tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post2804742622514447880..comments2024-03-28T21:58:41.783-04:00Comments on Home Joys: Is Gardening Worth It?Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420137490490341730noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-32008525432057481662010-11-27T15:05:55.018-05:002010-11-27T15:05:55.018-05:00Hi Gina, Just a quick note to let you that I get ...Hi Gina, Just a quick note to let you that I get it. I know exactly what you're saying. Its a lot of work, not only the gardening but the preserving. But that feeling of satisfaction just keeps on giving. Every time you open the pantry or pop a lid on a jar, every time you open the freezer, or share your bounty with a friend-there it is. Its a constant reminder of not only God's goodness but of your labors of love for your family. No job outside the home can compare. <br />BTW, We have already received at least 3 seed magazines already. So as soon as the Christmas decorations are put away I'll dreaming of next year's garden! <br /><br />Have a great holiday season<br />Tammy <br /><br />ps..if you have any tips on organic weed control..please let me know. blackponi@comcast.netTammyhttp://www.simpleanddeliberate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-63017640635390347142010-11-25T09:30:47.491-05:002010-11-25T09:30:47.491-05:00You have very nicely expressed how many of us thin...You have very nicely expressed how many of us think but do not express.My first seed catalog came two weeks ago. I took me back as I am still canning apples.But I too anticipate another year fo gardening.life in this 1880 farmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14911254579256152557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-68671021589272784982010-11-24T16:39:19.444-05:002010-11-24T16:39:19.444-05:00I admire you so much! Next summer it would be fun...I admire you so much! Next summer it would be fun to come over and see your big garden, hang out, maybe help pull some weeds or something. (My kids LOVE pulling weeds!)<br /><br />Hey, I made your pumpkin cheescake with chocolate (?) recipe for our Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday... delicious! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-18846093535283783262010-11-24T13:35:24.355-05:002010-11-24T13:35:24.355-05:00I am on the same page as you, I can't wait for...I am on the same page as you, I can't wait for the seed catalogs to come in the mail, I too dream big and often on a great garden and shelves full of gardeny goodness!! For me its worth it, even with this years garden going to pot, the anticipation of next years garden is already there. I look at it this way, when your favorite football team has a horrible season, a true fan doesn't just jump ship and start rooting for another team they support their team no matter what, when you've had a horrible day you don't go to bed thinking oh I'll just cancel tomorrow because after a day like today whats the point, You realize that tomorrow is a new day, a new begining and full of promise. So yeah its worth it!!Danahttp://www.homesteadblogger.com/countryheartandhomenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-15828835091045917512010-11-24T12:41:48.673-05:002010-11-24T12:41:48.673-05:00Amen, Gina- your words are music to my soul! There...Amen, Gina- your words are music to my soul! There's no price needed to encourage me to want to spend time out enjoying God's creation and seeing the miracle of what becomes of a tiny seed. :-)<br /><br />Have a lovely holiday!<br /><br />-JamiJami @ An Oregon Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667526972866583695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-4251147415689100062010-11-24T09:13:15.268-05:002010-11-24T09:13:15.268-05:00What a lovely post! I agree, agree, agree. I do ...What a lovely post! I agree, agree, agree. I do work full time, but my husband, who is disabled spends lots more time playing in the dirt than me. We spend 2 full days preparing and planting. A quick pass through now and then to keep the weeds at bay while the baby veggies are taking off. After that it's smooth sailing until harvest. Mr. D wasn't well during harvest, so I did spend much more time harvesting than usual. I just finished the beets last weekend getting them into the freezer. We had a wonderful growing season and wonderful yeild and I love being in the garden. I guess you just have to love it, otherwise it is not worth it. If a garden is only going to be a stressful activity, I'd say support your local farmers at the market, but if you do love it... go for it. The benefits far outweigh the effort and what money is put into it. We save seeds too, so that helps lots with the cost. We have some interesting squash from our saved seed... our own "breed" of squash, but all good. We ate one last night that looked like an green butternut. Must have been from some old seed, but there were no viable seeds in it, so we won't have that again. It was tasty anyway. <br /><br />Hope you're feeling better.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing such a lovely post. Helps me get through the winter... thinking of spring and planting.Mrs. Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07703464320152527607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-91554143873868474572010-11-24T08:18:02.026-05:002010-11-24T08:18:02.026-05:00What a wonderful "THANKSGIVING" post!! G...What a wonderful "THANKSGIVING" post!! God is Good!<br />It's all worth it especially looking at your shelves in the winter and you don't have to go to the store for those items.Not to mention chemical free... Happy Thanksgiving my new friend..I'm thankful for you and your blog.Glad I found it this year. Simplicity is a great blessing!!I get renewed everytime I read it!! THANK YOU!!!<br />Blessings<br />JoAnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-38241759418675379402010-11-24T05:16:32.820-05:002010-11-24T05:16:32.820-05:00A very good post! When you are doing something yo...A very good post! When you are doing something you love, there can be no cost attached to it. <br /><br />You are amazing, and your posts on the gardening, canning, and freezing were very inspiring. Please keep up the good work.Mary @ Neat and Tidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160435782347545564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-39379533123713603032010-11-24T00:40:10.457-05:002010-11-24T00:40:10.457-05:00I love gardening too! Home-grown food tastes so mu...I love gardening too! Home-grown food tastes so much better..it's great exercise..and I find it very therapeutic if I'm feeling stressed. I spend many hours talking with the Lord while I garden...and He spend as much talking with me :-)<br /><br />God bless you and your family.<br /><br />from, Julia (in New Zealand)Hopes Handcraftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388763562145957609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-6756816284714425952010-11-23T22:04:43.398-05:002010-11-23T22:04:43.398-05:00Oh I agree. I just made some green beans from my ...Oh I agree. I just made some green beans from my home canned green beans tonight and also made some corn from my freezer and I thought tonight that it was worth all of the work. It just is. Its just so much better. Of course thats just my opinion.Extraordinary Ordinary Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232777722945061624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-14009322373565433222010-11-23T20:33:11.721-05:002010-11-23T20:33:11.721-05:00We started our first garden together this year and...We started our first garden together this year and i would say its very worth it as well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348445120274301314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-34538064592255427842010-11-23T18:54:59.992-05:002010-11-23T18:54:59.992-05:00Great post. "What about your time?" Wha...Great post. "What about your time?" What a great answer to a classic question ... almost as common as the "how do your kids get socialized if they don't go to public school?" question! And speaking of time, let's factor in the time you'd have to spend at the gym, at the grocery store, and trying to offset the negative effect of chemicals and pesticides from grocery store veggies ....Mrs. Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15522714502210311748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-38801773242386601412010-11-23T18:05:52.507-05:002010-11-23T18:05:52.507-05:00I enjoyed reading your reflections. And I agree w...I enjoyed reading your reflections. And I agree with you about your time - my husband does put a price on his time, but I do not put a price on my time. Makes for some interesting discussions (er, arguments) sometimes. <br /><br />I love the picture of you hoeing in the cool evening and talking.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-81687679946797736892010-11-23T16:15:38.045-05:002010-11-23T16:15:38.045-05:00Perhaps you didn't intend for this to be a &qu...Perhaps you didn't intend for this to be a "Thanksgiving" post, but it's probably one of the best I've read in a while on the subject. Woven in between the lines, thankfulness to the Lord of the Harvest, who provided it all, is there, and isn't that really what the first Thanksgiving was all about? Thankfulness for provision? Well said, Gina!<br /><br />Rare is the gardening year that produces everything in abundance without a struggle. If it's too hot for lettuce, it's just right for peppers. And visa versa. We are blessed to have "every seed after it's kind" that we desire so that when we garden, SOMETHING comes up from the soil. I believe God planned it just this way so that we never become independent of Him, but we experience His blessings and grace as well.<br /><br />From your CA friend who has to ALWAYS water ALL season long EVERY year... Blessed Thanksgiving to you and your family,<br />AmyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564840073358020600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916485057164205644.post-68884056047383541152010-11-23T16:01:01.448-05:002010-11-23T16:01:01.448-05:00I have had the same thoughts lately. Is it really ...I have had the same thoughts lately. Is it really worth it. But I came to the same conclusions you did. And I think this is THE earliest I've ever started thinking about next years garden in 25 years of gardening LOL We extended the garden this year and I'm beginning sketches in eager anticipation of 2011!Freedom Acres Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606668264641600520noreply@blogger.com