tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post542195369455129796..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: June 11, 2011 - Today in the GardenAnnie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-45752344269589788822011-06-12T12:00:11.844-07:002011-06-12T12:00:11.844-07:00Kris, I want to invite my old friend over for a vi...Kris, I want to invite my old friend over for a visit, but it would break her heart to see her place in that condition. There is a bridal wreath hedge between her house and mine, and she always had it professionally trimmed three times a year. Now it's overgrown and flopping over onto our property, and I'm going to have to go whack it off before we can't walk down our side yard any more (the only way to get the mower to the back yard). I hope the husband moves here soon!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-88256146061394815622011-06-12T11:36:27.495-07:002011-06-12T11:36:27.495-07:00Granny I have a similar situation so I can feel yo...Granny I have a similar situation so I can feel your pain. We have lived in our house for 10 years. When we first moved in, my neighbors had the most beautifully landscaped yard you would ever see. St. Augustine grass, pear tree, azaleas, you name it they had it looking good. They were both work horses even in their 80s and you could tell they took pride in everything they did. They were in their 80's when we first moved in and the wife passed on to the Lord first and then the husband a few years later. The house is owned now by one of their children, and I know they are probably rolling in their grave if they saw what it looked like now. He cut the grass two times all last year and most of the shrubs are as tall as the house. I keep hoping he will sell the place and someone will move in and take better care of it. Good luck with your neighbors, for mine it is going on three years and I have just learned to accept it and love thy neighbor anyways as hard as that is sometimes.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421605987086278458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-33880097581314768962011-06-12T10:11:42.572-07:002011-06-12T10:11:42.572-07:00Ginny, if we want chickens we'll have to get r...Ginny, if we want chickens we'll have to get rid of Mr. Granny! I suppose that's doable ;-)<br /><br />I love rhubarb pie, but it has to be made with lots of sugar and a beaten egg stirred into the filling, that cuts the bitterness of the rhubarb. I also had a recipe for an upside down cake that was made with marshmallows, rhubarb, and I think strawberry Jello. I'll have to find that one! Rhubarb crisp or cobbler are also really good.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-11821858604297330692011-06-12T09:43:23.956-07:002011-06-12T09:43:23.956-07:00If I were your neighbor we could share that lettuc...If I were your neighbor we could share that lettuce and you could help me grow what ever you fancied :o), but you'd have to have greens to intice me :o) and some chickens too . I've planted Rubarb three times , the first I didn't know what to do with it and it was picture perfect..the other two times they died. :o(Gingerbreadshouse7https://www.blogger.com/profile/01285484153508538882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-9890011009009561472011-06-12T09:01:09.637-07:002011-06-12T09:01:09.637-07:00Daphne, it sure was a slow starter, but I'm ha...Daphne, it sure was a slow starter, but I'm happy to see it taking off now. In my previous garden (the one I was growing 22 years ago), I'd pile on the manure just as it was breaking dormancy, and I had huge rhubarb.<br /><br />********<br />Robin, I try to reach over the fence and pull the taller weeds every now and then, but I don't know how far I should go messing with their property, even if it is all weeds. They brought in a bunch of plants in containers about two weeks ago, but they are all still sitting in the back yard. It looks like mostly iris and maybe a rose bush. I though they were going to do something....I guess not!<br /><br />********<br />Charmcity, I hardly ever see them! She works all day and evidently leaves town on weekends. He hasn't moved here yet, as he hasn't found a job locally. When he's here, he works on the house and does some yard work. Last (long) weekend he pruned all the overgrown trees and bushes at the back of the property. There's a riding mower sitting on their patio, I wonder why they don't use it!<br /><br />I love the volunteer alyssum, but I'm not so happy with the volunteer four o'clocks that are coming up everywhere! They are thicker than weeds. Of course, they're not growing in the places I want them!<br /><br />********<br />It is, Isn't it, Erin? I hope it's a flavorful variety, not too terribly tart.<br /><br />********<br />Meems, I use a citrus tree fertilizer on the Meyer, but it sure doesn't seem to be giving it what it needs. Last year I just gave it fish emulsion and it did great...I think I'll try that again.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-89401991100429486572011-06-12T08:38:22.959-07:002011-06-12T08:38:22.959-07:00Oooh, I hope you get lemons too. Do you fertilize ...Oooh, I hope you get lemons too. Do you fertilize your meyer lemon tree? Mine has never grown lemons, but this year I've been fertilizing it with Growmore citrus fertilizer. A tip from Thomas. Your carrot seed mat idea is the best, I used that method for the first time this year and it's doing fantastic!meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-53449704427170843512011-06-12T05:36:52.627-07:002011-06-12T05:36:52.627-07:00Nice job on that rhubarb, it's a beautiful pla...Nice job on that rhubarb, it's a beautiful plant!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-34798217951595101672011-06-12T05:21:17.355-07:002011-06-12T05:21:17.355-07:00That's too bad about your neighbor. Perhaps yo...That's too bad about your neighbor. Perhaps you can entice them with your amazing harvest and they will want to start a vegetable garden too! <br /><br />I love that you have so many cool volunteer plants!Charmcitybalconygardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920355372618728018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-35483187977286952032011-06-12T05:07:21.128-07:002011-06-12T05:07:21.128-07:00I'll keep my fingers crossed that Leona's ...I'll keep my fingers crossed that Leona's little lemon will mature. <br /><br />Boy, your neighbor's yard is a real hot mess! There is nothing worse then looking at a messy neighbor's yard. At least my new neighbor mows the lawn....that's about it though! I tend to the perennial bed between the two properties...but, all the beautiful landscaping I did there is all over grown and full of weeds!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-7374074708017009362011-06-12T04:27:33.246-07:002011-06-12T04:27:33.246-07:00You've got me beat in the rhubarb department. ...You've got me beat in the rhubarb department. The place I put them doesn't have much soil below them. It is very shallow. They aren't happy with me. It might take them years to grow big enough to harvest.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-33531720314643628912011-06-11T22:05:55.953-07:002011-06-11T22:05:55.953-07:00Prairie Cat, no, I just wanted to get it out of th...Prairie Cat, no, I just wanted to get it out of that side of the garden. One was in the way of a forget-me-not that I wanted to grow, one was tossed into the compost because it was full of slug holes, and there were three that needed to come out of the tomato bed to make room for some straw mulch under the toms. So far none of it has begun to bolt. Those were just some "extra" plants, there are still lots more in the lettuce bed behind the shed, and in the cut-and-come-again barrel. And my refrigerator is full of it again.<br /><br />I'd be happy if they would just mow that lawn and cut down the weeds! They're an older couple, both with good jobs, you'd think they could hire some kid to mow for them. :-(Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-1957497516578758482011-06-11T21:55:53.504-07:002011-06-11T21:55:53.504-07:00Did you plan on pulling out all of your lettuce be...Did you plan on pulling out all of your lettuce because it just ends up getting too hot for any of it to grow without bolting?<br /><br />And maybe once your new neighbors get a sight at your tremendous garden, you will inspire them to take more interest in the property surrounding their house. You can always hope!Prairie Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03036436697268048651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-85221097938805123432011-06-11T21:31:05.437-07:002011-06-11T21:31:05.437-07:00Peggi, that's where I put the three pots of cu...Peggi, that's where I put the three pots of cucumbers. Hopefully they'll cover the fence. I can't put too much stuff there, as that is now my walkway, and the only path through the garden. I had to do it like that, as the weeds are so invasive, I didn't want them getting into the veggie beds. I have to try to get at them as they come under the fence. I hesitate to grow anything on the fence, but I'm going to....but I can't put in the slats, as it's their fence, not mine.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-36753521881979365322011-06-11T20:55:27.499-07:002011-06-11T20:55:27.499-07:00You should get the little slats that go in the cha...You should get the little slats that go in the chain link so you don't have to look at the other side. You could also plant more in that area on your side as the slats would keep the plants from going through the fence.Peggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510899506984653485noreply@blogger.com