tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post4429091468733846829..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: WEEDS AND WEEDING WOMEN, by Jane BorodaleMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-77708434964826663452013-04-22T20:37:05.968+01:002013-04-22T20:37:05.968+01:00Thank you - super blog!Thank you - super blog!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91442011210446361652013-04-22T18:18:07.756+01:002013-04-22T18:18:07.756+01:00I did love this post - I have been muttering about...I did love this post - I have been muttering about the goose-grass this morning. Mefinx,you don't have to have dandelions to feed the bees,there are loads of lovely manageable flowers that they love. However, you can soak dandelion roots in water to get potash for your garden, and the leaves should always be composted, as they are full of nutrients. Dock, too, roots down to the subsoil and pulls up nutrients that have been washed down by all the rain this winter, so just slice the tops off with a hoe and compost them, leaving the roots to sprout again. Weeds ain't junk!<br /><br />Writing IS like gardening - and though I totally agree about the weeding, I have found that in a novel,as in the garden,unforeseen ideas can pop up like self-seeding hollyhocks, in just the place where they ought to be, that you never thought of! Similarly, I often have to uproot something I thought was a brilliant idea to plant/insert into my plot, that turns out to be a sad mistake.<br /> I shall be off to Kindle shortly to get your book, Jane!Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-46130848486886672312013-04-22T16:07:09.344+01:002013-04-22T16:07:09.344+01:00I love the cover of your book! And it sounds reall...I love the cover of your book! And it sounds really good..Love this post.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-62704240308238337332013-04-22T08:42:40.780+01:002013-04-22T08:42:40.780+01:00Don't worry Mefinx, there's little danger ...Don't worry Mefinx, there's little danger of me over-weeding, you should see the tangle of my garden! You're absolutely right about having bees firmly in mind. We keep honey bees here and it's made me very aware of the need to also plant useful, nectar-producing flowers for them and other insects...<br /><br />And glad the world is wild with you, Ms.Jane Borodalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869783602793206715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-49146568995226562882013-04-22T08:00:11.469+01:002013-04-22T08:00:11.469+01:00Relly lovely and informative - but don't overd...Relly lovely and informative - but don't overdo the weeding this spring, particularly dandelions - there are a lot of bees starving out there!Mefinxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427450781191119183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-5956547277195325422013-04-22T01:41:13.045+01:002013-04-22T01:41:13.045+01:00Hurrah for you Jane, and thank you--I'm a part...Hurrah for you Jane, and thank you--I'm a part time keeper of a small public plot and rampant weeds are far hardier than I--as for weedy ideas and mind chatter, well, there too, I could use some tending every day. The world is wild, so wild I often feel like a lost child amongst the overgrowth. Ms.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09479767121319709878noreply@blogger.com