tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post1166647853128217599..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: Gardening grows the spiritUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-22678488199538055862010-05-20T07:16:56.600+10:002010-05-20T07:16:56.600+10:00I enjoyed this post. I also find gardening 't...I enjoyed this post. I also find gardening 'therapeutic'. Apart from the benefits you mention, I'm certain that good comes from being out of doors, breathing air that has been cleansed by green plants and getting a dose of sunlight. It can also be quite a workout, even resulting in a few aching muscles the next day.<br />In my busy life, I am often torn between using those precious 'spare' moments to garden or to craft and sew.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824924349210440889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11308805296340625812010-05-20T02:16:05.840+10:002010-05-20T02:16:05.840+10:00Hi Rhonda,
Thanks for this post! I feel the same ...Hi Rhonda, <br />Thanks for this post! I feel the same way about gardening- it is very therapeutic for me. Some days after 8 hours at the office, going home to my backyard and mucking around in the garden brings me back to a good mood and reconnects me with the earth. I am just off to write on my own blog about some of the things in my garden that aren't growing, but such is the life of a gardener or a farmer- it's all a gamble no matter how much TLC you put into it!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872903922526828007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-68086986436579182052010-05-19T23:52:44.614+10:002010-05-19T23:52:44.614+10:00You are so right about gardening being a source of...You are so right about gardening being a source of healing! We have two beautiful boys, but between them came an agonizing miscarriage. I spent every morning that summer in my garden, just thinking about life and returning to the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-4931362548453919412010-05-19T14:05:12.035+10:002010-05-19T14:05:12.035+10:00Your garden is so beautiful and productive!
I also...Your garden is so beautiful and productive!<br />I also wanted to add another benefit of gardening is a wholesome, outdoor activity for a family to do together. Kids love the tangible journey from seed to food.6512 and growinghttp://6512andgrowing.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11279289618744156552010-05-19T11:57:34.555+10:002010-05-19T11:57:34.555+10:00Wow, what a great garden! We planted our first ga...Wow, what a great garden! We planted our first garden this year and are really enjoying watching things grow. I look forward to eating fresh vegetables and strawberries, as well as having some extras for canning. I hope to expand next year.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08326884420045755790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-21710845899439414552010-05-19T04:25:43.784+10:002010-05-19T04:25:43.784+10:00What a beautiful post, thank you. This is my firs...What a beautiful post, thank you. This is my first year gardening - I'll take your wisdom and put it to good use! Pictures are lovely too, cheers.Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043931270195021483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-5353326589685816772010-05-18T14:08:18.670+10:002010-05-18T14:08:18.670+10:00I cannot stay inside all day even when the garden ...I cannot stay inside all day even when the garden doesn't need tending at that moment. Just to go out and look around I find myself tinkering and pruning a thing or two or picking this or that or just standing back and smiling and watching the birds. To think of a life with just four walls and no garden is sad. My mother was in an assisted living place that had a garden area and the residents were encouraged to help and to suggest things. I was so happy to find such a place. She loved it!! I sure hope I can garden forever!!! SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-78940071861219165902010-05-18T04:24:37.272+10:002010-05-18T04:24:37.272+10:00Your cabbages look lovely. Our garden is looking g...Your cabbages look lovely. Our garden is looking good too. I need to do a post like this one to show the update of our garden.Window On The Prairiehttp://windowontheprairie.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-66961769803715713062010-05-17T13:18:10.038+10:002010-05-17T13:18:10.038+10:00Yes. There is nothing like the miracle of a seed, ...Yes. There is nothing like the miracle of a seed, is there?hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-668801619681597752010-05-17T11:01:44.467+10:002010-05-17T11:01:44.467+10:00Thats it! Im calling my mum and asking if together...Thats it! Im calling my mum and asking if together we can grow a small kitchen garden here (Murrumbeena VIC). You send out tremendous waves of inspiration to all...now it is our diligent work to mix with your inspiration, and i hope i'll be eating home grown delights in some months to come!!!! Love Your Writing! New girl to your blog! Sita 29 y.o!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-46373942217207145062010-05-17T09:54:20.141+10:002010-05-17T09:54:20.141+10:00Hi Rhonda. I called Tonu out to look at the photo ...Hi Rhonda. I called Tonu out to look at the photo of Martha and we both smiled at it. Your garden is looking fabulous, good on you and Hanno.<br />I've beenmeaning to ask you if you tape Costa's Odyssey, SBS Thursdays 8pm, I know you would both love it. http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/costa/Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751315680374413649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-35849883681954797692010-05-17T09:39:57.533+10:002010-05-17T09:39:57.533+10:00Thank you for posting the photos of the garden.
I...Thank you for posting the photos of the garden. <br />I was wondering how tall the fence around my veggies would have to be to stop the chickens getting in.. (we've gone from 0 chickens to 8 in 2 weeks)... and it looks like it's about normal picket fence height. I REALLY don't want my girls ruining my vegetables!<br /><br />Another question: I'm going to be getting a big chook run built. It will be in the back corner of my suburban block, surrounded on 2 sides by paling fences at 6' high, and by a garage on one side. Will it need to have a roof to keep them safe from cats? It will have a deciduous tree in there to shade them in summer, and I can just imagine the mess that all the leaves will make on a roof in autumn...Frogdancerhttp://dancingwithfrogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-37686493790721716502010-05-17T09:16:39.947+10:002010-05-17T09:16:39.947+10:00I love the food aspect of gardening - I'm so s...I love the food aspect of gardening - I'm so spoiled now that restaurants are often disappointing - but I also really love the meditative aspect. It's a bit like the Buddhist idea of "mindfulness", but with a greedy sensuousness built in! I also love the sense of integrity in it - mind body and soul all lined up.Linda Woodrowhttp://www.witcheskitchen.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-8974748665662746972010-05-17T09:02:43.025+10:002010-05-17T09:02:43.025+10:00I love your writing, and your garden is beautiful....I love your writing, and your garden is beautiful. It is fun to read your posts because your season is so different then mine. Still spring here in Oregon and I am just getting my garden going. Have a blessed day Rhonda.<br /><br />KonnieKonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799743157541073295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-3613988033956026012010-05-17T08:19:55.609+10:002010-05-17T08:19:55.609+10:00I can't do a great deal of gardening because o...I can't do a great deal of gardening because of health problems but I do adore doing it. I feel as if the tension leaches out of my body, through my hands, into the earth. It's noteworthy that the Bible says in Genesis that God put Adam into the garden of Eden "to cultivate and take care of it", so it's no wonder we get such therapeutic benefits from gardening.Attilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-28569789344504466042010-05-17T07:51:20.422+10:002010-05-17T07:51:20.422+10:00Your garden is looking great Rhonda, way ahead of ...Your garden is looking great Rhonda, way ahead of ours at this time of year - seems I've been too busy knitting and making soap (oops!) SonyaSonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14083230049055990017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-75827282636776166072010-05-17T07:16:21.624+10:002010-05-17T07:16:21.624+10:00I'm excited to see the growth in my garden. We...I'm excited to see the growth in my garden. We are in the middle of hte current growing season, and I'm starting to harvest some things. The lettuce has gone bitter, so I'm waiting for it to produce seed, the out it comes! I love getting my hands dirty and see life come from such a small thing as a seed.Mama Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534245701379707268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-66833998146477034352010-05-17T07:07:12.095+10:002010-05-17T07:07:12.095+10:00Good morning Rhonda.
I had a lovely day pottering ...Good morning Rhonda.<br />I had a lovely day pottering in my garden yesterday. I planted a few sweet potatoes in February and didn't really think they would come to anything as I thought it wasn't a long enough warm growing season. So I was pleased and surprised yesterday to find a beautiful sweet potato. I hope there will be more. <br />I a going to pot up some cuttings and try to keep them going over the winter as I had found it hard to get them to sprout previously.<br />Enjoy your day.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454009681185077658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-86893786518916473212010-05-17T06:21:36.645+10:002010-05-17T06:21:36.645+10:00Good morning fellow gardeners. Thank you for shar...Good morning fellow gardeners. Thank you for sharing your stories, I love knowing we are not in this alone.<br /><br />Grace, I found this wonderful page with everything you'll need to know about growing sweet potatoes. Good luck!<br /><br />http://www.tropicalpermaculture.com/growing-sweet-potatoes.htmlRhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82777358613164930702010-05-17T06:17:15.540+10:002010-05-17T06:17:15.540+10:00Your garden is wonderful. I particularly enjoy the...Your garden is wonderful. I particularly enjoy the vast array of plants and vegetables you grow, and in such a small space!<br />I love your blog, I anticipate it eagerly to help centre me for the day.<br />CarlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60679140576293629322010-05-17T05:43:03.805+10:002010-05-17T05:43:03.805+10:00This is why I garden; teaching tool for my son, an...This is why I garden; teaching tool for my son, and desperately needed "time to centre" for myself. And of course food and foliage is a bonus.Oya's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184649716540468970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-75255656061897000082010-05-17T05:25:05.120+10:002010-05-17T05:25:05.120+10:00I am planting a garden for the first time this yea...I am planting a garden for the first time this year. My four year old daughter loves it, and enjoys "helping" me. She even has her own little corner where she planted some flowers and has fu digging.<br />I love your garden, how it is all seperated into sections. Someday I hope to be able to garden that way. Our soil is full of clay, so walking in it tends to make your shoes heavy! :) I can't wait to eat our fresh veggies and enjoy the fruits (or veggies!) of our labor! :)<br />-Randi C.Mereccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11553795060554017423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-83325919910628144332010-05-17T04:51:25.077+10:002010-05-17T04:51:25.077+10:00Dear Rhonda, a beautiful garden! I was wondering h...Dear Rhonda, a beautiful garden! I was wondering how you grow sweet potatoes, can you start sweet potato plants from store bought sweet potatoes, if so... how do I start it? I've heard of people putting them in jars with water but I'm not sure how that process goes. Would love to grow them because they are one of my favorite foods!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-24443591871960354182010-05-17T04:21:45.587+10:002010-05-17T04:21:45.587+10:00Your garden looks beautiful!!. I was finally able...Your garden looks beautiful!!. I was finally able to start working in my community garden plot yesterday, turning soil over and adding new soil from the composted soil that is available to gardeners. I will be able to start planting this week. We do have a short growing season here, basically from the very end of May to September.<br /><br />Have a wonderful day.Country Girl in the Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09245431218949778054noreply@blogger.com