Hi Dave
Hi Dave! My name is Arah. I don't know if I introduced myself to the
list or not, so I thought I'd do it anyway. I have been on this list
for a month or so. I don't contribute much, because I'm a new
gardener. This is our 2nd one (2nd year). I have only grown,
sucessfully, tomatoes. I did that last year. This year, we are growing
tomatoes, but had to pull up six plants, because they just died. Looked
good for awhile, but then just turned brown and died. We bought them in
a six pack. We also bought two other tomato plants from somewhere else
and they seem fine. We replanted 3 more plants about a week ago. I
live in Redondo Beach, CA, so we have 10 - 11 months of growing season.
(I learned that this year!) We also are trying to grown yellow squash.
So far so good, with at least ten small squash on them. I am trying
cilantro and it flowered. I've tried cilantro before, but it flowers
and then dies. I've been told to just keep watering it and it will seed
and more will come up. So, that's what I'm doing.
I have a small garden, because my husband and I both work full time too
and just don't seem to find time for a large one. We canned 10 jars of
tomatoes from my garden last weekend. Also, we canned 8 jars of jelly
last weekend too. It was grapes. Grapes that my neighbor grew, but
climbed to my side of the fence. (Okay, we did go over for some, but my
neighbor is in a nursing home and her family lives way up North. They
were going to rot off. I couldn't stand for that.) I feel better now
that I confessed. lol I thought about taking the lady some jelly, but
her daughter won't let anyone know where she's at. (I don't know why,
but that's the way it is.)
Well, I've yacked my head off, so I guess I better go for now. (Dave's
not inspired me to open up a bit. I loved the story about his grandson
and bug hunting. Brought back memories of my son and his grandfather
out in the yard, pretending they were hunting for bear.) Good night for
real this time, Arah
