|
Vegetables are better than flowers...
Greetings
For many years I have had a garden...a vegetable garden. My wife planted the flowers and it was only until recently that I realized why I, personally, did not want to plant flowers. Plant vegetables and they grow all summer...watching them grow is like enjoying the bloom of a flower that never dies. The succulent taste of a newly harvested carrot or potato is enhanced by the enjoyment of watching them grow. My potatoes are just now breaking the surface. They are fighting. They are fighting to reach the sun, to grow to maturity. I almost killed the seed by wanting them to be green and not have buds reaching for the light. I put them out in the sunlight and when evening fell, they were frost bitten. I found them the next day and brought them into the house where they stayed until it was time to bury them. There was a fungi growing on many of them. I have never seen a fungi growing on seed potatoes before but I planted them anyways. Having faith never hurts in any situation. Today is May6/04 and I planted them about two weeks ago. I usually write down the date but I forgot this time. My potatoes are breaking the surface...go for it, I tell them. Go for it! I know they will do the best they can. They are my potatoes. Gary Fort Langley BC Canada The flowers I did want to see growing were pansies, roses and others that bloom all summer long. The others, that died, I did not want. |
Vegetables are better than flowers...
On Thu, 06 May 2004 08:59:39 GMT, gary davis wrote:
Greetings greetings. please do not post HTML to this text-only group. |
Vegetables are better than flowers...
On Thu, 06 May 2004 08:59:39 GMT, gary davis said:
] Greetings ][snip] ] I know they will do the best they can. They are my potatoes. Well, greetings Gary. This is the quote of the day, for my vote. Are you perhaps my uncle? He might say something like that. What's more, you have the same name. -E -- Emery Davis You can reply to by removing the well known companies |
Vegetables are better than flowers...
Vegetables are better than flowers...
SNIP The flowers I did want to see growing were pansies, roses and others that bloom all summer long. The others, that died, I did not want. Is it just me that finds this more than a little disturbing? Maybe it's the reference to his wife (in the past tense....) Martin --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.677 / Virus Database: 439 - Release Date: 04/05/2004 |
Vegetables are better than flowers...
Vegetables are better than flowers...Early potatoes are now being harvested [a week late] in Cornwall. Time to grow some flowers?
Best Wishes "gary davis" wrote in message ... Greetings For many years I have had a garden...a vegetable garden. My wife planted the flowers and it was only until recently that I realized why I, personally, did not want to plant flowers. Plant vegetables and they grow all summer...watching them grow is like enjoying the bloom of a flower that never dies. The succulent taste of a newly harvested carrot or potato is enhanced by the enjoyment of watching them grow. My potatoes are just now breaking the surface. They are fighting. They are fighting to reach the sun, to grow to maturity. I almost killed the seed by wanting them to be green and not have buds reaching for the light. I put them out in the sunlight and when evening fell, they were frost bitten. I found them the next day and brought them into the house where they stayed until it was time to bury them. There was a fungi growing on many of them. I have never seen a fungi growing on seed potatoes before but I planted them anyways. Having faith never hurts in any situation. Today is May6/04 and I planted them about two weeks ago. I usually write down the date but I forgot this time. My potatoes are breaking the surface...go for it, I tell them. Go for it! I know they will do the best they can. They are my potatoes. Gary Fort Langley BC Canada The flowers I did want to see growing were pansies, roses and others that bloom all summer long. The others, that died, I did not want. |
Vegetables are better than flowers...
|
Vegetables are better than flowers...
"........... I find I'm thinking with an English accent when I communicate
to this newsgroup...am I nuts or what? Happy gardening .................." More likely it's the first signs of sanity. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
Vegetables are better than flowers...
"David Hill" wrote in message ... "........... I find I'm thinking with an English accent when I communicate to this newsgroup...am I nuts or what? Happy gardening ..................." More likely it's the first signs of sanity. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk Generally you would find that the British think the Canadian accent more attractive than many of our own regional versions~~ other than Scottish [But not Glaswegian]. Unless we only hear the best of the Canadian?. Best Wishes Brian |
| All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:51 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
GardenBanter