when i was a kid i grew up in the country and about a mile down the road we had a garden on a section of our neighbors field.
my dad used to send us down there carrying 5 gallon buckets of water etc.. even tho it was hard work, those are some of the best and most beautiful memories of my life.
we used to pick chokecherries too and make homeade chokecherry jam.
anyways, things changed and time moved on past the good old days, and i've been trying to grow my own garden in town.
i don't remember anything about it, and have been goen with the flow.
lol. you would call me a grand idiot if you only knew.
anyways. i have some dumb questions for anyone here who knows about it. i know alot of people garden so i'm thinking there's a chance someone here might be able to answer my questions.
i'd go to a garden website, or look up info online, or in books, but i like to go at more slowly, and talking with people you sort of know makes it less lonely than staring at blank words on a screen or book.
and i have researched online and through books also, and well whaddoyanknow?? they don't ever answer the simplest most basic questions. (or perhaps i'm a dinkus, and they might assume that if you are a dinkus you shouldn't be allowed to garden anyway!)
well, too bad for them. because i am.
ok..here are the questions:
how do you properly pluck cucumbers and peppers off the vine? do you just rip them straight off, cut at the very end of the cucumber or pepper, or near the vine, etc..?? i've been twisting them until they sort of break off in that way. (am worried i will prevent future growth or cause blight or something if i do it wrong). tomatoes seem to pop right off easily.
when is corn on the cob ready for picking?
when some cucumber leaves start to look blotchy and bleached is that ok? or should i cut them off?
and how tall can a sunflower actually get?? because the 2 i have are getting bigger than trees!!!!
how old can a plum tree get. when i moved here there was allready an ooooold plum tree here, which i love
my ass nieghbors complain about it and say, that thing is too old and you should cut it down and get rid of it, its creating "this problem and that problem" "attracting bees" etc...
for one thing i want the bees. and they can just suk it!! and i like the plums. should i let it go until it falls down? i'm going to let it go until it falls down.
just like this oooooold tree that must've been struck by lightning in my yard. its pure dead. its cool. they want me to cut it down. i am keeping it until it falls over. i like it
ok, enough rambling. any help with the questions much appreciated
thanks
my dad used to send us down there carrying 5 gallon buckets of water etc.. even tho it was hard work, those are some of the best and most beautiful memories of my life.
we used to pick chokecherries too and make homeade chokecherry jam.
anyways, things changed and time moved on past the good old days, and i've been trying to grow my own garden in town.
i don't remember anything about it, and have been goen with the flow.
lol. you would call me a grand idiot if you only knew.
anyways. i have some dumb questions for anyone here who knows about it. i know alot of people garden so i'm thinking there's a chance someone here might be able to answer my questions.
i'd go to a garden website, or look up info online, or in books, but i like to go at more slowly, and talking with people you sort of know makes it less lonely than staring at blank words on a screen or book.
and i have researched online and through books also, and well whaddoyanknow?? they don't ever answer the simplest most basic questions. (or perhaps i'm a dinkus, and they might assume that if you are a dinkus you shouldn't be allowed to garden anyway!)
well, too bad for them. because i am.
ok..here are the questions:
how do you properly pluck cucumbers and peppers off the vine? do you just rip them straight off, cut at the very end of the cucumber or pepper, or near the vine, etc..?? i've been twisting them until they sort of break off in that way. (am worried i will prevent future growth or cause blight or something if i do it wrong). tomatoes seem to pop right off easily.
when is corn on the cob ready for picking?
when some cucumber leaves start to look blotchy and bleached is that ok? or should i cut them off?
and how tall can a sunflower actually get?? because the 2 i have are getting bigger than trees!!!!
how old can a plum tree get. when i moved here there was allready an ooooold plum tree here, which i love
my ass nieghbors complain about it and say, that thing is too old and you should cut it down and get rid of it, its creating "this problem and that problem" "attracting bees" etc...
for one thing i want the bees. and they can just suk it!! and i like the plums. should i let it go until it falls down? i'm going to let it go until it falls down.
just like this oooooold tree that must've been struck by lightning in my yard. its pure dead. its cool. they want me to cut it down. i am keeping it until it falls over. i like it
ok, enough rambling. any help with the questions much appreciated
thanks