Tender Mercies

"Never doubt in the dark what God has shown you in the light". -Michelle Terrill

Wow, I love that quote up there, I had forgotten about that. I wonder who Michelle Terrill is. I can’t remember where I came across that. Isn’t that a shame? I am going to google her and see what I come up with.

Well, I am not a homesteader anymore I am a Camp Manager’s wife. But I love this group and we live out in the "boonies", and I am going to make a hand-cobbed play -house with my daughter this summer, and I like you guys, so, I guess, maybe I’ll stay here for a while. We’ll see. Heh, maybe I’ll just "lurk" and read all of your posts. I don’t know, but I do have access to a computer and the internet again for a while (and maybe one night a week that I can sit and read/type the night away) sooooooooo. 

We will see.

Oh yeah, and I am making a square foot garden this summer which I am calling a Potager (even thought it maybe really isn’t) which sounds more impressive to me (and silly to my husband, especially the way he says it), basically because the weeds won the last time around.  Oh, and also because it is going to be at the front entrance of this property and needs to be pretty, hence the excuse to add flowers all around it if I want to. I am thinking of adding a pretty sign, so people will know that it is a garden with a French name. Jenette’s Potager-if you say it just right, even my name sounds French, which to me is only impressive if you are talking about kitchen gardens and eating.

 
Oh and hats off to my friend Janet’s mom, because she took the Ruth Stout idea and actually did it well and if Janet will be able to e-mail me pictures of them I will post her pictures, because her garden was beautiful. Mine was not (except that first month or so in spring, before the weeds and heat won out…not enough straw!).

Happy planting all!

Jenette.

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“Never doubt in the dark what God has shown you in the light”. -Michelle Terrill

Hey, its been a while for me.

I've been doing other things.

The hens are back in the shed since Chucky the Lucky Ducky died and they won't be able to trouble him anymore. That was a real disappointment to us. That duck had survived a lot and looked like he was actually going to grow up to be a big ducky. When he died, there was no reason apparent (to us).

The plants that I transplanted into the garden (as opposed to the seeds I planted directly into the garden) have been able to beat back most of the weeds. I don't have much heart for the garden this year (except to ignore then laugh at it…once I get the plants in). I am going to plant more pumpkins to maybe sell for the fall, but mostly because they grow so vigorously that they make me smile, I like plants with some spunk! Maybe that's why I secretly admire the weeds, even though they make me look bad to some of the real farmers around here.

If you (who really do get out and weed and tie up etc.) use the Ruth Stout system (combined with transplanting), I bet you'd have a great garden, or you might hate it because you enjoy “seeing dirt and plants” as my husband says (I think bare dirt looks like a place where water is going to evaporate, so there shouldn't be any any dirt showing…I seldom have to water…that's good because I haven't watered much this summer, um, maybe twice).

Oh, you know something funny? I think the weeds actually are helping my garden, the weeds have bug holes in them, My plants mostly are hole free.

Does any person have a tip for me on why my cucumbers are bitter?

Jenette.

We always joke that if I took care of our kids the way I take care of plants, well then….

But I actually feed and water my kids (and hug them a lot). They are spunky and good at getting my attention when they have needs.

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“Never doubt in the dark what God has shown you in the light”. -Michelle Terrill

These are the clearest instructions I have seen on this topic and would be an excellent start to a Unit Study for the garden or Native American Culture as well.

http://www.kidsgardening.com/growingideas/projects/March02/mar02-pg1.htm

Jenette.

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