zjstrong
Member since: Apr 09 | Last seen: May 13 | Years gardening: 20
Honestly, I’ve been gardening "all my life’. My Dad had a large garden and as a kid I helped with everything from soil prep., planting and harvesting. (Man, can I tell of the horrors of picking beans :-)
When I bought my own home in 1992 I started working the soil there. I’ve been planting flowers and veggies every year since. Some years less and some years more.
I usually get “the fever” and start strong. Sometime in July the weeds start to hammer my spirit and I let God take care of the rest.
It’s the “doing” that makes it fun, I find it a form of creative expression and it’s the “hope” that something fruitful will come of it that keeps me excited.
Gardens
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Zone 6 This is a tough spot to plant for two reasons – make that three – 1) it’s outside the reach of the sprinklers and garden hose, 2)...
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Zone 6a I dug up this initial portion of this garden in ’09 and starting throwing things into it. I tend to not plan much, just plant things in open...
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Zone 6 Not started yet – thinking about placing it at the base of the stairs under the deck near the house. This would provide intense sun until no...
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Zone 6 Three 72-cell Burpee Seed Starting “Ultimate Growing System” containing 206 seeds veggies, perennials and annuals
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Zone 6 Planning to put this on the mossy hill behind the house. Plans for this garden include, of course, shade loving plants. The garden does see some s...
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Zone 6 A small garden that I am trying to lay some stones in to make a bit of a circular path.
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Zone 6 This is the main garden where all of my vegetables are grown. There may be some herbs thrown in here or there, but veggies are only grown here ...
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