The Little Green Book of Gardening Wisdom by Barbara Burn

Author:Barbara Burn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse
Published: 2013-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Planting

Sow seed generously.

One for the rook, one for the crow,

One to die and one to grow.

—AUTHOR UNKNOWN

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In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.

—WILLIAM BLAKE, “PROVERBS OF HELL,” THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL (1793)

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For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.

—EDWIN WAY TEALE, AUTUMN ACROSS AMERICA (1956)

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Cristina, being something of a gardener, knew well enough that certain plants may appear to remain stationary for years while they are really making roots underground, only to break into surprising vigour overhead at a given moment.

—VITA SACKVILLE-WEST, THE DARK ISLAND (1934)

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The commonest cause for the failure of seeds to germinate is planting them too deeply.

—RUTH STOUT, HOW TO HAVE A GREEN THUMB WITHOUT AN ACHING BACK (1953)

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“Prove it for yourself,” [John Lorenz] said. “Plant some carrots and beets the first of April and another row the first of May. Even if May doesn’t exactly catch up with April, they’ll turn out better, because they haven’t been shivering the pep out of them for a month. They’ll grow quicker, and anything is better if it grows fast.”

—RUTH STOUT, HOW TO HAVE A GREEN THUMB WITHOUT AN ACHING BACK (1953)

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There is nothing like the first hot days of spring when the gardener stops wondering if it’s too soon to plant the dahlias and starts wondering if it’s too late.

—HENRY MITCHELL, THE ESSENTIAL EARTHMAN (1981)

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