tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post3974541943137785057..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: March 22, 2011 - A Full Day in the GardenAnnie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-75321909533560068842011-03-24T20:52:45.716-07:002011-03-24T20:52:45.716-07:00Liisa, after a record breaking low of 23F that nig...Liisa, after a record breaking low of 23F that night, they all came through with flying colors! I was shocked, but happy :-)Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-11581331166930542662011-03-24T20:29:00.891-07:002011-03-24T20:29:00.891-07:00My lettuce made it through a hail storm so I'm...My lettuce made it through a hail storm so I'm thinking yours should be OK... I hope so. :-)Liisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09106496040776722982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-33095427273647652842011-03-23T16:16:38.206-07:002011-03-23T16:16:38.206-07:00Deb, I'll put that bucket information in today...Deb, I'll put that bucket information in today's blog ;-)<br /><br />********<br />Spiderjohn, you give me too much credit! I'll just keep blogging, and you just keep reading. I learn from the other garden bloggers, too. It's people like you, who say such nice things, that keep me blogging! Thank you.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-85335496704624160132011-03-23T15:47:35.540-07:002011-03-23T15:47:35.540-07:00Granny, you don't give yourself enough credit....Granny, you don't give yourself enough credit. You haven't been "finding it on line" for 50 years. There is no doubt in my mind that you could write a book with better info in it than I have been checking out of the library written by so called experts. I'm learning more from your blog and some other bloggers (Erin ,for one, who hooked me up with Baker Creek seeds) than most of the books I've been reading! So, start writing ! Try to have it finished by fall so I'll know what to do before next spring!! Take care granny....Spiderjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842253679813817504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-9271143989751453672011-03-23T15:30:41.120-07:002011-03-23T15:30:41.120-07:00We got up to 59 degrees in Shelton today...it was ...We got up to 59 degrees in Shelton today...it was a great day for gardening! <br /><br />Carol, I'm curious...why do you put your tomatoes in buckets on top of the beds?Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487651493900978730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-59533960743187732742011-03-23T13:36:09.912-07:002011-03-23T13:36:09.912-07:00Barbie, me too! Of course, the weather has to coo...Barbie, me too! Of course, the weather has to cooperate ;-)Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-2645469501067913982011-03-23T13:11:04.469-07:002011-03-23T13:11:04.469-07:00*SQUEAL* I can't wait to watch our garden gree...*SQUEAL* I can't wait to watch our garden green up the next couple weeks. :-D WHOOT!!!Barbie~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14431239835933503549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-63267600952886575292011-03-23T12:27:30.006-07:002011-03-23T12:27:30.006-07:00Random, I grow Canby, which is a summer bearing va...Random, I grow Canby, which is a summer bearing variety. The only other variety I've ever grown were Heritage, which are an everbearing variety, but I cut them down to the ground in the spring and used them as a fall bearing. I'm happy with the Canby so far, although the flavor, size and color are not as good as the Heritage. It might be worth it for you to try a summer bearing variety.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-90180250163785022282011-03-23T11:57:30.112-07:002011-03-23T11:57:30.112-07:00Granny - It was a treat to view the pics of your g...Granny - It was a treat to view the pics of your garden! Love the way you have organized your space. I just put in seeds anywhere I find space, I guess that's the reason, my plants don't do as well as yours! Lol!<br /><br />My raspberries bear fruit late fall and I usually lose half the crop to frost. Any suggestions on some better varieties?RandomGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634760100341475864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-25125333876517316952011-03-23T11:31:25.252-07:002011-03-23T11:31:25.252-07:00Shawn Ann, I just started with four raspberry cane...Shawn Ann, I just started with four raspberry canes in my 4'x8' bed in 2009. I though putting them in a boxed in bed would keep the suckers under control, but it doesn't. I battle suckers all over outside the bed all summer. I actually liked it better when I had my raspberry patch along the back by the fence, where I could keep the suckers cut down weekly with the lawnmower, as they were all in the lawn. Mine are summer bearing (1 crop), so depending what variety you have would make a difference in pruning methods. When I had everbearing, I found the easiest method was to let them bear only one crop a year by cutting all the canes back to the ground each spring.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-39512484535028079092011-03-23T10:46:59.451-07:002011-03-23T10:46:59.451-07:00Everything is looking good granny. I just started ...Everything is looking good granny. I just started raspberries in my 3X8 bed. I'd kinda like to know more about how you have yours set up. I am getting ready to blog about my new stuff if I get to it...kids, you know!Shawn Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242486533549946479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-32681498940379063352011-03-23T09:02:35.507-07:002011-03-23T09:02:35.507-07:00Daphne and Erin, maybe if I have another cup of co...Daphne and Erin, maybe if I have another cup of coffee this morning I won't miss your comments! <br /><br />Daphne, you have such a lovely garden setup, I know you work hard at it. I wish I hadn't dug out my old blueberries.<br /><br />********<br />Erin, that setup for the birds is...for the birds. I'm plugging the holes this year, 'cause the birds wreck too much of my garden!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-58245181856807853292011-03-23T08:57:31.052-07:002011-03-23T08:57:31.052-07:00Liisa, it was a labor intensive day. I need more ...Liisa, it was a labor intensive day. I need more of those! Unfortunately, the temperatures plummeted unexpectedly last night, so I might not have any lettuce at all today :-(<br /><br />********<br />Robin, I'm always underestimating how large some plants will grow, so I figured if I marked the circles it would be a wise thing to do. I gave each future cabbage 16 inches, and the future broccoli 18 inches.<br /><br />********<br />Rachel, I did that with my broccoli and cabbages last year, as they always grow so leggy. This was the first time I'd done it with tomatoes and peppers though, as I always started those in soil blocks and then potted them into the large plastic cups. I'll probably still be potting these into bigger cups before planting time.<br /><br />********<br />Spiderjohn, you just made me spew my coffee all over my laptop! I'm afraid I cannot take credit for most of what I do, I just find it on line and try it myself. Although I've gardened for more than 50 years, this is only the third year I've grown my own plants from seed. I read about using chamomile tea last year, and it seems to work. Just Google "chamomile tea for plants" and you'll see quite a few use this method for controlling damping off. <br /><br />Fifty years of gardening hasn't necessarily made me much wiser. Case in point: I always plant too early, just daring Mother Nature to laugh in my face. Last night she may have laughed, as the temperatures plummeted down into the 20s, and the lettuce plants I set out yesterday might be "toast" today.<br /><br />********<br />Mr. H., I'm hoping to finish the cleanup in the north garden today. I broke my garden fork last fall, as I was thinning out strawberry plants, so that job must be finished real soon.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-9040179877270439462011-03-23T08:02:46.321-07:002011-03-23T08:02:46.321-07:00Your garden is looking really good, we hope to get...Your garden is looking really good, we hope to get out and do some work in ours this afternoon...it's even supposed to be sunny out. Your seedlings look to be off to a great start.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-50344940503583212132011-03-23T05:37:10.849-07:002011-03-23T05:37:10.849-07:00That setup for the birds is AWESOME, I will be sho...That setup for the birds is AWESOME, I will be showing that to hubby when he gets home, he's been looking "not as busy as I am" lately :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-9096911021866614852011-03-23T05:29:46.786-07:002011-03-23T05:29:46.786-07:00I love your clever solution to not having to repot...I love your clever solution to not having to repot your tomatoes. <br /><br />You got so much done. I wish I would get that much done. It has been really cold out. Not nice at all so I've been staying in. On Thursday though I think we will amend the blueberry beds. I'll do this with my townhouse mates so we have to coordinate our schedules.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-22516381742539807432011-03-23T05:10:05.963-07:002011-03-23T05:10:05.963-07:00Granny I think you should write a step by step tut...Granny I think you should write a step by step tutorial starting with seed propagation through preservation. I'm serious! I would be first in line to buy a copy! You amaze me! I just started gardening a couple of years ago and know next to nothing........so write a book for people like me!<br />For instance, why chamomile tea?Spiderjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842253679813817504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-15086098276901277312011-03-23T04:51:47.525-07:002011-03-23T04:51:47.525-07:00I don't know where you get your energy. It has...I don't know where you get your energy. It has to be more than the coffee. The garden looks wonderful!<br /><br />I too like the way you added soil to the tomatoes. Sort of potting up without actually potting up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-23169872592431705712011-03-22T23:01:39.108-07:002011-03-22T23:01:39.108-07:00Boy Granny, you are putting me to shame!! I really...Boy Granny, you are putting me to shame!! I really like the idea of marking the bed with the basket and bucket. I am going to do that at the plots when I get over there to do some planting.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-33529944495191465662011-03-22T22:40:10.679-07:002011-03-22T22:40:10.679-07:00Stop it... please just stop... I can't take ho...Stop it... please just stop... I can't take how much you can get done in a day! ;-) Everything looks great and wow that is a lot of lettuce you were able to get planted!Liisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09106496040776722982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-23849930912548351122011-03-22T21:51:09.727-07:002011-03-22T21:51:09.727-07:00Katie, tonight my body feels like I got a lot done...Katie, tonight my body feels like I got a lot done!<br /><br />********<br />Kitsap, I'm usually not a big coffee drinker, but today it worked :-) Mr. Granny has been on his diet for an entire week, and is probably eating less than half his usual/normal consumption. He hasn't lost a single pound, but I'm down three! He needs to take up gardening.<br /><br />********<br />Toodie, I'm pooped too. I hope I can move tomorrow, and I hope I have another good weather day. I'd like to finish the last two beds in the north garden, 'cause I sure have a lot of hard work ahead of me in the newly designed east garden!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-84822912822050057912011-03-22T21:36:46.221-07:002011-03-22T21:36:46.221-07:00You are such an inspiration. You have gotten so mu...You are such an inspiration. You have gotten so much done...and I'm pooped LOL.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888669064467961669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-47710245289398090992011-03-22T20:35:00.402-07:002011-03-22T20:35:00.402-07:00Doesnt' everyone garden on caffeine! LOL! I...Doesnt' everyone garden on caffeine! LOL! I joke that I am an instant human - just add coffee. ;D<br /><br />You got loads done and those tomato seedlings look great. I love your idea of using the deeper cup and only filling half full and then toping off later. Brilliant!kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-8813569991328791112011-03-22T20:30:53.370-07:002011-03-22T20:30:53.370-07:00Wow! You got a lot done. Your tomato seedlings l...Wow! You got a lot done. Your tomato seedlings look great.KatieLovesDogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814089116598651381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-87399332580551779572011-03-22T19:46:12.782-07:002011-03-22T19:46:12.782-07:00Ginny, did you think I went out and planted long s...Ginny, did you think I went out and planted long sticks in my garden? LOL! You just wait until those things leaf out, it will be a virtual forest in that bed.<br /><br />I'm usually a one cup of coffee a day gal, but today I finished off the pot! I don't know how many cups that was, but it was about a half dozen warm ups, 'cause I kept letting it get too cold.<br /><br />********<br />Michele, it works well with brassicas, too (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower). They seem to grow leggy no matter how close I get them to the lights.<br /><br />********<br />Alison, I didn't get up until 8:30 this morning. I'm not an early riser! I'm retired, I can sleep in now. When it gets hot out, I'll be up early.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.com