 7, 2008, 10:36am by lored in Solution for arthritis |
| Other hobbies |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | a little about yourself Who are you? What hobbies do you share, what defines the person you are from the person at work every day? Tell us about your music, your hobbies, you family. Play nice! Moderator: Alan | 66 | 768 | on Jul 23, 2008, 6:46am by flowerpower in baby due in mid-April |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Bird Watching Keen on bird watching, do you keep a camera on hand to capture a pic. of those rare ones! Post 'em here! Moderator: Alan | 7 | 61 | on Jul 6, 2008, 10:13am by plantsnobin in Osprey |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Anniverseries, birthdays and more Want to say happy birthday or aniversery to a board member? Feel free! Moderator: Alan | 51 | 310 | on Jul 28, 2008, 10:20am by grungy in Redbrick!!!! |
![[ ]](http://s4.images.proboards.com/off.gif) | Soapbox Got something to rant about? Feel free, but play nice. This forum will be moderated. Main rule: Pryor to ranting you must say "Stands on soapbox" after ranting must say "Steps down from soapbox" Moderator: Alan | 109 | 2,530 | Yesterday at 10:33pm by canadamike in Job interview |