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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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 Posted - Oct 04 2023 : 10:12:52 AM
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How I garden now is quite different from years gone by. I've gardened in containers for years, but they were scattered all over the yard. Now my container garden holds only herbs and are on my back deck. Being on the deck makes watering easier and I can run out my kitchen door and gather fresh herbs for cooking. The plants left in the ground in my front yard are my grandmother's irises and next year's zinnias in raised beds on east side of the house.
The herbs I have now are bay, rosemary, thyme, Greek oregano, sage, chives, and spearmint. I had to replace most of my herbs this fall because of the summer heat.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4737 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Oct 04 2023 : 11:54:37 AM
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A container herb garden makes a lot of sense. Having it easily accessible for water and cooking makes life better and you use your herbs more that way. It's wonderful you have your grandmother's irises. They are always so beautiful when they bloom. Zinnias are always impressive and for such a lovely flower they don't require much fuss. Enjoy using your herbs every day. Hope the heatwaves are over for you.
Keep gardening Sara!
Dawn in IL
"The heat of autumn is different from the heat of summer. One ripens the apples, the other turns them to cider."
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
5077 Posts
Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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Posted - Oct 04 2023 : 12:40:50 PM
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  Sara me too! I have patio pots and 1 small, raised bed by the patio and I put pots on an old picnic table. easy to water all together! My mums started to bloom last week. The heat wore out some of my flowers and I was watering every other day so I replaced them with mums. I saved the plastic Pumpkin container from last year's mums from Walmart.
 Its starting to feel like Fall here finally! High of 72 Saturday!!
Connie #3392
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Edited by - Killarney on Oct 04 2023 12:41:24 PM |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4178 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4178 Posts |
Posted - Oct 05 2023 : 04:20:24 AM
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pretty pics Connie. Sara I find container gardens are the way to go at any age. I have one old stock tank that I use and I love it. I do still have a fenced garden, that I am always trying to catch up on weeding. Right now I am cleaning it out for the year.........alot of work. My mom has gone to raised beds, in wood and steel boxes. Much easier for her to work in.
Farming in WI
Michele
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6914 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Oct 05 2023 : 07:51:07 AM
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Dawn, yes right outside the kitchen door is so much easier to take care of my herbs.
Connie your flowers are beautiful you sure do have a green thumb.
Michelle, before my sister sold her farm and moved to Paris she raised flowers and vegetables in a stock tank and old footed bathtub. Like you she also planted in long rows.
Hugs, Sara "FarmGirl Sister" #6034 Aug 2014
FGOTM Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
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Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Oct 06 2023 : 1:46:53 PM
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Connie, your flowers are beautiful. They are perfect for fall!
Sara, I think your deck herb garden sounds wonderful.
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