The HEAT is ON!!! Believe you me, it’s HOT out there. Do we know what to do when we are caught in the heat of things? What are the vital things that HAVE to be done FIRST? Do we look for shelter, clothing, food, medicine, OR how about WATER? Most things in life need WATER to survive. Mankind, animals, fish, birds, and yes PLANTS. Without water ALL forms of life die. Water has A LOT of valuable properties that we ALL need to survive. Do we know who to call to come and HELP when we don’t know which way is up? We can really get off kilter very quickly if we are not FOCUSED at what is at hand. So keep that in mind for LIFE and for your gardens. Everything NEEDS water, but WHO gets it FIRST?
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Is that what it is? Sometimes in life we ask what is this? Why is this happening? I did the right thing, but yet I got the wrong result. Not always do we have control on HOW things work out. Example of that is, you gave the instructions to someone to accomplish a task, only to find out that they went in their own direction and did something else. Now the result of them not following your instructions may end in more work for you, or sorrow, or even disaster. But in life, when the rain is gone, and you CAN see ALL obstacles in your way, you CAN chose to have a BRIGHT, BRIGHT SUNSHINY DAY. Things will NOT always turn out the way you planed it, but the world does NOT stop because you hit a road block. No, you OVERCOME it. You move on and TRY another way to do IT. TRY, TRY, and TRY again. It’s too easy to give up, that’s what most do. An example I use a lot of someone that DIDN’T give up, is Walt Disney. He went to 40 some banks to try and get a loan for an idea he had of a MOUSE and his girlfriend named Minnie. Like REALLY, do I have to say more??? Let’s NOT throw the towel in so quickly. Step back and LOOK at it in a different perspective. What I just spoke of can apply to many things, even GARDENING.
As I mentioned last week that I was going to share about planting my plantlets that were done on May 25 and about the mistakes that I made, so that You wouldn’t do the same. It’s going to take a bit of explaining, but believe you me, you’ll wanna know. What I discovered this year is that you have to get your seedlings transplanted as quickly as possible. If not, you end up with spindley roots. Because the little seedlings have out grown their trays for space as well they have USED up ALL the nutrients that were in the little soil they had to start in. Now because of shortage of time, I had the ones helping me, plant the one tray of Broccoli and one tray of Cauliflower directly into the garden. Only to result in POOR plantlets that LOOKED good, good size stems, a few leaves, but only one long SPINDLY root. The reason for the root to turn out that way was because it was going deep to look for food to no avail. So now I have to pull out the weak ones and REPLANT with HEALTHY well rooted plantlets. The other tray of Broccoli and Cauliflower I had in the greenhouse was transplanted in mass of about 6 plants per one gallon pots and put outside to toughen up. And they are coming along just GREAT. But that is how we learn, by trying, and sometimes, try again. All my other plantlets that were transplanted into little pots, are growing beautifully in the garden. To do Block planting is the SAME as wide row gardening, but your rows are 4 feet wide, and every 4 feet in the row you plant another solid crop. Best crops for Block Planting are, Swiss chard, Kale, Head Lettuce, Cauliflower, Mustard, Turnips, Onions, and Collards. The one thing to remember about Wide Row or Block Planting is, DON’T be STINGY with seeds. Sow Radishes in EVERY Wide row to help irrigate the soil. And MOST of all, start harvesting as soon as something is big enough to eat which is a way of THINNING your crops. Well I haven’t nail it down yet as to what I’m going cover for next week. So you ALL come back now to see what will be on the horizon. Deborah’s Buzz Blog Signing out as Blessed to be a Blessing |
Hi, I’m Deborah Vanderwolf and starting a NEW adventure in my life. As our web site stated, we started in 2012 with the gardens. And because of a major surgery I had in 2013 we were unable to do the gardens for that year. But I’m back, and there’s nothing stopping me now.
So as I learn and share my victories and down falls, together we will harvest a bountiful crop. My desire in doing ALL of this, is to show the joy and excitement of watching something grow. From a small seed to food on your plate to eat. That in it’s self is a miracle. I love giving to others, that, that was given to me. I’m a very visual person, because a picture speaks a thousand words. So you will see a lot of that as the season progresses. My passion is that others will find the joy and fulfillment of doing for others. Archives
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