tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post4011509836674920469..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: January 6, 2014 - Satisfying the UrgeAnnie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-50322479930475950282014-01-14T07:51:55.679-08:002014-01-14T07:51:55.679-08:00Mrs. R., I hope I can keep these alive for years. ...Mrs. R., I hope I can keep these alive for years. Heck, I hope I can keep ME alive for years, LOL! They are still thriving after nearly a month in my care, so there is hope.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-26161254786402300522014-01-14T03:41:03.239-08:002014-01-14T03:41:03.239-08:00The African violets are so pretty. Reminds of the ...The African violets are so pretty. Reminds of the one I managed to grow for years that it developed a long stem and the whole plant just dangled on the side of the pot! I thought of entering it in a flower show as an oddity 'cause it looked so odd. That pepper sure looks healthy and happy and yummy. I wish I had brought in a pepper plant to pet indoors. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-38175392066474867142014-01-12T12:08:08.055-08:002014-01-12T12:08:08.055-08:00Barbee, the window was here when we bought the hou...Barbee, the window was here when we bought the house back in 1989. When we had all of our windows and sliding glass doors replaced last year, we were going to have a new one installed (this one is single glass with aluminum frame) but the price was prohibitive. Since it's in the laundry room, at the back of the house, we opted to just keep it.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-7866200392539576542014-01-12T11:48:43.424-08:002014-01-12T11:48:43.424-08:00I love that window too-I may have asked this befor...I love that window too-I may have asked this before but-is that a custom window or something that I can buy at the 'window store'? 'cuz I need one of those babies! ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02940249317734758487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-34834400021960827152014-01-07T07:46:06.117-08:002014-01-07T07:46:06.117-08:00Robbie, I think I tried to grow one once, long ago...Robbie, I think I tried to grow one once, long ago, but I usually manage to kill any kind of house plant except those made of silk or plastic! I love that plant window, but it is on the north side of the house. It surprises me that the pepper plant does so well there, but the African violets should love it. I also got a tomato plant to grow, flourish and fruit in that window one year.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-42599210923140681092014-01-07T07:42:22.543-08:002014-01-07T07:42:22.543-08:00I gardened before that, thanks to my Grandmother w...I gardened before that, thanks to my Grandmother who passed her love of vegetable gardening on to me. I actually began with a small garden of my own way back in the late 50s! But it was Jim Crockett, the PBS series and the book that really piqued my interest. I wrote a blog entry about the book on August 11, 2008.............<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/mfesbus<br /><br />http://annieskitchengarden.blogspot.com/2008/08/august-11-2008-crocketts-victory-garden.htmlAnnie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-32379512159186302442014-01-07T06:48:41.663-08:002014-01-07T06:48:41.663-08:00That is a beautiful window to display your new pla...That is a beautiful window to display your new plant friends:-) I use to grow African violets many years ago..they are such pretty plants. Purple + white my favorite together...peppers in winter-WOW...you have an amazing place to grow inside:-)Robbie Palmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175918106265081650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-5710248021021946132014-01-06T20:06:42.586-08:002014-01-06T20:06:42.586-08:00Watching Jim Crockett on PBS got me and my husband...Watching Jim Crockett on PBS got me and my husband gardening years ago. The Victory Garden was never the same without him.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847259789563218030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-35310233228099858292014-01-06T17:45:20.724-08:002014-01-06T17:45:20.724-08:00Teresa, this was a plant I grew outside in that po...Teresa, this was a plant I grew outside in that pot all summer. I'd never tried over wintering one before, but this variety is so darned sweet and good I was hoping it would continue bearing. It sure is taking a long time to ripen (the peppers turn yellow-orange), but I can always pick them green if I get too hungry to wait for them.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-70141634397531540432014-01-06T17:40:55.213-08:002014-01-06T17:40:55.213-08:00The idea of an indoor pepper plant in the winter i...The idea of an indoor pepper plant in the winter is awesome! Would be perfect if I could take care of it AND keep our cat Hisser out of it. She eats the leaves on any plant she can reach.Rannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046114473667464704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-79013871159411683952014-01-06T16:47:27.418-08:002014-01-06T16:47:27.418-08:00Carolyn, I do very careful seeding....I use a toot...Carolyn, I do very careful seeding....I use a toothpick and put down one seed at a time! I only put four lettuce seeds in each of those pots. If any germinate at all (I'm not holding my breath) I'll snip off all but one plant per pot. I plan on just keeping them in that window.. If they grow they grow, if not I haven't lost anything. It was just too cold to take the potting mix back out to the shed, LOL!<br /><br />I always start way too many seedlings. I know I give away more than I keep each spring, and I keep more than I should. That's why I had about 48 pepper plants in my garden last year, and why my freezer is still full of peppers! Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-49217995053017928022014-01-06T16:41:51.511-08:002014-01-06T16:41:51.511-08:00I have a problem with starting plants from seed......I have a problem with starting plants from seed.....I tend to get a million of one or another, then get tired of caring for them (because I never manage to get them all transplanted) then I can't even give them away and just end up in the compost bin. I suppose there's worse things that could happen or I could do.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-88281536160243361022014-01-06T16:35:26.721-08:002014-01-06T16:35:26.721-08:00Yes, Sheila, that is my very favorite gardening bo...Yes, Sheila, that is my very favorite gardening book ever. It's going on 37 years of constant use. Hardly a week goes by that I don't read it! Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-25932151955074570792014-01-06T16:29:43.128-08:002014-01-06T16:29:43.128-08:00Love your winter garden. I just noticed your (new...Love your winter garden. I just noticed your (new?) header. You have my favorite garden book on top of the pile. The first book I got when I started gardening 30+ years ago, and I still reference. Have a great week.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847259789563218030noreply@blogger.com