Playing In Dirt

[Anala]

Originally Posted by dream jo

i no lol
we had a dog wen i wz a kid she pichd tomtoss off vin off greenn hoses wen i wz a kid she did
she pinsf to mayy tomtoss 1 day she did giv her slff runss she did but dog liv d till she wz abot 17 she did
my oldd cat lucyy lk to eat cabageess off gardn if my unclee bortt in she did
i no pell say not to giv anmilss frutee vegs but wot do u do wen thy steall it

I know what you mean, Dream jo, our dog steals lemon grass from the garden and chocolate mint!

[Anala]

Originally Posted by edithaint

My gardens are slowly but surely taking over my mother-in-law's yard. She doesn't mind, as long as she doesn't have to water the plants, which is fine by me, because she over waters them. And my husband doesn't mind the gardens, because then he has less lawn to mow. And of course, I can't grow anything that violates city ordinance or federal law.

I'd like to breed plants hardy to the air, water, and soil conditions in my area. This includes very wet cool springs, hot dry fire-prone summers, and sooty, rusty, rocky clay soil. And these gardens aren't just edible and medicinal, but also defensive. Several sharp, spiny, thorny shrubs and vines, hosting pesticide-resistant bees, wasps, and ants, among the peaches and onions. To deter those nosy neighbors across the ditch.

I'm growing a lot of onions, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, basil, and bananas right now. Also got corn, beans, squash, mulberry, blackberry, and those aforementioned peaches. I'll be planting sunflowers, castor, canna, melons, more beans, and more corn either today or tomorrow. I tend to start planting quite early and end planting quite late, experimenting with different growing conditions and whatnot.

Wow! You have a big garden! Do you mean bananas, the fruit? That would be so amazing!

Ha! Defensive plants,... never thought of that! LOL!

Your garden sound beautiful.

[Chrysalis]

Linen, blessings to you on your surgery.

I bought some succulents today for a container display on the deck. I haven't gotten around to transplanting them yet. If the clouds have their way, we'll have rain so won't be able to do anything outside. It's okay to leave them in their pots for now.

[linen53]

Originally Posted by edithaint

My gardens are slowly but surely taking over my mother-in-law's yard. She doesn't mind, as long as she doesn't have to water the plants, which is fine by me, because she over waters them. And my husband doesn't mind the gardens, because then he has less lawn to mow. And of course, I can't grow anything that violates city ordinance or federal law.

I'd like to breed plants hardy to the air, water, and soil conditions in my area. This includes very wet cool springs, hot dry fire-prone summers, and sooty, rusty, rocky clay soil. And these gardens aren't just edible and medicinal, but also defensive. Several sharp, spiny, thorny shrubs and vines, hosting pesticide-resistant bees, wasps, and ants, among the peaches and onions. To deter those nosy neighbors across the ditch.

I'm growing a lot of onions, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, basil, and bananas right now. Also got corn, beans, squash, mulberry, blackberry, and those aforementioned peaches. I'll be planting sunflowers, castor, canna, melons, more beans, and more corn either today or tomorrow. I tend to start planting quite early and end planting quite late, experimenting with different growing conditions and whatnot.

Reminds me of me when I was younger. I loved being in my garden. The smell of the warm dirt and all the love from my garden plants.

Thank you Chrysalis.

[edithaint]

Originally Posted by linen53

Reminds me of me when I was younger. I loved being in my garden. The smell of the warm dirt and all the love from my garden plants.

Thank you Chrysalis.

And the plants do indeed love! :) They're so forgiving and understanding, even the ones we pluck up and toss aside as "weeds" we don't want. I try to have a place for everyone though.

[edithaint]

Originally Posted by Anala

Wow! You have a big garden! Do you mean bananas, the fruit? That would be so amazing!

Ha! Defensive plants,... never thought of that! LOL!

Your garden sound beautiful.

Not as big as you think! Just very compact, although this yard and house do feel huge after living in apartments for the past 10 years. And yes, bananas the fruit! Small seedy bananas though. I don't mind, growing bananas from seed would be great. Right now, we bring the corms inside every winter, along with the other bulbs and tubers. I'd like to breed frost-hardy bananas.

[dream jo]

Originally Posted by Anala

I know what you mean, Dream jo, our dog steals lemon grass from the garden and chocolate mint!

cats dogs ect copy of us lol wen w e pic food off gardn thy do
remer sean my r ip lucy eatun cabageee why i dontt no but mustt of bean yummy to her
thn i relizd u can get in dry cat food lk caretss peass vegtabls dry food for cats
i rembr in 30s 40s wen mom dad wear kids ther cats had to hav veg in meet thy did
usd to hear storyss oftenn i did
my 2 cats iv got now 1 lk to eat cakee crumss 1 lk s breed crumss pottoss

[Anala]

We just bought some hog fence in hopes of protecting the tomatoes and giving them a place to climb up! Yay!

[dream jo]

juts hop my plantss is ok aftr trensell rainn we had yday
my plantrr it frontt watr logedd
my 1st evr go it grown pottos it bac waterrr logedd
hoplyy it stayss drt for a wk so thy can un watrr logedd i wanna win ths copntsn betreen me my brhr for wih wen gets bst pottoiss i do my sisrss is judgee on ths 1

[Anala]

Originally Posted by dream jo

juts hop my plantss is ok aftr trensell rainn we had yday
my plantrr it frontt watr logedd
my 1st evr go it grown pottos it bac waterrr logedd
hoplyy it stayss drt for a wk so thy can un watrr logedd i wanna win ths copntsn betreen me my brhr for wih wen gets bst pottoiss i do my sisrss is judgee on ths 1

I hope you win the contest between you and your your brother too! Potatoes? What kind did you plant? The rain here has been tough on the garden too!