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  1. Some Garden Pics

    Sunniest day in a good while, too damn hot to work outside right now, in a few hours it will be reasonable again. Here are a few pics from the...

    Started by cookshow, 07-21-2010 01:50 PM
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  2. Seeds, Seedlings, etc

    Maybe we can set up some kind of seed exchange. I have been collecting some and they don't hold that well on the Island. I also usually have a good...

    Started by cookshow, 07-08-2010 07:44 PM
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    07-27-2010 07:34 AM Go to last post
  3. A day in the life....

    Another beautiful day, 3 days without a drop of rain, looked at last years records, the same 3 days last year yielded just shy of 10 inches of...

    Started by cookshow, 07-23-2010 01:34 PM
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  4. Ismael's Garden

    Ismael is 8 yrs old & lives behind our main garden, he began watching me when I first arrived (sometimes for hours) as I tilled, built irrigation,...

    Started by cookshow, 04-17-2007 05:50 AM
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    07-23-2010 07:28 PM Go to last post
  5. The Rockman Cometh

    This is a never ending story, one that I wish I did not have to deal with on a frequent basis. So far this year I had only lost 5 bunch of...

    Started by cookshow, 07-14-2010 08:55 AM
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  6. The Trials of Nicaraguan Gardening

    Growing your own food is a big part of any homesteading plan. One would think that growing food in a year round warm climate would be a breeze...so...

    Started by catahoula fan, 05-21-2010 10:14 PM
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  7. Corn Island Finca, more of the same.

    Been a good bit since the last update. Really and truly not much new, just more of the same, work, and now the rain. January and the dry season...

    Started by cookshow, 07-13-2010 05:41 PM
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    07-15-2010 07:06 AM Go to last post
  8. Bamboo

    Anyone know anything about bamboo? I have been wanting to plant some for awhile, there are a few varieties growing on the Island and several others...

    Started by cookshow, 07-10-2010 04:26 AM
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    07-11-2010 08:41 PM Go to last post
  9. October Update

    Broken record. Rain & the "Rockman", nearly 4 feet of rain for the month, "Rockman" made some strong advances early in the month, a few close calls...

    Started by cookshow, 11-14-2009 11:28 AM
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  10. A morning in the market

    Spent the past few hours checking out evey vendor in Granada´s Mercado. Had some particular things I wanted to buy to get the seeds, found some along...

    Started by cookshow, 07-08-2010 08:15 AM
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    07-09-2010 04:25 PM Go to last post
  11. A Breakfast Change...

    Variety is the spice of life and my kitchen can get a little boring at times. So this morning I tweaked a Brazilian recipe for a french toast that is...

    Started by catahoula fan, 06-08-2010 08:13 AM
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  12. roof

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    Started by bradley40550, 05-25-2010 07:34 PM
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  13. Hexagonal Rooves...

    Roger's getting quite the education lately as he puts up the rafters on our hexagonal buildings. This part of the project had been left off time and...

    Started by catahoula fan, 06-10-2008 08:59 AM
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  14. Obstacles? What Obstacles?

    I had lots of plans for the day but Nica craziness got me again, and I soon found myself improvising. Started the day with power and water, but that...

    Started by catahoula fan, 05-23-2010 03:57 PM
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  15. Oranges

    How do navel oranges do in Nicaragua?

    Started by bradley40550, 05-20-2010 04:36 PM
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  16. A Busy Day AWAY From The Homestead...

    Our business, Quinta Quijote Productos, is up and running and we left the finca today for a busy day of deliveries. First stop, Granada and Zoom Bar...

    Started by catahoula fan, 05-15-2010 10:24 PM
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    05-16-2010 03:34 PM Go to last post
  17. Making Progress with Facebook

    Just wanted to share a link for the Facebook page that I'll be using to help move our products. It's young yet and I've more content to add,...

    Started by catahoula fan, 05-11-2010 11:59 PM
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  18. Propane refrigerator?

    Anyone running a propane fridge? I plan to have a small solar system for a few years at my house and was planning on getting a propane fridge. No one...

    Started by melian, 05-08-2010 04:07 PM
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    05-10-2010 08:33 AM Go to last post
  19. Farming Word of the Day 2...

    Chopadadora Okay, this one ain't too hard for you farmin' folk...

    Started by catahoula fan, 05-03-2010 05:42 PM
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    05-04-2010 06:11 PM Go to last post
  20. A Muggy Afternoon On Derby Day...

    Santa Cruz has been getting rain every night for 5 straight days, and it's muggy as heck in our little corner of the world. All this rain though...

    Started by catahoula fan, 05-01-2010 12:07 PM
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    05-02-2010 05:26 PM Go to last post

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