henrietta23 said:
Two blueberry bushes and pickling cucumbers.
And some fence posts.
I was out in the front yard putting in dahlia roots one time. The little 4 year-old who lived close by was over as I'm getting the planting holes ready. I put a wood stake in each hole before going to get the roots.
The little girl asked me why I was planting "sticks" in my garden.
I told her that I grow sticks every year but unlike the plants they don't grow taller. In fact, when I pull them at the end of the season they have usually grown shorter . . .
Then I showed her how I tie baling twine "ribbons" on the stakes, anticipating having tall plants to tie up later. I brought out the "dead-looking" dahlia roots so she could see those. And, she was around to see the plants grow up, be tied to the stakes, and bloom.
Last I heard, she was graduating from high school but that's been a year or 2 ago. I wonder if she ever thinks about planting sticks and having flowers.
Steve
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