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   songbird to stephenpeek124@gmail.com   
   Re: New Gardener   
   02 Apr 20 17:22:40   
   
   From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   stephenpeek124@gmail.com wrote:   
   > On Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 9:40:21 AM UTC-4, Pavel314 wrote:   
   >> On Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 3:31:57 PM UTC-4, Pavel314 wrote:   
   >> > I have a retired friend who decided to take up vegetable gardening this   
   year. My wife and I discussed various basic gardening techniques, like   
   tilling, composting, fertilizing, weeding, etc., with him. He's planning to   
   plant tomatoes, cabbages,    
   lettuce, and similar common vegetables this first year.   
   >> >   
   >> > I wondered if the gardeners on this list had a favorite tip for gardening   
   that I could pass on to him. Mine was to weed constantly to prevent the weeds   
   from taking over.   
   >> >   
   >> > Paul   
   >>   
   >> Thanks for the ideas posted; I passed them on to my friend.   
   >   
   > The very best thing for a garden is the gardeners shadow.   
      
     :)  i've heard that one before.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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