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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
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 Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 06:46:52 AM
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We tilled my daughter's garden area last night! It is so exciting to see her interested in growing her own! I took her a split off my garlic chives & walking onion & we planted them right away! It is raining this morning so I am glad we got it done! She has her tomatoes started on the  window sill & it reminds me so much of myself I could just cry! How many of you are passing on your love of the garden???
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 07:43:48 AM
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Karla, that is so neat! I love it. My youngest DD and her fiance have just plowed up their whole front yard to plant veggies!! It is the coolest thing to ride by and see it. I don't think their neighbors appreciate it though. But who's gonna be eating good fresh veggies soon? So I hope I have passed this on to her. My oldest no such luck. She has 3 kids and works all the time. SO no time for a garden. She's totally opposite. But maybe one day? Then I have 2 granddaughters that love to help me in the garden. I was just saying I am going to make them a spot for their own things to plant in the middle of my smaller garden.
We need rain here. I hope you get a good one there.
Kris
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 08:29:49 AM
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One of our daughters has a big plastic tub outside the door of her apartment with strawberry plants, and a bunch of houseplants, hopefully she'll actually have room for a real garden some day.
Last week we shared the raspberries plants that had spread out of one of our raspberry beds with three friends, at least 25 each to two, and about 10 to a beginning gardener. We had moved a strawberry bed and had about 100 plants left over, they went to a friend who is doing a big rummage sale to earn money for nature books for the neighborhood school where she helps out. She potted them singly, they were beautiful and already flowering. She has started a lot of other plants and made bird houses too.
A couple of years ago we got a box of 1000 strawberry plants by accident. When we called the seed company they said use what you can and share the rest, they wouldn't be up to their standards if shipped from us back out east where they were supposed to go. I was volunteering for an afterschool science club at the time so each of the 70 kids who signed up potted two, one for themself and one for a school neighbor. We tended them for two weeks and when they were proven healthy, a group of kids delivered the gift plants with a note to the houses surrounding the elementary school.
It is almost painful for me to see plants going to waste.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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Edited by - Cindy Lou on Apr 23 2010 08:32:45 AM |
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 09:01:12 AM
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That is soooo cool!
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 10:11:59 AM
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Well my daughter is young yet but her big thing to say right now is "I help you!" She has her own set of gardening tools (play plastic) that I am thinking of updating to metal for her now that she is strong enough to actually dig. I have a great picture of her from last year bending over and kissing the baby plants.
Yesterday she helped sprinkle flower seeds and pat the dirt down! I love that she loves growing thigs!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
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Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 10:37:37 AM
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I am a sixth generation gardener and two of my little ones are right beside me in the garden. At least as 'beside' me as a one year old can be. She got ahold of some pea seed the other day and 'planted' them all over the garden, so who knows where those little things will poke their heads up at! I also have been teaching my sister to garden this year.
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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Posted - Apr 23 2010 : 10:56:36 AM
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I have passed green onion on to my mother. I am asking around for more to give it too as well. I love passing and sharing.
"You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind."
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
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Bart
True Blue Farmgirl
115 Posts
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Posted - Jun 04 2010 : 10:44:36 AM
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| My sons and I are avid gardeners and I love it! One of them is totally into hydroponic gardening and grows some awesome tomatoes. |
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Jun 04 2010 : 11:07:47 AM
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Wow! I think the hydroponics is fascinating. But I love to play in the dirt!!! Who doesn't love a good dirt manicure!
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
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Posted - Jun 05 2010 : 9:57:57 PM
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I have three girls. My middle DD is very active with our garden. My oldest is just now getting into the seed planting. My youngest is only 18 months, but she has 'helped' mommy plant seeds all over the garden and even 'planted' any dirt clod she found in the grass back in the garden.
Farmgirl Sister #1438
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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bboopster
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Betty Jo
West Bend
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jun 06 2010 : 10:32:25 AM
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My oldest Grand baby Braydon 20 months helps me garden. Our biggest challenge is he like to eat, yep eat by the handfuls my good top soil. The worms he only plays with but the soil. Mmmmmmm!
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