Down and out needing to garden for my grief

[Zeedman]

Late to this thread, so a belated Welcome @Jae !

I'm another big advocate & practitioner of soil/soul therapy, as part of grief management.

BUT...

do you have any local seed libraries?

plus there are some of us on-line who will send beans to people that want them.

You have NO idea what you would be getting into! There are so many generous bean growers here, you'd need a bigger mail box.

 

[Jae]

Late to this thread, so a belated Welcome @Jae !

I'm another big advocate & practitioner of soil/soul therapy, as part of grief management.

BUT...

You have NO idea what you would be getting into! There are so many generous bean growers here, you'd need a bigger mail box.

Hi, thank you so much Zeedman nice to meet you ! It's funny someone had offered to send me beans and I couldn't figure out how to email them so I've since lost that thread of that really nice person willing to send me some seeds. I love beans I eat them every day all kinds, I never knew you could grow, like white beans, pinto beans, kidney beans I usually grow the green beans. I know there's a lot to know so I an am amatuer when it comes to beans. Also I don't know what seed library are? Thank you for reaching out.

 

[flowerbug]

...! It's funny someone had offered to send me beans and I couldn't figure out how to email them so I've since lost that thread of that really nice person willing to send me some seeds. I love beans I eat them every day all kinds, ...

you can search for your posts in various ways:

- click on your avatar and then it should bring up your profile or something that you can then click on messages and go back and scan them (since you're just starting out you don't have that many yet )

- search for key words and filter results (use the search function)

- if you know it was in one of your threads you can also use the "Forums" pull down menu "Find Threads" -> "Your Threads" search...


as for sending someone a note (often abbreviated as PM here (aka personal message)) you can click on the mail icon and send people a note.


a seed library is a place that lets people exchange seeds - it can be set up any place but a local library or community center might work out well. you can talk to them about doing it if they don't already have one and then volunteer some time to work with it to help them out.

 

[Jae]

you can search for your posts in various ways:

- click on your avatar and then it should bring up your profile or something that you can then click on messages and go back and scan them (since you're just starting out you don't have that many yet )

- search for key words and filter results (use the search function)

- if you know it was in one of your threads you can also use the "Forums" pull down menu "Find Threads" -> "Your Threads" search...

Hi-- thank you for explaining-now lol could you tell me how to send a private email; once I figure out the kind soul who offered me seeds

 

[flowerbug]

look for a conversations icon or something that looks like an envelope.

sorry, i wasn't quite done editing and revising my response when you saw it. often i am editing and revising for a bit before i settle down... (aka go back and read it again )...

 

[baymule]

You are going to have fun here. There is a bean thread every year with the most gorgeous beans you ever saw.

 

[Dahlia]

I'm sure this is rare but we have Little Book Libraries and Seed Libraries throughout our neighborhoods. They are little houses on posts. My husband and I always stop to see what they have while on our walks.

The seed libraries are stocked twice a year by the Alameda Backyard Growers of which I'm a member of. We have seed parties where we bag seeds to restock these libraries. We also pick fruits from people's trees and donate it to the food bank. It's fun picking fruit cause you get to bring some home too.

Mary

We have the little book libraries all around the neighborhoods, but I haven't seen one with seeds. That's super cool!

 

[Vanalpaca]

Wow! A lot of work-I forgot deer jumped that high--
I hope I too can stop the critters. The ruined my cabbage and I would find my tomato's sitting on the ground with one/two nibbles out of them, grrr.
I will have to check out traps but I happen to Love rabbits and bunnies. When I sit outside just reading, they will hop and play with each other just playing on two legs. Brings me such joy. I am hoping my fencing I am putting up will eliminate the creatures as it has very small width space, has a locked gate. Will see...
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We both like the bunnies but now they are in the garden and it looks like may have hatched there in the strawberry patch!! Spotted a half grown bunnie in the garden last night. My BEANS are up!!! ARGH!!! Bunnies across the street and on our walk down the road. Cannot have them in the garden. Maybe blood meal at the gates will help deter them!! I've heard mothballs but those disappear quickly. Need advise on bunnies. Yard is already fenced in 2x4 weld wire but they came under the gate so will have to put bricks back in under it today...

 

[Vanalpaca]

You are going to have fun here. There is a bean thread every year with the most gorgeous beans you ever saw.

OK point me to the right thread for bean growing advice and the pretty photos...

 

[flowerbug]

OK point me to the right thread for bean growing advice and the pretty photos...

Search function (upper right on my screen), put in Little Easy Bean Network, click on search titles only and then click search. plenty to read and lots of pretty pictures.