It's become clear to me through posts and PMs that there are some gardeners here just waiting for the chance to discuss gardening!
So, I was thinking... how do you use gardening, or how does it affect you if you need a break, need some respite, need to relax, need inspiration....how do you use it as a therapy tool in caregiving?
What are your activities: Do you go out and pull weeds, read a magazine, design new beds? Look through garden catalogues? Go to garden stores?
And what interests have you added to your gardening? Visit estate or garden displays? Do you go to garden shows?
Does anyone design and plant Knot Gardens? Raised bed planters? Assistive gardens? Pollinator gardens (and have you thought of ways to help the bees and butterflies?)
Are your gardens primarily for pleasure or food, or a mix of both? Do you grow plants for medicinal purposes? Which ones, how do you harvest and process them? Any suggestions?
Do you grow plants that can be used in crafts, such as grapevines for wreaths and lavender for lavender wands? Do you make herbal products such as creams, lotions, chapstick?
What else can you share about gardening and the means in which it nurtures your soul?
I've been picking them for my supper for a couple of weeks now from my three potted plants. I feel like the RHS is criticising my children.
Lots of meadowlarks this.year. Do not remember having them last year.
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I did have one by Pifco, with a CorningWare interior; but that was in the 80s and I've no idea where it was made.
If only houses were built with summer kitchens....
Becky, what variety of blueberries are you growing? I recall that we used to pick one variety for baking and another for eating. Bluecrop is the only one I remember now. But those were grown at commercial blueberry farms; I want something for my own garden.
The wife of a friend with whom my father grew up experienced an explosion and tomatoes catapulted up to the ceiling when she opened a cooker while it was still under pressure. The accident required ER treatment. These folks were farmers, so I was surprised that she wasn't aware of the restrictions for using a pressure cooker.
Here's to happy gardeners and homegrown food!
I read all these posts and get a little longing, it's over 100 most days here now, so my garden is in the compost pile, freezer or cupboards. September is my next planting month, still hard to wrap my head around it 🥥🙃
My container tomatoes, peppers and cucumber are HUGE - the best I've ever managed to grow in containers. They each need a pail of water every day but so far nothing is producing but the cuke. Wrong fertilizer? Too hot? 😕