Time for my favourite time of the fortnight - the Hive Garden comment challenge! You might notice a few changes, namely, the thumbnail image - I've had some issues with the app I was using and a change is as good as a holiday, so they say! Good ol' Canva seems to deliver, so here it is - I hope you like it! You'll notice it on @minismallholding's bi-weekly newsletter, and on the new challenge coming up in November!
A quick side note - a conversation with @ligayagardener this week brought up two things - one, woodlicespiders munch on slater bugs - r woodlice - so yay for pest control (has anyone got a barrel of them to post to me?) and two, check this map out of the different names they call slaters in the UK!
On to the winner of last week's comment challenge - @jhero22, for his gorgeous comment about gardening with his grandmother and all she has to teach his family, and how learning about garden is so important for independence. He wrote:
If you will not know how to plant and grow your own foods then in the future you'll starve to death because you can't depends on other people always. You gotta do it with your own hands. If your hands might get dirty then it's okay as long as you have some fruits, vegetables and other crops to harvest later..When we go to do some gardening , there's always something I can share to them and that's what make the whole experience memorable and worthful. I will be always grateful to my grandma and to my late grandpa also for filling me with all the infos about gardening. With it I can live on my own already.
If you are missing a reward from me, check your wallet - I just did my Hive Garden wallet admin today, sorry for the delay!
The challenge this week is, of course, HALLOWEEN - or Beltane if you're in the south and would rather celebrate the appropriate pagan festival for your hemisphere.
Pumpkins, gnomes, witches, scary spiders - bring it on! Alternatively, of course - blossoms, eggs, fertility symbols. You get the idea.
- Do you have a garden decoration for either celebration to share?
- Have you ever seen a ghostly or witchy spirit in the garden?
- How do you celebrate either event with nature & your garden?
- Is there a cultural alternative that you celebrate this time of year, and what does that have to do with your garden?
- How was your pumpkin harvest this year?
- Share a photo of Spring or Fall and describe what it means to you.
You should comment with at least 50 - 100 words, and do comment on others as well. You'll be upvoted by me and @gardenhive, our curation account - and the winner each fortnight wins 5 HIVE!
Shamelessly tagging garden journallers to join in!
@plantstoplanks @sofs-su @nikv @owasco @buckaroobaby @farm-mom @thebigsweed @polesinns @andrastia @holisticmom @queenoftheworld @porters @amygoodrich @fanyokami @phoenixwren @anafae @tanjakolader @yolithy24 @andrastia @minismallholding @goldenoakfarm @nateonsteemit @sanjeevm @kennyroy @simplymike @dodovietnam @babeltrips @trangbaby @kaelci @shanibeer @proto26 @ifarmgirl @foxfireorchards @artemislives @edprivat @meesterboom @momogrow @attn @luckylaica @blingit @traisto @skylinebuds @fotostef @tydynrain @hindavi @vibeof100monkeys @samstonehill @anttn @friendlymoose
With Love,
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