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My beloved irisis that beckon Spring Gardening has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. I’ve always been fascinated by things growing and nurturing them. It must have to do with having a nurturing quality that maybe all gardening enthusiasts share. Gardening Joys It’s exciting and rewarding to nurture something to its full potential and enjoy the results, whether in appearance and aroma as with flowers or by enjoying its taste with vegetables. There is the added sense of productivity one gets with successfully growing something edible that they can enjoy and share with family and friends. It may even be a cost-saving measure, particularly in today’s economic climate. We are reminded of victory gardens and feel a sense of empowerment in being able to grow our own food. We not only save money (not always!); we can also appreciate knowing that our family is eating something fresh and possibly pesticide-free. My Gardening Experience I am not quite an expert gardener. I just enjoy getting my hands dirty and am very interested in learning all I can and continuously improving my gardening experience and harvest. My family can attest to my many successes and failures. Last year, I wanted to get in sunflowers before my daughter was born. They are symbolic to the meaning of her middle name and I just thought they would be colorful. Maya enjoying her first Spring May 2009 Gardening Maintenance Well, having a child doesn’t allow a whole lot of time to get out there and maintain one’s garden. So there were times I probably needed to pull and transfer some rogue sunflower seedlings before they got overgrown. I wasn’t able to do it and at times it seemed we were being invaded by sunflowers. Birds ate some sunflower seeds which they excreted and planted sunflowers in areas I had not intended. By August, many were too big (over six feet) to try to move. By Fall, some had to be hacked down. I wanted my husband to at least try to cut some so they could be used as cut flowers. So I made a note to self for this year; to not allow an invasion of sunflowers. Maya and Me August 8, 2009 - when she turned 6 months Successes and Failures The sunflowers from last year were a success and failure. My attempt to grow tomatoes were a failure. I bought a few plants that grew but didn’t yield much or ***gasp***I didn’t get to in time and they got over-ripe and fell. The spinach was kind of successful – got some to use, but a lot was enjoyed by insects. I got ambitious with some vegetables. A broccoli plant turned into a big flowering weed. Cauliflower plants got out of control, where I didn’t even see some heads, which got over-ripe and had to be composted. An artichoke plant grew and promptly died at the first sign of drought in July. The pepper plants produced a little but didn’t quite make it. All of these experiments were on a side plot (behind me in the picture below) that I newly created by removing lawn and rock. I used a little amendment, but could probably use a lot more. This year, I am excited about the beginning of gardening season and am starting to dream about what I want to plant. Probably the big lesson from last year I should keep in mind is to not get too ambitious, so I don’t end up with a jungle that overwhelms me! Still, I will allow for some sense of gardening adventure. I look forward to sharing my gardening adventures, large and small. Maybe there will be lessons for all of us. Hopefully, you will learn from my mistakes so you can enjoy more gardening successes in your gardening adventure. Good luck, and happy gardening! In the back of our suburban home 8.09
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Mo irisis beloved go beckon Earraigh Garraíodóireacht Tá paisean de mo chomh fada agus is féidir liom cuimhneamh orthu. Tá mé ag fascinated i gcónaí ag rudaí atá ag fás agus a chothú leo. Caithfidh go bhfuil a dhéanamh leis a bhfuil caighdeán a chothú go b'fhéidir sciar gach garraíodóireacht díograiseoirí. Sólás Garraíodóireacht Tá sé spreagúil agus luach saothair a rud éigin a chothú ar a gcumas iomlán agus taitneamh a bhaint as na torthaí, cé acu i gcuma agus aroma mar le bláthanna nó ag baint suilt as a blas le glasraí. Tá an chiall breise táirgiúlachta amháin a fhaigheann le rud éigin go rathúil inite a fhásann go mbeidh siad taitneamh a bhaint as agus a roinnt leis an teaghlach agus cairde. D'fhéadfadh sé bheith fiú tomhas ó thaobh costais de a shábháil, go háirithe sa lá atá inniu aeráid eacnamaíochta. Táimid i gcuimhne do na gairdíní bua agus sílim mothú cumasú a bheith in ann fás ár gcuid bia féin. Níl muid ach amháin airgead (ní i gcónaí!); Is féidir linn a thuiscint chomh maith a fhios agam go bhfuil ár teaghlaigh ag ithe rud éigin úr agus, b'fhéidir, lotnaidicídí-saor in aisce. Mo Taithí Garraíodóireacht Níl mé go maith le garraíodóir saineolaí. Mé taitneamh a bhaint as ach dul mo lámha salach agus tá mé an-suim i bhfoghlaim fad is féidir liom agus a fheabhsú go leanúnach ar mo thaithí garraíodóireachta agus an fómhar. Is féidir le mo theaghlach a fhianú go dtí mo rath go leor agus teipeanna. An bhliain seo caite, bhí mé a fháil i sunflowers sular rugadh mo iníon. Tá siad siombalacha chun an bhrí a hainm lár agus shíl mé díreach tar éis go mbeadh siad colorful. Maya ag baint taitnimh as Bealtaine di Earraigh 2009 den chéad uair Cothabháil Garraíodóireacht Bhuel, nach bhfuil leanbh a cheadú a lán iomlán de am a fháil amach ansin agus a choimeád ar bun amháin ghairdín. Mar sin, bhí mé uair is gá is dócha a tharraingt agus a aistriú roinnt síológa lus na gréine bradacha sula bhfuair siad overgrown. Ní raibh mé in ann é a dhéanamh agus ag amanna chuma air go raibh muid á ionradh ag sunflowers. Éin ith roinnt síolta lus na gréine a excreted siad agus sunflowers curtha i réimsí nach raibh sé ar intinn agam. Faoi Lúnasa, bhí go leor ró-mhór (níos mó ná sé troigh) chun iarracht a bhogadh. De réir an fhómhair, bhí roinnt a hacked síos. Bhí mé mo fhear céile ar a laghad iarracht a ghearradh ar roinnt ionas go bhféadfaí iad a úsáid mar bláthanna gearrtha. Mar sin, rinne mé nóta a féin don bhliain seo; a ní cheadaítear ionradh ar sunflowers. Maya agus Mise 8 Lúnasa, 2009 - nuair a chas sí 6 mhí Rath agus teipeanna Ba iad na sunflowers ó na bliana seo caite le rath agus teip. Bhí mo iarracht trátaí ag fás le teip. Cheannaigh mé cúpla plandaí a fhás ach ní raibh toradh i bhfad nó *** *** gasp ní raibh mé a fháil in am agus fuair siad ró-aibí agus thit. An spionáiste Bhí cineál rathúil - fuair roinnt a úsáid, ach bhí a lán taitneamh as ag feithidí. Fuair mé uaillmhianach le roinnt glasraí. A plandaí brocailí iompú isteach i weed borradh mór. Plandaí Cóilis fuair as rialú, i gcás nach bhfaca mé fiú roinnt cinn, a fuair ró-aibí agus bhí a mhúiríniú. An planda bhliosán gréine fhás agus go pras a fuair bás ar an comhartha chéad triomach i mí Iúil. Na plandaí Piobar a tháirgtear beagán ach níor leor é a dhéanamh. Gach ceann de na turgnaimh a bhí ar bun taobh (ar mo chúl sa phictiúr thíos) gur chruthaigh mé as an nua trí dheireadh a chur faiche agus carraig. Úsáid mé a leasú beag, ach d'fhéadfaí a úsáid is dócha a lán níos mó. I mbliana, tá mé súil tús an tséasúir garraíodóireachta agus táim ag tosú a aisling faoi cad ba mhaith liom a plandaí. Is dócha go bhfuil an ceacht mór ón mbliain seo caite ba chóir dom a choimeád i gcuimhne a fháil ní ró-uaillmhianach, mar sin ní féidir liom deireadh suas le jungle go overwhelms dom! Fós, beidh mé ag ligean do roinnt tuiscint ar eachtraíochta garraíodóireachta. Táim ag tnúth le roinnt eachtraí mo garraíodóireacht, idir bheag agus mhór. B'fhéidir go mbeidh a bheith ann ceachtanna dúinn ar fad. Tá súil againn, beidh tú ag foghlaim ó mo bhotúin ionas gur féidir leat taitneamh a bhaint as rath garraíodóireacht níos mó i do eachtraíochta garraíodóireachta. Ádh mór, agus garraíodóireacht sásta! I chúl ár bhaile bruachbhailte 8.09