August 7, 2020 | Oldtallinn

I don’t grow many vegetables. Instead, I rely on generous gardening friends and neighbors to gift me with some of their bounty, and they usually do. I’d rather grow flowers. When I think of harvest time, I think back on the harvests of my childhood – on my family’s wheat ranch in Eastern Oregon. Remembering the Wheat Harvest Summer was (and still is) my favorite time of year. We would watch the growing wheat ripen, gradually turning from emerald green to gold (“amber waves of grain” is an apt description). My Dad would pray for wheat in May and June, which could make the difference between a good harvest and a poor one. Wheat can’t be harvested until it has a low water content, which we would determine by taking a bucket of grain into town to be tested. Once the wheat was ready, usually in late July or early... Read More

Gardening Learn to backyard like a pro with data and recommendation from the consultants. Design particulars, equivalent to built-in wine racks and sink cabinet storage, give flexibility and benefit from house. As a pleasurable and aim-oriented out of doors activity, gardening has another benefit over different forms of exercise: People are more prone to keep it up and do it often. Upkeep – This is the on-going, and typically most challenging a part of gardening! Weeding and watering, in addition to fighting off bugs and pests is usually a fixed battle, however can be vastly satisfying. There are also tasks to do in useless-heading flowers like roses, or in scaling down of plants. Give a constant and ample amount of water,” says Sullivan. ‘Constant’ means you are doing it frequently and ‘ample’ means enough, which varies from plant to plant. Ensure the water penetrates the soil as opposed to just... Read More

Day: August 7, 2020

Memories Of Summer Wheat Harvest Days

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