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    I've had the idea for quite a while, but only just done something about it.
    Being an avid user of wikipedia, I've often thought how useful it would be if wikipedia included information on plants regarding their sowing/potting/transplanting/harvesting times, soil preferences, plant troubles, companion crops, growing techniques etc. It would answer so many of the questions that we see here on the Vine day-to-day, but without needing to repeat them again and again. Like a constant resource of everything.

    And there'd be no need to restrict it to plants either. It can easily include pages on:
    Soil conditioners
    Garden pests
    Beneficial garden wildlife
    Tools
    etc

    I've created the website, but it is currently empty. I'm going to slowly start adding information onto it, but it will only become useful once it has a decent quantity of pages completed. So I thought I'd mention it on here in case any other Grapes thought it was a good idea and fancies contributing to it. Anyone can add or edit it, you don't need any special permission, just search for a page and click the 'edit' button at the top. If the page doesn't exist, click the 'Create a new article' link on the left.

    The website is WikiGardener Wiki

    P.S. This is not meant to attract people away from the Vine in any way, this forum serves a very different purpose as we all know.
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    Good work fella!! If everyone add a little nugget of knowledge it will be looking fact-filled in no time!

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    • #3
      Originally posted by stupot View Post
      Good work fella!! If everyone add a little nugget of knowledge it will be looking fact-filled in no time!
      Nice work Ollie, let's hope the nuggets don't conflict..........
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
        Nice work Ollie, let's hope the nuggets don't conflict..........
        Fortunately it has discussion tabs so people can discuss how to incorporate different approaches and ideas.
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        • #5
          Originally posted by OllieMartin View Post
          Fortunately it has discussion tabs so people can discuss how to incorporate different approaches and ideas.
          Brilliant, I'm looking forward to seeing it progress.
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          • #6
            Can I suggest you include a topic on suggested uses/recipes?
            Mark

            Vegetable Kingdom blog

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Capsid View Post
              Can I suggest you include a topic on suggested uses/recipes?
              I've been thinking about a good way to do that so that it doesn't just end up with a mass of recipes. Perhaps it could just have a few of the basic methods of cooking, E.g. Boiling/Steaming/Roasting/Frying etc, and then a link to an allrecipes.com page of full recipes of said ingredient.

              I'd also thought about including links to suppliers of particular varieties (perhaps a source of income for the site) and also methods of preservation as that seems to be a common topic on here around harvest time.
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              piskieinboots - Ambassador of 2-word Media Reviews

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              • #8
                You will get as many suggestions as you get gardeners and they will all differ
                Last edited by FionaH; 05-05-2010, 07:10 AM.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by FionaH View Post
                  You will get as many suggestions as you get gardeners and they will all differ
                  That's fine, they can all be included, provided they include good reasoning and benefits.
                  It's no good showing 10 different growing techniques with nothing to choose between them, but if each shows some explanation as to why that works, under what circumstances (E.g. raised bed/container, certain location, weather conditions, beginner/expert, cost etc), then users looking for advice can make an informed decision.

                  I'm amazed, indeed shocked, at the amount of slanging that's already gone on on the parsnip page. Mainly because the Vine is the only place that currently links to the site so they're surely grapes doing the arguing. And I thought ALL grapes were lovely
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                  • #10
                    People fighting over....Parsnips...?! Surely not! That never happens here...

                    For goodness sake, don't start a section on the difference between 'organic' and 'Organic' - the whole site will implode

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by SarzWix View Post
                      People fighting over....Parsnips...?! Surely not! That never happens here...

                      For goodness sake, don't start a section on the difference between 'organic' and 'Organic' - the whole site will implode
                      I know, I was tempted to move the article from "Parsnips" to "Shhhhh P***nips"
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                      • #12
                        There you go lad, I've added some sensible (I think ) Parsnip info., incorporating some of the stuff off the 'Talk' page

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                        • #13
                          Yo just can't tell with peeps can you???..I'm sure the peeps involved are lovely really

                          P*rsnip thread eh????
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by SarzWix View Post
                            There you go lad, I've added some sensible (I think ) Parsnip info., incorporating some of the stuff off the 'Talk' page
                            Looks great, thanks for that
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                            RedThorn - Chief Interrobang Officer
                            Pumpkin Becki - Head of Dremel Multi-Tool Sales & Marketing and Management Support
                            Jeanied - Olliecentric Eulogy Minister
                            piskieinboots - Ambassador of 2-word Media Reviews

                            WikiGardener a subsidiary of Ollietopia Inc.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Nicos View Post
                              Yo just can't tell with peeps can you???..I'm sure the peeps involved are lovely really

                              P*rsnip thread eh????
                              Im sure they are all lovely at heart, just like the folk here
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