Posted on 12/07/2012 11:18:15 AM PST by greeneyes
The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you.
This thread is non-political, although you will find that most here are conservative folks. No matter what, you won’t be flamed and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked.
It is impossible to hijack the Weekly Gardening Thread ... there is no telling where it will go and that is part of the fun and interest. Jump in and join us!
Thank you for the history of my favorite thread. I had never had much success at growing a garden till I joined the thread. I learned to sprout tomato seed and get them growing large enough to go into the ground. Now, I sprout tomato, peppers, squash, okra, for our garden plantings. I have learned the value of soil testing and learned about pests and diseases. Since learning basics on this thread, we now have a small productive garden yielding some of the tastiest tomatos that I have ever tasted, along with a really nice crop of various peppers.
My thanks to the thread posters and for all the people that reply. This is my very favorite place to be each week.
I found her tag line particularly troubling. Reminded me of this particular Scripture:
Luke 18:9-14
9. He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 10. Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax-collector. 11. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, “God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector. 12. I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.” 13. But the tax-collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!” 14. I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.’
I have read all the other responses to your post and have come to the conclusion everyone else on the Weekly Garden Thread are much nicer than me. I just wanted to let you know that, especially during the Christmas season, your comment was uncalled for. What a sad existence you must have when you have the time to open threads you don’t enjoy just to post mean, insulting responses. Quite frankly you suck. See, now I have to go to church again tomorrow.....
Hubby has been studying Spanish. He would probably say that she thinks she is MUY MUY. I think that’s how to spell it. It is pronounced MOOY MOOY just like a cow only with a y sounding like an e at the end. Has to do with self importance.
My point is valid. You both kind of missed it. Wondering off into FR joining dates vs date of birth for the thread, and what constitutes a “flame” territory. Entirely misses the point.
Your ping list, since 2004, against the number of FR members who snort at the green thumb thread just as I do can’t be estimated, because they mutter an expletive and move through the page.
I do appreciate the years long history though, of the bandwidth sucked up at a hard news website.
If you are monthly contributers, please, drone on. I wish you all the band width you can get by with draining. For all I know, Jim may grow tulips and ivy and may sing for joy sharing his website with spades and Miracle Grow debates.
Have a blessed Advent. Rita
ROTFLMOL. I’ll say a little prayer for you. Your post has certainly given me a little chuckle.
I am gonna have to pray for forgiveness now too.
Not nice to have such a feeling of Schadenfreude. LOL.
This is the first glass I poured after a month or two of aging.
I bottled the mead after six months and let it age a further six months in the bottles. I bottled it using a carbonation sugar so it would be a sparkling wine.
My oh my! The mead pours like a champagne - lots of quick disappearing bubbles and then the typical bubbles rising until it is gone from the glass.
It is quite tasty! It is like a fine wine!
The brewing only takes a few hours! It is the waiting for it to age that is the problem so I should have plenty of time for my gardening! LOL
Good for you. You’re quite right about my existence. I race time to get to hard news titles, on a once premier hard news site, since the nation is hitting a silly little thing like collapse, and I see posts on a cat caught in a tree, dogs learning to drive, a beached whale, and how to grow a fern in zone 9.
It’s like going into a hardware store and being distracted with 10% of the bins filled with how to thread your hair paraphernalia.
Just sayin’.
Shockingly I had time, in my sad existence, to dash off an opinion, (that more than a few likely agree with). Thank you for your kind reply and calendar reminder.
Mote at #87
Pour yourself another glass, Red...see post #87.
LOL. Glad to hear you’ll have plenty of time. You’ll be able to party hearty at the garden party.
Er, really?
How do you do that?
Yikes...
Yes I understand. I hated the thread not being posted for weeks at a time in the summer 2007. That is why I asked the gals if I could keep the thread up! I was a novice and had a lot of questions for the experts who were posting on the thread and I wanted it to continue. There has been a lot of good info and advice given by those in the know to those just starting out. What a great thread and community of FReepers that has been built up here over the years!
I speak a little Spanish (I live in S. FL! LOL!)
That’s why the tag line jumped out at me.
As a fairly serious Christian, I found it deeply hurtful and hypocritical to advertise the name of Christ in a Tag Line, while in the body of the comment engaging in such unnecessary meanness.
It is what we Christians call “A Bad Witness”, and it besmirches all of us.
Yes I read that post. Another glass or two it will be! What a nasty attitude she has. I see her doing the typical “Oh no you just did’t neck or head roll.” while waving her finger just after hitting the post button.
LOLOL...you’re probably right. Kick back, relax, and enjoy the fruits (so to speak) of your labor...
I love this thread but I am going back over to the Homebrewing thread for a little while.
Cheers...have a good evening!
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