tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086791396847674077.post7049585770893497367..comments2023-08-27T03:20:27.306-05:00Comments on INSIDE NANA'S HEAD: The Dumbest thing we ever Didnancy hugginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16048620969205596927noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086791396847674077.post-23989112297886349492010-06-28T15:07:01.671-05:002010-06-28T15:07:01.671-05:00Hope you find a new home, and can grow a better ga...Hope you find a new home, and can grow a better garden next year. You do have to do something about the rats or what ever is eating your garden, this is not safe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886113177048974899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086791396847674077.post-6586189619619140832010-06-27T16:08:36.247-05:002010-06-27T16:08:36.247-05:00It's the pits, isn't it????? When I added...It's the pits, isn't it????? When I added up all the costs of my pitifully small garden, I could have stocked my freezer ten times over from the frozen dept of the grocery store!!!!! Southern gardening is so different from the North. Nothing grows in the summer except black eyed peas and okra. Most farms are planting corn now for a fall harvest. All our U=pick=um's were done several weeks ago --- green beans, squash, zuchinni, etc., are all done. And even then, they had the black ground cloth down so they didn't lay on the ground, and all had automatic, continuous watering systems underground. I would never have the money to invest in all of that. And I don't like okra. And a bag of black eyed peas is about a dollar, so . . . . not happenin' here!<br />Hope you can get back to IL soon, Nancy!Cora from Hidden Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066244776488896258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086791396847674077.post-54019482057251835182010-06-27T15:52:35.550-05:002010-06-27T15:52:35.550-05:00I know about the midwest..That is where I am from ...I know about the midwest..That is where I am from but my Husband was raised down here until he graduated from High school. Thought it would be nice for him to retire down here but in all honesty I do not think he is all that happy.<br />We will be locating back to IL in the central part of the state and I have grown many great gardens there and was no where near as expensive even when we had a huge garden in WI.<br />No one can tell you what it will be like to live somewhere...you don't know until you ACTUALLY live there. Sorry but I guess I am just a Land of Lincoln person and I think Billy liked it a lot more up there.we lived up there for 30 years..Another mistake and it won't happen again :)<br />We have 4 dogs and 3 inside cats which keep rodents out of the house...I would NEVER let my dogs go out where there is rats and snakes.nancy hugginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16048620969205596927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086791396847674077.post-65650764773782366632010-06-27T15:18:38.060-05:002010-06-27T15:18:38.060-05:00I have never seen such damage by rats. Darlin'...I have never seen such damage by rats. Darlin', you need some cats or rat terriers. Believe me, rat terriers are hell on rats! Usually, the county extension office will test soil for you and if there has never been a garden there, chances are it will need all kinds of amendments to raise a good crop of anything. Sweet corn is hard to grow unless you are doing a field of it. It has been our experience that you get 1 ear per stalk---not a very good return. I am so sorry that this didn't work out for you. Gardening can be so relaxing and really helpful to the grocery budget. Come up to the Midwest. We have iffy winters but our summers are perfect for gardening. We'd be happy to have you!Linda ★ Parker's Generalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580449029112777882noreply@blogger.com