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Garden Gate:  Dream Books for the Winter!  |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5119 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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 Posted - Dec 28 2014 : 1:27:24 PM
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These came in the mail yesterday! So while I am all bundled up by the fire, I'm dreaming of digging in the Dirt! .JPG)
Connie
Imagine....#3392 |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6944 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6944 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2014 : 1:40:18 PM
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Connie, sometimes I think I do my best gardening in my rocker with my garden catalogs. One thing about dreams there aren't any weeds or pests.
Sara
Walk in Peace - Live with Joy
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
16393 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
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Posted - Dec 28 2014 : 1:54:57 PM
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Isn't that the honest truth Sara, no weeds, no pests. Next year will always be better. Enjoy your dream "books" Connie.
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Dec 28 2014 : 4:58:50 PM
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I'm with all y'all! LLOOOOOVVVVEEEEE reading everything in these catalogs and slowly turning the pages savoring them like a dense piece of chocolate.
Catherine
Sister #76 (2005)
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt.
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Daizy
True Blue Farmgirl
992 Posts
Daizy
Talladega
Alabama
USA
992 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2014 : 5:06:36 PM
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Yep... Its all good til it hits 99 degrees and the bugs are eating better than I am!!!! But I will still plant it and do what I can to help it grow. This year it will be about 4 times larger......hunting for jars already!!
Hugs and prayers, Daizy #1093
Poor House Farmgirl Chapter {A virtual chapter open to everyone.}
A good day is when you find ALL your ear tags! I wonder how my cows would like my Farmgirl apron??
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kymomma4
True Blue Farmgirl
516 Posts
RoDonna
Frankfort
Kentucky
USA
516 Posts |
Posted - Dec 28 2014 : 7:23:51 PM
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I've gotten two so far. I loved looking through them and have started planning where to put everything. Putting up new raised beds this year. So excited!!!
RoDonna
Farmgirl #2361
"Blessed is the farmgirl who helps make the world a better and healthy place" ~ Me
"For she is clothed with dignity and strength and without fear of the future"-Proverbs 31:25
www.marykay.com/rcarson4
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5119 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5119 Posts |
Posted - Dec 29 2014 : 08:17:03 AM
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Thank you Mary Jane. LOL! Sara! but so true! Me too Ro Donna, and it helps keep Hope alive thru the dismal Winter, when the trees are bare and the skies are Dark and Gray a lot! and I keep looking for the next one in the Mail, Like Christmas Cards! LOL!
Hugs! Connie
Imagine....#3392 |
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5119 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
5119 Posts |
Posted - Dec 29 2014 : 08:19:58 AM
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Daizy, same here, I'm going a little larger too. I learned a lot last year about what did well, and what did not do well, and what needs to be moved.
Hugs! Connie
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5119 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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Posted - Dec 30 2014 : 12:02:10 PM
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Mail came today!! Now to find time to sit down and read them! LOL!!I bought some Bush Sunflower seeds from The territorial Seed Company last year and they were beautiful! They only got 2 feet tall and had dozens of blooms on them!
Hugs! Connie
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6944 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6944 Posts |
Posted - Dec 30 2014 : 12:36:03 PM
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Connie, I got my Territorial too. It's a good source of info. It gives the number of seeds per wt. for each type of seed. Most catalogs don't do that. I will refer to it when I have questions on how many seeds per pkg. from other catalogs.
Sara
Walk in Peace - Live with Joy
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etcharb
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Eileen
Holden
MA
USA
50 Posts |
Posted - Jan 01 2015 : 7:43:03 PM
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I spent all last spring, summer and fall working on converting my suburban lawn into garden plots. This year was all about killing grass, improving soil, creating hugekultur mounds, and trying to understand the concept of permaculture. (See my blog at www.healthyfoodhealthyyard.com)
Now that winter has come, I get a break from the physical labor and start the planning for the spring planting phase. The High Mowing Seed Catalog showed up a while ago. I'm looking forward to a cup of black cherry tea and a snowy day to curl up on the couch with my catalog and prepare my seed order. We tend to get a good long winter up here in New England, so there should be plenty of opportunities.
Besides veggies, I want to add some berry bushes and a few more fruit trees this spring. Ah...the dreaming begins!
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - Jan 02 2015 : 08:31:44 AM
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Daizy, my Grandma used to say: 1/3 of the garden was to eat, 1/3 of the garden was for canning, and the last 1/3rd was for the insects and birds, that way everyone was well fed and happy...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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etcharb
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Eileen
Holden
MA
USA
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Posted - Jan 02 2015 : 08:47:08 AM
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It sounds as though your Grandma was both smart and generous!
Before she moved to Florida, my sister used to have several blueberry bushes in her yard. She would net most of them, but she always left a few without netting so that the birds could enjoy them. When I add the blueberry bushes to my yard, I plan to do the same.
Eileen Charbonneau |
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2015 : 6:39:29 PM
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Eileen, yes she was, nobody went hungry, even the hobos and gypsys knew they could get great meals for an honest days work...
my late hubby would tell the kids to hide mamas seed catalogs, cause I would eat, sleep and drink them (this was a standing joke between us all), besides touching my seed catalogs was a hanging offence,lol...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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Dream Books for the Winter!
