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We all made them when we first started gardening... What was your most memorable ones?
I'll start. When I first moved into this area (never planted anything before), I did not know about raised beds and was not in the mood to dig those heavy red clay soil, so I'd fogure I would plant tomatoes in containers. I went to the big box store and bought myself a pack of tomato seeds and a seedling starter kit, proceeded to follow instructions.
A couple of weeks layers, my seedling are going well and as I shared my excitement with a more knowledgeable coworker, she asked me where would I be planting them? I told her I was planning to plant them in containers since I did not want to dig. She nodded and said that would work but make sure I give them a big enough size container as they will grow big... so plan on a 5 to 10 gallon container for EACH seedling.... There was an awkward moment of silence, then I quietly said: "but I have 72 seedlings"...
After she's done laughing so hard that her belly hurts, she asked who told uou to plant ALL the seeds? Well... The packet did not say ONLY plant a FEW seeds!!!
I burned the roots and killed my very first tomato plants. I figured that if manure was good on the surface of the soil, it would be even better right down next to the roots. Poor 'maters, they never stood a chance.
I remember, being new to the Phoenix, AZ climate, and being totally unable to grow ANYTHING. . . . I took the Maricopa County Master Gardeners class. . . . .you should see my garden now!~
I got out my Martha Stewart magazine, and I carefully put up a few posts, strung and knotted twine between them. I was going to have a beautiful morning glory screen! I followed the directions for planting seeds and anxiously waited for them to come up, and up them came! So many of them, that I transplanted some to the picket fence. But they didn't seem like the ones on the seed package...
I was very carefully cultivating bindweed!
One of many, many times I cared for healthy, luscious weeds, waiting for them to bloom.
I got out my Martha Stewart magazine, and I carefully put up a few posts, strung and knotted twine between them. I was going to have a beautiful morning glory screen! I followed the directions for planting seeds and anxiously waited for them to come up, and up them came! So many of them, that I transplanted some to the picket fence. But they didn't seem like the ones on the seed package...
I was very carefully cultivating bindweed!
One of many, many times I cared for healthy, luscious weeds, waiting for them to bloom.
Here in AZ, Morning Glory's were long prohibited, because they are a close relative to "field bindwind", a noxious pest to cotton crops. Do yourself a favor and get your seeds from a reputable seed company. Now that the ban has been lifted, I have Morning Glorys on every fence and post. . . .they are glorious!
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