tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post1820552115947552072..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: August 2, 2013 - Today in the GardenAnnie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-12197937500859033672013-08-05T07:19:05.586-07:002013-08-05T07:19:05.586-07:00Amy, that's a leek going to seed. This is my ...Amy, that's a leek going to seed. This is my first try at growing leeks, and I had the first one in my soup yesterday! I was impressed, and will grow them again next year.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-4897751608347651082013-08-05T00:56:45.614-07:002013-08-05T00:56:45.614-07:00This was one of my first check-in's on your ga...This was one of my first check-in's on your garden posts for the whole season and WOW. It looks absolutely incredible and the purple peppers are super cool looking! Is that a flower on top of the leek or a garlic scape or ? I tried to grow leeks last year but we pulled them out way early. We'll have to start in february again planting in the rain if we want a full season of any onions or similar.<br />Your blog is truly an inspiration. Happy Blog-a-versary! Keep it up. All the work and great food is keeping you super young and healthy! I like it! What to do with that giant zucchini! And your cantaloupes look great. You're making me want to move on the other side of the mountains!fleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02554331585975577821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-86410776012973700242013-08-03T19:40:15.698-07:002013-08-03T19:40:15.698-07:00KK, those were from a 25-cent packet of Grand Bell...KK, those were from a 25-cent packet of Grand Bell Mix by American Seed! I knew they weren't Purple Beauty, because they began as a pale cream color, then changed to a lavender, now they are dark purple. I Googled, and what I found were Lilac Sweet Peppers (http://www.reimerseeds.com/lilac-sweet-peppers.aspx) I'm guessing that's what I have here.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-46593118293564556582013-08-03T18:51:15.444-07:002013-08-03T18:51:15.444-07:00Your garden always makes me smile! So beautiful!!...Your garden always makes me smile! So beautiful!! Do you know where your Lavender Pepper seeds came from? They are stunning and I'd love to try growing one or two plants next year. <br /><br />KK<br />www.preppypinkcrocodile.com<br />Preppy Pink Crocodilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396889798988617272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-88122057424631949752013-08-03T18:46:46.527-07:002013-08-03T18:46:46.527-07:00Random, the large tulle covered one is metal, my s...Random, the large tulle covered one is metal, my son John brought it over from his work. Something was shipped in it, and they were going to junk it. It's about 3 1/2' wide by about 7' long. Once it's empty, I'm going to make that bed smaller so that the frame sits right on top of the wood. Right now, I have to tuck in the tulle, and the frame isn't quite high enough for some of the stuff I have planted there. This is the third year, I think, for that piece of tulle. It's in quite a shady area of the garden, I suppose sunlight would rot it quicker. The wood cage is one piece, covered with plastic netting. It's only 2' wide, but the length and height are perfect. We're going to make more of those over the winter (probably 2 or 3 more) and cover them with stapled on screen fabric. We'll also add tops to them that can be esily removed for planting and harvesting. I think 3' wide by 8' long would be a good size. This one is very light weight, so I can move it around to wherever I need it. The cages, with screen or tulle, will be great for spinach, beets, cabbages and lettuce, which are the things most bothered by birds, leaf miners and cabbage moths.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-44657971085864817932013-08-03T18:35:13.768-07:002013-08-03T18:35:13.768-07:00Oh, I grew borage one year and it almost took over...Oh, I grew borage one year and it almost took over my entire garden! It volunteered for the next three years. I learned to just let one plant grow! I never did use it for anything, just let the bees enjoy it.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-81510304804835653252013-08-03T16:29:37.759-07:002013-08-03T16:29:37.759-07:00I'm amazed at how you stay ahead of the weeds!...I'm amazed at how you stay ahead of the weeds! I can never do that. Are those cages one piece or do you assemble them when required? Also how often do you have to replace the tulle netting on them? They look really nice. I always look for ideas from you :)RandomGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634760100341475864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-7173143912235930202013-08-03T16:09:23.886-07:002013-08-03T16:09:23.886-07:00OMG, your garden is ah-mah-zing! Those purple pepp...OMG, your garden is ah-mah-zing! Those purple peppers? Ah-mah-zing! It's funny about the bees. Last year all I saw were bumble bees. This year, I see a few kinds, including apparently a mason bee. I had to google it, cos this one bee kept collecting mud, instead of pollen! They're the reason I keep my borage growing, too, even though it's really getting too wild. It almost occupies the entire 4 by 4 bed, and scratches me each time I try to pick some Senposai leaves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-4357842797751462872013-08-03T12:33:45.877-07:002013-08-03T12:33:45.877-07:00I wish we were neighbors too....I'd even share...I wish we were neighbors too....I'd even share my spinach and carrots.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-77259812224031443182013-08-03T12:29:01.046-07:002013-08-03T12:29:01.046-07:00Ray, our cool day was just that....one day. Our &...Ray, our cool day was just that....one day. Our "rain" turned into 1/10 inch. Now we're heading back into the mid-90s again.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-53534242100987096392013-08-03T12:17:24.720-07:002013-08-03T12:17:24.720-07:00I think MR GRANNY should get you one--and you can ...I think MR GRANNY should get you one--and you can tell him WE SAID SO--LOL!! All the things you do for him. Heck--that's a small price to pay for all that good food you're always shoveling in him.<br /><br />Wish we were neighbors. I'd let ya borrow mine.<br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-50399772103636630682013-08-03T10:42:35.383-07:002013-08-03T10:42:35.383-07:00You are the busy one! What a day! I am impressed ...You are the busy one! What a day! I am impressed with your organization and second plantings and all.<br /><br />Hard to believe that you donned a sweatshirt in Pasco in August! It's raining here today and messing up my plans.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220541167338802642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-89889267700891813532013-08-03T09:05:32.489-07:002013-08-03T09:05:32.489-07:00Daphne, I almost pulled out those coneflowers, as ...Daphne, I almost pulled out those coneflowers, as they didn't even bloom last year, and it didn't look like they would this year...then they just exploded with blossoms! The bees really love them, and there were also gazillions of them on my raspberries this spring. I'm going to let my basil and some of the leeks blossom, just for the bees.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-64754137930671087942013-08-03T09:02:39.212-07:002013-08-03T09:02:39.212-07:00Haha, Rachel, Granny can't hardly move this mo...Haha, Rachel, Granny can't hardly move this morning. My entire body aches, and I lost a whole pound with all that work!<br /><br />I've always had a problem with growing tomatoes in this soil, which is one reason I went to growing them in the buckets in previous years. I'm up in the air on whether to use buckets next year, leaning toward not but keeping them away from that back fence. I have had some success with them in-ground behind the shed, and they always do well in that little raised bed next to the shed. I don't need so darned many plants, anyway. If I had six it would probably be four too many!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-81400067977691947102013-08-03T08:57:03.500-07:002013-08-03T08:57:03.500-07:00Ugh, Sue...I just checked out the electric models ...Ugh, Sue...I just checked out the electric models on Amazon, and they do have some pretty bad reviews. No way am I spending $900 and up for something to grind up a few corn stalks! I'd be better off to just rent one. Or do without. I was thinking of something like the Greenworks for $143.<br /><br />Looks like our cool weather was short lived, it was already 70 degrees when I got up this morning :-( Oh well, I have to make salsa again today. The kids loved it, said they'd take it in quart jars.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-12458024596852614322013-08-03T06:40:18.704-07:002013-08-03T06:40:18.704-07:00You have been busy. I've noticed a lot more be...You have been busy. I've noticed a lot more bees this year too. Especially the wild bees. I have a tiny bee that is just a quarter of an inch long that seems to like it here. And some black bee that love my corn pollen, but also goes for the squash. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-14339836204835615282013-08-03T04:32:49.284-07:002013-08-03T04:32:49.284-07:00I think Granny is happy. Tired, but happy to have ...I think Granny is happy. Tired, but happy to have worked in the garden and accomplished so much. Everything looks so good. Well, except for some of the tomato plants. Strange how some are affected and others are not. Seems like you are getting some nice tomatoes from those plants though so all is not lost.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-38918983543537111282013-08-02T23:53:48.612-07:002013-08-02T23:53:48.612-07:00It's wonderful you've had some cool weathe...It's wonderful you've had some cool weather. Your garden is so neat-as-a-pin. I just love it. <br />If you do get a chipper, make it a GOOD one. I wasted my money TWICE (yea, slow learner!) on cheap ones. They can't handle "stalky" things like corn, etc. I have a big, MEAN one now and I LOVE it. In fall , I just grind up everything and put it straight back into the beds. No more composting it for me. Why move it twice!!<br />Have a good day in the garden and enjoy that cool weather.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com