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Melody,

Thank you, I would not have thought to start my plants indoors, but Mamma

did. We had a dining room that faced the sun and Mamma would have little

plants growing EVERYWHERE. I had to water them all so I hated those little

things.

Growing up, it was my job to hoe our 5 acre garden. I have hated gardening

ever since.

But Melody, you have inspired me, so I am going to start some plants indoors

to plant in my self watering 55 gal barrel out on the patio.

That self watering planter thing got my attention and I saved the site.

I want a roma tomatoe, a grape tomatoe and a yellow tomatoe, those were my

favorite growing up. I want a jalapeno plant. I did grow those once and

did not know to cover my hands and by the time i cut them all up to

dehydrate, my hands burned for days and then I kept getting it in my eyes.

I want a cilantro plant, I am going to try sprouting that one of these

days. I got some seeds on amazon just to make up a $25 order, so I could

get free shipping. My daughter wanted a book that was $23, so I added some

seeds to the order to get the free shipping. I am going to set up another

self watering pot to try growing horseradish. I may also try turmeric. I

have had no luck finding any roots of turmeric even in my asian markets. I

am also going to try sprouting spinach, I just have to get some seeds. But

the thing I REALLY want to grow is arugula, it is $7 a pound at the coop and

I just LOVE it. So far it is my favorite green that I have found in this

amazing journey of discovery.

Melody I may look for a 3 X 15 planter just to grow the arugula. I WANT

it. I think I did get arugula sprouts in my French Garden mix and I cannot

get enough of that stuff.

The only thing that I have growing in my yard is a raspberry over in the

corner. We paid $3,000 to have the lawn put in with rainbird sprinklers, so

I am not about to tear up my yard.

I also love asparagus, yet another weed according to my daddy. But from

what I have read you can grow weed things in containers, so long as you

never let them go to seed. I guess you just chop them off before they grow

that big. But I may plant some caraway and let it go to seed, that is my

favorite seed next to mustard that I just discovered.

You guys get me so excited I want to do all sorts of things I have never

done.

Suz

I may have to get me a flip phone so I can put up video's too. Then again I

may just enjoy Melody's that would be one more little machine I would have

to learn to use.