Speaking of Gardening - Planting Seeds

Brian G. NY · Feb 1, 2013

When I was a kid back in the 40s and 50s we always had a garden and my Mom started her tomatoes, peppers and such in the house in the windows facing south.
She used to sift the dirt with a round sifter attached to a 5' long wooden handle which I still have. She would then put the dirt in pans and "bake" it in the ol' Kalamazoo wood stove oven which I assume sterilized it.
I have fond memories of eating all the good stuff out of our garden and I have always liked every kind of vegetable there is.
I used to make cucumber and scallion sandwiches, even radish sandwiches. Anybody else have similar memories?
Oh, BTW, just to keep it tractor related, my Dad used to plow the garden with the Allis B and in the 50s we had a little Waterbury 2 wheel garden tractor to cultivate it with.

old · Feb 1, 2013

She baked the dirt to kill off any weed seeds and that in turn made them organic plant food. I have memories of my dads garden but many not so good one. Like having to pick cucumbers in NE so as to help make a few $$ and getting in trouble if we missed the little ones that in turn added up to higher $$ per lbs. Then also the strawberry patch we had where every year he would mow down the center of the patch so that you could pick them easy. Patch must have been 10 foot wide or wider

larrystinescorner · Feb 1, 2013

After my dad passed away my mom moved to a senior citzen apartment that was good for handicapped,because her MS was getting progressivly worse.She grew tomato plants in her window in the apartment and I took her to PA to plant them for her,That is how the garden deal got started in PA,When we brought the produce home she would drive around the building in her little electric scooter and give the stuff away,Here is a picture of my mom sitting in my truck while we are going to load up to head back to nj.The cart full is headed to her apartment,in nj, As she got worse she had to go to a nursing home,but even though she couldnt handle the trip to pa,she still liked to hand stuff out to the girls that took care of her.She loved to give away the produce from her garden ,it really kept her going for a lot longer than the doctors expected,

samn40 · Feb 1, 2013

These are photos of my garden last May, the weather went downhill after that, but we are still using produce out of our garden and also the stuff my Mum and Mrs. froze and pickled. The garden is completely waterlogged at the minute, but we have started this years crop in the poly-tunnel. Cabbage, and cauliflower are coming on nicely, tomatoes and onions are just sown in trays. We are totally self sufficient in veggies and spuds....this little patch saves us a lot of money! and provides a lot of enjoyment...I love going in there with my old mum(78!) and spending a while pulling weeds with her and chatting about times past.
Sam

Bama Dee · Feb 1, 2013

My brothers and I learned to carry one of those little Morton salt shakers ( about the size of your thumb) with us when hunting- we would always end up raiding my grandmom's garden for onions,radish,okra,cukes,etc. etc. Ate plenty of dirt along with the veggies, but I'd give up everything I own to do it all over again. BamaDee.

pete black · Feb 1, 2013

true story-my dad told the story of when he was a kid his dad would hitch him and another brother to an old hand lay off/cultivating plow. they would pull while their dad pushed. it was the only way in the late 20's that they could plow their garden. imagine doing that today?

Brian G. NY · Feb 1, 2013

Larry,
I love to see your pictures and read your stories.
I believe you lead a blessed life and it is obvious you have not lost touch with all the things that really matter.
Your Mom raised you right!

larrystinescorner · Feb 1, 2013

She was an inspiration,was sick for a very long time,never complained,always helping those that were worse off than her. I only told that story to relate why I like the garden,it has good memorys for me.

ShadetreeRet · Feb 1, 2013

If you grew up in the country in the 40s or 50s, you were bound to have had a garden! Gardening was a way of life. We didn't just have A garden, Dad picked out several patches of prime soil and planted vegetables in all of them. We used to enjoy digging potatoes and see who could find the largest one. In winter while checking rabbit traps I would stop by the turnip patch and grab a turnip to eat while making my round. Yep, I guess we all ate a considerable amount of dirt, but we seemed to thrive on it.

Bret4207 · Feb 2, 2013

If more people and their families spent time in the garden or putting up wood or mowing and raking an elderly neighbors yard we'd have a much better country, closer families and far better communities.

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