REST. There is a time for rest. It’s beneficial to shift your garden areas. Let some areas rest and switch to plant in another area. When spreading manure fertilizer, let it rest a season. Some farmers rotate their crops. It is recommended. There are many passages about gardening in the Bible. Garden tools you will find that will help the amateur gardener succeed to one’s amazement and delight like a small Roto-tiller run by a two-cycle engine are easily operated by a woman or older youth (supervised). The only thing that’s hectic is cutting off any vines, roots, wire, or string that gets tangled up in the rotary blades. I have found lots of things hung up in my blades which needed to be cut and cleaned off for future use. We don’t have any problems with rocks since central West Florida is rock barren.
My wife’s expertise is garden art and I am her assistant, so if anyone is interested in designing and making their own garden borders or walks, we will share some in our articles if you like. Come to our Garden Connect meeting and get some ideas in the garden tour. We love to visit other home gardens and get inspired. Our last instructor at the September meeting was David Strawderman, if you didn’t make it here, you missed a good one. He spoke about companion gardening, which means putting plants together that help each other, making your experience more productive. As an example, plant peppers near eggplant and don’t forget marigolds around the perimeter of your garden. The question and answer segment was wonderful!
RSVP which means call ahead of time because we need to know how many people we need to be accountable for chairs, tables, and food since we eat after the meeting. You are invited to Garden Connect on Saturday October 15th at 3:30pm. The speaker will be Dr. Ramona Gelzer-Bell, and the topic will be “Health and Moringa.” Don’t forget to bring something to share, and we look forward to meeting you! Our email is whtdovefarm@yahoo.com and our phone number is
813-991-9786.