Comments on: My Winter Herb Garden http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-winter-herb-garden/ About finding balance in your life, connecting with who you are, and creating a lifestyle where you wake up each morning eagerly anticipating the day ahead. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:29:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Candi http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-winter-herb-garden/#comment-22594 Candi http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=670#comment-22594 Thanks Shirley - great tips! Now I feel inspired to get those seeds going! Thanks Shirley – great tips! Now I feel inspired to get those seeds going!

]]> By: Willow http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-winter-herb-garden/#comment-22458 Willow http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=670#comment-22458 Hello Shirley, I have been 'poking around' on your website this past week. Reading your posts on simplicity, decluttering, and balance, I have enjoyed your view on all these subjects. Many years ago, I read "More With Less", which is one of the 'early' simplicity books, written before simplicity became a popular media subject. My life has been one of simplicity for the most part. I agree that balance is most important, not the act of decluttering for the sake of purging. I am looking forward to reading more of your posts. I haven't much room for gardening but what I have I use as efficiently as possible. Starting seeds in February, I am able to put them out in March or April because of my mediterranean climate. Willow Hello Shirley,

I have been ‘poking around’ on your website this past week. Reading your posts on simplicity, decluttering, and balance, I have enjoyed your view on all these subjects. Many years ago, I read “More With Less”, which is one of the ‘early’ simplicity books, written before simplicity became a popular media subject. My life has been one of simplicity for the most part. I agree that balance is most important, not the act of decluttering for the sake of purging. I am looking forward to reading more of your posts.

I haven’t much room for gardening but what I have I use as efficiently as possible. Starting seeds in February, I am able to put them out in March or April because of my mediterranean climate. Willow

]]> By: Jo http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-winter-herb-garden/#comment-22402 Jo http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=670#comment-22402 I love to start seeds and I usually have good luck. My big problem comes when it is time to "cull the herd". I hate having to choose which little seedling will live and which will die. But this year I am going to start less so my anguish is less. Silly me. I tend to think of all living things as having feelings (and who says they don't.) I use ProMix and I have those seed starting kits with the domes. And I use 4 foot grow lights that I purchased years ago. I just hope the tomatoes do better this year! I start mine from seed so I can be sure they are organic. Last year what with the unending rain and the blight I had to buy tomatoes for the first time in years. I don't know about you, Shirley, but I love to curl up with a good seed catalogue on a cold winter's day. I get lost in the variety and color that Nature has to offer. I love to start seeds and I usually have good luck. My big problem comes when it is time to “cull the herd”. I hate having to choose which little seedling will live and which will die. But this year I am going to start less so my anguish is less. Silly me. I tend to think of all living things as having feelings (and who says they don’t.)

I use ProMix and I have those seed starting kits with the domes. And I use 4 foot grow lights that I purchased years ago.

I just hope the tomatoes do better this year! I start mine from seed so I can be sure they are organic. Last year what with the unending rain and the blight I had to buy tomatoes for the first time in years.

I don’t know about you, Shirley, but I love to curl up with a good seed catalogue on a cold winter’s day. I get lost in the variety and color that Nature has to offer.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-winter-herb-garden/#comment-22382 Michelle http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=670#comment-22382 I have bookmarked this post to come back to. I tried growing herbs from a kit last year but they didn't do very well. After reading this post I think the tiny little pots in the kit might have a lot to do with my lack of success. This is great info, thanks. I have bookmarked this post to come back to. I tried growing herbs from a kit last year but they didn’t do very well. After reading this post I think the tiny little pots in the kit might have a lot to do with my lack of success. This is great info, thanks.

]]> By: Jenny D. http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/my-winter-herb-garden/#comment-22381 Jenny D. http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/?p=670#comment-22381 These are wonderful tips. I'm excited to grow my own herbs this year and this post gives me the inspiration to actually get started. Thank you for such complete information. I'll let you know how things go. These are wonderful tips. I’m excited to grow my own herbs this year and this post gives me the inspiration to actually get started. Thank you for such complete information. I’ll let you know how things go.

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