Re: [AlwaysLearning] Gardening
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In a message dated 7/31/2003 4:17:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
homemama@... writes:
I'm, by nature, an animal person. Never got inro the plant thang. But in the
last three-four years I have become downright KEEN to be in the garden. Maybe
it's an age thing. I used to kill everything. Now it seems that they grow in
spite of me.
But I *have* been trying harder and actually putting hours and hours and MUCH
labor into it. ---AH! That's the ticket---you've got to DO it! <BWG> Be a
gardener. Do the garden. Be the garden! <G>
So. I've been pretty lucky these last three years. The gardens get better and
better and bigger and more colorful. In another ten years, I should have the
yard I want! <G>
~Kelly, was all brown thumbs!
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homemama@... writes:
> LOL! Have you tryed a cactus?Been there. Done that. I over-watered it! Same with Aloe!
I'm, by nature, an animal person. Never got inro the plant thang. But in the
last three-four years I have become downright KEEN to be in the garden. Maybe
it's an age thing. I used to kill everything. Now it seems that they grow in
spite of me.
But I *have* been trying harder and actually putting hours and hours and MUCH
labor into it. ---AH! That's the ticket---you've got to DO it! <BWG> Be a
gardener. Do the garden. Be the garden! <G>
So. I've been pretty lucky these last three years. The gardens get better and
better and bigger and more colorful. In another ten years, I should have the
yard I want! <G>
~Kelly, was all brown thumbs!
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Barb Eaton
Kelly,
LOL! I've never tryed growing aloe but the cactus just keeps on keepin
on. I've been amazed when I finally think about watering it and it's still
there alive. <G>
Barb E
"Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive
expectations in advance of the event."
- Brian Tracy, Speaker & Author
on 7/31/03 4:29 PM, kbcdlovejo@... at kbcdlovejo@... wrote:
LOL! I've never tryed growing aloe but the cactus just keeps on keepin
on. I've been amazed when I finally think about watering it and it's still
there alive. <G>
Barb E
"Winners make a habit of manufacturing their own positive
expectations in advance of the event."
- Brian Tracy, Speaker & Author
on 7/31/03 4:29 PM, kbcdlovejo@... at kbcdlovejo@... wrote:
> In a message dated 7/31/2003 4:17:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> homemama@... writes:
>
>
>> LOL! Have you tryed a cactus?
>
> Been there. Done that. I over-watered it! Same with Aloe!
>
> ~Kelly, was all brown thumbs!
Joylyn
Aloe. I really want Aloe. I went to see how much they were at this one
place, $8 for one plant. Ouch. And not even a very big plant.
kbcdlovejo@... wrote:
place, $8 for one plant. Ouch. And not even a very big plant.
kbcdlovejo@... wrote:
> In a message dated 7/31/2003 4:17:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> homemama@... writes:
>
>
> > LOL! Have you tryed a cactus?
>
> Been there. Done that. I over-watered it! Same with Aloe!
>
> I'm, by nature, an animal person. Never got inro the plant thang. But
> in the
> last three-four years I have become downright KEEN to be in the
> garden. Maybe
> it's an age thing. I used to kill everything. Now it seems that they
> grow in
> spite of me.
>
> But I *have* been trying harder and actually putting hours and hours
> and MUCH
> labor into it. ---AH! That's the ticket---you've got to DO it! <BWG> Be a
> gardener. Do the garden. Be the garden! <G>
>
> So. I've been pretty lucky these last three years. The gardens get
> better and
> better and bigger and more colorful. In another ten years, I should
> have the
> yard I want! <G>
>
> ~Kelly, was all brown thumbs!
>
>
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In a message dated 7/31/2003 7:45:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
rjhill241@... writes:
~Kelly
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rjhill241@... writes:
> Since I am on this new quest for fresh foods...can anyone tell me why I amAre you sure they aren't fruit flies?
> getting nats so badly in my kitchen, even though I wash my fresh fruits and
> veggies the moments I get home? They gross me out, but I don't have room in
> the
> fridge, but if I did would that make a difference?
~Kelly
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In a message dated 7/31/03 8:01:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
kbcdlovejo@... writes:
Nope definately those pesky little microscopic gnats!!! Easy to swat, not
quick, just annoying. I always thought they appeared with rotting fruit, like
bananas when they get brown, but all my fruit is barely ripening. I have emailed
an entomologist friend to see if there is something I'm missing in the washing
factor. I just don't know. But they definately NOT fruit flies!!! Those
suckers are more than pesky, they are pretty ugly little creatures too. LOL
Rhonda
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kbcdlovejo@... writes:
> Are you sure they aren't fruit flies?Hey Kelly,
>
> ~Kelly
>
Nope definately those pesky little microscopic gnats!!! Easy to swat, not
quick, just annoying. I always thought they appeared with rotting fruit, like
bananas when they get brown, but all my fruit is barely ripening. I have emailed
an entomologist friend to see if there is something I'm missing in the washing
factor. I just don't know. But they definately NOT fruit flies!!! Those
suckers are more than pesky, they are pretty ugly little creatures too. LOL
Rhonda
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Joylyn
I got one of those little gnats in my ear when I was about 12, when we
were in the south on a vacation. I kept telling my mom, for DAYS that
there was a bug in my ear. She didn't believe me. It was my right ear.
After 3-4 days it died and fell out. I showed it to her.
I contribute that damn gnat to some of my hearing loss in that ear.
I hate gnats.
Joylyn
rjhill241@... wrote:
were in the south on a vacation. I kept telling my mom, for DAYS that
there was a bug in my ear. She didn't believe me. It was my right ear.
After 3-4 days it died and fell out. I showed it to her.
I contribute that damn gnat to some of my hearing loss in that ear.
I hate gnats.
Joylyn
rjhill241@... wrote:
> In a message dated 7/31/03 8:01:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time,[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> kbcdlovejo@... writes:
>
> > Are you sure they aren't fruit flies?
> >
> > ~Kelly
> >
>
> Hey Kelly,
>
> Nope definately those pesky little microscopic gnats!!! Easy to swat, not
> quick, just annoying. I always thought they appeared with rotting
> fruit, like
> bananas when they get brown, but all my fruit is barely ripening. I
> have emailed
> an entomologist friend to see if there is something I'm missing in the
> washing
> factor. I just don't know. But they definately NOT fruit flies!!! Those
> suckers are more than pesky, they are pretty ugly little creatures
> too. LOL
>
> Rhonda
>
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Ah, you all are talking my language now. A few stories. Tim and I love plants so much we took a few on a couple camping trips before we had our kids. We added them to our favorite hot springs in the desert of California. Aloe and Jades and spider plants. Just in case they could grow. A tomato too. I have a picture of our camp, complete with plants. Once some ants got into my seeds and started taking them to their home. A strange plant grew in that trail. We left it. Turned out to be a sesame seed plant. So pretty. I need to grow that one again. I have always been with plants. I remember trying to grow peanuts when I was little, about 10 years old. Those things put their flowers underground.
As for ungardening, there is a group of folks who like to farm with natures image in mind. Without tilling, with lots of diversity. Feed the bugs too and harvest what is remaining. Trees with crops growing around them. A good friend of mine use to take all the seed she had, mix it all together, then sprinkle it all over her yard. She would tend what grew where. Tomatoes and pansies and lettuce all over the place. Looked like a meadow.
Right now we have a few pumpkin plants, lots of cherry tomatoes, 12 foot high sunflowers, swiss chard and lots of flowers. I have worked in retail nurseries, got my BS in Plant Science and a Master's in Farming Systems. Worked for years as an organic flower farmer. Thank you all for talking plants. I live in the Sacramento Valley. I love winter gardening here because you can plant, forget you did, let the rain germinate your seeds, then harvest until the heat comes. Summer gardening takes much more work because you have to water.
Mary H.
As for ungardening, there is a group of folks who like to farm with natures image in mind. Without tilling, with lots of diversity. Feed the bugs too and harvest what is remaining. Trees with crops growing around them. A good friend of mine use to take all the seed she had, mix it all together, then sprinkle it all over her yard. She would tend what grew where. Tomatoes and pansies and lettuce all over the place. Looked like a meadow.
Right now we have a few pumpkin plants, lots of cherry tomatoes, 12 foot high sunflowers, swiss chard and lots of flowers. I have worked in retail nurseries, got my BS in Plant Science and a Master's in Farming Systems. Worked for years as an organic flower farmer. Thank you all for talking plants. I live in the Sacramento Valley. I love winter gardening here because you can plant, forget you did, let the rain germinate your seeds, then harvest until the heat comes. Summer gardening takes much more work because you have to water.
Mary H.
Betsy
**I live in the Sacramento Valley. I love winter gardening here because
you can plant, forget you did, let the rain germinate your seeds, then
harvest until the heat comes. Summer gardening takes much more work
because you have to water.**
Hi, Mary --
I already went berserk and bought a large pile of seeds for a winter
garden. But even books specifically about gardening in California have
surprisingly little info about growing stuff in the cool season.
I'll be at the Sacramento HSC conference both days -- will you be there?
Betsy
you can plant, forget you did, let the rain germinate your seeds, then
harvest until the heat comes. Summer gardening takes much more work
because you have to water.**
Hi, Mary --
I already went berserk and bought a large pile of seeds for a winter
garden. But even books specifically about gardening in California have
surprisingly little info about growing stuff in the cool season.
I'll be at the Sacramento HSC conference both days -- will you be there?
Betsy
Alan & Brenda Leonard
8/1/03 00:32:
aren't you moving to North Carolina at some point in the next year or three?
:)
brenda
> So. I've been pretty lucky these last three years. The gardens get better andBut.....
> better and bigger and more colorful. In another ten years, I should have the
> yard I want! <G>
aren't you moving to North Carolina at some point in the next year or three?
:)
brenda
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In a message dated 8/1/2003 11:44:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
abtleo@... writes:
~Kelly
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abtleo@... writes:
> So. I've been pretty lucky these last three years. The gardens get betterAnd that's the joke!
> and
> > better and bigger and more colorful. In another ten years, I should have
> the
> > yard I want! <G>
>
> But.....
>
> aren't you moving to North Carolina at some point in the next year or three?
>
~Kelly
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