Gardening Buddies
Gardening is not considered a team activity but it helps to communicate with people who share the
same interest when it comes to growing vegetables.
same interest when it comes to growing vegetables.
1. I enjoy sharing gardening tips in an informal setting as if we were chatting over the backyard fence.
There are no meetings, no dues not even a secret handshake just neighbors exchanging stories
about what works and what doesn't. The good the bad and the occasional unsolved garden mystery.
There are no meetings, no dues not even a secret handshake just neighbors exchanging stories
about what works and what doesn't. The good the bad and the occasional unsolved garden mystery.
3. The free food is great but I’m in it for the knowledge. One of my gardening buddies has been
planting since before I was born. She plants all types of vegetables but her specialty seems to be
exotic plants and citrus. You have to be good in order to grow lemons in your garage in the dead of
winter. She also grows dragon fruit and a flower that only blooms at night called Christ in the Manager.
planting since before I was born. She plants all types of vegetables but her specialty seems to be
exotic plants and citrus. You have to be good in order to grow lemons in your garage in the dead of
winter. She also grows dragon fruit and a flower that only blooms at night called Christ in the Manager.
My neighbor up the street is as close to being a horticulturist as anyone I know. She not only grows
her own vegetables she know the names of flowers and just about every tree in the neighborhood.
She and her husband are also crafty as in building gardening equipment. Last summer instead of
buying a compost bin she decided to build her own. They also built the greenhouse that I used to
grow lettuce, spinach, garlic, cabbage, and onions last winter.
her own vegetables she know the names of flowers and just about every tree in the neighborhood.
She and her husband are also crafty as in building gardening equipment. Last summer instead of
buying a compost bin she decided to build her own. They also built the greenhouse that I used to
grow lettuce, spinach, garlic, cabbage, and onions last winter.
4. In the spring at the beginning of the growing season, I usually end up with too many seeds. In the
fall at the end of the season, I try and harvest seeds for next springs planting. Again, I end up with
more seeds than I need to store. This presents me with an opportunity to share. Now I must admit
that my gardening buddies don’t always grow from seed but my daughter and nephew appreciate
the little baggies ready to go into the freezer until next spring.
fall at the end of the season, I try and harvest seeds for next springs planting. Again, I end up with
more seeds than I need to store. This presents me with an opportunity to share. Now I must admit
that my gardening buddies don’t always grow from seed but my daughter and nephew appreciate
the little baggies ready to go into the freezer until next spring.
If you are new to gardening or want to join a group I have posted a link at the bottom this blog
where you can find a local group to contact.
where you can find a local group to contact.
http://www.gardenclub.org/clubs/state-garden-clubs.aspx
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