Comments on: The Vexed Question of the Garden http://downwiththekids.net/2007/02/17/the-vexed-question-of-the-garden/ Modern Australian Family Life Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:10:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: downwiththekids.net » Blog Archive » Slaters and cockroaches http://downwiththekids.net/2007/02/17/the-vexed-question-of-the-garden/#comment-333 downwiththekids.net » Blog Archive » Slaters and cockroaches Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:27:59 +0000 http://downwiththekids.net/2007/02/17/the-vexed-question-of-the-garden/#comment-333 [...] Unfortunately, our back yard is not the lush oasis I would like, and its barren desolate soil and sad mangy shrubbery doesn’t play home to that many cool bugs. Someone told me healthy soil should turn up 5 worms in a shovel of soil - I think at out place you’d be lucky to turn up 5 on our entire property. Please refer to my earlier post, The Vexed Question of the Garden, for further discussion this topic. [...] […] Unfortunately, our back yard is not the lush oasis I would like, and its barren desolate soil and sad mangy shrubbery doesn’t play home to that many cool bugs. Someone told me healthy soil should turn up 5 worms in a shovel of soil - I think at out place you’d be lucky to turn up 5 on our entire property. Please refer to my earlier post, The Vexed Question of the Garden, for further discussion this topic. […]

]]> By: downwiththekids.net » Blog Archive » Slaters and cockroaches http://downwiththekids.net/2007/02/17/the-vexed-question-of-the-garden/#comment-334 downwiththekids.net » Blog Archive » Slaters and cockroaches Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:27:59 +0000 http://downwiththekids.net/2007/02/17/the-vexed-question-of-the-garden/#comment-334 [...] Unfortunately, our back yard is not the lush oasis I would like, and its barren desolate soil and sad mangy shrubbery doesn’t play home to that many cool bugs. Someone told me healthy soil should turn up 5 worms in a shovel of soil - I think at out place you’d be lucky to turn up 5 on our entire property. Please refer to my earlier post, The Vexed Question of the Garden, for further discussion this topic. [...] […] Unfortunately, our back yard is not the lush oasis I would like, and its barren desolate soil and sad mangy shrubbery doesn’t play home to that many cool bugs. Someone told me healthy soil should turn up 5 worms in a shovel of soil - I think at out place you’d be lucky to turn up 5 on our entire property. Please refer to my earlier post, The Vexed Question of the Garden, for further discussion this topic. […]

]]> By: downwiththekids.net » Blog Archive » Sunflower Part 2 - a Success Story! http://downwiththekids.net/2007/02/17/the-vexed-question-of-the-garden/#comment-119 downwiththekids.net » Blog Archive » Sunflower Part 2 - a Success Story! Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:23:39 +0000 http://downwiththekids.net/2007/02/17/the-vexed-question-of-the-garden/#comment-119 [...] We did it! We sowed the seed, watered the seed (with grey water of course!), the sun shone, we chased the dog away, we protected it from the multitude of babies and toddlers we have in our garden from time to time, and here we have it - the sole surviving sunflower, standing as tall as Little Bro in his shoes! Big Sis is overjoyed and loves to check on it first thing in the morning. She grooms it for snails and other bugs and often takes her half empty water cup out to give it a drink. She also sings it songs and reads it stories. So, the experiment has worked. [...] […] We did it! We sowed the seed, watered the seed (with grey water of course!), the sun shone, we chased the dog away, we protected it from the multitude of babies and toddlers we have in our garden from time to time, and here we have it - the sole surviving sunflower, standing as tall as Little Bro in his shoes! Big Sis is overjoyed and loves to check on it first thing in the morning. She grooms it for snails and other bugs and often takes her half empty water cup out to give it a drink. She also sings it songs and reads it stories. So, the experiment has worked. […]

]]> By: mum http://downwiththekids.net/2007/02/17/the-vexed-question-of-the-garden/#comment-44 mum Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:08:18 +0000 http://downwiththekids.net/2007/02/17/the-vexed-question-of-the-garden/#comment-44 Thanks for the comment! We have one surviving sunflower shoot which is being carefully inspected every morning. I'll post a photo if it makes it into bloom! Thanks for the comment! We have one surviving sunflower shoot which is being carefully inspected every morning. I’ll post a photo if it makes it into bloom!

]]> By: skeet http://downwiththekids.net/2007/02/17/the-vexed-question-of-the-garden/#comment-43 skeet Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:59:25 +0000 http://downwiththekids.net/2007/02/17/the-vexed-question-of-the-garden/#comment-43 Ah! Good luck with that! I remember gardening with a small child and a dog to assist. Not very productive, but a lot of fun and some great memories! Visiting from the Carnival of Family Life. Nice entry! Ah! Good luck with that! I remember gardening with a small child and a dog to assist. Not very productive, but a lot of fun and some great memories!

Visiting from the Carnival of Family Life. Nice entry!

]]> By: Carnival of Family Life - Be A Good Dad http://downwiththekids.net/2007/02/17/the-vexed-question-of-the-garden/#comment-42 Carnival of Family Life - Be A Good Dad Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:28:00 +0000 http://downwiththekids.net/2007/02/17/the-vexed-question-of-the-garden/#comment-42 [...] Leisa presents The Vexed Question of the Garden posted at downwiththekids.net. [...] […] Leisa presents The Vexed Question of the Garden posted at downwiththekids.net. […]

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