tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post2086611959079518795..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: June 9, 2010: Made in the ShadeAnnie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-27843362815693441632010-06-10T20:40:07.942-07:002010-06-10T20:40:07.942-07:00Kitsap, Fred, Shawn Ann and Daphne, I know I answe...Kitsap, Fred, Shawn Ann and Daphne, I know I answered all of you earlier, but my comments are not here. I'll just wave "HI" at you now!<br /><br />You know you're getting old when you lose your comments. ;-)Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-7798087543868601362010-06-10T11:57:47.461-07:002010-06-10T11:57:47.461-07:00I think it looks pretty enough. I've used old ...I think it looks pretty enough. I've used old sheets in the garden to shade the lettuce. Now that looks like I'm doing the laundry there.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-87381781917847396772010-06-10T08:25:29.201-07:002010-06-10T08:25:29.201-07:00I love the idea Granny! It doesn't look bad at...I love the idea Granny! It doesn't look bad at all. So I wonder how much longer you can keep the lettuce growing under there. That lettuce seed mix looks just like mine, except yours is more spaced out...mine were cram packed into 4 sq ft...he he! But they are pretty! My Daisy likes the purple ones!Shawn Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242486533549946479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-64380871366026425862010-06-10T08:13:26.959-07:002010-06-10T08:13:26.959-07:00Granny you will be enjoying delicious salads for a...Granny you will be enjoying delicious salads for a long time to come!Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736844421221635306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-56639462527941089442010-06-09T22:03:23.480-07:002010-06-09T22:03:23.480-07:00I think a well planted lettuce patch is more attra...I think a well planted lettuce patch is more attractive than most ornamental flower patches! The varied textures, colors, and shapes are all so pleasing to the eye. Your patch is definitely one of those really pretty ones. <br /><br />Great idea on the lattice! <br /><br />While you are in the 90's we will be finally getting up to the 70's where we should be this time of year. I am thrilled because the garden is soggy and cold and needs a shot of sunshine and warmth.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-77023151849099950212010-06-09T19:23:24.246-07:002010-06-09T19:23:24.246-07:00Johanna, so far I have no bitterness in my lettuce...Johanna, so far I have no bitterness in my lettuce, but I've also not had very much heat. The lettuce beds get early morning shade from the lilac tree, so every little bit helps. If these beds start bolting, maybe I'll try a salad table inside the kennel. That will be cool and shady all summer with pole beans growing on the west and an English Walnut tree branch overhead.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-33604635600643881652010-06-09T18:31:43.942-07:002010-06-09T18:31:43.942-07:00Great idea, perfect solution. I have managed with ...Great idea, perfect solution. I have managed with my lettuce in a planter box that gets sun until 1:00 and then is in the shade. Has worked so far but the heat is beginning to make it go bitter. Love the turkishjohannahttp://tendhergarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-58342903091535884642010-06-09T16:17:53.382-07:002010-06-09T16:17:53.382-07:00Kelli, Google Translator is my friend ;-) I'v...Kelli, Google Translator is my friend ;-) I've found most of the comments I don't understand have a hidden link to places we don't want to visit, but Fuat Gencal has been a follower of my blog for some time now. I wouldn't think of not taking time to translate his comments and posting a reply :-)Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-40832883002831753852010-06-09T15:57:59.315-07:002010-06-09T15:57:59.315-07:00granny, do you speak turkish?!granny, do you speak turkish?!kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532066803345129472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-76266852256491713862010-06-09T15:05:41.361-07:002010-06-09T15:05:41.361-07:00Fuat Gencal, ben salata seviyorum, çok teşekkür ed...Fuat Gencal, ben salata seviyorum, çok teşekkür ederiz. Ben çok var!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-21476177757891837992010-06-09T15:04:51.031-07:002010-06-09T15:04:51.031-07:00Kelli, lots and lots of lettuce ;-) I'll be b...Kelli, lots and lots of lettuce ;-) I'll be blogging about it again tomorrow.<br /><br />********<br />Erin, it's just not fair that the lettuce bolts before the tomatoes ripen. I want my BLTs!<br /><br />********<br />EG, there are screw hooks in the corners that must be turned a half turn to release the boards. The last time I used the lattice, I just had it sitting up on 5-gallon buckets, with nothing to hold it down! I got lucky ;-)<br /><br />********<br />Meredith, In AZ last year, my red Romaine started turning bitter, but I just kept cutting it for the rabbit. One day I tasted it again, and there was no bitterness at all! We brought it back home with us and ate it all.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-66927249937811340862010-06-09T14:54:10.626-07:002010-06-09T14:54:10.626-07:00You're so smart, Granny! I obviously did not ...You're so smart, Granny! I obviously did not think of this method, but a few of our lettuces got planted right in the path of the tree canopy's shadow, and they lasted all the way until last week without bolting. Over the weekend, though, they turned bitter and almost sour tasting -- without even resorting to throwing up a flower stalk! Crossing my fingers for your lettuce season to go as long as possible...Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-9915527307379400922010-06-09T14:42:06.261-07:002010-06-09T14:42:06.261-07:00Great idea, Granny. I hope a big wind doesn't ...Great idea, Granny. I hope a big wind doesn't come up, though! (Surely you have them tied down to something...)Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-72435650561300440032010-06-09T14:16:17.541-07:002010-06-09T14:16:17.541-07:00Çok iştah açıcı görünüyor marullar. Salatasına bay...Çok iştah açıcı görünüyor marullar. Salatasına bayılırım.<br /><br />Saygılar.Fuat Gencalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16812324054108235565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-44996944717103645152010-06-09T12:34:30.000-07:002010-06-09T12:34:30.000-07:00I think this year I may take a cue from you and go...I think this year I may take a cue from you and go dig around in my shed and see what I have in the way of shade... otherwise my lettuces will be gone by the time I get a ripe tomato to go in a salad! They are just starting to show signs of heat stress, but I have a packet of Heatwave Lettuce I am sowing next, and hopefully shade will help them!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-90331354187882129852010-06-09T11:20:23.110-07:002010-06-09T11:20:23.110-07:00wow, GREAT tip! i've been wondering what i cou...wow, GREAT tip! i've been wondering what i could do to help my little lettuce box. <br /><br />i'm envious of your lettuce beds. you must have salads out the wazoo!kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532066803345129472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-25893493650341072772010-06-09T10:16:32.875-07:002010-06-09T10:16:32.875-07:00Ali, Sunny. Ribbit & Robin, I used this method...Ali, Sunny. Ribbit & Robin, I used this method to shade my cut and come again (or as The Idiot Gardener would say, my CACA bed) of mesclun in 2008, when I didn't get the garden planted until July. The mesclun grew and thrived the entire summer under that lattice. Last year, I didn't plant enough lettuce to bother with, and regretted that the entire gardening season.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-58776631246671337312010-06-09T10:08:24.170-07:002010-06-09T10:08:24.170-07:00I like all the different shapes and colors of the ...I like all the different shapes and colors of the lettuce too. I was a good girl this spring and didn't over plant the lettuce. <br /><br />I really like your idea for a shade cover. It really looks quite nice.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-83915731450599100282010-06-09T09:57:27.628-07:002010-06-09T09:57:27.628-07:00Careful, Granny or we'll start calling you EG!...Careful, Granny or we'll start calling you EG! What a good solution to your problem!Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-6834314416243482142010-06-09T09:34:46.226-07:002010-06-09T09:34:46.226-07:00AG, your lettuce beds look fabulous....and great i...AG, your lettuce beds look fabulous....and great idea for diffusing the sunlight. : ) We are supposed to be in the high 70s to mid 80s this weekend...I can't wait! My husband will be in your neck of the woods this weekend. (I think it's close anyway) He is competing in a bbq pitmaster competition in Prosser at Mckinley Springs Winery.Susan (aka Sunny)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14493445436835770963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-48597972912777828372010-06-09T09:20:23.487-07:002010-06-09T09:20:23.487-07:00That is a clever solution. And really, I wouldn&#...That is a clever solution. And really, I wouldn't even say it is not pretty. It is far more attractive than most shade cloth!Alihttp://henbogle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com