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How to get confidence with gardening?
Hi there,
Each time I buy a indoor plant or look something up that's related to any kind of gardening I get entirely lost in all the terminology, Latin names, etc. I would like to get improved at gardening and growing things devoid of having to get my degree in horticulture. Are there any sources (websites/books) for beginners who don't understand all the "big words”? |
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How to get confidence with gardening?
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Liansekate wrote: Hi there, Each time I buy a indoor plant or look something up that's related to any kind of gardening I get entirely lost in all the terminology, Latin names, etc. I would like to get improved at gardening and growing things devoid of having to get my degree in horticulture. Are there any sources (websites/books) for beginners who don't understand all the "big words”? Gardening rarely requires you to go polysyllabic. In any event there is usually an appropriate four letter word to replace it, manure, for example, has a number of four letter replacements, phosphates (bone meal), and potassium (wood ash). Peduncle could be tricky, because it requires a 5 litter word (stalk), but you could just as easily get by with stem. If worse comes to worse, "Google" the word, or use a book called a dictionary, sometimes found in an antiquities (old) store, to look it up. You learn the words through use, but start with the monosyllabic ones, and if you stick with it, the others will follow. -- - Billy Bush's 3rd term: Obama plus another elective war Bush's 4th term: another Judas goat America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash. It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks and the portfolios of the uber-rich. http://theuptake.org/2011/03/05/michael-moore-the-big-lie-wisconsin-is-broke/ |
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How to get confidence with gardening?
Liansekate wrote: Hi there, Each time I buy a indoor plant or look something up that's related to any kind of gardening I get entirely lost in all the terminology, Latin names, etc. (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/...es.asp?id=1287) -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden "The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow." - Anon http://patrickmurfin.livejournal.com/ |
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How to get confidence with gardening?
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Bill who putters wrote: Liansekate wrote: Hi there, Each time I buy a indoor plant or look something up that's related to any kind of gardening I get entirely lost in all the terminology, Latin names, etc. (http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/...es.asp?id=1287) Eeh. -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden "The best fertilizer is the gardener's shadow." - Anon http://patrickmurfin.livejournal.com/ This is a good'un, thanks. "Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust -- - Billy Bush's 3rd term: Obama plus another elective war Bush's 4th term: another Judas goat America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash. It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks and the portfolios of the uber-rich. http://theuptake.org/2011/03/05/michael-moore-the-big-lie-wisconsin-is-broke/ |
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How to get confidence with gardening?
Billy wrote:
In article , Liansekate wrote: Hi there, Each time I buy a indoor plant or look something up that's related to any kind of gardening I get entirely lost in all the terminology, Latin names, etc. I would like to get improved at gardening and growing things devoid of having to get my degree in horticulture. Are there any sources (websites/books) for beginners who don't understand all the "big words”? Gardening rarely requires you to go polysyllabic. In any event there is usually an appropriate four letter word to replace it, manure, for example, has a number of four letter replacements, phosphates (bone meal), and potassium (wood ash). Peduncle could be tricky, because it requires a 5 litter word (stalk), but you could just as easily get by with stem. If worse comes to worse, "Google" the word, or use a book called a dictionary, sometimes found in an antiquities (old) store, to look it up. You learn the words through use, but start with the monosyllabic ones, and if you stick with it, the others will follow. Gardening does not require an advanced degree, even though it may help. Most plants have both a common name and a long dual latin name. Most gardeners get by just fine without knowing the latin names and just use the plants common name. Examples: Common name - Corn, Latin - Zea mays. Common name -Tomato, latin - Solanum lycopersicum. Go ahead and choose your words Gardening is really a local thing. What grows well in one area may not work well elsewhere. This is a global forum here on gardening, so be aware what may work in one place may not work well where you are. To really improve your gardening techniques, you should consider joining a local garden club or association. And it is perfectly fine to go it alone, just be prepare for failures and let downs and enjoy your successes. I do not have have a university degree in horticulture or agriculture. My degree is in Mathematics / Computer Science. I did take a very useful ten week local Master Gardeners Volunteers class provided by the state in which i live. -- Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan) |
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How to get confidence with gardening?
Do like my neighbor. Just stick the plants in the ground and let God take care of them! LOL Most seasons he doesn't have a very good vegetable crop!!! Rich |
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How to get confidence with gardening?
Liansekate wrote:
Hi there, Each time I buy a indoor plant or look something up that's related to any kind of gardening I get entirely lost in all the terminology, Latin names, etc. I would like to get improved at gardening and growing things devoid of having to get my degree in horticulture. Are there any sources (websites/books) for beginners who don't understand all the "big words”? See if there is a garden club in your town. These are often a good informal way of learning where you can ask the meaning of specialised words in the context of seeing or doing something practical. This may suit your style rather than "book learning". David |
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How to get confidence with gardening?
On May 3, 1:01*pm, (EVP MAN) wrote:
Do like my neighbor. *Just stick the plants in the ground and let God take care of them! *LOL *Most seasons he doesn't have a very good vegetable crop!!! Rich If true, that's because "he" doesn't let "her" handle what she's more capable of. "He" is mostly into war, extremism, prejudice -- stuff like that. HB |
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How to get confidence with gardening?
On May 3, 2:33*am, Liansekate
wrote: Hi there, Each time I buy a indoor plant or look something up that's related to any kind of gardening I get entirely lost in all the terminology, Latin names, etc. I would like to get improved at gardening and growing things devoid of having to get my degree in horticulture. Are there any sources (websites/books) for beginners who don't understand all the "big words”? -- Liansekate There are tons of gardening books- literally. You don't even say which continent you're on, and that's a problem with Usenet. If you want a general all-around book for North America, I love _Crockett's Victory Garden_. But it concentrates mostly on vegetables, and it's almost all outdoor stuff (you start the seeds inside and move them out in a few weeks). And it does not use complex terminology. Chris |
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How to get confidence with gardening?
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, Chris wrote: On May 3, 2:33*am, Liansekate wrote: Hi there, Each time I buy a indoor plant or look something up that's related to any kind of gardening I get entirely lost in all the terminology, Latin names, etc. I would like to get improved at gardening and growing things devoid of having to get my degree in horticulture. Are there any sources (websites/books) for beginners who don't understand all the "big words˛? -- Liansekate There are tons of gardening books- literally. You don't even say which continent you're on, and that's a problem with Usenet. If you want a general all-around book for North America, I love _Crockett's Victory Garden_. But it concentrates mostly on vegetables, and it's almost all outdoor stuff (you start the seeds inside and move them out in a few weeks). And it does not use complex terminology. Chris The .uk in @gardenbanter.co.uk identifies the most likely region as the United Kingdom (Britain). For "how to" gardening books I'd recommend: "Vegetable Gardener' Bible" by Edward C. Smith. http://www.amazon.com/Vegetable-Gard...-Gardening/dp/ 1580172121/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206815454&sr=1-1 (Available at a library near you) "How to Grow More Vegetables" by John Jeavons http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/...l=search-alias %3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=How+to+Grow+More+Vegetables&x=0&y=0 (Available at a library near you) For an explanation as to why gardening is done as above: Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microb...l/dp/088192777 5/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206815176&sr= 1-1 (Available at a library near you) Gaia's Garden, Second Edition: A Guide To Home-Scale Permaculture (Paperback) by Toby Hemenway http://www.amazon.com/Gaias-Garden-S...culture/dp/160 3580298/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271266976&sr=1-1 (Available at a library near you) -- - Billy Bush's 3rd term: Obama plus another elective war Bush's 4th term: another Judas goat America is not broke. The country is awash in wealth and cash. It's just that it's not in your hands. It has been transferred, in the greatest heist in history, from the workers and consumers to the banks and the portfolios of the uber-rich. http://theuptake.org/2011/03/05/michael-moore-the-big-lie-wisconsin-is-broke/ |
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How to get confidence with gardening?
Liansekate wrote:
I would like to get improved at gardening and growing things devoid of having to get my degree in horticulture. Are there any sources (websites/books) for beginners who don't understand all the "big words”? http://www.amazon.com/Jack-Beanstalk...4795406&sr=1-2 |
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How to get confidence with gardening?
On May 7, 2:49*pm, Billy wrote:
In article , *Chris wrote: On May 3, 2:33*am, Liansekate wrote: Hi there, Each time I buy a indoor plant or look something up that's related to any kind of gardening I get entirely lost in all the terminology, Latin names, etc. I would like to get improved at gardening and growing things devoid of having to get my degree in horticulture. Are there any sources (websites/books) for beginners who don't understand all the "big words˛? -- Liansekate There are tons of gardening books- literally. You don't even say which continent you're on, and that's a problem with Usenet. If you want a general all-around book for North America, I love _Crockett's Victory Garden_. But it concentrates mostly on vegetables, and it's almost all outdoor stuff (you start the seeds inside and move them out in a few weeks). And it does not use complex terminology. Chris The .uk in @gardenbanter.co.uk identifies the most likely region as the United Kingdom (Britain). Ah, Gurgle Groups does not show full email addresses, so I missed that. Thanks, Chris snip |
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