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

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[Jstar49]

Hi all,

I weeded. Again. I'm beginning to think that is all I shall ever do!

I'm not used to having nothing to harvest.

Lets have a gardening day! I need some company in the garden I think, to motivate me. We used to do that where I lived in Vic. A group of us took turns visiting other people's places for the day. The host would put on lunch and we'd get heaps done.

Cheers,

J*

[Matchy69]

Sounds like a great idea Jstar.I wonder if you can organise something like that again.

[Jstar49]

Hi Mark,

It was, it was wonderful.

I live in a totally different part of the world now, and no longer a single mum. I guess my circle has changed.

Much more conservative, more's the pity!

But would love to have those kind of connections again.

We'll see. I have cut some ppl loose so I'll see what new friendships and connections manifest!

Whats for dinner from your garden Mark? I can enjoy the thought of you eating from your garden at least. Tho I did pick up some locally grown button squash and cucumber today, and rainbow chard. So thats nice. So much firmer, you can feel the life force in them.

Cheers,

J*

[Matchy69]

Today for dinner out of my vegie garden I had green beans and eggplant.I still picking tomatoes and and will be ready to harvest another lot of potatoes soon.I will get it ready to plant it up around Easter for my winter crop.
Take care,
Mark.

[Lillylane]

Hi all

Picked my first chilli today. Popped it in a stir fry and really liked the flavour.

[Matchy69]

Hi Lillylane unfortunately I can't eat chillies or anything hot these days.They are great to grow in the garden and enjoy the colours of them.I had one at one of my old places and it grew to a out 2 metres tall and was covered in different coloured chillies.

[Jstar49]

Hi all,

while I was weeding yesterday I dug up a couple of potatoes that I'd missed in the spring harvest.

Mark I had no idea you would still be harvesting potatoes now! When did you plant them?

Cheers,

J*

[Matchy69]

I think I just planted them after Christmas.I was a bit slack and didn't write down the date like I normally do.You can be harvesting them up to winter here.Just waiting for the vine to completely die down and then I will dig them up.

[Matchy69]

I just checked my potatoes the vine is is finished and the potatoes are ready to harvest which is good it is another spot freed up.

[Matchy69]

I just talked to my neighbour who I planted the tree for.She was so delighted and says it's got new growth on it and flowers coming on.Its a crepe Myrtle and says it growing better then anything else she's planted.