Thursday, April 30, 2020

Things we've learned

Several weeks ago, I interviewed a gentleman about gardening. He was a wealth of knowledge. His words were measured. His knowledge came not only from experience but from a degree in horticulture.

He owns greenhouses, raised beds, orchards, and bees. I have a notebook full of things he told me about gardening that I didn't know, but he also shared a vendor that sells seeds to commercial farmers.

We had to fill out an application to order from them. After they vetted the application, we received a catalog in the mail. It has a huge selection of plant seeds that we could not find in the other catalogs.

We did an order today, and we'll have to knock off a liquor store to put money in our account before the check clears.

If there's one thing that we've done during this stay-home situation, it is to focus on our land and how to make the most of what we have.
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Below is a picture I took six years ago. I can't wait until our zinnias bloom this year.


7 comments:

  1. Liquor store, hmm. I wish you could send photos as the plants go from stage to stage. Zinnia are happy flowers.

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  2. I hear you.
    I am in the midst of planning our spring bulb display and there are several vendors who will be able to have very expensive holidays when the quarantine lifts.

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  3. Whoa, that picture of zinnias puts mama's face, just smiling. She loved Zinnias. Her opinion was the zinnia was the poor peoples orchid.
    THANKS my friend, suggestion, wear a mask when you knock off the liquor store. ;-)

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  4. It will be nice to see what you got new to grow there. You already have such a nice variety. Those notes will certainly come in handy as you do your gardens there. Bees and gardens do seem to go together !

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  5. They are beautiful. As I always tell you zinnias were my mother's favorite flowers.

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  6. Something about zinnia's always makes me smile! They are gorgeous.

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