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A SOS to any green thumbs out there
I have always found gardening to be therapeutic and it has given me great joy. However, after a major crisis with Mr Darcy's health I have not had been able to get back into it. Have other gardeners suffered from a similar hiatus and how have you recovered and got going again?
Darcy
PS have a spot that needs filling any recommendations for a 1m high cool climate white flower plant?
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SmcSenior Contributor
Have finally called the tomatoes in the garden "finished". The ones in the greenhouse and under polycarb mini-tunnels are still looking OK, so I'll let them hang on a bit longer, but the out-in-the-open ones are definitely frost struck and done for.
I've fed any that were red-ish to the chook. She doesn't mind that they've gone bitter. Am cutting the plants down to the ground and replanting the beds. The bed next to the fence is partially done. The soil had sunk, so I've topped it up with a half soil, half compost, little bit of manure mixture, and planted sweet pea plants. A variety called "Metaphor". If it turns out as pretty as the pic on the packet, they'll be a lovely treat come springtime. I also planted mixed colour "Galaxy" sweet peas last week, down along the back of the veggie garden.
I started my sweet pea seeds in small pots back sometime around March/April. We have trouble with mice pinching seeds, so I wanted to get them going somewhere that I could protect them. A couple of varieties didn't come up- the seed may have been too old. I've still got some crimson ones (seed collected from a friend's place), a mix that a lady brought along to our garden club from her garden, and a variety called "The Major".
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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
Hello @Smc sweet peas are beautiful, aren't they?
I finally dragged myself out to weed and mulch yesterday. Gosh it's such good therapy, isn't it?
It has transformed two beds and had it not rained overnight my plan was to finish on the second one.
@Former-Member @Shaz51 @Appleblossom @Faith-and-Hope @Adge @Sophia1 @Mumslove
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SmcSenior Contributor
@Anastasia, I've got a decent number of the sweet peas planted in the garden and starting to take off. I've still got some waiting in pots, so they need to go out ASAP!
I've got my chook doing a lot of my garden prep work this year. She's in a portable cage. I give her a big bucketful or two of weeds and leaf litter every day or so, she scratches through it for insects and other edibles, and once it's built up deep enough, I move her pen along a bit. Hoping it will make excellent soil for the hungry things this summer- the tomatoes, corn, squash and suchlike.
I found out this morning that the snow peas I planted in Autumn are forming their first flower buds. Yay! Some of the plants died off over winter, so I want to get more in before it gets any warmer.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@Smc, @Anastasia , @Former-Member , @Appleblossom , @Faith-and-Hope
did some trimming and weeding in the gardens yesterday and then it rained
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
@Shaz51 @Anastasia @Faith-and-Hope @Smc
I had a short time out in garden yesterday. Being inside today. I think you all know how much being close to nature is for me.
Feeling a little rattled, not sure why.
Love to you all.
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SmcSenior Contributor
@Appleblossom Hugs....
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
hugs @Appleblossom
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AnastasiaSenior Contributor
You're an inspiration @Smc
Hugs @Appleblossom 🙏💖
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SmcSenior Contributor
@Anastasia, my garden is a bit of a life analogy... precious and beautiful things pushing back against the weeds... 🙂 The overall view might be messy, but the lovely things are still hanging in there.
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Unknown userMember
Hi all 🌺💙🌺💙🌺💙🌺
@@Anastasia @@Shaz51, thanks for callouts 💙 Gardening sure IS "good therapy" This week I planted out seedlings: celery, lettuce, baby spinach, tomatoes. My parsley, rosemary & aloe are doing well from last year. It's really good getting fresh leaves from the garden to make sandwich or omelette.
@Smcwow! You've done so much in your garden - sounds like my idea of paradise - chooks and all 🐔 An expert at it. Love the life analogy 👍 - fits most of us here I think 💙
😊 SweetPeas we are 💐
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