New Start

Ziggy said:

I guess this forum is a good place to talk about the "health" changes I am planning in the near future.
Many here know that since I've been here I have talked about my physical limitations and inability to get around much.
This year I plan to change that.

The Lord planted a seed in my mind about a month ago.
Start a garden.
I never had a green thumb and most times I just would get so busy with work that neglect would take over even the smallest plant with weeds and pests.

The Lord reminded me that I have a lot of time on my hands and it's about time to get them dirty. It started with a recipe video talking about produce from the garden. For some reason that tiny seed began to grow.

I live in Maine. My Zone is 5b. I can grow lots of different varieties of food but the season is rather short. I have about 120 days or 6 months of good growing time between last and first frost.
So I started looking at starting seed inside my home. Not much light, not many windows. I really can't afford grow lights and structures. But I have been investigating all kinds of ideas from a simple cold frame to small greenhouses.
My income is limited and I live on a shoestring budget. And I don't have the physical capacity to get out a hammer and saw and build things. (I wish I was healthy again) .

And that "wish" , God said he can work on that with me.
But I need to be willing to do my part. I need to go outside. I will need to bend and stretch and reach for the stars. I remember a song that went like that a long time ago.

So Yesterday I made a leap of faith. I ordered vegetable seeds and starter soil. I have so many different kinds of containers, so I won't need to buy those.
I have been researching "no dig" and "one foot" garden ideas. And the more I research, the more excited I become thinking about spring in just a few weeks.

I wasted the entire year watching protests and riots and political charades.
This year I'm going to do things differently.

I would love to hear other experiences with gardening from you all.
I am a beginner. And I plan to share my experiences here with you all.
What grows and what don't. Maybe how I use what can grow in recipes (I love smoothies)
I have a magic bullet I used to make all kinds of fresh juices 2- 3 times a day from the local farmer's market we had in Florida.

I would like to get to a point where maybe I can set out a tables and sell some veggies or flowers, or even donate them to the local pantry.
It's going to be a lot of work. And I been sitting on my bottom for a few years now, I could use all the encouragement I can get.

The seeds will be arriving in about 2 weeks. I can begin to sow indoors early to mid-march. Then transplant sometime early to mid-may out doors.
I been looking at a technique that you simply cut open a bag of soil and dirctly plant your seedlings in the bag. No digging required. Sounds too good to be true?
But I also have a good size deck with plenty of full sun. So whether by bag or container,
this will be an adventure.

Gen 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Gen 1:30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

Time for a New Start for me.
Hugs

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Mayflower said:

@FluffyYellowDuck I bet you would have some good input here as an herbalist.

I have had bad headaches last few weeks and learned my blood pressure has been running high, like 140 over 83. We eat out A LOT. We live in an apartment, but maybe an inside garden would encourage us to cook more. Thing is I either forget to water or over water plants, and have a cat who is a troublemaker. LOL

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APAK said:

Just wanted to say that it is hard for me to think that I would get headaches with a 140/83 BP reading. That is a pretty good reading from me....it would be rare from me to have a 120/80 reading for one day in any month. Even in my early 20s when I was very fit, played several sports, my BP was still usually in the upper 120s - 130s/82-88. My pulse is extra low av. about 55 bpm...can be 46-49 for a few days....

Bless you,

APAK

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Mayflower said:

@FluffyYellowDuck I bet you would have some good input here as an herbalist.

I have had bad headaches last few weeks and learned my blood pressure has been running high, like 140 over 83. We eat out A LOT. We live in an apartment, but maybe an inside garden would encourage us to cook more. Thing is I either forget to water or over water plants, and have a cat who is a troublemaker. LOL

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Mayflower said:

That is good. I'm not an expert on it. But I usually do run in the 120's. The dialostic is pretty good though I think. I was hoping to try and change some things before going to a doctor. I think they will tell me the same thing anyway, and don't want to get on medication. I don't even own a monitor. I took it at walmart since I've been getting headaches pretty bad. Why I tried staying offline a little while

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FluffyYellowDuck said:

Well, amateur, but yeah Haha!

I was also in a 5B zone... or maybe it was 5A, I can't remember. So I've already planned this for my own small gardening space, but this was about eight years ago and I didn't get to do it but I'll try to remember.

Seems to me that I remember looking at something years ago. I did have some fingerling carrots. If I remember correctly, I think I got the idea from the French in WW2, and I think what they did was they put the long pots outside of their window. They were small enough to grow out there. Women were encouraged to grow in their in gardens all of the time.

I remember that potato bags served for more than potato bags...

And I also remembering looking into vertical gardening for more space. I appreciate vertical gardens a little more for practical/aesthetic purposes. There's another way to do this with plastic bottles but I didn't like the look ... During the apocalypse, sure, but if I have to look at it every day I want to see it look pretty.

I was also planning on a small greenhouse. Looked like this. Really not expensive... I found one for about $35. I can't remember what I had planned for it.

I was on my way to a vermicompost, too. But I didn't get much further than a giant pot of I don't remember what, my little carrots, herbs, and LOTS of oregano of all kinds. Had to move before I got started!

You can also DIY an aerogarden.

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Ziggy said:

I guess this forum is a good place to talk about the "health" changes I am planning in the near future.
Many here know that since I've been here I have talked about my physical limitations and inability to get around much.
This year I plan to change that.

The Lord planted a seed in my mind about a month ago.
Start a garden.
I never had a green thumb and most times I just would get so busy with work that neglect would take over even the smallest plant with weeds and pests.

The Lord reminded me that I have a lot of time on my hands and it's about time to get them dirty. It started with a recipe video talking about produce from the garden. For some reason that tiny seed began to grow.

I live in Maine. My Zone is 5b. I can grow lots of different varieties of food but the season is rather short. I have about 120 days or 6 months of good growing time between last and first frost.
So I started looking at starting seed inside my home. Not much light, not many windows. I really can't afford grow lights and structures. But I have been investigating all kinds of ideas from a simple cold frame to small greenhouses.
My income is limited and I live on a shoestring budget. And I don't have the physical capacity to get out a hammer and saw and build things. (I wish I was healthy again) .

And that "wish" , God said he can work on that with me.
But I need to be willing to do my part. I need to go outside. I will need to bend and stretch and reach for the stars. I remember a song that went like that a long time ago.

So Yesterday I made a leap of faith. I ordered vegetable seeds and starter soil. I have so many different kinds of containers, so I won't need to buy those.
I have been researching "no dig" and "one foot" garden ideas. And the more I research, the more excited I become thinking about spring in just a few weeks.

I wasted the entire year watching protests and riots and political charades.
This year I'm going to do things differently.

I would love to hear other experiences with gardening from you all.
I am a beginner. And I plan to share my experiences here with you all.
What grows and what don't. Maybe how I use what can grow in recipes (I love smoothies)
I have a magic bullet I used to make all kinds of fresh juices 2- 3 times a day from the local farmer's market we had in Florida.

I would like to get to a point where maybe I can set out a tables and sell some veggies or flowers, or even donate them to the local pantry.
It's going to be a lot of work. And I been sitting on my bottom for a few years now, I could use all the encouragement I can get.

The seeds will be arriving in about 2 weeks. I can begin to sow indoors early to mid-march. Then transplant sometime early to mid-may out doors.
I been looking at a technique that you simply cut open a bag of soil and dirctly plant your seedlings in the bag. No digging required. Sounds too good to be true?
But I also have a good size deck with plenty of full sun. So whether by bag or container,
this will be an adventure.

Gen 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
Gen 1:30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

Time for a New Start for me.
Hugs

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