[Blindtlk] gardening

[Julie J]

To those of you who garden, what advice do you have for someone that is very 
new to gardening?  Well, I'm not new to gardening, just new to successful 
gardening! LOL

Julie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
To: <blinddog3 at charter.net>; "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 2:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] gardening


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