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Figgy1

Figgy1

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21stamps said:
@MySmallWorldof4 , do you have netting around your plants? I really don’t want to do that, the berry bushes are on the side of my deck, the rest of the veggies run down the length of the side of the house, I don’t have a legit garden area... I used areas where I plant flowers every year.

This garden thing was too much time and money to feed the animals, I’m not as nice as dryerlintfan.lol. If it doesn’t work this year, then I’m not planting again!
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Figgy1

Figgy1

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dryerlintfan said:
To clarify, lol, I don't go through the trouble of an actual garden every year. I plant a couple things that live forever like berries, and I'll plant the food in my cupboard that starts growing plants because I forgot about them. And we save our seeds from foods and seeing if they sprout anything. But I don't go out and weed and water any more than I would flowers or other side yards. I don't want to give you the impression that I'm out there putting real effort into this so the animals can eat it. I'm saying because the animals eat everything, I don't plant anything for myself. We had two failed years of gardening and then I was just done. Whatever wasn't eaten by animals molded because we live in such a humid climate. I could have used some sprays on it, but I buy organic so if I cannot grow organic, what's the point, you know?
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Figgy1

Figgy1

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dryerlintfan said:
OMG extremely frustrating. Honestly A wants to garden so I offered her one rubbermaid tub. She wants to plant watermelons so I don't have to worry about it quite yet. Honestly I would LOVE to have a garden and grow my own food, but I grew up in a school bus and just don't have a green thumb. Plus my favorite veggies are like... broccoli and sweet corn and zucchini and brussels sprouts,..... all of which go on super sale when they're in season. We eat a lot of edamame too but we prefer that from the freezer section. So after spending a couple years trying to grow food in the yard, I realized I spend a lot more money on the home grown ones and don't notice a difference in flavor because we already buy organic and farm fresh where we can. So I choose to save myself the time.

If I were really into gardening, I think it would be different. Like if it brought me peace to weed and cultivate, I'd probably really love it. Or if I didn't have a full time job and tiny human. With the gardens I did try, it just became such a chore to come home from a full day of work, take care of the kid until bedtime, workout, clean up, and THEN also need to go outside and pick off bugs and cultivate the soil and weed and water.

It's not something that brings me joy, like I thought it would be. But I do find joy in walking with my dog and kid and backpack to the farmer's market, and that supports local businesses. So win-win.
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Zucchini grows like a weed! You don't need a green thumb ;)
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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dryerlintfan said:
Honestly you kinda shot yourself in the foot getting your plants from Home Depot. They don't treat the plants very well on their way to the store and in store, and they spray their plants with stuff that's harmful to bees so it's harder to get those plants pollinated. If you do try this again, start either from seeds inside in the spring, or get your plants from a local nursery.

Home Depot does have a guarantee on their plants, or at least they did a few years back. So potentially you can switch your dead cucumbers out for bigger plants.
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A local garden center almost always takes better care of their plants. Here Loews is better than HD
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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StarWarsGirl said:
My parents are interesting people. I still live with them, in spite of being 25 (long story). Anyway, we had dial up until 2009. Now, we have all kinds of technology. High speed internet, five Amazon Echos, they both have iPads, smart lights, smart TVs, a smart garage door opener...and getting them to use anything besides the iPads and the Echos is a pain. My dad would still flip off the lights even though they were on the Echos...I'm like, you're the one who bought these! They are generally clueless about using the smart TV. I have finally gotten my mom introduced to it somewhat, but it I left it on an app instead of on the TV, they'd get so mad because they didn't know how to change it back...even when I explained that you just pressed the giant button on the remote that says TV. They have Bluetooth in their cars...I had to pair their phones.

So the fact that I can get my m to use a streaming service at all is amazing. 😂
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Our internet has been cable since the day we could get it and before that we had 2 phone lines
 
StarWarsGirl

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figmentfan423 said:
He's abnormally quiet right now. Donna must have found one;)
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Either that or he saw where this was headed and was like...
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Letteyeti

Letteyeti

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StarWarsGirl said:
It does. But see, @Mr Ferret 88 is from Guernsey, one of the English Channel islands, and apparently there, they are under the mistaken impression that Hondas are for old people. I've tried to set him straight on that one, but he persists...
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No, you are the right one. Honda Civic's especially because of the price and the style are for young people. Does he expect you to be riding in a BMW or a Mercedes or maybe some hotrod speedster car?
 

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