Gardening Myths and Legends

[TheSeedObsesser]

I don't know what the reason behind garden gnomes are, but there probably is one rooted in garden myth or legend.

Planting lavender around your house with keep evil spirits out of it. Sprinkling salt around the perimeter supposedly does the same.

 

[897tgigvib]

Ooph, stuffed on corned beef n cabbage, but you know me... eating cookies on a stuffed belly!

aye, back to the garden bed for gopher proofing!

woops! I left this unposted while I worked in the garden.

Got the front bed about half done with the hardware cloth.

 

[Carol Dee]

Singing to plants will make them grow better.

Unless I sing to them... then they die!

 

[thistlebloom]

Ooph, stuffed on corned beef n cabbage, but you know me... eating cookies on a stuffed belly!

aye, back to the garden bed for gopher proofing!

woops! I left this unposted while I worked in the garden.

Got the front bed about half done with the hardware cloth.

I don't get it Marshall, is it a myth that you eat cookies on a full stomach...or are you saying you're a garden legend?

 

[897tgigvib]

I don't get it Marshall, is it a myth that you eat cookies on a full stomach...or are you saying you're a garden legend?

I don't get it either. But i ate cookies on a full tummy, that's not a myth. (urp) I sure don't think I'm a garden legend.

Looga that lake out there!

 

[hoodat]

I don't think anything in the garden has more stories told about it than Parsley.
It should always be planted by a woman. It will not thrive if planted by a man.
Parsley is a contrary plant. If you want it to grow well you have to cuss at it and say you hope it dies.
Parsley seed goes to the devil and back seven times before it sprouts.
If you see a garden with a lush patch of parsley it means the woman wears the pants in that family.

 

[lesa]

I never heard the parsley one...would you be surprised that I planted parsley once- and it now comes back in a lush patch every year?? Don't tell Dh.

 

[Wishin']

I don't know what the reason behind garden gnomes are, but there probably is one rooted in garden myth or legend.

Planting lavender around your house with keep evil spirits out of it. Sprinkling salt around the perimeter supposedly does the same.

Garden gnomes were supposed to ward off evil spirits.

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

I don't think anything in the garden has more stories told about it than Parsley.
It should always be planted by a woman. It will not thrive if planted by a man.
Parsley is a contrary plant. If you want it to grow well you have to cuss at it and say you hope it dies.
Parsley seed goes to the devil and back seven times before it sprouts.
If you see a garden with a lush patch of parsley it means the woman wears the pants in that family.

Never heard of that one. I plant parsley and it does fine!

Ancient Greeks believed that the only way to get Basil to grow was to curse at it. Maybe it's just herbs in general?

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

Garden gnomes were supposed to ward off evil spirits.

That sounds right.

I'll have to put one in the squash patch and see if I get any squash bugs or cucumber beetles, maybe plant some Lavender in there with it. No salt!