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Gardening Tips ๐ฑ Quotes ๐ธ Signsโ๏ธ
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Gardening Tips ๐ฑ Quotes ๐ธ Signsโ๏ธ
Do you have a gardening tip to share? Do you have a gardening question? Do you know a garden related quote? How about a garden sign?
This is the place to share!
Tip: โPlant what you love, not what you think you should grow. You are much more likely to have success tending to a crop that you actually like.โ ๐ฑ
โTo plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.โ Audrey Hepburn ๐ธ
Garden Sign: Free Weeds Pull Your Own โ
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GARDENING QUESTION FOR GARDENING CREW ๐
@LindaB671 and @RosemaryF433825 and @aruzinsky and @AaronA108617 and @TheSuzyQ
If you use seeds, where do you get them from? Thanks.
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A few years ago, I bought vegetable seeds from the University of Hawaii's seed program:
https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/seed/
I got some interesting varieties but sadly didn't have very good luck only because I am the world's worst gardener โ I didn't know I had to prune the tomato plants. I ended up with very tall (over 12'!) healthy plants that didn't yield many tomatoes.
But I thought it was interesting that the university was offering, to the public, these varieties they developed. Their $1.50 packets of seeds had more than enough for the backyard gardener.
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@AvocadoDog Good for you for giving the seeds a try, from Hawaii no less! Sorry they didnโt exactly work out as you had hoped.
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@Anonymous I get mine from all over....anywhere from a garden center at Lowe's to even harvesting seeds from my own plants. Then I put those from my own plants in the refrigerator over winter, and get them out next Spring and plant them.
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@AaronA108617 wrote:This will make my Question of the Week on GMO Tuesday!!!...
I actually have my own seed bank...
As to where to purchase quality seeds I usually try to find organic type seed outlets in the local area...so depending
on where you are located....
๐ฅThanks @AaronA108617 and luv your picture ๐๐ฅ
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@LindaB671 wrote:I usually get mine from the local garden store. You can also get them from seed catalogs, home stores, Walmart, Target or Amazon. Some grocery stores even have them.
๐ฅThanks @LindaB671 ๐๐ฅ
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@aruzinsky wrote:Mail order or online from companies such as Burpee or Twilley. I get about 7 catalogs in the mail every year, some from companies I never ordered from.
๐ฅThanks @aruzinsky ๐๐ฅ
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@LindaB671 wrote:@Anonymous Strong winds often bring snow across that same field in the winter. As you know, there are pros and cons wherever you live!
๐ฅLol, well I guess I will be jealous now but not in Winter @LindaB671 ๐๐คฃ๐ฅ
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๐ฅCute garden signs attached๐ฅ
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Tip: Add a security blanket to your garden.
Whether you use burlap sacks, straw, leaf litter, wood chips or a few inches of finished compost, mulching your garden helps retain moisture, suppress weeds and mitigate temperature swings. Organic types of mulch have the added benefit of releasing nutrients back into the soil as they slowly decompose. (Fornari) ๐ฑ
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@AaronA108617 YEP! Gotta have a kitty to supervise when you are gardening! ๐
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๐ฅMonday - June 14, 2021๐ฅ
TO: THE GARDENING CREW
@LindaB671 and @RosemaryF433825 and @aruzinsky and @TheSuzyQ and @AaronA108617
- Have you used a Rain Barrel for your garden?
- If yes, any tips tp share?
Thanks ๐
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@LindaB671 wrote:@AnonymousNo, I have never used a rain barrel.
๐ฅ@LindaB671 thank you for responding ๐๐ฅ
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@RosemaryF433825 wrote:@Anonymous I have not used a rain barrel for my garden since all of my downspouts are ground level. (Sorry, Angela!)
๐ฅThanks for responding @RosemaryF433825 ๐๐ฅ
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@AaronA108617 I do many times too, Aaron....especially during the Springtime and I am getting things together for my gardening. It's really amazing how many cool things you can turn into planters and make your garden/yard look that much more interesting.
I also like funky little things to place in among my flowers too!
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@AaronA108617 wrote:When I look at something I see "Planter"...that said,...
Anything in a container...plenty of drainage...IMHO...that is the biggest issue with any container gardening/farming....
๐ฅInteresting @AaronA108617 ๐ฅ
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