For several years I've been struggling to mow our 4 & 1/2 acres with a push mower. It's been impossible to cut everything so I would just get close to the house & where I tie out the dogs. Thank God we live in the country because it looks like someone's old pasture. I'm ashamed to admit but I would look over at my neighbor & just be filled with jealousy, despair, & a little anger. She has a tractor, a John Deere mower, a zero turn mower, & a push mower. I once said something to her about trying to mow in one day & she said she'd probably mow it but she wasn't sure what she would run over. I said I always walk the area & pick up sticks or anything questionable. I just got the impression she was trying to sound helpful & nice but it wasn't something she wanted to be asked, so I never did.
For years I've had the same job, even when they cut my hours to part time then to 14 hours a week. I didn't want to get out of my comfort zone & didn't think I could do anything else so I never really looked. Thank goodness for my husband's disability. It was enough to live on but nothing extra like a new mower. Over the years we've bought used riding mowers but when they broke down, no way to fix them & no way to carry them to be fixed.
And then an opportunity at a completely different industry came up. Full time, more hours, but more money. I started looking for a mower. Tractor Supply had their zero interest for 48 months sale & I thought, it's now or never. My son found a friend that would deliver it so I put it on my Tractor Supply card after work & he delivered it the next day. I mowed most the yard within 48 hours but still have areas I have to get with a push mower or weedeater. I hurt so bad!!!
❇️WARNING: THIS IS A REALLY LONG POST❇️
I have been an animal lover my entire life. I love watching shows & documentaries about them (as long as there's a happy ending). I am not a vegan so I guess I talk out of both sides of my mouth. I do believe ALL animals should be treated humanely, from beginning to end, including those animals raised for slaughter. I hate seeing videos of one species killing & eating another, even though I know its just nature & they all have to eat. But I hate seeing that lions & leopards will steal each other's cubs to kill & eat them, or any apex predator will kill any animal, especially the young. What I really hate is humans who laugh at the an animal's pain or suffering, like in a recent video of tourists laughing at a dying antelope that wild dogs had chased into the water, where a hippo then tried to attack it because they are very territorial. I have no idea what became of it but I assume it did not make it very far. Again, I realize that is just nature, but the glee, laughter, etc. is inhumane in my opinion. My heart hurts for all animals.
As a fairly new Christian & a person who is fairly new at Bible reading & studying, this is one of the things I just don't understand. How God could make all the different kinds of animals & then, after making Man, allow the mistreatment of those same animals. Why do they kill & eat each other? Why did we have to have animal sacrifices to God? I've done alittle reading & alittle studying & even wrote a long post on being good stewards towards animals ((added at the end of this)). But here's what I have so far.....
GENESIS 1:29
Then God said, "I give you every seed {also herb}-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. (30) And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground - everything that has the breath of life in it - I give every green plant the food." And it was so.
>>>>>>The Jeremiah Study Bible says "In earth's perfect state, neither man nor beast was carnivorous; they were given every seed bearing plant as well as fruit.....for food.
GENESIS 2:9
The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground - trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
here>>>>>> https://answeringenesis.org/hu... mentions that 7th Day Adventists are vegetarian & that studies showed lower rates of heart disease & cancer & on average, longer lifespans than matched (i.e., non-smoking, etc.) control populations.
>>>>>God told Noah after the Great Flood in GENESIS 9:3 Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
Other translations say: "Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things."
THE FLOOD DESTROYED ALL (OR MOST) THE VEGETATION ON THE EARTH & ALL THAT WAS LEFT WERE THE ANIMALS NOAH SAVED IN THE ARK.
From the Mormon Book of Abraham 4:29
And the Gods said: Behold, we will give them every herb bearing seed that shall come upon the face of all the earth, and every tree which shall have fruit upon it; yea, the fruit of the tree yielding seed to them we will give it; it shall be for their meat.
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FYI here's the Old Testament Law that said what God allowed & didn't allow to be eaten by His chosen people:
LEVITICUS 11:1-47
DEUTERONOMY 14:3-21
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ISAIAH 11:6-9
(6) The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; a little child will lead them.
(7) The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
(8) The infant will play near the cobra's den, and the young child will put its hand into the viper's nest.
(9) They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
*****The coming King will not just transform the social order. Nature will be restored to paradise. This peace in the animal kingdom mirrors the relief from oppressive injustice within human society.*****
HOSEA 2:18
In that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky and the creatures that move along the ground. Bow and sword and battle will I abolish from the land, so that all may lie down in safety.
ISAIAH 65:25
The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent's food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain," says the Lord.
Here's a quote from https://creation.com/animal-ca... >>>>>>> "The carnivorous nature & suffering of animals before the Fall are two issues which old-earth creationists need to face. They believe that the earth is billions of years old, & this generally means believing that God's method of creation involved millions of years of animals tearing each other to pieces, millions of years of mass extinction of species, & millions of years of natural disasters. For a loving God, who created a perfect world which He declared to be 'very good' (GENESIS 1:31), it seems to be an amazingly cruel & wasteful method of creation.
Thus the early church understood that man & animals were originally created not to eat any other humans or animals.
If I'm understanding this article correctly, however, animals did eat other animals before the Great Flood. From the article......"when Cain was enraged that God rejected his sacrifice, God counseled him that "sin is crouching at the door" in Genesis 4:7. God pictures sin as 'crouching', but this means 'ready to spring forth'. The same imagery is used in Genesis 49:9, "he crouched as a lion".... So sin is like a lion waiting to pounce on Cain & consume him.
ROMANS 5:12-14
(12) Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned -
(13) To be sure, sin was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not charged against anyone's account where there is no law.
(14) Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who is a pattern of the one to come.
REVELATION 22:1-5
(1) Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb (2) down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. (3) No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. (4) They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. (5) There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
<<<<<<from the Jeremiah Study Bible>>>>>>
The new creation will be a return to the Garden of Eden (GENSESIS 1-2), Paradise regained! The original order will be restored, with the redeemed ruling over all creation with Christ.
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I wrote this after doing a little studying on animals & what the Bible says about how we should treat them. I don't care if anyone reads it or not but I cite Biblical passages where God's message is clear in how He expects animals to be treated. As a whole, according to God's will, we are not complying with our responsibility to His creations of earth & animals & each other. If we were, there would be no starving animals, no dumped animals, no need for shelters or rescues.
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Most of us, when asked are we a good person would most likely say yes. But are we? One of the hallmarks of being a good person is being a good steward. In fact, God asks this of us from the very beginning. In the book of Genesis, God made man & woman. But before He made us, He made all the animals in the water & the ones who fly in the sky & all the ones on land. From the very beginning of time, God asked us to be good stewards. The dictionary meaning for stewardship is: (1) the position & duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc. (2) the responsible overseeing & protection of something considered worth caring for & preserving. Go back & read that second definition again….the responsible overseeing & protection of something considered worth caring for & preserving. There are many ways we are called to be good stewards: the caring of our children, elderly, sick & poor; the preserving of earth & our natural resources; the preserving of history & historical artifacts. All are important & require more study, but the purpose here is on animals & being good stewards to them. I will mainly be talking about pets but this goes for ALL animals.
Genesis 1:24-26: (24) And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, & the wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. (25) God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, & all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. (26) Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea & the birds in the sky, over the livestock & all the wild animals, & over all the creatures that move along the ground." In the study Bible that I have, The Jeremiah Study Bible, the explanation of these verses is this: As God's image-bearers, humans are symbols of Himself in the world. This is evidenced when people put their faith in Jesus: their spiritual nature changes so that it mirrors His. The Lord also affirms it here by allowing humans to rule over nature & delegating them as earth's stewards.
Genesis 9: (1) Then God blessed Noah & his sons, saying to them, "Be fruitful & increase in number & fill the earth. (2) The fear & dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, & on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, & on all the fish in the sea; they are given into your hands. (3) Everything that lives & moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. *Here, God is allowing humans to eat "everything that lives & moves" instead of just plants. (4) "But you must not eat meat that has its lifeblood still in it….
Here is a quote from a 2017 article at newsadvance.com/archives/striving-tobe-god-stewards-of-the-animals-in-our/article_fo83b8fe-4262-11e7-966d-eb4cde7a21bb.html
"The United Kingdom developed a set of principles in 1965 to cover the welfare of livestock. These Five Freedoms, since adopted by some animal welfare groups, mandate:
*Freedom from hunger & thirst
*Freedom from discomfort
*Freedom from pain, injury or disease
*Freedom to express normal behavior
*Freedom from fear & distress
"The law falls short in serving animals well when compared to the Five Freedoms. All of us should care about this because a society that treats animals humanely historically treats its most vulnerable human citizens better too. The first recorded case of child abuse in the United States had a happy ending because of laws meant to protect animals from mistreatment. The promises of the Five Freedoms should be the guiding light for anyone who takes in companion animals. The challenge is nudging guardians to do the right thing if they aren't already. It comes down to the Golden Rule. People should treat animals the way they want to be treated. Food & shelter are just the beginning of a good life."
Job 12:7-10 (7) "But ask the animals, & they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, & they will tell you; (8) or speak to the earth, & it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. (9) Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? (10) In his hand is the life of every creature & the breath of all mankind.
http//drmichele.org/biblical-stewardship-includes-caring-for-animals/
has this explanation for Job 12: The animals know God, & are known by God. The love of an animal is unconditional, something that reflects God. God treats people, created lower than Himself, with amazing love & tender compassion. Mankind is created higher than the animals. Your tender loving kindness toward people & animals is a reflection of how God has treated you. You are reflecting His image when you care for people & animals, thus displaying His qualities. God is very clear you are to reflect him in all of your ways.
The definition of stewardship is: the activity of protecting & being responsible for something. Biblical stewardship teaches that human beings are created by the same God who created the entire universe & everything in it. When you look after the earth you are caring for God's creations, & God charged the Christian steward with this responsibility. In obedience to this calling we are worshiping our Creator. You were created to be stewards of everything on the earth. Stewardship isn't just simply for you to serve others; it is to righteously rule over the things God created. He is letting you borrow & rule over the earth, animals…….
From an August 1998 article at https://www.sciencedirect.com/...
"Since animals can neither obtain nor sustain rights for themselves they depend upon humans for their welfare. Stewardship involves responsibility FOR something & also responsibility TO someone. This can mean responsibility to God, or for those without religious beliefs, responsibility to future generations. Veterinarians act as stewards, responsible for treating animals & responsible to the owners. They also have responsibilities to society. Different societies have different expectations of their veterinarians but veterinarians are well placed to support human stewardship for animal welfare."
Here is a really good article everyone should read:
https://erlc.com/resource-libr...
Jesus said in Luke 12:6,7 (6) "Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. (7) Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows." God cares for us & knows everything about us, even things we don't know ourselves, like the number of hairs on our heads. Yet God also cares for His creations, right down to the most ordinary of birds.
Exodus 23:4,5 (4) "If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it. (5) If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help them with it."
Deuteronomy 22:1-4 (1) If you see your fellow Israelite's ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure to take it back to its owner. (2) If they do not live near you or if you do not know who owns it, take it home with you & keep it until they come looking for it. Then, give it back. (3) Do the same if you find their donkey or cloak or anything else they have lost. Do not ignore it. (4) If you see your fellow Israelite's donkey or ox fallen on the road, do not ignore it. Help the owner get it to its feet.
Proverbs 12:10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs 12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
Proverbs 12:14 From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, & the work of their hands brings them reward.
Proverbs 27:23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,…..
Being a good steward towards animals means being a responsible pet owner. It means thinking about the animal & it's needs BEFORE you ever get it. It means spaying & neutering. It means being kind. It means not dumping your dog or cat because of any & every excuse. We don't dump our kids or our elderly parents so why would you think its ok to just dump a dog or cat? If we were the good stewards we purport to be on Sunday morning in the church pew, we would not have shelters & rescues overcrowded & underfunded. We wouldn't have abandoned animals, dumped animals, unwanted litters, dog fighting rings, the list is almost endless. Shame on each & every one of us because, as a whole, we are not good stewards.
I haven't been here in awhile & thought I would post some pictures from my camera roll😃.
Here's pics of the yard. Trying to mow with a push mower & never get it all. And miss one week & the areas that did get mowed before are almost too tall & thick! A guy is supposed to come give an estimate on bushhogging & mowing but if he's come by, I haven't seen him. This is someone my son went to school with & my son has offered to pay for it so maybe they've talked. I'm a bit leery now because I apparently ran over a wasp nest the last time I mowed. I got stung twice on the thigh & once on the thumb. Thank God I live in the country with only one neighbor across the road (& their house sits back from the road), & there wasn't any traffic right then. Because I stripped down right there & then😂. Once I was armed with a can of wasp spray I went back out in the general area but couldn't see where any wasps were.
When my dog was killed years ago I said no more animals. My heart was broken & I just couldn't take on another pet. I didn't want to take on another pet. But people would dump animals either down the road from the house or I would pass by one & couldn't just leave it. Then my daughter left (without my permission so dumped) 2 dogs, one of which had been left behind by a former roommate. I don't know why I thought the female was spayed. But she wasn't😣. She was a husky so I put her in the only place we had that was enclosed, which was the old chicken coop. Well, the little corgi/corgi mix someone had dumped down the road got in there 
. Not too long after the puppies were weaned, that same neighbor killed her by hitting her with his car. We managed to find homes for all but the last 3, 2 boys & 1 girl. The girl got sick & then really bad almost over night so I planned a vet trip the next day. She died & one of the others, the puny boy, started getting sick. It was parvo so the vet gave each puppy medicine & he got over it. The pup without parvo is the picture I have of my missing dog. So I kept saying no more animals but then my husband picked up a puppy & then someone dumped a kitten & someone dumped a puppy. So we were at 4 dogs & a cat. Then a few weeks ago I picked up an abandoned kitten in the rain. None of the shelters or rescues have room so now we have a kitten😭but I just couldn't leave her. All of our animals have been spayed or neutered, & as soon as she's old enough, she will be too.
🌿🍒I posted this in the 'Plant ID' forum but am posting here as well because I also included links I want to be able to find. If my photos don't load from being pasted, I'll load them in a reply.🍒🌿
We have lived here 25 years & there's always been these shrubs/small trees on the property. A few days ago I decided to eat a few of the berries to see what they tasted like 😬 Thinking . I guess I just assumed I would be able to tell if they were poisonous Crossing Fingers! Whistling . I'm not that fond of blueberries & that's what these tasted like. I continued working in the yard for awhile & then when I went inside, I took a piece with berries inside to show my husband. I had told him stories of picking huckleberries for my grandma when I was a kid but I couldn't remember what they tasted like or what the bush looked like. As he's telling me how dumb it was for me to eat something unknown, he's putting unknown berries in his mouth D'Oh! Shrug! . Good news! Neither of us have had any issues or died Hurray! .
But we still don't know what this bush is. I took a piece with leaves & berries to my county extension but their agent was transferred & they don't have another agent yet. They did give me names & numbers for the next county, & after talking on the phone & emailing pictures, I have not heard back yet. I don't want to waste my time picking them if I can't eat them.
Links I've come across while trying to find out what I have:
This is from my extension office.
https://www.uaex.uada.edu/yard...
From the North Carolina extension.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/pl...
http://wildhuckleberry.com/spe...
http://wildhuckleberry.com/202...
Because besides wanting to make things for humans, I would love to make dog treats.
https://foodmorning.fr/tips-an...
All of this, & I still have no clue what these are! If I make jelly or a pie, I would really like to know what it is. Not sure "some kind of wild berry" is going to go over well.
This shrub/small tree is growing a few inches from a pine tree (right of picture) & I guess that's why it's growing like it is.
These are what people have said it could be:
Screenshots from various books. I've included book names & authors on pics for proper credit.
🌿🌸🌿 GARDENING JOURNAL 🌿🌸🌿
I started putting together a garden journal without realizing that I was putting together a garden journal. It started with me printing copies of magazine articles & pages from books, or writing things down in notebooks. However, there was no organization with it & finding anything in a timely manner was impossible. I know a lot of people will save things on their computer or in their phone but I much prefer a hard copy to look at whenever & wherever I am. Besides, cell & internet service is not great in rural areas. We lose power if it rains hard, the wind blows, or a truck driver farts going down the road so I knew I needed a non-digital option. I looked at buying a journal but none were exactly like I wanted. I then did a search for a DIY garden journal & hit the jackpot. We all but stopped gardening for several years so my journal was put away in storage but now I'm getting it out, cleaning it up & adding & removing stuff. I thought this would be a great time to tell people how I did mine.
There are several reasons to keep a garden journal. Its a great way to keep all your gardening & plant stuff in one place. Your journal can reflect YOUR interests & as those interests change, so can your journal. You can just have a houseplant journal. Or your journal can include edibles like vegetables or fruit trees. It can include homesteading & farm topics such as chickens or canning. You can print out internet articles & put in your journal, put pictures you've taken of plants & gardens, literally anything you want.
🌻🌻🌻WHAT YOU'LL NEED🌻🌻🌻
🌻A 3 ring binder
Best time to buy is when stores put school supplies on sale.
🌻Tab dividers/inserts
You'll need one for each topic/subject. Don't forget you'll need one for each month if you are also doing a monthly calendar.
🌻Graph/grid paper/plain computer paper
This is for drawing designs, layout, taping photos too.
🌻Pocket pages or a zippered pencil pouch
This is for keeping things like receipts, plant tags, article clippings, etc.
🌻Colored pencils or something to write with
🌻A 3 hole punch
🌷🌷🌷SUGGESTED TOPICS🌷🌷🌷
🌷HOUSEPLANTS - could also have individual types or varieties (cacti, pothos, etc.)
🌷VEGETABLES - could break it down into kinds, especially if you have different varieties
🌷FRUIT & BERRY
🌷HERBS
🌷MUSHROOMS
🌷TREES & SHRUBS
🌷PONDS/WATER GARDENS
🌷BEEKEEPING
🌷GARDENING FOR BEES, BIRDS, & BUTTERFLIES
🌷GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE
🌷CONTAINERS/RAISED BEDS
🌷SOIL & COMPOST - this could be where you put things like copies of soil testing reports
🌷GRASS/LAWN/WEEDS
🌷HOME MAINTENANCE - maybe have copies of renter's/homeowner's insurance, records of improvements or repairs
🌷DIY PROJECTS
🌷CRAFTS
🌷RECIPES
🌷PLANT/SEED TRADES
🌷ORDERS
🌷TOOLS - this could be for warranties, purchase receipts, or repair receipts
🌷VERMICOMPOSTING
🌷SEED SOWING/WINTER SOWING - tracking when & what, diy seed packets
🌷PESTS & DISEASES - pics of what they look like, what their damage looks like, tips & hints, what worked & What didn't
🌷HOLISTIC MEDICINE FOR ANIMALS
🌷HOLISTIC MEDICINE FOR HUMANS
🌷JANUARY - DECEMBER if you'll be doing monthly calendars. These are good to put swap deadlines, in person swap dates, & other garden-related events. You could also track things like 1st frost, last frost, amount of rainfall. What's blooming, things like equipment maintainence, etc.
Anytime I find something in a magazine, book, or on the internet that I want to save or remember, I'll either make copies at the library or take a screenshot with my phone & print it out at a later date.These are then put in the appropriate spot in the journal.
There are two places you can get information on nearly anything garden related. One is your local library. Most libraries carry a wide selection of gardening books & some will even have some related to your specific area. Many will have magazines & DVD's on a variety of topics for you to check out. Another place to get reliable garden-related information is at your extension office. Extension offices have tons of handouts & things you can print out from their website.
Here is a little general information on extension offices. There is also a link where you should be able to find your state's extension; however, some of them (like Arkansas) are wrong or have a broken link, so I am going to include states & links to their cooperative extensions.
https://www.almanac.com/cooper...
💐💐Here are the 50 state's & links to their cooperative extensions:
🌸💐🌸ALABAMA🌸💐🌸
https://www.aces.edu/
🌸💐🌸ALASKA🌸💐🌸
https://www.uaf.edu/ces/
🌸💐🌸ARIZONA🌸💐🌸
https://extension.arizona.edu/
🌸💐🌸ARKANSAS🌸💐🌸
https://www.uaex.uada.edu/
🌸💐🌸CALIFORNIA🌸💐🌸
https://ucanr.edu/About/
https://cagardenweb.ucanr.edu/
🌸💐🌸COLORADO🌸💐🌸
https://extension.colostate.ed...
https://www.summitcountyco.gov...
🌸💐🌸CONNECTICUT🌸💐🌸
https://cahnr.uconn.edu/extens...
🌸💐🌸DELAWARE🌸💐🌸
https://www.udel.edu/canr/coop...
🌸💐🌸FLORIDA🌸💐🌸
https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/
🌸💐🌸GEORGIA🌸💐🌸
https://extension.uga.edu/
🌸💐🌸HAWAII🌸💐🌸
https://farmanswers.org/Organi...
https://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/c...
🌸💐🌸IDAHO🌸💐🌸
https://www.uidaho.edu/extensi...
🌸💐🌸ILLINOIS🌸💐🌸
https://extension.illinois.edu...
🌸💐🌸INDIANA🌸💐🌸
https://extension.purdue.edu/
https://mdc.itap.purdue.edu/de...
🌸💐🌸IOWA🌸💐🌸
https://www.extension.iastate....
🌸💐🌸KANSAS🌸💐🌸
https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/n...
https://wellness.ku.edu/sites/...
🌸💐🌸KENTUCKY🌸💐🌸
https://www.uky.edu/hort/home-...
🌸💐🌸LOUISIANA🌸💐🌸
https://www.lsuagcenter.com/po...
🌸💐🌸MAINE🌸💐🌸
https://extension.umaine.edu/g...
🌸💐🌸MARYLAND🌸💐🌸
https://extension.umd.edu/prog...
🌸💐🌸MASSACHUSETTS🌸💐🌸
https://ag.umass.edu/umass-ext...
https://ag.umass.edu/resources...
🌸💐🌸MICHIGAN🌸💐🌸
https://www.canr.msu.edu/outre...
🌸💐🌸MINNESOTA🌸💐🌸
https://extension.umn.edu/
🌸💐🌸MISSISSIPPI🌸💐🌸
http://extension.msstate.edu/
🌸💐🌸MISSOURI🌸💐🌸
https://extension.missouri.edu...
🌸💐🌸MONTANA🌸💐🌸
https://www.msuextension.org/
🌸💐🌸NEBRASKA🌸💐🌸
https://extension.unl.edu/
🌸💐🌸NEVADA🌸💐🌸
https://extension.unr.edu/defa...
🌸💐🌸NEW HAMPSHIRE🌸💐🌸
https://extension.unh.edu/
🌸💐🌸NEW JERSEY🌸💐🌸
https://njaes.rutgers.edu/exte...
🌸💐🌸NEW MEXICO🌸💐🌸
https://extension.nmsu.edu/
🌸💐🌸NEW YORK🌸💐🌸
https://cals.cornell.edu/corne...
🌸💐🌸NORTH CAROLINA🌸💐🌸
https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/
🌸💐🌸NORTH DAKOTA🌸💐🌸
https://www.ndsu.edu/agricultu...
🌸💐🌸OHIO🌸💐🌸
https://extension.osu.edu/home
🌸💐🌸OKLAHOMA🌸💐🌸
https://extension.okstate.edu/
🌸💐🌸OREGON🌸💐🌸
https://extension.oregonstate....
🌸💐🌸PENNSYLVANIA🌸💐🌸
https://extension.psu.edu/
🌸💐🌸RHODE ISLAND🌸💐🌸
https://web.uri.edu/coopext/
🌸💐🌸SOUTH CAROLINA🌸💐🌸
https://www.clemson.edu/extens...
🌸💐🌸SOUTH DAKOTA🌸💐🌸
https://extension.sdstate.edu/
🌸💐🌸TENNESSEE🌸💐🌸
https://www.tnstate.edu/extens...
🌸💐🌸TEXAS🌸💐🌸
https://agrilifeextension.tamu...
🌸💐🌸UTAH🌸💐🌸
https://extension.usu.edu/
🌸💐🌸VERMONT🌸💐🌸
https://www.uvm.edu/extension
🌸💐🌸VIRGINIA🌸💐🌸
https://ext.vt.edu/
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/...
https://www.yorkcounty.gov/101...
🌸💐🌸WASHINGTON🌸💐🌸
https://extension.wsu.edu/bent...
🌸💐🌸WEST VIRGINIA🌸💐🌸
https://extension.wvu.edu/yout...
https://extension.wvu.edu/
🌸💐🌸WISCONSIN🌸💐🌸
https://hort.extension.wisc.ed...
🌸💐🌸WYOMING🌸💐🌸
http://www.uwyo.edu/uwe/
📌NOTE: Always make sure you have a "clean" (no writing or marks) copy of pages you may need more of at a later date, such as a monthly calendar. Keep these in the front or back of your journal so you always have it handy.📌
🌠🌠Here are some calculators to help you figure out how much soil amendments you'll need:
LIMESTONE
https://garden.org/nga/calcula...
SULFUR
https://garden.org/nga/calcula...
LAWN FERTILIZER
https://garden.org/nga/calcula...
MULCH
https://garden.org/nga/calcula...
ACTUAL NITROGEN
https://garden.org/nga/calcula...
📌NOTE: The above links are all on this site. You can find them by clicking on those 3 lines at the top, then clicking on "Useful Tools".
You can get a soil test through your extension office. You can also do it yourself using a mason jar:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.c...
To grow vegetables you will need to know your average frost dates. You can find this information out by putting in your zip code & it will give you your averages.
https://garden.org/apps/frost-...
📌 Blank monthly calendar to print (remember you'll want 12 for the year plus 1 for later copies):
https://templates.office.com/e...
📌 This site has tons of interesting articles on gardening & homesteading. It's where I got a couple of the chore lists.
https://www.theselfsufficienth...
📌 Printable journal pages:
https://www.arbico-organics.co...
📌 This site has a chart that tells you how many vegetables you should plant per person (seems kinda low on some) but you at least have a general idea. They also have a chart for the recommended preservation methods for some fruits & vegetables. There's even a pantry & a frozen inventory, a harvest log, & a seed saving log.
http://www.momsneedtoknow.com/
🌿🌿HOUSEPLANT ONLY JOURNAL:🌿🌿
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Your houseplant journal could include:
🌱 Plant varieties
🌱 A watering schedule
🌱 A fertilizing schedule
🌱 What's Propping (propagation)
🌱 Pests & Diseases - what they look like, what their damage looks like, what works to get rid of them
This site has links to download a plant care checklist, as well as an observation sheet to track growth:
https://www.proflowers.com/blo...
💫🌠💫 I hope this has been informative & helpful to anyone thinking of starting their own garden journal.
Here's the supplies needed:
Here are some of the pages from the links I've included. These are just to give ideas of what you could include.
