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Gardening Proverbs
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Came across these gardening proverbs when I was tidying up. Any more?
A harvest of peace grows from seeds of contentment.
Indian Proverb
The seeds of the day are best planted in the first hour.
Dutch Proverb
Birds are caught with seed, men with money.
Armenian Proverb
Woman without man is like a field without seed.
Ethiopian Proverb
Every seed knows its time.
Russian Proverb
The seed waits for its garden or ground where it will be sown.
South African Proverb
A person without a spouse is like a vase without flowers.
Cape Verdean Proverb
Love is a garden full of flowers and marriage is a field of stinging nettles.
Finnish Proverb
To an optimist every weed is a flower; to a pessimist every flower is a weed.
Finnish Proverb
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
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Gardeners dream bigger dreams than kings.
A weed is a master of survival yet has not learned to grow in rows.
A couple from dad who used to say "All gardening means back ache and then you taste that first tomato" Worth it in the end then I would assume.
Frank.
A Victorian one: every gardener needs a back with a cast-iron hinge!
Patience is a virtue
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
God gave us rainy days, so gardeners get some housework done.
One I heard recently
If the first week of December is cold, daddy Winter will get old. Meaning a long cold winter....
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Love those mice! What are they?
I heard that you need to sow four times as many seeds as you want plants:
"One for the pigeon, one for the crow, one to rot and one to grow."
March winds,
April showers,
Bring forth,
May flowers.
Gardening add years to your life and life to your years
Spring green, summer red, autumn gold, winter disappears - Brazilian proverb.