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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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 Posted - Apr 18 2009 : 6:09:14 PM
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Originally posted by Alee
I am so sorry it has been hard times for you! Did your arm heal? Hope things are going better now! *hugs*
Yes, Alee, my broken right wrist did eventually heal. It took such a long time -- 8 weeks in different casts, then 12 weeks of physical therapy. My vegetable garden suffered, and so did my income -- hard to be a computer graphics person with just a left hand. Also, my truck is manual transmission and for most of the time I was incapacitated, I could only drive it by reaching across with my left hand to shift. Scary dangerous!
New wrist, new year, new Victory Garden. I finally got my sugar snaps in today and got the rest of the garden shipshape for planting. I discovered asparagus spears up and ready to be broken off for tomorrow night's supper! Only one spear per plant so far, but I only started the asparagus bed last year and I'm told it takes about three years for asparagus to really take off. Strawberry plants overwintered nicely. Maybe this year I'll actually get edible strawberries! Also, I dug up parsnips that I left in the ground to overwinter; they're supposed to like that, and are sweeter for it. We'll see tomorrow, with the asparagus :-) A whole plot of lettuce babies volunteered from last year. What an absolute miracle vegetables are!
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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herbquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
891 Posts
Kristine
Bonney Lake
Wa
USA
891 Posts |
Posted - Apr 20 2009 : 10:11:01 AM
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We had a class, Your Victory Garden at our church in Feb. I put together a full resource packet. If you would like a copy, just email me & I'll email it as a word attachment.
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many, MRET & Wellness Coach
http://herbalmommasda.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl Sister #97
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
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Posted - Apr 20 2009 : 11:05:15 AM
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Kristine - I just e-mailed you - thank you so much for offering to share with the farmgirls!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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miraclewelsh
True Blue Farmgirl
138 Posts
Samantha
Northern
Wisconsin
USA
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SuzieQ
True Blue Farmgirl
175 Posts
Suzie
Texas
USA
175 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2009 : 1:15:55 PM
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| Okay girls, I got my plot saturday and cleaned two of the four sections. Boy, I am out of shape. The exercise felt so good. I am hoping to get pictures started, but a rainstorm hit so I am at home knitting a prayer shaw. I am so excited about having my own plot in an orginal victory garden that was started in the 40's. I am a very beginner gardner and I did get the Victory Garden book and YES it is wonderful. So this city girl is a farmer now. |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2009 : 3:30:24 PM
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Congratulations Suzie!! I hope you have a great garden
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Apr 27 2009 : 8:11:06 PM
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I think this is a great idea. I am chomping at the bit as I can't plant anything right now with my house on the market. I am hoping it sells soon so that I can move and get a garden of some kind going this year.
Alee, I always had my 3 girls in the garden with me while they were at home. It has paid off as they have some form of a garden, even if it is in pots. I also would plant fun veggies, flashing lights swiss chard, purple carrots and such. They love the fun colors, though they didn't like eating the swiss chard.
For tomorrow and its needs I do not pray, but keep me, guide me, love me, Lord just for today.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Jonquil
Farmgirl in Training
10 Posts
pam
nashville
tn
USA
10 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2009 : 10:35:59 AM
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I love the book Square Foot Gardening. So much can by grown in just a 3 foot square box, with less water and less weeding. It can even be done indoors with most plants! Here's the link to the book by http://www.squarefootgardening.com/ by Mel Bartholomew. One thing I really like about it is if a person has mobility problems it can be altered to be taller, rest on a table, or fit an odd space. I'm hooked on it!
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paintnpencils
Farmgirl in Training
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jessica
glen rock
pa
USA
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Posted - Jun 07 2009 : 6:11:15 PM
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I have a suggestion to help with the grass weeds, or any weeds. I save all my newspapers and lay them down around the plants, and heap 3-4 inches of fresh grass clippings all over the newspapers, I even do that to my walkways. It keeps the weeds down to almost none and helps the ground retain moisture! usually by fall or winter the paper has disolved or goes into the ground. I don't recomend using the slick coupon pages or advertisements because they have more ink and coatings on the paper. This was suggested to me by a an organic gardener I was taking a class with. I have not had any problems with this method. I just started laying paper and clippings around my tomatoes today!
each day is a new oportunity to create,improve, expand, and share. |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jun 07 2009 : 7:26:03 PM
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I'm doing that same thing only with straw Jessica - it is working great. We have been inundated with weeds every year - I still have them but it is so much easier to pull them when they are not deeply rooted.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Merry
True Blue Farmgirl
765 Posts
Merry
Ankeny
Iowa
USA
765 Posts |
Posted - Jun 07 2009 : 11:46:28 PM
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Ewww Alee, with all this rain we are having? You are gonna be busy!
http://afarminmyheart.blogspot.com/
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jun 09 2009 : 11:20:03 AM
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| How has the weather been treating all you girls? We had more rain in May than I can ever remember -- kind of set me back a bit in getting things into the ground, (hand, of course)-tilling, weeding and whatnot. We seem to be off and running now, though! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Book Ideas: Victory Garden Plans |
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Victory Garden Plans
