– They clean your air – They give you something to name – They give you something to take care of – They teach you about care, needs, and resources – They make you look like you’re good at decorating
Here are some of mine:
But some people, because they’re overwhelmed or simply can’t figure out how to start, think that plants are out of their reach.
guys I just checked and they need a lot more to get to their goal ;^; there’s only 17 days left!!!
Y’all?????
Well, since all my US friends are already going *~SPOOKY~* because it’s only a few months till Halloween, have some PUMPKINS.
I grew pumpkins this year, an heirloom variety I’ve forgotten the name of (though it may be Jarrahdale?). We got a couple of immature ones I knocked off by accident, and one great one that grew up in the crown of the lime tree. That one was amazing, and we finished the last of it a few months back. Then today, I was eyeballing the lime tree, working out how I was going to go about pruning it this week… when I spotted something. Something that may have been contributing to that lower branch bending down so far… Can you spot it yet?
Also, have a look at the amazing one I bought at the Farmer’s Market yesterday. I think it’s probably a Turk’s Turban, and I’m hoping the seeds are mature enough and will dry well!
Saving pumpkin seeds is just about the easiest thing in the world. Wipe off the majority of the pulp, spread them on paper towel to dry until COMPLETELY dry (a week or two) then store them in a jam jar until you’re ready to plant them.
“This is my first cabbage! You know, a lot of times they’re kind of soft, but this one is solid! It’s going to be good eatin’!“ “What are you going to make with it?” “Well, this one I’m giving to my parents. You have to give the first one away or you just spoil the whole spirit of gardening.”
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Reblog cabbage lady for good luck in 2017 🍀
I just wish I can grow something as awesome as this cabbage. The pumpkin from last year was great! Here’s to growing good food this season, too.
Tansy. It’s lovely, and forms a neat clump, and then seeds itself around your garden with about seven million tiny seeds, 150% of which germinate. Please help, I’m drowning in tansy over here.
Iris. Old fashioned iris, to be specific. Orris root, dried, is used to fix perfumes in potpourri and perfumery.
Soapwort.
Many old-fashioned roses, which will sucker all over the place into an impenetrable thorn hedge. (My Goal around the yard, and why I planted Hansa, which is doing a lovely job of it. Also, tasty hips and flowers.)
Zucchini. Any squash, to be fair.
Daylilies.
(All parts edible, buds and root bulbs particularly tasty. Form neat clumps and will outlive you, your house, and possibly the human race)
Hollyhock. Decorative and edible. Ground root is a good dress for bruises, swellings, and ulcers.
Ostrich fern. Loves shady damp spots like Genghis Khan likes conquering, and the fiddleheads in spring are absolutely delicious.
Wild grape.
Chives.
Wormwood; similar situation to the tansy. Please send help.
Fennel and dill, which, if you let go to seed, will seed themselves like tansy.
Violets; delicious and indestructible.
Yarrow.
Cucumbers ARE a squash, btw.
And many of them have useful medicinal properties!
I lived for six years in a cottage that my late grandmother had planted out almost exclusively with a)agapanthas, b)honeysuckle, c)morning glory, and d)a climbing rose that wanted to take over the world and had very sharp thorns. I wanted to garden. I did my best to garden. Some years I even got some nice crops of vegetables and the outside of the house didn’t look like garbage. But I never won, I never managed to control the infestation, and when I moved out, the garden was still full of all four things. I HATED MY GRANDMOTHER FOR THIS. By all means, plant a few things that spread themselves around, but not four species at once in a tiny garden that are all trying to kill a)all the other plants and b)you/your pets/all visitors/the house itself.
knitting in the dark 