Who else likes gardening?

[ecomama]

Hi everyone

I hope you're staying well today.

Who else likes gardening? I would love to connect with people here who are happy to share their gardening adventures.

For me I know that gardening helped heal my soul during tough times. I hope it will again.
Then with other things going on, it became a jungle.
I'm part way into rediscovering it again and doing A LOT of hard yakka atm, when I am motivated.

I have new dreams and ideas to put into the many bare places, as I remove thickets of lantana etc. This will all be on a tight budget and I'm ok with that.

I want to create a peaceful place where I can be.
I would like to grow food again (tell 'er she's dreamin' atm lol).
I would like to re-establish my worm farms and compost heaps.
Autumn is such a beautiful time of the year in the garden.

I'm 'alone' in my gardening journey and would love to share and hear about other's gardening antics. Hopefully we can troubleshoot any issues in our gardens and talk about any healing we're feeling too. There's a lot of knowledge we can share. I hope this thread can brighten your day!

Love Ecomama

Please

[Gambit87]

Hello everyone

I bought a little portable garden beg thing from bunnings so I could have my own little garden.

I've planted cherry tomatoes, mint, parsley and a edible flower (purple/yellow) and they are going well! Also planted from everlasting daisy seeds which have sprouted.

thinking about planting more cherry tomatoes.

its oddly relaxing tending to the garden 🙂

[Matchy69]

Good to see you on here Gambit.Gardening is so relaxing isn' it.I just spent early this morning before the rain came in the vegie garden planting some more potatoes and picking vegies.Cherry tomatoes are great just to pick and eat of the Bush.

[Jstar49]

Hi,

Gardening is sooo relaxing! I'm loving the thought of getting back into mine. All this rain pouring down will make it perfect- tho steamy- for weeding and pulling out old plants, ready for more planting. Now will be the real test of my tropical seeds. I've never tried to grow much apart from tomatoes, corn and pumpkin over summer. I'm looking forward to seeing if the cucumber and tropical beans works at all.

gambit I love that your everlasting daisy seeds have sprouted! You've got the knack!

Feeling a bit tired and worse for wear after letting my hair down last night lol.

Cheers everyone,

J*

[ecomama]

Awww Mark that must be wonderful to know that all the work you and your ascendants put into that exotic fruits farm is still going on and on for posterity. Nice.
I'm happy it's RAINING THERE so my Prayers DO get answered lol!!!
I was sad to read your tanks were empty, we didn't need to do a rain dance after all... lol.
I used to say to my children during drought times, on their way to dancing lessons, "make these RAIN dances today please" and they would laugh and think that in dancing.

Hey J* I had a fleeting thought that I need to think about Christmas Fare pretty soon, but then went to bed. I had major dental surgery today & am feeling much worse for wear tonight. I read a full week to recover and omg I have 1 week left of work before my leave... oh dear lol. I slept for a solid 4h when I got home.
I'm pretty tired. My face looks like the Elephant woman not that I care... but the looks on ppls faces when I bought the antibiotics etc waiting for my daughter to pick me up... lots of sympathy lol. Anyway I think this is more for my thread lol.

Yes, sadly I've had to put extremely firm boundaries in place in my life. Even to go firm NC with my own mother, exH whom I call demon bec it is. But the ramifications of this means my "little family" (it's a fraction compared to the whole) is like a little island now. THE KIDS don't realise this as much thank God, but it's still strange for me even decades later for my mum... NC with demon was the healthiest thing I could do for ALL of us. In fact the kids begged me to do that through Courts and haven't changed tack on that for a nano second, so that's great.

Oh and WELL DONE YOU for submitting your LAST stuff for Uni!!!
That feeling of finishing was pretty numb for me.

Lillylane how sweet your babies loved Prep Prep lol. My work involves children and parents (and more). They are our most precious and beautiful beings. In fact I'm still friends with some of those children, still, well into their adulthood. I just called one just now lol. Gorgeous girl. I'm about to meet her 4TH BABY! yay. They call me Aunty. Sometimes we gather our family and it's not one of blood but only love.

Gambit congratulations! I'm so proud of you! Lol yes gardening IS relaxing. It's also EXCITING to see things come up that your own hands have planted.
That's gorgeous lol.

Best wishes for your gardening adventures.
Love EM

[Jstar49]

Hi all, just a quick note before bed.

I said to my H tonite that if I could I would invite you all to Christmas lunch- altho I may need a bigger house lol, esp with what sounds like a tribe of your loved ones Em!!

But shall be thinking of you. And these chats inspire me to find the lovely weeds in my own community, who sprout in the cracks despite the hardship.

Love

J*

[Matchy69]

Hi all we had rain overnight with more on the way well into next week so I just love hearing the sound of water running into my tanks.

Am I hope all goes well with your dental surgery.Not the best timing but at least you getting it done.Last year I had some surgery done Christmas eve and still waiting for another a lot of surgery which was suppose to have been done by now as it' category one.

Happy gardening,

Mark.

[ecomama]

Hey J*

Well I had to go inside and get a box of tissues when I read your post. I'm in the front garden with my chickens.

I spent a real lot of time with one Nana in particular. She was VIBRANT and a real go-getter for the community; getting grants to build important services etc that are still here now. Working all the time for us all.

She seldom cried, so when I saw her crying it was a shock.
It was in these times she spoke of how much she missed people like her OWN grandparents... OH BOY I could feel her grief deeply.

A few things happened here over night and it's stuff I just don't know how to handle.

Nana ALWAYS SEEMED to know what to do.
She was an ACTION Nana lololol.
She brought the loneliest people together for FUN events. Even collecting them in a bus she got a grant for lolol... she was awesome.

Now I'm a Nana and I don't know what to do. I miss her guidance and deep love. Maybe this is what she missed in her challenging times?
Perhaps this is why she cried too.

I would LOVE to spend Christmas with you, it would be such a merry party!

Pushing into the JOY of Christmas is my focus.
Being GRATEFUL for what I have.
Including my wild and crazy garden lol.

I've been anxious about so much re: going back to FT work next year.
My children ofcourse.
My garden also.
I've decided to hire my gardener every 5 to 6 weeks on a rota lol.
Once when I'm here and once when I'm not.

I need a NEW SKINNY wheelbarrow lol. One that can fit easily through the side gates.
We gather SO much mulch at the top garden and I've carried it down to the back garden in buckets, so exhausting.
Being able to shovel it into a barrow and wheel it down the back would help immensely.

Time to absorb the life all around me and just do the best I can.

Love EM

[ecomama]

Hey Mark

SO HAPPY to hear you're having so much rain lol!

My skinny tanks are doing okay atm. We had teasing sprinkles of rain last night but nothing substantial.

Though we're having cooler weather which is VERY welcome!

Dentists orders are not to do any level of activity but to rest for a week.
It feels like the only thing I can do atm.
I didn't realise this surgery would take such a toll.

But I'm pumping supplements on top of antibiotics etc. Hopefully I can bounce back to some form of normal lol.

I hope your surgery comes through quickly for you!
I'll be Praying for that.

Love EM

[Jstar49]

Oh Em,

Lovely lady, it sounds like a week of rest is just what the doctor ordered! In so many ways!

I don't know what's going on for you, but I know that you can handle it- God doesn't give us more than we can handle! I imagine tho, in your case, that quite a lot can get thrown at you because- forgive me if I'm wrong- it sounds like you have learnt to handle quite a lot....

I'll be thinking of you, and hoping that you are deep soul resting. Remember you can say no! You don't need a reason...

Your nana is still with you. She will still speak to you, help you, her wisdom is guiding you, in your cells, where it's like second nature. I truly believe that.

I love the sound of your nana! What an inspiration! A bus!!! perfect!

You are so much like her I just know it

Heaps of gentle 'love your decisions' hugs ( teeth represent decisions)

J*

[Jstar49]

Hey Mark,

as we speak rain is buffeting the windows. I don't think it stopped all night.

Our small shed tank is overflowing, as did the rain guage o/nite. It is such a lovely feeling. Although my H goes a little stir crazy being cooped up inside for any time. Me, I love it, and am sequestered in my sewing room with playlist on (Lord of the Rings included- fantastic music) beginning to sort out creative chaos thats been neglected for awhile.

What do you do when it rains? Have you a project to work on?

All this talk of dentists has me a bit concerned. I'm ignoring my teeth I know, but I'm not young enough to be able to do that lol. Everytime I go to the dentist they just want to do something.....

I had a friend once who just got them pulled out when there was trouble. She was an interesting lady. Not many teeth there for awhile, until she moved into town and realised it was affecting her self esteem.Then she got some falsies. Maybe I can just move out bush, and enjoy my crone stage...My 10yr old probably wouldn't like that. Not so good for the wedding photos. Oh dear. Dentists....I'm sorry that you Em and you Mark are experiencing this. It's very hard to ignore pain in the mouth. Mark I hope yours can wait until after Christmas at least.

Take care peoples,

J*