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saram
True Blue Farmgirl
521 Posts
Sara
Biggs
CA
USA
521 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 20 2020 : 08:54:45 AM
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| I discovered yesterday that last year’s parsley self seeded an entire bank of seedlings! I could share parsley plants with everyone in the county! Finding unexpected food in my yard is one of my favorite things! |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2134 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2134 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2020 : 10:25:46 AM
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Lucky you! Parsley can sometimes be difficult to start but it is full of vitamins. We eat so much of it that I could almost classify it as a leafy vegetable. My mother said only witches can grow parsley :-)
Judith
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Edited by - StitchinWitch on Mar 20 2020 10:26:12 AM |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6809 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6809 Posts |
Posted - Mar 20 2020 : 10:40:34 AM
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Sara happy harvesting the volunteer parsley. Dandy lions are starting to grow. Hope to have enough of the tender leaves for a mess of spring greens.
Saw the little toad this morning - happy he survived the winter under my Yellow Rose Cottage. Old folks use to say "a healthy garden is one where wee critters live".
Speaking of parsley my one plant survived the winter on back deck. Used some in broth the other day. May need to add another plant this year.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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Dapple Grey Lady
True Blue Farmgirl
725 Posts
Betty
Goodrich
Texas
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2020 : 12:32:49 PM
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I found mint, chives, lavender and oregano popping back up!!
~ Betty ~
Farmgirl Sister # 5589 |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6809 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6809 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2020 : 1:12:17 PM
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Betty good to see you posting again. Have missed you. Isn't it fun to see our old 'friends' again. My grandmother's irises are blooming which is really early for them. They usually don't bloom till April.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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saram
True Blue Farmgirl
521 Posts
Sara
Biggs
CA
USA
521 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2020 : 09:55:45 AM
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Judith, I assure you, if I had tried to grow parsley I would have failed!
Sara the other day I traipsed happily through our equipment yard collecting an armful of dandelion flowers, some a good inch and a half across. I headed to the kitchen with visions of dried blossoms for winter tea, only to find that you really can’t dry the blossoms, they turn into fluff. You must steep them while fresh. So sad! |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6809 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6809 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2020 : 09:59:20 AM
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Yes sad but thanks for letting us know. I wonder if you harvest the newly opened flowers you could dry them. Maybe the larger flowers are ready to fluff and blow away.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6809 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6809 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2020 : 09:30:15 AM
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My yardman is mowing for the first time this year. He's blowing out all the leaves in my front beds. Makes my yard work easier since I don't bend like I used too. I get dizzy and that makes weeding & tiding up hard to do.
My great nephew works for Lowe's in Dallas in the gardening department. He told my sister that most of their customers have been little old women. He worried about them being out because of the virus but guessed gardening was what made them happy.
Gardening does the soul & body good.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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saram
True Blue Farmgirl
521 Posts
Sara
Biggs
CA
USA
521 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2020 : 08:35:28 AM
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It’s too bad those ladies don’t have someone to pick up plants for them, or help them figure out how to order them online. It’s amazing what you can have delivered to your house these days.
I saw the same phenomenon at church before Masses were cancelled. Most of the stubborn congregation was the elderly who just wouldn’t consider skipping church. The one good thing, in those situations, is that it’s kind of like senior shopping hours, and they may still be pretty safe. If I had no one to be responsible for in this crisis I’d start calling my elderly friends and offering to bring them something to make their day less lonely. Sara, are you still meeting with you sister? |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6809 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6809 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2020 : 10:39:57 AM
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Yes, we still get together. So far there's only been one confirm case of virus in Paris.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4108 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4108 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2020 : 3:10:29 PM
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Hello fellow gardeners. I am going to try planting some lettuce in a container raised bed I have. It is actually an old freezer end cap from a store. (i work at a refrigeration business) I will put a piece of plexiglass over it and hope for the best. The soil was nice the other day. Our snow is finally starting to melt, which brings us to mud season. sloppin, sticking to your boots mud.
Farming in WI
Michele
FGOTM June2019
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4718 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4718 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2020 : 06:18:59 AM
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Good luck Michele with your new raised bed. That is a great way to repurpose an old freezer! Please let us know how it goes.
I have started seeds in my basement a few weeks ago and yesterday I began a new batch. I'm busy trying to decide how I want to do my containers this year for my patio and deck. Fortunately I have lots of old magazines and books to help me plot & plan.
Happy gardening everyone!
Dawn in IL
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6809 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6809 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2020 : 06:54:18 AM
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Michelle love your new raised bed. Happy gardening.
Dawn great job on starting seeds. I have given up on starting seeds because I have no sunny windows or space for grow lights. I do miss starting the seeds you couldn't find plants for in the nurseries.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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saram
True Blue Farmgirl
521 Posts
Sara
Biggs
CA
USA
521 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2020 : 09:16:44 AM
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Yes, I agree Dawn. It takes a true Green Thumb to be successful with seed starting indoors. Kudos! I’ve mostly given that up for lack of the right equipment. My seeds go right into the garden row and Mother Nature is my Green Thumb. Even my tomatoes and peppers, if I start with seed. When I see volunteers coming up from last year, I know the soil is ready for them. Of course, I never have the first tomato in the neighborhood that way.
I love the freezer planter! Sounds like a true cold frame (-: Stretching out the seasons. |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2020 : 10:11:07 AM
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Last fall, I dug up my (only) 'Bellflower plant, potted it and brought it indoors..
well, all Winter long it looked sickly,, but then... all of a sudden,, it took a turn... for the better!
it started to bloom!
and now there are 4 more buds getting ready to open!
Ahh, I may not be out in my garden,, but 'Hope springs eternal'...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6809 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6809 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2020 : 10:19:59 AM
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Grace, bell flower is new to me. It's great it made it through the winter and is blooming for you.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2134 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2134 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2020 : 11:13:28 AM
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Pretty flower. I'm not familiar with that one either. Does it go by any other names?
Judith
7932
Happiness is Homemade |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2134 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2134 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2020 : 5:55:57 PM
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Thank you, Grace. I will look for it at the nursery, when it is open again. I think nurseries should be considered essential businesses, at least in Spring.
Judith
7932
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6809 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6809 Posts |
Posted - Mar 30 2020 : 10:10:24 PM
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So far Paris is open except for restaurants and groups have to be 10 or less per guidelines. I'm ready to put basil in my raised beds but it's not time yet. Will have to wait till mid April.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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suny58
True Blue Farmgirl
4330 Posts
Dianna
Jack
Al.
USA
4330 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2020 : 10:17:01 AM
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saram, awesome about the parsley! I did not grow it last year but I will try this year. I've been drinking a lot of the tea and love it!
My mint, lavender and sage is popping up voluntarily but I'll be adding to it.
Stay super busy mulching and planting! My garden is about 1/2 acre size. I plant veggies, flowers as pest control and herbs on one side, and the other side is all flowers for the pollinators and cutting and some edibles! Just got my dahlia section finished and a few are already growing nicely! The zinnia, coreopsis, calendula, and others will go in after this rain passes. We've not had rain in 3 weeks! As far as veggies, so far, pole beans, cukes snd okra are popping up. Corn , tomatoes, herbs, watermelons and sweet potatoes next! I've been a happy camper isolated but then again it's not new to me. The only difference is all the neighbor kids arent here hanging out with my Sara.
Praying you all are staying healthy, safe and happybusy!
Farmgirl #7103
FGOTM January 2018
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2134 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2134 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2020 : 12:09:53 PM
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Dianna -- Good for you getting things planted already. We're still in the process of getting our tiny bit of ground prepared.
Judith
7932
Happiness is Homemade |
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suny58
True Blue Farmgirl
4330 Posts
Dianna
Jack
Al.
USA
4330 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2020 : 12:58:25 PM
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I've been working on it for last 6 weeks Judirh. Thank you! Has to wait till dh got home so he could plow one more time for me. It's a slow, busy process but so rewarding in the end isnt it?
Farmgirl #7103
FGOTM January 2018
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2134 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2134 Posts |
Posted - Mar 31 2020 : 6:05:10 PM
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Very rewarding, especially the eating part. Then all the work seems worth it.
Judith
7932
Happiness is Homemade |
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saram
True Blue Farmgirl
521 Posts
Sara
Biggs
CA
USA
521 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2020 : 12:12:48 AM
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Dianna, I’m hoping you have a successful season this year. It seems your weather so often wipes out all your hard work!
Here, the soil just can’t quite warm up enough to germinate seeds. Except, of course, the weed seeds! I spend part of each day pulling weeds til my hands are dried up! I’m just itching to put in a garden! |
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Garden Gate: 2020 Our Gardens |
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2020 Our Gardens
