What are you gathering right now?
By writersedge
@writersedge (22563)
United States
4 responses
@wondericequeen (7876)
• Hong Kong
10 Sep 07
I am jealous! You must have gardens of some sort? Well, I live in one of the most populated cities in the world and so imagine that I wouldn't be really close to nature too much. I wish someday I could have a garden of my own and I could have fun planting everything I love! That's going to be so cool!
@wondericequeen (7876)
• Hong Kong
10 Sep 07
Oh you guys have a house but we live in darn tiny apartments here and it can bearly holds everything furniture we need. My mom loves gardening but it's too bad that she can't do it in Hong Kong due to the lack of space! But who knows where I would live in! If I have a garden of my own, then it would be a mix of different crazy things grown together *laughs*!
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
10 Sep 07
I understand. I used to live in a tiny trailer. When I closed my window, I didn't even have a window sill. My Aunt had the most ingenious thing. It was like a step-laddar and she put plants on that near her window. Really got window and she could only grow cactus indoors. Hated going near it though, I always got the point!
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
10 Sep 07
Can you do a windowsill garden? Some herbs don't grow very big. Some cities even have vacant lot gardens and roof top ones. Windowsill gardens with herbs are lots of fun. They usually sell kits for them in the spring, but that's here in the US. I keep meaning to look up your profile again so I can remember where you're from. But window sill gardens or planter box ones can be grown anywhere. I've had relatives with some pretty big indoor gardens.
Maybe you can give it a try that way. Then you can tell us what you harvest next year! SMILE (Where there is a will, there is a way).
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@alamode (3071)
• United States
9 Sep 07
I have a dwarf apple tree in my yard that gives me such a harvest that I don't have time for much more! But I do like to gather seed from my other plants and spread it around... I don't believe I will ever have too many columbine or lupines!
I dry the mints and other herbs from my 'porch garden', the 50-odd pots I tend. I pull my cherry tomato plants and hang them upside-down in a protected area so I have tomatoes for at least a month after!
And next big windstorm--- its pine, cedar and fir cones to use at Christmas.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
10 Sep 07
fruit, veggie, flowers, whatever category mint comes under, herbs, and pine cones/seeds/crafts. You've got tame and wild gathering covered! Thanks for the response.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
10 Sep 07
I think porch gardens are great! You can garden no matter what the weather is doing outside in summer. Container gardens are great.
Have you tried your mint fresh? I like it even better than dry and it does wonders with apple juice in a jelly.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
14 Sep 07
Right now I'm still gathering tomatoes, but I dug potatoes today, so it's definitely a change of season. I gathered plums from my little tree this year and later on, I want to gather "weeds" for a big fall bouquet. I also gathered wild sunflower seeds to feed the birds in the winter.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
14 Sep 07
Good variety, veggies, fruit, weeds for a craft, and seeds for the birds. Nice, very nice, good!
@3lilangels (4639)
• United States
10 Sep 07
well in the fall i like to gather all different color leaves and acrons,and make some really cute crafts with my babies.we also like to make acorn picture out of a card and sent it in the mail to all family from them,its real cute.pattie
