Quiz: Can We Guess Your Level Of Education?
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Are we educating people to love plants?
Comments (28)This is an excellent topic, and one that we need to keep in mind if we want to see a robust future of gardening, much less rose gardening. I agree that we seem to be growing into a much more "indoor" culture, which to me transcends the concerns about too much device time in the younger generation (as I sit here typing this into a device...). It seems like outdoor time is compartmentalized into particular uses, mostly sports or commuting, and spending time in the yard for fun isn't usually a consideration. Goal oriented sorts may indeed get hooked with vegetable gardens, and that's a great hook for economic benefits as well. I think the key reminder for us here is the word "plants" rather than necessarily "roses" as an entry into the love of gardening, and to take to heart Josh's other post about enabling people he runs into casually. Every time I see someone new move into the neighborhood at large, I make a point of bringing them fresh produce and inviting them to stop by my yard and browse for free divisions of the many perennials I have to share. I figure it's a multiple benefit - getting something free means that there's no loss to trying, seeing something work in someone else's yard makes it more likely in yours, it makes people think that they COULD do something more than boring with their own yards, and I'm offering my help as a fellow gardener for advice. We ran into a new neighbor this weekend as my daughter and I were selling girl scout cookies up the street, and even though I didn't have any produce to offer at the time (duh - back to zero this week again), the new neighbor did look grateful at the prospect of being able to do "something" with her yard. The other thing we can do is literally as well as figuratively plant seeds with our own contacts in the next generation. My own kids are firmly convinced of the benefits of gardening in at least the tangible sense of food and smell and visual impact, though they're variable in wanting to help very directly. Regardless though, I keep throwing out information on basic garden problem solving when the opportunity comes up, and I know from my own experience how well some of that can stick in later years. I mostly learned gardening from the vegetable plots with my father, and didn't have my own yard till nearly 20 years later, but I could still hear his voice coaching me in techniques that have held through the test of time. I make sure to pass these along to the neighbor children, some of whom have parents who appreciate yards but are self-proclaimed "non-gardeners" (they even broke down and sold a beautiful greenhouse when they bought the place that I would have given my eyeteeth for). One of these days, those kids may grow up to want their own vegetables and flowers, and I haven't given up on passing along extra plants (including roses) to those neighbors yet either. I've basely corrupted every other neighbor on every side of me with roses and other plants, so I'm watching for my opportunities to share the love of plants when they're ready. Like every other aspect of gardening, encouraging others to love plants takes patience, but I'm never willing to give up on the challenge. Cynthia...See MoreAny educated guesses?
Comments (11)Ooops, I forgot to link our website: http://www.midtnplantswap.com/. Peruse the entire site and please let me know what you think. Don't worry about having a lot to bring to the MTPS. We always have more than we can get rid of anyway. Just bring something for lunch and have a good time; that's all we ask. The MTPS will be May 16th. The Spring MTPS is ALWAYS the Saturday before the Memorial Day Weekend and the Fall MTPS is usually the third Saturday in October although that may be subject to change because of the Vol football schedule. :-) We're only 200 miles from K'town and at least a quarter of our attendees are from East TN. Hit both the Knoxville Swap and the MTPS and you'll rack up enough to keep you busy planting for at least a week! I've made the mistake of planting Iris bulbs too deep myself. They dang near sit on top of the ground! 3"-4" is plenty deep. The tops of ours are normally about a half inch under the soil when I plant new ones but they will rise to where the top of the bulb is poking it's head above ground. Like you said, even if they are too deep it didn't cost you much to learn and it sure isn't that hard to raise them up an inch or two. Jeff...See MoreI Guess We're Not Nuts!
Comments (8)Dodgevalley, We're building in Freeland on Whidbey Island but also have a small farm in Birdsview, near Concrete. Well we sent out the bid package to our #1 choice for a contractor. If his doesn't work out we'll go to to #2 and then #3. But hopefully we've done enough research that our first choice will give us a bid in our range even if it means making a few changes. If we've completely miscalculated construction costs around here we'll sell the land and move back to the farm. I know costs vary all over the country but we've budgeted $150/sq ft. We did interview one contractor whose low end construction price was $200. We just got our clearning and grading permit and will be ready to go on that as soon as we have a contractor. Have been making minor house plan updates and changes on windows and doors. Because the design is engineered we have to stay within the rough out dimensions on the plans. I just want to get the logging/clearing done and the foundation in before the rains start. That will be sometime between tomorrow and late November. So this is a very frustration time, just waiting for the bid. So it's time to head on a weeks vacation and sit at the seaside and sip martinis. The work will all be waiting for us when we return. Tom...See MoreCan you please help educate me on this type of deck I want to build?
Comments (5)Pls provide a cleaner set of plans when possible. I magnified what you provided but could not see the detail needed. So a few questions... 1. I understand removing the 3 posts so the wraparound deck is going away. Is he reducing the price for this change as that does result in fairly good savings? 2. What is he cantelevering? You said INTO the house. That is not so much cantelevering as it is sistering joists going back into the house. A cantelever is an unsupported area that extends beyond the location of the last support i.e. the posts. Usually code does not allow for roofs above the cantelever area & they usually don't extend but approximately a max of 2 feet. Hopefully he is not saying he will cantelever from the outside edge of the screen porch further to allow for the wraparound deck. 3. If you just paint the treated lumber arches, rails, & posts be sure to wait a minimum of 6 months for the lumber to dry out. As far as recommended wrap trim materials there are plenty ranging from regular lumber, prime treated lumber (which you need to let dry prior to painting), trim board primed finger-joint, to TruWood, HardieTrim, AZEK PVC, Miratec, & other vinyl options, etc. Just go by Home Depot or Lowes & you can see the price range for these type products....See More
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