tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41335901515881634732024-03-13T11:27:12.124-05:00Sheila's Garden RevelationsAs Sheila Sattler Kale gardens in the Texas Hill Country she ponders God's love and provision.
As we work the soil of our garden,
He works the soil of our heart.SheilaGardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305987397802786749noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133590151588163473.post-31575631271643664882012-07-09T20:32:00.000-05:002012-07-09T20:32:58.247-05:00Almost Touching<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aW5A9lsuPZY/T_uEKEO_uBI/AAAAAAAAAH4/ezrXUBBp0gM/s1600/IMG_2959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aW5A9lsuPZY/T_uEKEO_uBI/AAAAAAAAAH4/ezrXUBBp0gM/s200/IMG_2959.JPG" width="200" /></a>I couldn’t ignore her flapping against the screen, seeing the land where she belonged but unable to get past the wires mesh.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">At first I thought another bird was in our screened in porch! Where were they coming in? I stepped outside to prop the door open.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J5ZDNl8oGho/T_uEVsRDx5I/AAAAAAAAAII/fWyS5_8Gy1c/s1600/IMG_2965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J5ZDNl8oGho/T_uEVsRDx5I/AAAAAAAAAII/fWyS5_8Gy1c/s320/IMG_2965.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">But it wasn’t a little wren or sparrow. It was a beautiful butterfly beating its wings against the screen. Majestic would be a better word for the tiger striped swallowtail. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Butterflies live such a short time. Would she damage her fragile wings against the unyielding enclosure? I searched for a way to help her escape. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Taking a broom to wave above my head I tried to make a barrier so she would fly away from me and toward freedom. After moving toward the door a few feet, she retreated, flew around me back to the corner of her prison.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I laid the broom close waiting until she climbed onto the bristles. Carefully I carried her away from the screen. Again, she spooked. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“Okay, baby. I’ll let you figure it out.” I went back inside. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">A little while later I checked on her. There she was, beautiful, so close to the life that should be hers but still in her familiar corner.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">How could I help her? Again I laid the broom close to her but slightly tilted allowing her to climb onto the bristles from the underside. I could barely see her. I held my breath as if that would keep my delicate friend attached.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">It worked. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">She held on until I was out the door. I gently swung the broom upright and she flew away to the life intended for her. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">How many times in our life are we so close to our dreams? We can see them, feel them, and smell them. Yet, we can’t reach them. The door may be open, but we can’t find it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The very help God brings frightens us; it doesn’t make sense; it isn’t what we expected. We’re trapped in the corner of our almost-touching-life place. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Finally, we take the risk and cling to our salvation. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">When we cling to our Savior, the real life He designed for us begins. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">This is a great metaphor for the door God has opened for me. I am helping people find a way to do what they most want. <a href="http://www.sheilaspeakshope.com/coaching.php">I help you find the way to the life you are meant to live. </a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>SheilaGardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305987397802786749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133590151588163473.post-20359045673586125882012-03-21T22:42:00.001-05:002012-08-18T21:01:36.737-05:00Nothing Ordinary About This Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to go a little bonkers with my garden this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Instead of ordinary rows, I have triangle beds and will even have some circles eventually. <a href="http://www.organic-gardening-seed-to-harvest.com/garden-layout.html"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7oYbR9YizCc/T2qahXxjgYI/AAAAAAAAAG0/_Bleq5sFUdE/s320/IMG_2471.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> It's fun even though I'm already behind. Who could have guessed spring would come so early?<br />
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Although preparing beds is a little more complicated, especially in the form I chose, I think it will be well worth the effort.<br />
<ol><li>I needed the size of each bed to be approximately the same square footage even if the shape varied so that as I maintain them from year to year the crops can be rotated. <strong>The measuring seemed a little daunting. </strong></li>
<li>I first measured the space I had in the garden, of course, and numbered that on the graft paper. Each square equals two feet in this garden layout drawing. I subtracted four feet for the center aisle. I knew I wanted the rectangle beds to be four feet across. That answered how many square feet I needed to create the triangles. </li>
<li>Since math has never been my strong point, I ended up drawing what I thought I wanted and just counting the little squares on the graft paper until they were equal. The triangles equal the rectangles in this garden lay-out. <img align="right" alt="kids garden layout" height="210" src="http://www.organic-gardening-seed-to-harvest.com./images/kids-garden-layout-bySheila.JPG" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="280" /> </li>
<li>In the garden I measured to the center of my space, and then two feet on each side of center creating my walking path. I plant it with rye as you can see in the top picture to give me a pathway that is lovely and will choke out many of the weeds. </li>
<li> Enlisting my daughter and grandkids, I marked the path with sticks. If you have wonderful garden stakes, of course, that would be more appealing to the eye, but they are not going to remain after you plant. We have plenty of sticks that were free so we used them instead.</li>
<li>Next, measure where the cross rows will be and mark those. For this design I made the rows two feet wide except between beds three and four. I wanted a strong cross look and a path for wheel barrels so I made that row four feet wide like the center row. </li>
<li>Mark the rows by tying string to the sticks in each corner.</li>
<img align="right" alt="garden skeleton" height="260" src="http://www.organic-gardening-seed-to-harvest.com./images/garden-skeleton-bySheila-001.jpg" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="137" /><img align="left" alt="garden layout close up" height="260" src="http://www.organic-gardening-seed-to-harvest.com./images/garden-layout-close-up-square-001.jpg" style="margin-left: 0px;" width="222" />Now you have the basic design.
<li> Measuring the triangles become much easier because each of the points line up evenly with the rows crossing the width of the garden. <ul><li>To divide the square into triangles, start with you corner stake at position "A".</li>
<li> Move two feet over inside the square even with the already laid out row and put another stake. </li>
<li>Move diagonally across the square to the "D" corner.</li>
<li> Move two feet inside the square along that row and put another stake. </li>
<li>Attach the string from the corner to the inside stake on the diagonal corner. </li>
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</ol><img align="right" alt="painting garden rocks" height="197" src="http://www.organic-gardening-seed-to-harvest.com./images/kids-apinting-garden-rocks-byShiela.jpg" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="260" /> <img align="left" alt="painted rocks" height="195" src="http://www.organic-gardening-seed-to-harvest.com./images/painted-numbered-rocks-bySheila.JPG" style="margin-left: 0px;" width="260" /> I've created a five-year rotation plan for my garden, so I want to number my beds consistently year after year. But I wanted unique markers. <br />
Again, I enlisted my grandchildren. First we had fun gathering the rocks from the creek bed. Then it was great fun to paint numbers on the rocks. We were doubly-blessed that day. <br />
Every time I look at the rocks in the corner of my beds I remember the fun time we had preparing the garden layout and I am many times blessed. <a href="http://www.organic-gardening-seed-to-harvest.com./garden-layout.html"></a>SheilaGardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305987397802786749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133590151588163473.post-48193158026913225912012-02-08T17:31:00.001-06:002012-08-18T21:03:03.623-05:00Time to plant<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">It is almost time to plant potatoes in Central Texas and across all of zone 8.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We usually plant around the middle of the month. So this week is a good time to loosen your soil, and make it easy to just drop those potato chunks into their spot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EEo4-uYceKw/TzMCrlcxJ7I/AAAAAAAAAGY/l23gjvo7d7I/s1600/IMG_2460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EEo4-uYceKw/TzMCrlcxJ7I/AAAAAAAAAGY/l23gjvo7d7I/s320/IMG_2460.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">In preparation, I am brewing some more compost tea using worm castings. It is cool outside where most of us would do such an activity so it will take longer for it to reproduce a lot of beneficial and protective bacteria and fungi. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The morning before I plant, I will soak my cut seeds in the tea. If the seeds happen to carry any hidden fungus or disease, soaking them will help to either completely rid them of the problem, or give them a head start in fighting it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">If you could make enough tea to drench the beds sometime this week, it would begin the process of growing beneficial bacteria in the soil also aiding healthy plant growth. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Do you plant root plants in the dark of the moon cycle? Then you have ten to twelve days to make preparations. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The darkest night this year is February 21<sup>st</sup>., the night of the new moon. Nothing is supposed to be planted on either the new moon or the full moon.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>SheilaGardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305987397802786749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133590151588163473.post-83817726447729667382012-01-31T08:51:00.001-06:002012-08-18T21:04:56.577-05:00Weeds<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Winter is garden preparation time. Normally we have a month or so before too many weeds come up covering our future vegetable beds. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">This year winter is acting like spring. Birds are building their nests. I’m feeling an urgency to get my plot in order. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I have a plan. </span>My beds are laid out with string and ribbon. In the space between each bed I thickly plant rye or clover for my walking paths. <img align="right" alt="cover crop rye row" height="224" src="http://www.organic-gardening-seed-to-harvest.com/images/IMG_2440-001.JPG" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="148" /> <br />
If I plant cover crops, they crowd out the unwanted nuisances. It’s a great theory. It worked in the past to some extent. <br />
Some weeds are tenacious. Should I say <u> <b>all</b></u><b> </b> weeds are tenacious? That’s their definition, noxious plants that out-perform more tame and desirable ones. Cover crops make them work really hard to find an opening to stick their head through. <br />
We use the same theory with our children. We provide activities we want them to do and keep them so busy in those areas that there won’t be time for getting into mischief. It works to some extent also. <br />
Even the thick mat of rye or clover doesn’t have a chance if I leave the deep rooted invaders in the ground because they are established. They have a head-start. <br />
It is the same with our children. If we don’t give them more than constant involvement without fighting the rank plants of selfishness and any other evidence of our fallen nature, we simply become victims of an over-crowded schedule complicated by bad behavior we hoped to avoid. <br />
It is the same in our Christian walk. We sometimes fill our time with activities of service or Bible study as a cover crop. We hope busyness will crowd-out bad habits, thoughts, or idols in our life. If the soil of our heart is not prepared, if the roots of our sin are not removed, they will still rear their ugly head in the very middle of our busyness. <br />
Father, have Your way in the soil of my heart. Fertilize me with Your love. Feed me with Your grace. Let me grow a clean crop of Your choosing unhindered by tares that steal my energy. Amen <br />
<hr size="1px" style="width: 60%;" />SheilaGardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305987397802786749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133590151588163473.post-40313438902113783572012-01-26T12:12:00.002-06:002012-08-18T21:11:48.281-05:00Disrupted Organisms<div class="MsoNormal">Digging in the dirt on hands and knees trying to remove every hint of nut grass from my garden beds, I review what I’m learning about soil organisms and the life beyond our sight </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I am studying the intricate interactions between protozoa, fungi, nematodes, bacteria and many other forms of life. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">I read just enough to know </span>that a whole community of 20,000 to 30,000 different species of bacteria live in every teaspoon of healthy soil. There are ten times that many other microscopic organisms sharing that same space. <br />
They form a soil web with some feeding others and the waste from some providing nitrogen and nutrients for others and all working together to feed and protect the plant roots.<br />
It’s an microrganism-eat-microorganism-world down there on the microscopic level! <br />
It thrives and benefits the plants best when left undisturbed. <br />
Here I am greatly disturbing their home. There is no other way that I can think of to prepare a weed-free, root-free habitat for my seeds or transplants. <br />
I began thinking about disruptions in my own life—wondering if those unwanted times of upheaval had to occur. Was it God’s hands sifting through all that was good and thriving to rid my life of deep-rooted weeds (sins, idols, blind spots) with runners that grew new weeds and multiplied, choking out the good fruit bearing plants He wants to grow? <br />
<img align="right" alt="Nut Grass" height="260" src="http://www.organic-gardening-seed-to-harvest.com/images/Nut-Grass-by-Sheila-Kale.JPG" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="195" /> I sit back and look at the bucket full of weed roots. Some have a half a dozen attached runners, each with a nut in-between sustaining life if something cuts it off from the others. <br />
It’s deeply satisfying to know a least these won’t be growing more problems. I know I will fortify the soil with additional communities of microbes from my compost to help re-establish all I messed up with my digging.<br />
I smile. In every major upheaval in my life God faithfully re-established rich relationships, a broader reach, and deeper roots in His love. <br />
Thank You, Father, Son, Holy Spirit. <br />
<hr size="1px" style="width: 60%;" />SheilaGardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305987397802786749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133590151588163473.post-23225210894826191252012-01-10T22:58:00.001-06:002012-08-18T21:19:48.732-05:00Chicken Training Ground<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Red Hens </div><div class="MsoNormal">I have had so much fun with my backyard chickens and my rabbit. The pure joy they bring me constantly makes me think of God’s reaction to us. </div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">My red hens softly clucking and scratching are a comforting background noise when I'm in the garden. <br />
<img align="right" alt="red hen way back" height="195" src="http://www.organic-gardening-seed-to-harvest.com/images/red-hen-looking-for-way-back-by-Sheila-Kale.JPG" style="margin-right: 0px;" width="260" /> I was planting my onions, when I heard a rather excited clucking. I looked up to see one of the chickens walking up and down the fence of their pen—on the outside!<br />
She was looking for a way to get back<u> into </u>her captivity. I marveled. <br />
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Not Again!</h3>I walked out to my garden a few days later to find two of my four red hens outside their cage. I heard the soft clucking sounds before I saw them. They were happily scratching around the compost pile. <br />
I could see their path--a scratched indention on the ground here, then a few feet away another and then another.<br />
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As if they could talk, I asked, “What do you think you’re doing over here? How did you get out, anyway?”<br />
Their clucking got louder. They started scratching harder and flapping their wings all excited. As I was wondering how to get them back into the pen they started coming to me. If I could have understood them, would I have heard, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry” Or would they have said, “She flew the coop first?” <br />
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I don’t know, but I simply opened the way and they went in without any more help from me like they were so glad to get back home. <br />
I stood watching and thinking, “Yeah, we all need boundaries.” They had fun in unknown lands, but given a little encouragement, their own coop was best.<br />
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Do we do that with God? We know His boundaries are best. We know we belong in His keeping where He feeds and shelters us. We can also know that our loving Provider will usher us back to safety when we go astray.<br />
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<i><b>I never thought I’d like to be like a chicken, but, Lord God, make me always willing to come back into Your loving care. Amen. </b></i><br />
</div>SheilaGardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305987397802786749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133590151588163473.post-42072067789893082732011-12-20T20:12:00.001-06:002012-08-18T21:21:41.925-05:00Preparing for Harvest -- time of Advent<div class="MsoNormal">This is advent, a time of waiting, a time of preparing. It’s been over 2000 years since the birth of our savior yet we still set aside time to contemplate the coming of holiness born into our world—no longer something other, but a baby that demanded touch and care. <span id="goog_664221834"></span><span id="goog_664221835"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">I am in awe of the invitation to ‘handle God in the body of a child.’ I am in awe of the invitation to eat with the child grown into the man. I am in awe at the patience of God. Year after year He re-invites us to all the humanness of Jesus, our savior.</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Christmas is a yearly reminder of the greatest gift of all, of the unexpected ways of God, and the hope of just as unlikely a rescue in our own circumstances. Christmas is the beginning of the story of God’s love lived within humanity. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m praying you have moments of overwhelming wonder at so great a love.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">How does this relate to Garden Revelations?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I began thinking about winter as a time of waiting—a time of preparing the earth for the coming seed-sowing and harvest. The parallels seemed so right, but gardening seems of such small importance next to the birth of Jesus. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">In winter we prepare our soil and we wait. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table> We prepare our hearts to re-receive the gift of Jesus. </div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">In the winter we plan for the seeds and plants for our garden</div><div class="MsoNormal"> We wait and hope for the seeds of understanding from the Holy Spirit. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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We dream of perfection, forgetting the tough love needed in the weeding process.</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">But as we prepare, we know so much depends on the weather. God alone controls the weather. Will adequate rain come? Will late freezes destroy? Will winds and hail wreak havoc? Will life circumstances allow us the time to care for what we plant? Only God knows the answers. </div><div class="MsoNormal"> In the joy and hope and love we anticipate the garden to come, accepting the peace and security that we and everything we attempt is in God’s hands. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div>SheilaGardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305987397802786749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133590151588163473.post-76042821515512767022011-09-19T16:52:00.000-05:002011-09-19T16:52:09.884-05:00Vegetable Planting ChartThe following chart is a combinations of charts borrowed from the TX Extention agency and a variety of other information added. <br />
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The amount of seeds or plants suggested seems to be much larger than you would need if the seeds are the standard germination. It could be that they are allowing for over planting by at least twice or three times what you need so that you can later thin the plants and not waste time re-planting where there are gaps.<br />
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Also, I plant my rows in the minimum distance. Use the larger distance if you till to control weeds. I mulch to control weeds. I also plant double rows like beds.<br />
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This is a good start.<br />
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 1212px;"><colgroup><col style="mso-width-alt: 3693; mso-width-source: userset; width: 76pt;" width="101"></col> <col style="mso-width-alt: 3693; mso-width-source: userset; width: 76pt;" width="101"></col> <col span="2" style="mso-width-alt: 3693; mso-width-source: userset; width: 76pt;" width="101"></col> <col style="mso-width-alt: 3693; mso-width-source: userset; width: 76pt;" width="101"></col> <col span="2" style="mso-width-alt: 3693; mso-width-source: userset; width: 76pt;" width="101"></col> <col span="2" style="mso-width-alt: 3693; mso-width-source: userset; width: 76pt;" width="101"></col> <col span="3" style="mso-width-alt: 3693; mso-width-source: userset; width: 76pt;" width="101"></col> </colgroup><tbody>
<tr height="140" style="height: 105.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="140" style="height: 105.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Vegetable</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">seeds or plants per 100 feet</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Distance between rows (in.)</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Distance between plants (in.)</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Height of crop (feet)</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Spring planting relative to frost-free date<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Fall planting weeks before first freeze date</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Days to Harvest</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Length of Harvest -days</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Yield per 100 feet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Optimum Soil tempera-ture<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for planting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Family<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="80" style="height: 60.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="80" style="height: 60.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Asparagus</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1oz seed --66 plants</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">36-48</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">18</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">5</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 4-6 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">not recom-mentded<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">730 days - (2nd year)</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">60</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">30 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">65-80°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Lily</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Beans, Lima pole<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/4 lb seed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">36-48</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-18</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">6</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-4 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-16 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">75-85</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">40</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">50 lb shelled</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">65-85°</td> <td class="xl29">Leguminosae</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Beans, Lima-bush<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/2 lb seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">30-36</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">3-4</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1.5</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-4 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">8-10 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">65-80</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">25 lb shelled</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">65-85°</td> <td class="xl29">Leguminosae</td> </tr>
<tr height="80" style="height: 60.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="80" style="height: 60.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Beans, Shelling</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/2 lb seeds</td> <td class="xl31">30-36</td> <td class="xl31">4-6</td> <td class="xl32">2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-4 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">not recom-mentded<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl33">90-120</td> <td class="xl33">N/A</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">65-85°</td> <td class="xl30">Leguminosae</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Beans, snap-bush</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/2 lb seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">30-36</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">3-4</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1.5</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-4 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">8-10 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">45-60</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">120 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">60-85°</td> <td class="xl29">Leguminosae</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Beans, snap--pole</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/2 lb seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">36-48</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">4-6</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">6</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-4 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-16 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">60-70</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">30</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">150 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">65-85°</td> <td class="xl29">Leguminosae</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Beets</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-25</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1.5</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 4-6 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">8-10 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">50-60</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">30</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">150 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">50-75°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Goosefoot</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Broccoli</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/4 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">24-36</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-24</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">3</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 4-6 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">10-16 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">60-80</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">40</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-75°</td> <td class="xl30">Brasica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">brussels Sprouts</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1-4 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">21-36</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-24</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 4-6 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">10-14 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">90-100</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">21</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">75 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-75°</td> <td class="xl30">Brasica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Cabbaage<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/4 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">24-36</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-24</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1.5</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 4-6 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">10-16 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">60-90</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">40</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">150 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-75°</td> <td class="xl30">Brasica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Cabbage-chinese</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/4 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">18-30</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">7-12</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1.5</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 4-6 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-14 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">65-70</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">21</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">80 heads</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-75°</td> <td class="xl24" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Brasica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Carrot</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/2 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-24</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 4-6 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-14 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">70-80</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">21</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-80°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Umbelliferae<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="60" style="height: 45.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="60" style="height: 45.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Cauliflower</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/4 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">24-36</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-24</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">3</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">not recom-mended<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">10-16 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">70-90</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-75°</td> <td class="xl30">Brasica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Chard, Swiss</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">18-30</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">6</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1.5</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 2-6 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-16 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">45-55</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">40</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">75 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">50-75°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Goose-foot</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Collard</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/4 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">18--36</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">6-12-</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 2-6 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">8-12 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">50-80</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">60</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-75°</td> <td class="xl30">Brasica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Corn--sweet</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">3-4 oz seeds<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">24-36</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">9-12</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">6</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-6 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-14 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">70-90</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">10</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">10 doz</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">60-85°</td> <td class="xl30">Umbelliferae<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Cucumber<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/2 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">48-72</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">8-12</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-6 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">10-12 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">50-70</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">30</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">120 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">65-90°</td> <td class="xl30">Cucurbita<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Eggplant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/2 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">30-26</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">18-24</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">3</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 2-6 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-16 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">80-90</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">90</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">75-90°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">nightshade</td> </tr>
<tr height="60" style="height: 45.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="60" style="height: 45.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Garlic</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1 lb</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-26</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2-4</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">not recom-mended<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">4-6 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">140-150</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">N/A</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">40 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">N/A Fall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>planting</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Lily</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Kale</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/8 oz</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">18-36</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">4-6</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 4-6 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">4-6 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">50-80</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">60</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-75°</td> <td class="xl30">Brasica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Kohlrabi</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/4 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-24</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">4-6</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1.5</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 2-6 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-16 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-75</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">75 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-75°</td> <td class="xl30">Brasica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="80" style="height: 60.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="80" style="height: 60.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Lettuce<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/4-oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">18-24</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2-3</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 6 weeks after -2 wk</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">8-10 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">30-80</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">21</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">50 lb<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">40-70°</td> <td class="xl30">Compositae<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="60" style="height: 45.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="60" style="height: 45.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Muskmelon/ Cantaloupe</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/2 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">60-96</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">24-36 or 3 to a hill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-6 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-16 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">85-100</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">30</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 melons</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">70-85°</td> <td class="xl30">Cucurbita<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Mustard</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/4 oz seed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-24</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">6-12</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1 1/2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-6 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">10-16 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">30-40</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">30</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">40-75°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Brasica</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Okra</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">36-42</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-24</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">6</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 2-6 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-16 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-65</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">90</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">70-90°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Malva<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Onion<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(seed)</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1 oz seed</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-24</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2-3</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1 1/2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 6-8 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">8-10 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">90-120</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">N/A</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-75°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Lily</td> </tr>
<tr height="80" style="height: 60.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="80" style="height: 60.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Onion (plants)</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">400-600 plants<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-24</td> <td class="xl26" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2-3</td> <td class="xl27" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1 1/2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 4-10 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">not recom-mentded<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">80-120</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">N/A</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">N/A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Lily</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Parsley</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/4 oz seed</td> <td class="xl31">14-24</td> <td class="xl31">2-4</td> <td class="xl32">1/2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 1-6 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">6-16 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">70-90</td> <td class="xl33">90-365</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">30 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">50-75°</td> <td class="xl30">Umbelliferae<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Peas - Southern</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/2 lb seed</td> <td class="xl31">24-36</td> <td class="xl31">4-6</td> <td class="xl32">2 1/2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 2-10 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">10-12 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">60-70</td> <td class="xl33">30</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">40 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">40-75°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Leguminosae</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Peas--English</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1 lb seed</td> <td class="xl31">18-36</td> <td class="xl31">1</td> <td class="xl32">2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 2-8 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2-12 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-90</td> <td class="xl33">7</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">20 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">40-75°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Leguminosae</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Pepper</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/8 oz seed</td> <td class="xl31">30-36</td> <td class="xl31">18-24</td> <td class="xl32">3</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-8 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-16 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">60-90</td> <td class="xl33">90</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">60 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">70-90°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Nightshade</td> </tr>
<tr height="80" style="height: 60.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="80" style="height: 60.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Potato - Irish</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">6-10 lb seed potatoes</td> <td class="xl31">30-36</td> <td class="xl31">10-15</td> <td class="xl32">2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 4-6 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-16 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">75-100</td> <td class="xl33">N/A</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">N/A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">nightshade</td> </tr>
<tr height="80" style="height: 60.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="80" style="height: 60.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Potato - sweet</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">75-100 plants<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl31">36-48</td> <td class="xl31">12-16</td> <td class="xl32">1</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 2-8 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">not recom-mentded<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100-130</td> <td class="xl33">N/A</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-70°</td> <td class="xl30">Convolvul</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Pumpkin</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/2 oz seed</td> <td class="xl31">60-96</td> <td class="xl31">36-48</td> <td class="xl32">1</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-4 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-14 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">75-100</td> <td class="xl33">N/A</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">65-80°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Cucurbita<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="80" style="height: 60.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="80" style="height: 60.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Radish</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1 oz seed</td> <td class="xl31">14-24</td> <td class="xl31">1</td> <td class="xl32">1/2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before- 6 weeks after 4 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1-8 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">25-40</td> <td class="xl33">N/A</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 bunches<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">45-80°</td> <td class="xl30">Brasica<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Spinach</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1 oz seed</td> <td class="xl31">14-24</td> <td class="xl31">3-4</td> <td class="xl32">1</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 1-8 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2-16 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">40-60</td> <td class="xl33">40</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">3 bushels<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">45-70°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">Goosefoot</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Squash - summer</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1 oz seed</td> <td class="xl31">36-60</td> <td class="xl31">18-36</td> <td class="xl32">3</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-4 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-15 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">50-60</td> <td class="xl33">40</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">150 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">65-85°</td> <td class="xl30">Cucurbita<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Squash - winter</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/2 oz seed</td> <td class="xl31">60-96</td> <td class="xl31">24-48</td> <td class="xl32">1</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-4 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-14 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">85-100</td> <td class="xl33">N/A</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">65-85°</td> <td class="xl30">Cucurbita<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
<tr height="80" style="height: 60.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="80" style="height: 60.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Tomato, determinate</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1-/8 oz seed or 25-30 plants<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl31">36-48</td> <td class="xl31">36-48</td> <td class="xl32">3-5</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-8 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-14 weeks</td> <td class="xl28" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">70-90</td> <td class="xl33">40</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">70-90°</td> <td class="xl30">nightshade</td> </tr>
<tr height="80" style="height: 60.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="80" style="height: 60.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Tomato, in-determinate</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/8 oz seed or 12-16 plants</td> <td class="xl31">36-72</td> <td class="xl31">6-8</td> <td class="xl32">4-6</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-8 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">12-14 weeks</td> <td class="xl33">60-90</td> <td class="xl33">60</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">150-200 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">70-90°</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">nightshade</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Turnip - greens</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/2 oz seed</td> <td class="xl31">14-24</td> <td class="xl31">2-3</td> <td class="xl32">1 1/2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 2-6 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2-12 weeks</td> <td class="xl33">30</td> <td class="xl33">40</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">50-100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-75°</td> <td class="xl30">Brasica</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Turnip - roots</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1/2 oz seed</td> <td class="xl31">14-24</td> <td class="xl31">2-3</td> <td class="xl32">1 1/2</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">before 2-6 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">2-12 weeks</td> <td class="xl33">30-60</td> <td class="xl33">30</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">50-100 lb</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">55-75°</td> <td class="xl30">Brasica</td> </tr>
<tr height="40" style="height: 30.0pt;"> <td class="xl25" height="40" style="height: 30.0pt; width: 76pt;" width="101">Watermelon</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">1 oz seed</td> <td class="xl31">72-96</td> <td class="xl31">36-72</td> <td class="xl32">1</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">after 1-6 weeks</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">14-16 weeks<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> <td class="xl33">80-100</td> <td class="xl33">30</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">40 melons</td> <td class="xl25" style="width: 76pt;" width="101">70-85°</td> <td class="xl30">Cucurbita<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></td> </tr>
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</tbody></table>SheilaGardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305987397802786749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133590151588163473.post-28583234085727696612011-08-09T20:57:00.002-05:002011-08-09T23:21:42.948-05:00How Long?<div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Each day, with the heat so early stealing the joy of being in the garden, my mind has turned to plans for the next season. I’m reading and re-reading gardening books like a woman needy and alone might read novels of romance and rescue. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">When the rains return, I will plant my garden in a new design; I will plant with the idea of beauty as well as produce; I will try new seed varieties. I daydream.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">When the rains return…</div><div class="MsoNormal"> And I yearn for the beauty and bounty of the past. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6VpzhGPTqyM/TkHLQ5R1jjI/AAAAAAAAAEo/_Wh4elXQQGc/s1600/DSC02015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6VpzhGPTqyM/TkHLQ5R1jjI/AAAAAAAAAEo/_Wh4elXQQGc/s320/DSC02015.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I would grow squash just for their beauty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AiubahBGiWU/TkHLUtMkrHI/AAAAAAAAAEs/zLEmPYWdVWI/s1600/DSC02017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AiubahBGiWU/TkHLUtMkrHI/AAAAAAAAAEs/zLEmPYWdVWI/s320/DSC02017.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An overview of years past</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-scHG4v21ruc/TkHLaZOvjNI/AAAAAAAAAEw/bklp4RlC8nc/s1600/DSC02018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-scHG4v21ruc/TkHLaZOvjNI/AAAAAAAAAEw/bklp4RlC8nc/s320/DSC02018.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raised bed last year</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m5VIqaR2RZU/TkHLem-FjTI/AAAAAAAAAE0/Tg3WT3fv9ZE/s1600/DSC02004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m5VIqaR2RZU/TkHLem-FjTI/AAAAAAAAAE0/Tg3WT3fv9ZE/s320/DSC02004.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sweet potatoes mingle with the squash and basil goes to seed</td></tr>
</tbody></table>How long, Lord? How long until the rain comes, until Your promises of Joel 2 is our reality. <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">I wondered who and why people in the scripture asked, “How long?” It’s a common question found in 25 books. God asks the question of us, and we ask of Him. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">But surprisingly to me, God asks us, “How long?” as often as we ask Him. </div><div class="MsoNormal">How long will you refuse to humble yourself, to believe in Me in spite of the miracles I perform, to keep My commands? How long will you treat Me with contempt, will you waver between two opinions, will you turn My glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">When Jeremiah asked God how long will the land lie parched, and the grass in every field be withered? …”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">God answered, “If you have run with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses?” Jer. 12:4-6</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In other words, “If you can’t trust me now, what are you going to do when things get worse?”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">What I do know is that I must plant my heart deep in the response, “I trust You beyond my understanding, my Savior, my Redeemer, and my Provider.” </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">And I return to my books and my daydreams of taking care of my little plot of land better with more beauty and more produce. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">One of my favorite books is “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Resilient-Gardener-Production-Self-Reliance-Uncertain/dp/160358031X?ie=UTF8&tag=shesclowal-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times</a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>by Carol Deppe. She describes every detail of gardening with an obvious love for the earth and the plants and a respect for both nature and the gardener.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">She begins by elaborating on our uncertain times, from climate change or economic necessity, to health or time restraints. Then she moves quickly into the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">33 Golden Rules of Gardening. </i>These include support, experiment, and notice everything, giving us such inviting detail that every rule becomes a means to a satisfying experience.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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nitrogen in the soil, but times when that doesn’t make sense. She offers many alternatives and lists ways to avoid wasting fertility. One subtitle is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">On Not Buying, </i>with help on evaluating exactly what you need.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Breed-Your-Own-Vegetable-Varieties/dp/1890132721?ie=UTF8&tag=shesclowal-20&link_code=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's & Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding & Seed Saving" src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1890132721&tag=shesclowal-20" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Breed-Your-Own-Vegetable-Varieties/dp/1890132721?ie=UTF8&tag=shesclowal-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties: The Gardener's & Farmer's Guide to Plant Breeding & Seed Saving</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=shesclowal-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1890132721" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> is another book I'm anxious to read by Carol Deppe. <img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=shesclowal-20&l=bil&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1890132721" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>SheilaGardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305987397802786749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133590151588163473.post-72067577184174082252011-08-05T19:38:00.001-05:002011-08-09T21:01:18.672-05:00When God Gives You Rinds, Make Pickles!<div class="MsoNormal">My volunteer watermelon vines produced wonderful fruit with a variety of different sizes. One was 29.8 lbs. I just call it a “30 pounder.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--DHjj91s-9Y/TjyDDqQKfmI/AAAAAAAAAEg/Mkj73LJAtaQ/s1600/IMG_1005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--DHjj91s-9Y/TjyDDqQKfmI/AAAAAAAAAEg/Mkj73LJAtaQ/s320/IMG_1005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"> Even this heat-loving plant didn’t produce as many melons as I would have expected. Since they volunteered from last year’s volunteers, I have no idea what kind they are. When I opened them I was disappointed at how thick the white rind was. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">It would have been perfect if I wanted to make “Watermelon Rind Pickles.” I didn’t consider it with the first harvest. Now I might.: <br />
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<div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Pickled Watermelon Rind</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">1 6-lb watermelon</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">6 c water</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">2 Tbs sea salt, divided</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">1 tsp pickling spice</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">3 1/3-inch slices fresh ginger</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">2 whole clove</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">2 whole allspice</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">1 3-inch cinnamon stick</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">1 1/4 c sugar</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">1 c white vinegar</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Peel outer green layer from watermelon rind.</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Cut rind into 1/2-inch pieces. Bring water and 5 tsp. salt to boil in large saucepan.</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Add rind. Reduce heat and simmer 15 min. or until crisp-tender.</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Drain rind and place in large bowl.</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Tie up spices in cheesecloth and place in a saucepan.</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Add 1 tsp salt, sugar and vinegar; bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Pour hot vinegar mixture over rinds. Cool to room temp. Cover and chill 12 hours.</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Strain liquid from rind mixture and bring to a boil.</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Return rind pieces and spice bag to room-temp bowl and pour boiled liquid over them</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Chill at least 8 hours before serving.</span></div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </div><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"> </span><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Refrigerate up to 2 weeks.----from Joanne Cheshier</span></div><div style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">I’m chagrined to realize how I’ve evaluated this gift from God. </div><div class="MsoNormal">I did nothing to make them grow except identify the vine and not pull it up. I’ve gotten five watermelons staggered so that we can eat and share before the next one must be harvested. And I’m bemoaning the size of the rind?! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I think I need to re-read my Bible, especially the part about learning to be content in all circumstances. (Philippians 4:11) </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">My sense of beauty is wilder than most. If something flowers, I want it to live. Only if it rudely pushes in, taking over space already promised to something else do I sorrowfully admit it might be a weed. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">When water is in abundance, I often allow a bit of intrusion. The usurper’s beauty gives it privileges mere grasses never obtain. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">It’s a luxury I’ve taken for granted, like the rain. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">With nine months of drought and stage five water conservation, I carefully measure where and what I water. Under my fruit trees where I laid the soaker hose, a beautiful patch of Golden Crownbeard, also known as ‘Cowpen Daisy,’ sprang up. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"> Probably not. Their normal color is a gray-green. Where I watered they are bright green. Reluctantly, I admit I remember more about these shaggy daisies. They shade out native vegetation and produce chemicals toxic to most other plants. <span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">“How do you get rid of nut grass?” the caller asked the radio gardening show host.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">“You have to go all the way to hell to get rid of those suckers.” He answered.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">And goodness, I think it is true. I dig and pull and think everything is clean only to find new blades sticking through the earth a few days later.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Connected by wiry runners--all coming up together</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal">This morning I was working my dry sandy ground and thinking this is the time to pull weeds because they all come up. At least, so many come up together it gives the illusion you are getting them all.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nut grass with wiry runners</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal">My mind wondered to times of hunger and need for survival. I’ve always thought if God gives us lots of something there must be a use for it. The Native Americans used the ‘nut’ of the root like we use coffee beans. It looks like a knot between the different runners so I wondered how they cleaned it. I smiled as I thought B12 is found in soil. They had no problem getting theirs.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I observed the root system as I pulled out half a dozen sprouts connected by their underground runners. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">top root--wiry, middle root--rope like, bottom root- brittle</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal">Where the earth is bone dry, the roots are like wire, strong and holding tight to the next sprout. Even if that next ‘sprout’ looks dead, the root continues to the next and the next until there is some sign of life. Wherever there is a tiny bit of life, it reaches out to the next, sharing its supply of moisture and nutrients, holding on, and surviving together. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Closer to the vegetables, where there is more moisture, the roots became more rope like. They are more likely to break connection. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f7b2INPyMEE/TjTScaoYYCI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/1q3VHRvNEio/s1600/IMG_1011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f7b2INPyMEE/TjTScaoYYCI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/1q3VHRvNEio/s320/IMG_1011.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Where the water was more abundant, the connecting roots were almost brittle, traveling just as far, but with far less energy put into creating a strong grasp. When you pull or dig the grass, you are likely to hear a distinct snap. You know another healthy plant is left behind to plague you in a few days when it shows itself. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In God’s plan, when the need is greater, the ties are tougher. They may not be obvious on the surface, but where survival of their kind depends on it, they hold on. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">It is God’s plan for us, also. We see it when love works as God planned it. We hold on tight when there is greatest need, when there is illness, or relational crisis, or financial disaster, or even spiritual dryness. We hold on and share the hope and promises of the Spirit. We hold on and let sustaining life flow from one dead-looking heart to the next. How can we know what life is lying dormant or from what direction the outpouring of water will come to quench our own thirst when we’re in want? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Heavenly Father, we are all in need of water for our earth. In this drought stricken area, we cry out to You for rain. Less visible, but no less life-giving, we need the rain of Your Holy Spirit. Refresh our human spirit. In the name of Jesus, by the Holy Spirit, refresh us, Father. Amen.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>"...I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness."</b> Jeremiah 31:3</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surprise visitor in my strawberries</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal">The dark rabbit appeared sometime in the spring. Several times I caught a glimpse of her and thought she was a neighbor’s cat. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">One day, seeing it nibbling in my strawberry patch, I looked through my binoculars to see if that cat really was eating my plants. There sat a luscious brown—almost black—rabbit! </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tentative rabbit</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal">No wonder we weren’t getting any strawberries!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">But it was so beautiful; I went out with my camera to capture some images. She—who knows if it’s a ‘she’ or ‘he’—ran a safe distance, then stopped. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">As the days passed, she seemed to come out of hiding when I was in the garden, as if she liked being close to someone. One day she hopped over and smelled my shovel, then my feet. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">patient rabbit with kids</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We’ve become friends. After I discovered she likes apples, I carry a thinly sliced one with me each morning. Eventually, she makes her way over and eats it from my hand. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">At daybreak she meets me, except the day after four grandkids followed her all over the garden. She didn’t show herself for a few days then. After our <st1:state><st1:place>Chihuahua</st1:place></st1:state> surprised her by our back screened-in porch and went crazy barking, she didn’t return for a while. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lilah, our Chihuahua</td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Once in a while, for no known reason, she’s absent. I miss her presence, her ‘drunken sailor’ hopping over to where I’m working. After I’ve finished for the day, I keep looking out the back door, wondering if she’s come late. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">As I realized how much I look forward to seeing her each day, how disappointed I am to have a sliced apple but no rabbit to eat her share, I sucked in a deep breath of understanding. </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rabbit keeping me company</td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Does God delight when I move closer to Him? Does He miss me when I don’t come to sit in His presence? Has He prepared something for me and I’m not available to share it with Him?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Does God, with all His wisdom, love, fore-knowing, and plans for good, long for me with intensity I can’t even comprehend? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Lord God, thank You for the marvelous rabbit. Thank You for the gift of a glimpse of Your longing for me. Amen</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>SheilaGardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305987397802786749noreply@blogger.com2Texas Hill Country30.2752011 -98.87198430000000830.2424836 -98.9144933 30.3079186 -98.829475300000013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4133590151588163473.post-16482152198481709152011-07-23T22:27:00.000-05:002011-07-23T22:31:13.037-05:00Weeding Life<div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">After The Closer Walk Christian Bookstore closing, three weeks with grandkids and other family and friends, I am beginning to focus on future hopes and plans. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IZkx1GW0tb0/TiuMFVNfwyI/AAAAAAAAAAY/O0UGi6drhr4/s1600/2011_06_18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="75" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IZkx1GW0tb0/TiuMFVNfwyI/AAAAAAAAAAY/O0UGi6drhr4/s400/2011_06_18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h9PlyjOcKxs/TiuMeMOZE4I/AAAAAAAAAAc/PYCUmTjzJ5Y/s1600/08+04+101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="75" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h9PlyjOcKxs/TiuMeMOZE4I/AAAAAAAAAAc/PYCUmTjzJ5Y/s400/08+04+101.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting." </b>Psalm 139:23-24</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Trying to imagine a structure for a life free from the boundaries of store hours, I wrote in my journal:</div><div class="MsoNormal"> Immediate goals: </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My overgrown garden</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Weed garden, </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">weed house, </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">weed spiritual habits, </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">weed eating habits. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Even in a time of no water, somehow weeds grow. It is always a gift to play in the dirt but oh, how dry the dirt is! As I began untangling watermelon vines from grass, lambs quarter, grass burrs and morning glory vines, I realized I was so far behind, if we’d had rain, it would have been hopeless. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Weeds come out easily in the powder of my sandy soil, the roots shed the dirt and the top soil remains. Yet, I know some roots remain, eluding my shovel. Those delicate wild Morning Glory vines that wind around anything close have roots that extend twenty feet or more as does Johnson grass and probably countless others. So is it an illusion to think I am weeding? I am simply clearing the obvious, like treating the symptoms. When the rains return I’ll see pesky heads pop up as if taunting the spade they escaped. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">When rain comes and the earth drinks its full of heaven’s bounty will I give the time and diligence needed to keep the intruders at bay? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> As I continue to dig, it’s the same question I ask God about my heart? </div><div class="MsoNormal">If there are roots of weeds left in my garden, are their roots of weeds left in my heart?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">How often have I repented of the weeds exposed during dry spells. “Father, I take You for granted. Father I don’t spend time with you. Father, I tell You what to do instead of listening. I want my own way more than Yours. I don’t trust in Your goodness. On and on. Forgive me.” </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weeded garden</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal">I am absolutely sincere in my desire to rout everything in opposition to God’s purposes. Waiting for the quenching of God’s presence and moving of His spirit in my life, I make promises. Can I keep them?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The soil of my soul looks clean, well turned, and ready for seed-blessings. Are there still roots of rebellion lurking underneath, waiting to sprout in new and vigorous growth? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Lord, God, when the blessings overflow, help me remember the time of weeding and be ever vigilant to surrender my heart to Your weeding. </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>SheilaGardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05305987397802786749noreply@blogger.com0Texas Hill Country30.2752011 -98.87198430000000830.2424836 -98.9144933 30.3079186 -98.829475300000013