RE: Still not gardening

Theresa, don't they wet the wheat straw before they start weaving?  I did
this once in Indianapolis at the Children's Museum.  I too love the look of
woven wheat.

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Theresa W.
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 12:44 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Still not gardening

If you grow wheat, you should learn how to do wheat weaving.  I love the
look of these decorations, and used to know how when I was a kid.  They make
great fall and Xmas decoration.

Theresa

Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
> Yah...they calm down when they're about 20 or so. :-) My riding 
> instructor has already told us how to avoid the Christopher Reeve 
> suicide leap; how hard could it be? Except, you know, I knew someone 
> who died when her horse spooked and threw her. And I tend to be a 
> cautious personality anyway.
> I am thinking about next year's vegetable garden already, hoping that 
> my time crunch will get better by spring. I really ought to be paying 
> more attention to the front garden but I do like my veggies. I'm 
> hoping for a better tomato crop next year. And I think I'll plant some 
> sweet corn, haven't grown that for a while. Would be fun to grow wheat,
wouldn't it?
> I'm not sure what you do with it after it ripens though. I was looking 
> at growing rice (in a wading pool) at one point but I never did find 
> the seed.
> I got my bulbs from Old House Gardens and it looks like the order from 
> Brent & Becky's will show up this week too. I've still got that big 
> empty space we dug out of the front lawn to fill; haven't had time to 
> think of anything really cool to put there so it's probably going to 
> get filled with divisions of stuff I already have. I would like to buy 
> an Oranges n'Lemon rose - but maybe I should get another Mr. Lincoln 
> or Chrysler Imperial, so fragrant - and then I think I'll divide some 
> daylilies, shasta daisies, and, and...ummmm...I'll think of something.
>
> Cyndi
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
> Behalf Of Donna
> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 6:02 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Still not gardening
>
> Oh just learn how to ride a runaway and you will be fine. They are 
> just a tad high spirited, but as time goes on, just like a kid, they 
> calm down.
>
>  
> So have you planned your garden for next year?  Thinking with 2 
> horses, might want to consider feed corn, oats and alpha.
>  
> Donna
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>
> If I were an experienced rider and I didn't work full-time, I might 
> look at rescue horses - but you know many of them are in rescue 
> because of age, physical, or behavioral problems. Thoroughbreds 
> especially racehorses are pretty "hot". I get my dogs from rescues or 
> the shelter because I know how to work with a dog (and the possibility 
> of me getting killed by falling off a dog is pretty low). But a horse? 
> No...I'm looking for calm, quiet, tolerant, and well-trained. To 
> paraphrase Dirty Harry - you gotta know your limitations.
>
> Cyndi
>
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