Is, present tense. 85 and going strong. I'm just back from a visit with bags of lemon cucumbers from her garden.Originally Posted by Miranda
Wow... sounds like your mother was quite a great gardener.
I'm sure that working in the garden keeps her healthy. She's got her aches and pains, and her hearing's not great. But compared to many of her peers and heck even a lot of folks far younger she's doing well.
Asked her secret she says "just keep moving".
Deadheading tricks your plants. They bloom, you either cut the flowers or as soon as they fail you just pinch them back. Poor plants, they suffer from short term memory loss. The plant thinks "wait, wasn't I suposed to bloom now?I forgot ..." and may reward your work with another show.
I have a condo and not much of a garden. But compared to my neighbors who do nothing at all it's great.
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