Posted by (Chip) on September 14, 2009

Wow thank you. the bird cage’s were a nice touch, I thought. my wife thought I had lost my mind when I started collecting bird cage’s “we are not getting a bird!” she told me “I do not want a bird”  ok so why do you want a bird cage? for the garden! boy was she surprized when she got home! she thought it was going to be for looks only now when My wife and daughter go to a flea market or garage sale they look for them for me. the one thing about them is they are heavy very heavy so you have to prop them up good or they end up on the ground. my new old bird cage is solid brass and came with a stand it bent like spagetti after a rain!.......“Chip”

Posted by (Janna) on September 14, 2009

Thanks, Chip - for sharing the photos and the story. Sounds like you and your wife make a great team! The bird cages are a good idea. They’re an interesting and unusual addition to the garden. What types of fall garden plants do you have?

Posted by (Chip) on September 14, 2009

Thank you all for those kind word’s ; the little red wagon belonged to one of our grand kids when they were young we use that wagon a lot! in that photo if you look it has some seed tray’s in it keeping them wet. we also have basket’s full of flower’s in them in the past we have used boot’s hand bag’s the grandkid’s old sneaker’s. I put a catus in a boot once and that really looked cool! In our fall garden we have cauliflower,broccoili,zucchini,corn,brussel sprouts, collards,butternut squash, and just now poping up out of the ground is my gord’s, and cucubers, last but not lest nasturtium’s my fall fav. but I do not have not put any thing in my sink yet I still use that to wash my hands!..
...“Chip”...

Posted by (Chip) on September 14, 2009

Penny now is the time to start nasturtum’s.
I love em for some very good reasons
no 1 the whole plant is edable even the flowers, some very high priced resturants will send you to the poor house for a nasturtium salad,  me I like the leaf on a hamberger yum!
no 2 they thrive in poor soil in fact they will not grow in good soil at all they will die that is the most common mistake made with them . the other thing is starting them,  what I do is soak them for 24 hr’s in tap water. do you self’s a favor and start in more than one spot that way you can find it’s happy place and when you havest you can let one rest and grow while havesting the other they are hard to keep out of once you try it…“Chip”..

Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on September 14, 2009

Chip, Thank you for sharing. We all love to see the cool things others have done in their yards. Send us more pictures of your fall garden. Janice

Posted by (Janna) on September 14, 2009

Good nasturtium tips, Chip. Thanks. I’ll try to start some more for the fall. I have two from spring that are barely hanging on, but I’ll try soaking the seeds and planting more for fall. Penny recently convinced me to taste one of the flowers and it was good! I’ll have to try a leaf…

Looking forward to photos of your fall veggies!