Weekly Garden Thread - September 11-17, 2021 [Best Garden Memories Edition]

September 11, 2021 | Diana in Wisconsin/Greeneyes

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Posting tonight because I won't 'be here' until after 10:28am, tomorrow. I'll do the usual Weekly PING after that.

Twenty years on, and it STILL feels like a gut-punch to me. I'm sure I'm not alone.

ON SEPTEMBER 11TH FROM 8:46am-10:28am...everyone on the internet should be silent, no postings or chat, from the time the first plane hit until the last building fell. Do this in memory of all who perished twenty years ago, today. Please remember the fallen and their families on this day. 🇺🇸

[left that other site]

Never Forget.

[Pollard]

Victory Gardens

[lee martell]

I like your suggestion. Planting seeds or sprouts always makes me feel hopeful and in anticipation of something good.

[Qiviut]

"Kills" me every year. This year, with what has been going on in Afghanistan, it's even worse.

[freemama]

Amen. See you after 10:28 a.m.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I drove past a house today that had 13 American Flags (full sized!) on their lawn, along the edge of the road.

Teared up. BIG time.

Not EVERYONE in America sucks - though the Enemy Media likes to dwell on that over all the GOOD that happens every day. Every. Day.

Let’s not ever forget THAT, either!

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

TO RETURN TO THE 9/04 to 09/10/2021 GARDENING THREAD
CLICK ON THE TRINITY CHURCH BELL .

CLICK ON PICTURE BELOW TO LINK TO RESOURCE AREA. BOOKS, MAGAZINES, GARDENING SEEDS, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, AND INTERESTING GARDENING LINKS HARVESTED FROM PREVIOUS GARDENING THREADS!"

(The resource area is posted at the end of the the July 3-6 Gardening Thread beginning after post 112!)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Thanks, Pete! *HEART*

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Goodnight! Off to read and pray...for whatever MIRACLES we need to heal our Nation. :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[ArtDodger]

Wonderful Saturday greetings, Diana, as always! Even on such a sad occasion, a warm ‘hello’ is appreciated.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Of course my best Garden Memories were made with my Grandma Anita. Man, that woman was something else. Married young, moved around a lot, but they always stayed rural until they ended up in Milwaukee, WI in their Golden Years. She took care of me from birth while Mom & Dad both worked. She was a Grandma at only 50. Gardening with her was always fun; it was never work. I thank God for her every day, and I see so much of her in me now that I'm older and how much I love to do the things she always did - just to survive. I only had her for a short 26 years. I miss her every day, but when I want to see her or talk to her, I just look in the mirror. :)

My Mother, Elaine, as a little kid, and my Grandma Anita. There were three other kids after Mom, but not for 14 years. Same two parents. No one knows why there was such an age gap. I was in my 20's before I got a First Cousin. Mom was born in 1937, so this is probably from 1940 or '41. Grandma sewed all of her own clothes and all of the clothes for the four kids, too.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Be more like Grandma!

[Qiviut]

A lot of folks need a hug & a smile today. Thanks!

[Pollard]

Fall Gardening Guide (Tenn) https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications/documents/SP291-G.pdf

[MomwithHope]

I wondered if you would start the thread today. Missing my folks too, you could take that Grandma meme and put my Dad in the picture. He was the gardener, mom the crafter and models in many other ways. We carry on.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

FYI! In my e-mail this morning:

Important Information About Bulb Shipments

Dear friends and neighbors,

We hope you are having a good 2021 growing season. Many gardeners are planning what spring-blooming bulbs to plant this fall. To keep you best informed we want to give you an update on a global supply chain issue that is impacting our spring bulb shipments.

Our premium bulbs are sourced from Holland and due to extreme weather issues during harvest as well as international shipping challenges the spring-blooming bulb delivery has been delayed. We remain optimistic for a late September arrival with early October shipments to your homes. This will still allow time for fall planting and a wonderful show of blooming flowers next spring.

With our Holland partners, we are working hard to get shipments out as early as possible without jeopardizing the quality of the bulbs. Our family business appreciates your patience and understanding as we do our best to adapt and keep delays to a minimum.

Thank you,
The Jung Seed Co.

[metmom]

I can’t believe I’m already prepping parts of the garden for next year already.

Most of the produce is in. The potatoes still need to ripen some and the pumpkins are doing great.

The next week and a half looks like good growing weather yet so the pumpkin crop is not done.

But otherwise, everything is on hold.

[metmom]

And I have turnips the size of softballs at least.

Some cool weather crops still need to come in.

I almost lost my Brussell Sprouts to cabbage worms, but I took care of them and the plants seem to be recovering nicely.