Re: beginning gardening
Lynda
Rodale does publish that, it is "Square Foot Gardening" and is written by
Mel Bartholomew. He use to (don't know if he still does) have a television
show that he did this on. the kidlets like this book because of the
diagrams and easy to follow steps. they also like the one about what
plants like to grow together, "Carrots Love" something or another.
Lynda
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Mel Bartholomew. He use to (don't know if he still does) have a television
show that he did this on. the kidlets like this book because of the
diagrams and easy to follow steps. they also like the one about what
plants like to grow together, "Carrots Love" something or another.
Lynda
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> From: megates@...Here</a>
>
> There is a book called "square foot gardening" or something like that. I
> think from Rodale press. Anyway, it is written for a beginner and
> explains how you can garden with only a four square foot area. I did
> one. There is only room for a few plants, but it's great for those of us
> who don't LOVE spending all our time working in the garden.
> Also, for baking bread I really like The Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book. It
> explains how you can tell your dough is ready and has a trouble shooting
> guide. Plus recipes.
> Mary Ellen
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There is a book called "square foot gardening" or something like that. I
think from Rodale press. Anyway, it is written for a beginner and
explains how you can garden with only a four square foot area. I did
one. There is only room for a few plants, but it's great for those of us
who don't LOVE spending all our time working in the garden.
Also, for baking bread I really like The Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book. It
explains how you can tell your dough is ready and has a trouble shooting
guide. Plus recipes.
Mary Ellen
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think from Rodale press. Anyway, it is written for a beginner and
explains how you can garden with only a four square foot area. I did
one. There is only room for a few plants, but it's great for those of us
who don't LOVE spending all our time working in the garden.
Also, for baking bread I really like The Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book. It
explains how you can tell your dough is ready and has a trouble shooting
guide. Plus recipes.
Mary Ellen
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We have raspberries which some years yield two crops, other years only one.
I've learned gardening as an adult and love it. I have a lot of flowers
every year, both perennials and annuals, and flowers in containers.
I'm interested in doing a bean teepee for the girls this summer--has anyone
done one of these? My kids are kind of at the point where they get
interested in gardening at the start and then don't follow through with the
necessary care for the plants, but we saw a bean teepee in a magazine and
thought we'd try that. I also want to put in a small fountain of some sort.
Marcie, in Michigan, who is hitting her February "I'm tired of the ice and
snow" a little early
I've learned gardening as an adult and love it. I have a lot of flowers
every year, both perennials and annuals, and flowers in containers.
I'm interested in doing a bean teepee for the girls this summer--has anyone
done one of these? My kids are kind of at the point where they get
interested in gardening at the start and then don't follow through with the
necessary care for the plants, but we saw a bean teepee in a magazine and
thought we'd try that. I also want to put in a small fountain of some sort.
Marcie, in Michigan, who is hitting her February "I'm tired of the ice and
snow" a little early
NMades
Hi,
I have had a square foot garden in my yard for three years now and it's
wonderful. It's a little tedious to set up, but once it's in it's easy and
maintain and you only grow as much as you're really going to use.
Nancy
At 11:47 AM 1/27/00 -0800, you wrote:
I have had a square foot garden in my yard for three years now and it's
wonderful. It's a little tedious to set up, but once it's in it's easy and
maintain and you only grow as much as you're really going to use.
Nancy
At 11:47 AM 1/27/00 -0800, you wrote:
>From: megates@...
>
>There is a book called "square foot gardening" or something like that. I
>think from Rodale press. Anyway, it is written for a beginner and
>explains how you can garden with only a four square foot area. I did
>one. There is only room for a few plants, but it's great for those of us
>who don't LOVE spending all our time working in the garden.
>Also, for baking bread I really like The Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book. It
>explains how you can tell your dough is ready and has a trouble shooting
>guide. Plus recipes.
>Mary Ellen
>One can never have too many buttons.
>Laurella Lederer
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>>>There is a book called "square foot gardening" or something like that. Ithink from Rodale press. Anyway, it is written for a beginner and
explains how you can garden with only a four square foot area. I did
one. There is only room for a few plants, but it's great for those of us
who don't LOVE spending all our time working in the garden.<<<<
GREAT gardening resource!!!!
That is the book that got me hooked on gardening, and especially composting.
I never bought it, just borrowed it from the library. There are some
wonderful gardening message boards on the web, I no longer have the links
since the puter crash - but come mid-february, I will be a frequent visitor.
Never fear, I too was a repeat offender of houseplant homicide. The key I
soon learned.....water. Not too much, not too little. Second most
important, the amount of light a plant receives.
Plants for the kids outside to start from seed - herbs. When the last frost
is done, chuck the seeds in some dirt and add water. Parsley, dill and
basil are SO easy to grow from seed, and most rewarding. Even better is my
favorite, chives - they came back for me this year(surprisingly enough
because I grew them from seeds I had tucked for about 3 years). Herbs are
hardy - stay away from lavender - that is tough unless you have an abundance
of sandy-ish soil and full sun.
Let us know what zone you are in(or what state), soon you may be able to
throw a clove of garlic in the dirt and you have your own fresh in late
fall.
Start easy with the gardening, maybe just some hardy annual (impatient or
geranium), just so you can get the feel of it. Dana has gleaned so much
from gardening - I never would have thunk it.
Despite the fact it is going to minus 4f tonight, I can smell spring in the
air!! (even if it is in my head)
karen mowery
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In a message dated 1/27/2000 6:17:17 PM Central Standard Time,
crma@... writes:
<< I would also love to build a sunflower/morning glory house. >>
We made a sunflower/morning glory house a couple of years ago. It was
beautiful and the boys loved it, but the bees loved it too and we had some
trouble with stings. If any of your brood is allergic to bee stings you
might want to avoid it.
**** Kim ****
runs with scissors
crma@... writes:
<< I would also love to build a sunflower/morning glory house. >>
We made a sunflower/morning glory house a couple of years ago. It was
beautiful and the boys loved it, but the bees loved it too and we had some
trouble with stings. If any of your brood is allergic to bee stings you
might want to avoid it.
**** Kim ****
runs with scissors
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In a message dated 01/27/2000 12:36:13 PM Pacific Standard Time,
megates@... writes:
<< "square foot gardening" or something like that. I
think from Rodale press. Anyway, it is written for a beginner and
explains how you can garden with only a four square foot area. ....
Also, for baking bread I really like The Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book >>
Thank you, from another wannabe-gardener-breadmaker-seamstress <gg>
Kathy
megates@... writes:
<< "square foot gardening" or something like that. I
think from Rodale press. Anyway, it is written for a beginner and
explains how you can garden with only a four square foot area. ....
Also, for baking bread I really like The Laurel's Kitchen Bread Book >>
Thank you, from another wannabe-gardener-breadmaker-seamstress <gg>
Kathy
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We always do sunflowers, I may have to try this too. Although we already
have a lot of bees with the raspberries.
Marcie
have a lot of bees with the raspberries.
Marcie
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can be finished in a reasonable amount of time. Make great gifts for
children for their dolls or stuffed animals.
Mary Ellen
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>We made a sunflower/morning glory house a couple of years ago. It wasDid they go for the morning glories or the sunflowers, or both?
>beautiful and the boys loved it, but the bees loved it too and we had some
>trouble with stings. If any of your brood is allergic to bee stings you
>might want to avoid it.
>
>**** Kim ****
>runs with scissors
Nanci K.
Brynn Panchot
We do a bean teepee every year....the way we do ours is we use about 6 cedar
stakes, 8feet tall. You want a wood that is not smooth, as the roughness of
the wood stimulates the growth of the beans. We just take each stake, push
it into the soil (we use the raised bed method, so our soil is very soft and
about 16" deep) then just gather the poles at the top, weave some twine
through and around them. At the base of each pole plant about 7-8 seeds, EYE
DOWN for best germination, and thin to the best 5. Keep them moist through
germination, don't plant until the weather is warmer......Then off they go!
Brynn
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From: Dwbtrhalf@... [mailto:Dwbtrhalf@...]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 1:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] beginning gardening
From: Dwbtrhalf@...
We have raspberries which some years yield two crops, other years only one.
I've learned gardening as an adult and love it. I have a lot of flowers
every year, both perennials and annuals, and flowers in containers.
I'm interested in doing a bean teepee for the girls this summer--has anyone
done one of these? My kids are kind of at the point where they get
interested in gardening at the start and then don't follow through with the
necessary care for the plants, but we saw a bean teepee in a magazine and
thought we'd try that. I also want to put in a small fountain of some sort.
Marcie, in Michigan, who is hitting her February "I'm tired of the ice and
snow" a little early
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stakes, 8feet tall. You want a wood that is not smooth, as the roughness of
the wood stimulates the growth of the beans. We just take each stake, push
it into the soil (we use the raised bed method, so our soil is very soft and
about 16" deep) then just gather the poles at the top, weave some twine
through and around them. At the base of each pole plant about 7-8 seeds, EYE
DOWN for best germination, and thin to the best 5. Keep them moist through
germination, don't plant until the weather is warmer......Then off they go!
Brynn
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Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 1:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] beginning gardening
From: Dwbtrhalf@...
We have raspberries which some years yield two crops, other years only one.
I've learned gardening as an adult and love it. I have a lot of flowers
every year, both perennials and annuals, and flowers in containers.
I'm interested in doing a bean teepee for the girls this summer--has anyone
done one of these? My kids are kind of at the point where they get
interested in gardening at the start and then don't follow through with the
necessary care for the plants, but we saw a bean teepee in a magazine and
thought we'd try that. I also want to put in a small fountain of some sort.
Marcie, in Michigan, who is hitting her February "I'm tired of the ice and
snow" a little early
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Brynn Panchot
That sounded a little weird, the 16" deep part, let me straighten out my
mumbling.....it's soft to 16",that's the point that the soil hardens up a
bit........at least now I make sense to myself...
Brynn<--------confused???
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Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 4:20 PM
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From: "Brynn Panchot" <panchot@...>
We do a bean teepee every year....the way we do ours is we use about 6 cedar
stakes, 8feet tall. You want a wood that is not smooth, as the roughness of
the wood stimulates the growth of the beans. We just take each stake, push
it into the soil (we use the raised bed method, so our soil is very soft and
about 16" deep) then just gather the poles at the top, weave some twine
through and around them. At the base of each pole plant about 7-8 seeds, EYE
DOWN for best germination, and thin to the best 5. Keep them moist through
germination, don't plant until the weather is warmer......Then off they go!
Brynn
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Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 1:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] beginning gardening
From: Dwbtrhalf@...
We have raspberries which some years yield two crops, other years only one.
I've learned gardening as an adult and love it. I have a lot of flowers
every year, both perennials and annuals, and flowers in containers.
I'm interested in doing a bean teepee for the girls this summer--has anyone
done one of these? My kids are kind of at the point where they get
interested in gardening at the start and then don't follow through with the
necessary care for the plants, but we saw a bean teepee in a magazine and
thought we'd try that. I also want to put in a small fountain of some sort.
Marcie, in Michigan, who is hitting her February "I'm tired of the ice and
snow" a little early
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mumbling.....it's soft to 16",that's the point that the soil hardens up a
bit........at least now I make sense to myself...
Brynn<--------confused???
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Sent: Friday, January 28, 2000 4:20 PM
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From: "Brynn Panchot" <panchot@...>
We do a bean teepee every year....the way we do ours is we use about 6 cedar
stakes, 8feet tall. You want a wood that is not smooth, as the roughness of
the wood stimulates the growth of the beans. We just take each stake, push
it into the soil (we use the raised bed method, so our soil is very soft and
about 16" deep) then just gather the poles at the top, weave some twine
through and around them. At the base of each pole plant about 7-8 seeds, EYE
DOWN for best germination, and thin to the best 5. Keep them moist through
germination, don't plant until the weather is warmer......Then off they go!
Brynn
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Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 1:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] beginning gardening
From: Dwbtrhalf@...
We have raspberries which some years yield two crops, other years only one.
I've learned gardening as an adult and love it. I have a lot of flowers
every year, both perennials and annuals, and flowers in containers.
I'm interested in doing a bean teepee for the girls this summer--has anyone
done one of these? My kids are kind of at the point where they get
interested in gardening at the start and then don't follow through with the
necessary care for the plants, but we saw a bean teepee in a magazine and
thought we'd try that. I also want to put in a small fountain of some sort.
Marcie, in Michigan, who is hitting her February "I'm tired of the ice and
snow" a little early
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In a message dated 1/28/2000 4:44:08 PM Central Standard Time,
tn-k4of5@... writes:
<< Did they go for the morning glories or the sunflowers, or both? >>
It seemed like they particularly liked the morning glories, but I'm sure they
buzzed the sunflowers some too.
**** Kim ****
runs with scissors
tn-k4of5@... writes:
<< Did they go for the morning glories or the sunflowers, or both? >>
It seemed like they particularly liked the morning glories, but I'm sure they
buzzed the sunflowers some too.
**** Kim ****
runs with scissors
Lynda
Please, don't say anything about doll's and sewing. I am still extremely
cross eyed from sewing Barbie clothes for Christmas. How I managed without
sewing my fingers to the itty bitty little things is beyond me! %-}
Lynda
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cross eyed from sewing Barbie clothes for Christmas. How I managed without
sewing my fingers to the itty bitty little things is beyond me! %-}
Lynda
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> From: megates@...
>
> I like sewing too. Doll quilts are a lot of fun, bc they are small and
> can be finished in a reasonable amount of time. Make great gifts for
> children for their dolls or stuffed animals.
> Mary Ellen