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Sara Barry's avatar

This one really resonates with me.

I have poppies from a neighbors garden too. I tried moving some to make space for my tomatoes. They seemed unhappy but settled in.

The volunteers that I can't seem to say no to in my garden, the ones the bullied out the things I actually planted are arugula and cilantro — I wrote about that last summer (https://sarabarrywrites.substack.com/p/in-the-weeds)

Not sure what I'm composting in life right now, but I remember the year Marie Kondo's book was big, I applied "Does this spark joy" to things I was doing and weeded out a lot. (Was not so much of a fan of her thoughts on books.)

Mary Hutto Fruchter's avatar

🤣 I think she reflected after having kids that perhaps her strategies needed some more wiggle room. Thanks for sharing your writing. I will check it out. I’m jealous of your arugula- that’s a hard one in our climate, and my Italian family loves it.

Sara Barry's avatar

I wish I could gift you some arugula.

Zelda's avatar

Mary,

I inherited some rhubarb from a gal at work and I had high, high hopes! What actually happened was I cooked it into a compote(I believe) and we ate it straight until it was gone. Probably took two days. I used to have poppies at my house on the west side and I LOVED how independent they were. I wish I lived near someone who had them so they could migrate to my house.

Tess

Mary Hutto Fruchter's avatar

I think if you scatter some seeds in the fall, they would find their way. I’m happy to share some.

Hannah Klaassen's avatar

Thank you for sharing the rhubarb jam recipe! I love my indestructible rhubarb plants (they've survived a LOT of back yard construction projects) and am trying every year to make better use of their abundant production. If my strawberry patch does as well as I hope, I have some strawberry rhubarb combinations in my future, too!

Mary Hutto Fruchter's avatar

I’m rooting for my strawberries too. I can’t wait till they take off. The rhubarb recipe is much easier than I thought. I think it will be a whole thing but it’s not. Let me know how it turns out.

Andrea Bass's avatar

I’m proud of you for giving yourself more creative space! I can’t wait to see the fruit of that labor.

Kristy Acevedo's avatar

“If we want something to grow, we need to give it space.“ Something I’m working on with empty nesting. It’s getting easier, but some days are harder than others.

Fred Hoffman's avatar

Potatoes will be nearing perfection when the tops begin to yellow. No AI was used to write that sentence. Just personal experience.