Garden Time is coming
@GardenGerty (157555)
United States
February 27, 2016 8:03pm CST
I guess six years ago my community got a grant to begin a shared garden. Last year was the last year of the grant, but the garden is thriving.
Several of us met today to make plans for this year's garden. I am excited. We also pruned the fruit trees today. There are apricots, peaches, apples and cherries.
Anyone who works in the garden can eat from the garden. It is really a great concept. There are lawn tools and a couple of tillers and lots of volunteer efforts.
We will plant potatoes on St. Patricks Day of course.
So if I go missing come find me in the garden. It is right across from the Harvey House Museum.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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28 Feb 16
is that the day to plant potatoes? i've never tried potatoes.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
28 Feb 16
This is a common practice and belief because it is St. Patrick's Day and potatoes are equated with the Irish. (Finlanders do a lot of potatoes too,) You can take even just a sprouty potato from your kitchen and plant it for fun.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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28 Feb 16
@Hatley we have a raised bed garden. i'm wondering if we should find a plot that is not raised to try potatoes?
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Feb 16
Love the idea of a community garden. We have our own but I would participate if we had one. Have a great time Heather.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
29 Feb 16
I know I will plant fruit trees here on my property. I will likely have some things grown in containers as well, but this will improve my discipline about things and will connect me to the community.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
29 Feb 16
I would love to participate in one ... if I could start one ... I would.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
29 Feb 16
@GardenGerty It's a great thing. I wish we had one.
@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
28 Feb 16
I think many of us have made mistakes and regretted some of our decisions. It would be neat if your retirement home could have a garden.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
28 Feb 16
@GardenGerty you know some of us brought that u p and the brass refused it darn they have a l arge patio with some soil. they just do not get that old people love the same things as y ounger people lol.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Feb 16
that's a really cool thing! nothing like that out here.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
29 Feb 16
As I look at the facebook page it seems it was started with two or three grants. I will also say, though, that when we first moved to town I noticed many lovely gardens at private homes.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
29 Feb 16
@GardenGerty something I always wanted to do, and then dont ever get started. I think I need to do things a bit differently perhaps, start with a few garden pots instead of a huge garden. gotta have a beginners perhaps
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
28 Feb 16
I am certainly thinking it will be good for me.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
29 Feb 16
Yes, I agree! It's good all the way around for one.
@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
28 Feb 16
Houseplants can be very hard because their environment is so small.
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@T_gray (7774)
• Salina, Kansas
29 Feb 16
@GardenGerty That is true. my mom, though, she can make anything survive in any condition. I take all my dieing plants to her and she brings them back to life everytime. hehe
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@scheng1 (24650)
• Singapore
28 Feb 16
Are you allowed to sell the fruits to pay for gardening expenses once the grant is over?
I think there will still be little bit of expenses here and there.
We have a community garden too. We are allocated a small plot of land to plant whatever we like.
This land is too small for anything much. It is barely enough to bury a rat!
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
28 Feb 16
Instead of small individual plots we all share everything. We work together in all the spaces. There is a downtown market one evening a week and surplus items are sold there to go into the garden treasury.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
29 Feb 16
Here it is still cold weather at St. Patrick's Day. It is a good time to plant all of the cold weather crops.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
28 Feb 16
Yes, it is. I know I have pictures somewhere taken in the garden last fall but I could not find them. I have yet to go in to the museum as it is open by appointment.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
28 Feb 16
I would love to belong to a group such as this ... growing, helping grow, sharing the food later. How enjoyable that must be.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
28 Feb 16
I think it is going to be a very good thing. It does build a feeling of belonging.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
29 Feb 16
@GrannyGee It is a really neat thing. In the town where I used to live the inmates of the jail had a garden. It provided food there and then surplus was taken to the Senior Center and distributed for free.Growing food is growing community.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
28 Feb 16
@GardenGerty I could imagine that ... comfort in sharing and knowing everyone would get food.
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@GardenGerty (157555)
• United States
28 Feb 16
Labor does sweeten the flavor of the produce. It gives a good bit of satisfaction.
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