Joy in the Little Things

[Phaedra]

Time to harvest the herbs on the west-facing window sill~

 

[digitS']

recommend where I should look to buy Illini Sweet Corn

Is Illini Extra Sweet something different?

Harris and Jung's both have that one.

 

[ducks4you]

I saw that. I have started/stopped online orders with both this week. I guess I'll make a commitment this weekend bc I am pretty sure it will sell out, what with new "scared" gardeners thinking that they can feed themselves solely from a garden!

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

My dinner plate dahlias - from a clearance bag of bulbs this past June.

 

[ducks4you]

OMGosh! I would love to do dahlias, but I would have to dig them up every Fall, bc we are too cold for them to stay in the ground! You and Phaedra are tempting me...

 

[ducks4you]

The world turns softly
Not to spill its lakes and rivers.
–Hilda Conkling, American poet (1910–86)

 

[ducks4you]

Falling in love is like falling down stairs—we never can tell exactly how the thing was did.
–Josh Billings, American humorist (1818–85)

 

[ducks4you]

Take the fruit I give you, says the bending tree;
Nothing but a burden is it all to me.
Lighten ye my branches, let them toss in air.
Only leave me freedom, next year's load to bear.
–Lucy Larcom (1824–93)

 

[Phaedra]

OMGosh! I would love to do dahlias, but I would have to dig them up every Fall, bc we are too cold for them to stay in the ground! You and Phaedra are tempting me...

Maybe you can try what I've done this year, planting them in the (bottomless) containers. My plan is to cut them short after the first frost and directly bring all the containers into the garage, or the tool shed. Then, I will check their status, divide, and pre-sprout them next March or April.

So far, my potted Dahlias are doing very well.

 

[Phaedra]

What the lovely light purple!