The Advantage of Living in the South

hereandthere

@hereandthere (45628)

• Philippines

8 May 17

i didn't know deers avoid herbs. what herbs do you grow @diannen?

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DianneN

@DianneN (254926)

• United States

7 May 17

@BettyB That I miss, so I pull weeds or divide perennials. Your garden looks great!

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

7 May 17

I don't have the big garden I used to have, and my garden is raised so its easier to work in, but I love to dig in the dirt.

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

7 May 17

I always wait for Victoria Day before planting.

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@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

7 May 17

When is Victoria day?

vanny

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

7 May 17

If you could tell me which day is memorial day I can understand the difference better. In India, we are getting baked in hot sun, or boiled in our sweat.

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@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

7 May 17

Sorry. Memorial Day is the last Monday in May.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111937)

• United States

7 May 17

Summer?we did not have Spring yet.LOL

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111937)

• United States

7 May 17

@BettyB your way ahead of us there.

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@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

7 May 17

Our spring is about over. We've even hit 90 a couple times already.

good luck weather changing

Patricia Hollins

@chooseyourmissy1234 (532)

• , New York

7 May 17

Good luck with the garden. The weather is constantly changing back and forth lately.

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@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

7 May 17

I've read several posts where people are complaining about the non-stop rain. We have the opposite problem. We've had very little rain all winter and only a couple of showers this spring. I'm out watering almost every day.

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@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

7 May 17

Thanks. It's doing well so far.

ARM

@responsiveme (22923)

• India

8 May 17

Can see the beans..Are the plants in the foreground beans or okra. There is a garden gnome too keeping watch over the garden I love to garden...Unfortunately don't have one any longer

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hereandthere

@hereandthere (45628)

• Philippines

8 May 17

@BettyB i never liked okra, too, even though now they're saying it's a wonder vegetable, for example, for diabetes

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@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

8 May 17

They're beans. I'm a southern transplant. Unlike most southerners, I hate okra. I have several garden gnomes protecting my garden.

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ARM

@responsiveme (22923)

• India

8 May 17

@hereandthere I love okra

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prashu

@prashu228 (37518)

• India

7 May 17

Nice garden, we have tomatoes,ridge gourd and ladyfingers in our garden as of now

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@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

7 May 17

What else do you plan on planting?

Bojel

@jobelbojel (36796)

• Philippines

9 May 17

I hope to see your harvest in a few days. It is dry season here in my country and fields are so dry.

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Bojel

@jobelbojel (36796)

• Philippines

9 May 17

@BettyB I remember my childhood days. We used to plant vegetables on the backyard.

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

9 May 17

It will be a while before the tomatoes are ready but we should be picking squash in another week or so.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56396)

• Canada

7 May 17

We are still dealing with the wet and cool weather so seeing your pictures and hearing about a planted garden is music to my ears!

We stopped planting vegetable gardens a few years ago as it became more work then it was worth as I don't like anything from the garden, only my husband does.

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@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

7 May 17

My garden is just a little raised bed. It's a hundred times easier to take care of a raised bed garden. I don't have much planted, just enough to have fun with.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502812)

• Italy

8 May 17

I know what you mean, nobody here plants before the 15th of May, we had a frost last week.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502812)

• Italy

9 May 17

@BettyB No, all my plants wait in the greenhouse, ready to be moved in the garden.

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

8 May 17

That's not far from now.

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Catherine

@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

8 May 17

@BettyB , it's great you can already start harvesting so soon. Here we're in Autumn. Enjoy your spring further :)

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Catherine

@bluesa (15022)

• Johannesburg, South Africa

9 May 17

@BettyB I also prefer spring temps over summer temps. :)

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

8 May 17

Spring will be moving into summer soon. I love this time of year but hate the heat in July and August.

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PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21845)

• Canada

8 May 17

We plant around Memorial day too. The rain stopped but there is still cold mornings and the chance of frost.

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PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21845)

• Canada

10 May 17

@BettyB me too but Minnesota is farther north than I am... I'm near Niagara Falls.

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

9 May 17

I remember a few frosts as late as the first of June when I lived in Minnesota. You're even farther north. I hope it warms up for you soon.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

8 May 17

Summer is almost here but today it's about sixty degrees here. Your garden looks good. My sisters have their gardens out and will be picking vegetables soon. So would I if I didn't live in an apartment.

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 May 17

@BettyB I hated to give up my garden but I like our apartment because there's no upkeep.

@BettyB (4117)

• Summerville, South Carolina

8 May 17

We considered moving into an apartment/condo when we downsized but I didn't want to give up the garden. It's little, but that's okay. A bigger garden would be more work than fun.

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