[Blindtlk] gardening

[Laurie Porter]

I am as well and I use gardening to run my preserves making business.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Johnson" <blinddog3 at charter.net>
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Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] gardening


>I am a blind gardener, planting both flower and vegetable plus a few fruit
> trees, bushes and the like.
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Ray Foret Jr
> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 4:22 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] gardening
>
> Do you yourself gardin?  If I did; (which I don't) most here would be able
> to guess how I would do it.
>
> Warm weather has been here since early February.
>
> IF I am not much mistaken, "the Braille Monitor" has an article or two 
> upon
> the subject.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
> Skype name:
> barefootedray
>
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>
> On Mar 20, 2011, at 3:55 PM, Laurie Porter wrote:
>
>> there is a blind gardeners group on yahoo I don't have the direct link
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hyde, David W. (ESC)"
> <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us>
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>> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] gardening
>>
>>
>>> I know that Hadley has or had a class in container gardening.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On
> Behalf Of Julie J
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:58 AM
>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] gardening
>>>
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> My spring project is to start a container garden...again.  *smile*  Over
> the years I've had about every configuration of garden, traditional, 
> square
> foot, container and houseplants.  I've pretty much killed them all off in
> short order.   I'm wondering if there is an NFB list specific to gardening
> or if not does anyone know of a list elsewhere for blind gardeners?
>>>
>>> Most of my plant woes have nothing to do with my blindness, but more
> about things like forgetting to water. *smile*  Still I'm wanting to learn
> and I have questions about how to distinguish the plants I'm trying to 
> grow
> from the weeds.  I also wonder about nonvisual ways to figure out if there
> are problems with bugs, plant diseases or soil problems.
>>>
>>> If it helps narrow down the suggestions I'm only interested in growing
> vegetables and herbs.  This year I am only growing in containers, although
> if I can get something to grow I might consider plowing up part of my yard
> next year.  I live in south east Nebraska, which is zone 5, I think.
>>>
>>> Ideas?  Resources? Suggestions?
>>> TIA
>>> Julie
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