Amish

[lu king]

Does anyone know how the Amish have such beautiful gardens and crops? Their vegetables and fruits are the best looking in the country.

 

[boggybranch]

Does anyone know how the Amish have such beautiful gardens and crops? Their vegetables and fruits are the best looking in the country.

They don't watch television. LOL

 

[old fashioned]

 

[seedcorn]

If their kids are too young to work off the farm, they work in the garden.

Agree on the no TV or radio, everyone works.

 

[Grow 4 Food]

when you depend on it for survival instead of a hobby it tends to be better taken care of.

 

[patandchickens]

Good soil (because they take care of and improve it), and lots of work

Pat

 

[wifezilla]

That soil is good soil because they are using natural compost aka aged critter poop.

 

[journey11]

I would imagine that they are also better about passing down their gardening knowledge to their children...(no need for a master gardener class there!) My parents had a huge garden when I was very young, got divorced and gave it up, and never told me squat about how to grow things. I had to find everything out myself, by research and the hard way!

This is me and my brother and sister standing in my parent's garden... I think I was maybe 5. I most remember the heads of broccoli my dad grew, bigger than a soccer ball. I hated broccoli back then!

 

[lesa]

Oh, what a sweet pic! Gardening must be in your blood!

 

[curly_kate]

Journey - That is awesome! My grandfather had a garden like that, but I don't remember paying much attention when I was a kid. Now he's gone, and I would love to be able to go to him for gardening advice.