Posted on 03/25/2023 6:47:01 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Lucky you! I never have luck with over-wintering Peppers. They always get Fungal Gnats or Mealy Bugs if I bring them indoors, no matter if I hose them down or spray them with something ‘relatively non-toxic’ beforehand.
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-spinach-day-march-26/
Yes, we are blessed to be one of the very few who are on the South facing side of the street and have such a space - and a LL that lets us plant there - in a city of about 25,k per sq. mi. Soil has rocks as its best "crop, as is normal for most of NE, but thank God for what it produced.
Yet the last few years the toms get hit with some sort of wilt beginning in about August, and which copper-based spray did not prevent. Only but cutting off everything diseased as they appear works somewhat, so that to some new growth can try to produce, but summer end before much of recovery. I covered a certain front section last summer with black tar paper that a neighbor thru out so as to bake the bacteria. And poured boiling water on some garden soil that I used for planting. Pray, plow, plant, prune and pick! Praise God.
He was Orthodox and knew the bible inside and out
Hope He found the Messiah To Whom "give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.' (Acts 10:43)
When you took a year off you were missed on the thread.
Actually I still had a good number of "volunteer plants" from which I got a good supply, thank God, but the lack of pics was due to no camera. And this year the LL wanted to side the old (120 years) 3 decker in which we rent a floor, but we prayed and pray that is delayed till maybe Oct. if at all.
Yes he did find Him.🙂
Glory to God!
Dad’s garden and his books were his lense for everything.
It was a wild and crazy annual "fetch the beef" weekend. We had the entire crew in attendance for the festivities.
After the freezers were packed and the kids/grands took off to head home Mrs. Augie and I went to daughter's house to cut down a nasty multi-stemmed callery pear tree. We were making good progress then I looked up from making a cut and saw Mrs. Augie on the ground, under the piece of tree that I'd just dropped on her head, bleeding like a stuck pig. We've been doing this kind of work together for 30+ years and she knows to stay the heck out of the way when someone is running a chainsaw. Her momentary lack of situational awareness cost her 10 stitches in the forehead and quite a few bruises and knots. It could just as easily have killed her. Not a good way to finish off an otherwise great Saturday.
Yesterday was calmer thank goodness and I was able to get some stuff done in the garden. I planted another row of yukon gold potatoes, sowed a row of spinach seed in the hoop house, transplanted some broccoli and cauliflower into the hoop house, and planted several different varieties of seed into starter cells in the greenhouse.
The yellow perch spawn is eminent. I found this little chunker in one of the traps yesterday afternoon. Poor thing is about ready to explode.
A friend posted this elsewhere - it was so amazing I just had to share it with you all. Just a reminder as to who is REALLY in charge around here! ;)
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-weed-appreciation-day-march-28/
It figures! But, there are some useful weeds out there:
Dandelion (eat the young greens, make wine)
Chicory (roast and grind roots for ‘coffee’)
Purslane (add to salads; high in Vitamin C)
Stinging Nettle (makes a fine Spring Tonic!)
More:
https://balconygardenweb.com/beneficial-weeds-in-a-garden-and-their-uses/
Beautiful family, Augie! :)
National Weed Appreciation Day on March 28th each year reminds us that some weeds are beneficial to us and our ecosystem. Humans have used weeds for food and as herbs for much of recorded history. Some are edible and nutritious, while other weeds have medicinal value.
Do you remember as a small child the fun you had with dandelions? Well, these bright yellow flowers serve a purpose. Dandelions are a food source for insects and some birds. Humans eat young dandelion leaves and enjoy tea and wine made from the leaves and flowers. The Native Americans used dandelions to treat specific ailments. Nutritionally, dandelions contain a source of vitamin A and C, calcium, iron, and fiber.
She actually tried every weed she researched for the book and had to learn to do illustrations and paint.
"A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust." ~ Gertrude Jekyll
I just finished a novel that had three story lines in it. The woman in the 1600’s did all of these things like making tinctures and eating weeds and curing the sick - and she was labeled a WITCH! ;)
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