Posts by MissSJ

After a few days of on and off again wind today we have a high wind warning with gusts up to 60 mph. My poor tomato plants are just blowing about. My pear tomato snapped in two places, one at the base and one at the top, a few days...

Dear Wind, Please stop blowing and gusting in every direction - YOU ARE TEARING APART MY GARDEN!!!!!!

I am a new gardener so when I purchased fertilizer for the garden I bought what was suggested. The employee at the garden shop suggested Marine Cuisine Seafood for Your Garden 10-7-7 Time Release Fertilizer and Foxfarm Big Bloom...

I am a little perplexed about plant spacing. I notice that gardens pictured in gardening magazines and books tend to be really crowded with everything close together. Are these plants planted according to the spacing recommended and as...

Quote: Originally Posted by LaurieG <snip> ETA: I also agree with the pp's that at this age things seem like "always" when they are actually just occassionally. My 7 yr old still does that so I'm...

We do have a store like this in my town which has pretty much everything. Here is their website - Toy Station at School Crossing. I like to call it the home school store and am so grateful we have such a resource locally Good...

Quote: Originally Posted by zeldamomma As a guest, I would try to remember that it's hard to be 12, and that a 12 year old is still a kid, and try not give a single act too much weight. As a parent, if my 12 year...

Quote: Originally Posted by One_Girl I would do this and I may laugh with my guests about it later since our guests tend to have children the same age who have also been through the stage where things just pop out of...

Quote: Originally Posted by lolar2 My friend played "birthday party" with her daughter several times before the fourth birthday party, to rehearse the proper behavior. She said it helped (this is a...

Good point to not draw attention to it and to be matter of fact. If it were obvious that this was said because dc was disappointed in the gifts that were given would you address it later?