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lindalee

Yet more gardening

Mar 22, 2009 14:21

Today was Part II of the Equinox Gardening Extravaganza.

Today's heavy lifting, at least, was more compatible with my pregnant state, so I felt like I was better able to keep up my share of the labor, and not leave it all to terse_scribeThe day started with acquiring a few edging stones and a few paving stones from Home Depot. We laid edging stones along the ( Read more... )

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tamidon March 22 2009, 19:28:59 UTC

want some aged chicken poop and compost?

lindalee March 22 2009, 23:37:05 UTC

Ooh! Ooh! Yes! Especially the compost, but perhaps the aged poop as well, or perhaps even a bit of fresher stuff to kick off my compost bins.

Let us discuss details. :-)

tamidon March 22 2009, 23:38:33 UTC

the poop and compost is all mixed together in a big composter in the back yard and yer more than welcome to all you can carry away.

lindalee March 23 2009, 00:58:03 UTC

Well, I know I'll need to be careful with chicken poop, since it's so "hot" and can burn the plants...so let me get a grip on my composting bin situation, so that I know I'd have a place to put it if I take it. Another option would be to take a load in the Fall, and spread it over the garden for over-wintering.

This would be a great addition to my compost bins, however, if I can find the space. It would probably heat things up enough that I could be assured of a mid-season batch of compost, which would be awfully useful.

So...I'll get back to you, OK? I'd love to take it if I can find a way to make it work.

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lindalee March 22 2009, 23:42:27 UTC

It was definitely a high-energy weekend!

As for what we'll plant...well...too much! Snowpeas, beans, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini & summer squash, probably some winter squashes, cucumbers. I'm going to try my hand at spinach, turnips, broccoli raab, and a few other things I've never tried before, but for which I've already go the seeds. The herbs go in a different bed. I may integrate some marigolds and other things in with the veggies for companion planting.

Yes, I'm ambitious...but I learned to do this stuff at my grandmother's knee, and this is the first time in my adult life that I've had the space for a real garden, so it's time to jump!

Contact me in late summer if you want to help with the overstock. ;-)

pekmez March 22 2009, 22:06:46 UTC

Cool! I have the same elderly Italian neighbor with the same backyard. ;-)

lindalee March 22 2009, 23:44:32 UTC

We actually have one on each side! It's quite a lot to live up to, let me tell you. I hope my Yankee Gardener upbringing is up to the task.

We had a BBQ last summer, and some of our friends commented that they could tell simply by looking at the gardens that the neighbors were Italian, and not any other nationality. It was fascinating. :-)

firespirit1 March 23 2009, 00:48:03 UTC

Growing up with my Dad, a first generation Italian, we had a huge garden. Luckly he married my mom who spent part of her growing up years on a farm and knew how to can. All my relatives of my dad's generation had huge gardens. I think it is an italian thing.

lindalee March 23 2009, 01:02:18 UTC

I'm from a long line of New Englanders with small-scale farms or very large-scale gardens. They weren't running their roadside stands any more by the time I was growing up, but I had great fun playing with the signs that used to hang out in front of the house, and of course I learned how to can so that we could preserve all of the things that were still coming in for the family.

Not the Italian Way, perhaps...but useful, I hope!