fighting depression.

[squatting dog]

I've found for me, staying busy is the only way. Therefore, I'm so pleased that our winter garden is booming. Planted pumpkins, beans, cranberry, lettuce, and radish. So far, I have enjoyed eating the radish and watching the other stuff grow. Finally got flowers on the pumpkins and can't wait to see them flourish. Pumpkin pie... yummmm.

 

[Alligatorob]

I like gardening, makes me feel good. Is yours in Florida or Arkansas? Picture looks like Florida, but hard to be sure.

When in Florida I always enjoyed winter gardening, broccoli, greens, and lettuce did well all winter.

 

[squatting dog]

I like gardening, makes me feel good. Is yours in Florida or Arkansas? Picture looks like Florida, but hard to be sure.

When in Florida I always enjoyed winter gardening, broccoli, greens, and lettuce did well all winter.

Florida. I'm not sure when I'll get a chance to garden back in Arkansas. Got the raised gardens there, but, don't have a house anymore.

 

[Bellbird]

Nice garden, There is a lot to be said for growing your own veg. I've just planted some seed spuds in a big pot, it will be interesting to see how many I get.

 

[bowmore]

When we moved to our apartment, I had to give up my tomato plants. However, I discovered that our town has a community garden, where you can rent space. I hope to do that next spring.

 

[Murrmurr]

I've been helping my DIL tend her backyard garden for the past few years, but everybody in this part of Calif has had big issues with their gardens since the summer of last year; a record number of plant-eating bugs, a lot of strange, super-hearty weeds, and, of course, not enough water.

I think the bugs and weeds were blown in by wildfire winds. I'm seeing weeds right here at the apartments that I've never seen in the Sacramento Valley before. They're really sturdy, spiky and they grow really tall and thick, obviously designed to ward off deer and flying insects (ergo, their larvae) that live up north and in the eastern foothills.

Anyway, between the plant-murdering bugs and the water-thieving invader-weeds, local gardens aren't looking so good lately. Even the produce at our farmer's markets and in local grocery stores are small, short-lived, kind of soft, and don't taste quite right.

 

[Tish]

Very nice garden.