tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post2896798241037416297..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: June 7, 2009: The Garden in JuneAnnie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-83154710259017976792009-06-10T12:28:30.742-07:002009-06-10T12:28:30.742-07:00Thanks, Jeen. I'll sure be happy when it'...Thanks, Jeen. I'll sure be happy when it's finished! I can't get anything in there, it's full of tools and lumber.<br /><br />I'll have to remember Sluggo. I resorted to using Sevin on the petunia and the sunflower, but they are still being chewed to bits. I refuse to put it on my veggies.<br /><br />I need to make some kind of frame for my bird netting. It keeps getting blown away, or I get my feet all tangled in it. A hoop house frame and some clamps would be nice.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-11592178278532994012009-06-10T11:49:41.368-07:002009-06-10T11:49:41.368-07:00Wow - that shed is looking amazing! He's done...Wow - that shed is looking amazing! He's done such a nice job on it. Also love that your brassicas did so well despite the cutworms. BTW I used Sluggo and it took care of the earwig problem with my carrots - thanks for the tip on that one! I think I need bird netting to keep my preschooler out of the strawberries. I don't think I've had ONE all year!Just Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008462659487802315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-26598727761249294642009-06-09T08:34:09.402-07:002009-06-09T08:34:09.402-07:00Matron, you didn't see the leaf miner damage o...Matron, you didn't see the leaf miner damage on the beets? And I have some green beans, lettuce, sunflowers, basil, marigolds and petunias that are being chewed to pieces by something unknown. The insect damage is rampant in my garden this year, more than any year I can remember!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-46459148404417397692009-06-09T08:30:49.810-07:002009-06-09T08:30:49.810-07:00Sinfonian, I don't remember what variety they ...Sinfonian, I don't remember what variety they are! There were about 10 bins of different varieties at the feed store, and I knew I wanted Yukon Gold and an early red variety. So I chose the red ones I wanted, but didn't write the variety down on the sack. I'm thinking Red Pontiac or Red Norland. Red Pontiac flowers are described as pink, while the Norlands are described as dark red/purple. So I'd guess Red Pontiacs.<br /><br />I think a solution to the SWC problem would be to add an emitter to the tubing in the two smaller plants to slow the flow, thereby allowing me to leave the water running longer for filling the containers of the large plants. But I'll probably just continue to supplement the big guys, as the others should catch up soon and watering should even out.<br /><br />The shed building seems to go in spurts. Sometimes I wonder if I'll get to use it at all this season! It's still full of building supplies, and my garden equipment is still on the patio and in the garage :-(Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-42858994455755584492009-06-09T01:13:40.407-07:002009-06-09T01:13:40.407-07:00All your veggies just look so clean and disease fr...All your veggies just look so clean and disease free! Not a slug hole in sight - I envy that!Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-17993025652046431882009-06-08T23:35:47.833-07:002009-06-08T23:35:47.833-07:00Granny,
What potato variety is that. Beautiful fl...Granny,<br /><br />What potato variety is that. Beautiful flowers. Mine are white (blah).<br /><br />Everything looks so lush, you'd never know you spend your winters out of state!<br /><br />Your SWC self waterer issue is something I never thought of, one plant maturing faster and taking more water than the others, thus wasting it. Very interesting. Glad you caught it and are manually watering. Maybe EG can figure a solution to this one too (in his spare time, hehe).<br /><br />Your broccoli is about the only thing in your garden behind mine. That's because I started mine from seed while you were in Arizona.<br /><br />The shed is really coming along, tell John he's doing a bang-up job! My house is just over the Cascades... hehe.Sinfonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973076975622726383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-63432769721495945432009-06-08T20:33:46.585-07:002009-06-08T20:33:46.585-07:00Thanks, Amy. I'm sure you will catch up soon....Thanks, Amy. I'm sure you will catch up soon. It won't be long before we get 100+ temps to burn up my plants :-(Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-14480229210379403142009-06-08T20:20:42.932-07:002009-06-08T20:20:42.932-07:00Your garden looks great! Mine might catch up, eve...Your garden looks great! Mine might catch up, eventually...Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306754150860679811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-57877450785305852222009-06-08T17:58:05.393-07:002009-06-08T17:58:05.393-07:00Cheryl, I chopped the rose bush to the ground so w...Cheryl, I chopped the rose bush to the ground so we could get in there to build. I'm sure the window will look better when the bush grows back up (and it's growing fast now). It was a miniature rose that I got for Mother's Day one year, but when I planted it, it grew to be about 8' tall and probably 5-6' across! It's a nasty sucker, but it hides that entire section of the neighbor's ugly fence ;-)Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-17613018540673786932009-06-08T17:55:30.098-07:002009-06-08T17:55:30.098-07:00Stefaneener, much of mine has taken off and is gro...Stefaneener, much of mine has taken off and is growing well, but some is being eaten to the ground by I don't know what. Good thing I planted quite a bit!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-91508030417729887232009-06-08T17:54:10.837-07:002009-06-08T17:54:10.837-07:00Caseysmom, I've been meaning to visit your blo...Caseysmom, I've been meaning to visit your blog, and keep getting sidetracked with all the gardening, building and blogging. I hope things are going better for you. Remind me, and I'll send you some seeds from the dill. I don't have a name, it is some Daphne (Daphne's Dandelions) sent from her plants....I think just common dill.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-54752521744053849572009-06-08T17:51:29.971-07:002009-06-08T17:51:29.971-07:00JenCoss, my ladder isn't painted, just old wea...JenCoss, my ladder isn't painted, just old weathered wood. I wouldn't hesitate to use a painted ladder though, unless it was really old flaking paint that might contain lead. In fact, I was going to paint my ladder bright blue, but changed my mind when I put the old whiskey barrels in the garden...decided old weathered wood was fine. I'm hoping I can train that yellow crookneck up the ladder a bit.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-63665447629770449942009-06-08T16:33:13.588-07:002009-06-08T16:33:13.588-07:00Everything is looking fantastic. I never would ha...Everything is looking fantastic. I never would have thought anything was unusual about the long window. It just looks like you're mixing it up a little with the design.Cherylhttp://www.cherylsgardengoodies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-24496270981566610202009-06-08T15:05:19.068-07:002009-06-08T15:05:19.068-07:00I'm late to the party, but it all looks great!...I'm late to the party, but it all looks great!<br /><br />My basil hasn't got a thing on yours -- I think it's pouting in the cool weather. And I wanted LOTS of it -- rats!Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-3759768662730429372009-06-08T14:26:13.901-07:002009-06-08T14:26:13.901-07:00Beautiful garden.
The dill you have is the kind of...Beautiful garden.<br />The dill you have is the kind of dill I have been trying to find. Some was sent to me from a seed company years ago, and now I can not find any here. Butterflies like that dill for there babies. What kind of Dill is it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677301629812643663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-49774513086098053862009-06-08T13:50:17.177-07:002009-06-08T13:50:17.177-07:00Hey Granny! Your garden looks amazing. So many thi...Hey Granny! Your garden looks amazing. So many things you are ahead of me on (pumpkins, cucumbers) and things I am ahead of you on! (potatoes have already bloomed and the plants are dying. I cant WAIT to get my hands on those potatoes!)<br /><br />I was wondering about your ladder. I have an old one that I was wanting to do like you did, put it in my garden for the cantelope to grow on, but it has some chipped paint. I see yours is painted. I am assuming that the paint wont hurt them? The bottom of the ladder is all wood. No paint (worn off). Do you think I can still use it? I LOVE yours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-91430109014614876652009-06-07T20:20:19.642-07:002009-06-07T20:20:19.642-07:00Dan, he had a skylight for the shed but forgot to ...Dan, he had a skylight for the shed but forgot to install it, now I won't let him cut into the roof. I think I would rather use it as the cover for a cold frame. He also has a large exhaust fan he planned to install in the north gable, to blow the hot air out in the summer. I'm not sure how he plans on fitting the fan in if I'm going to have a ceiling and insulation. Maybe it's going to be installed in the north wall instead. ???Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-64221993097881894332009-06-07T20:06:13.441-07:002009-06-07T20:06:13.441-07:00I think the window looks fine, like a side light o...I think the window looks fine, like a side light on a front door. I need a window in my shed and hydro too, I think it might be item number 167 on my to do list :-)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-26200041804984729802009-06-07T19:15:21.095-07:002009-06-07T19:15:21.095-07:00KitsapFG, I got that basil out way too early, and ...KitsapFG, I got that basil out way too early, and it suffered for a long time before deciding to grow! I have several plants throughout the garden, so I need to be diligent about pinching them to make them bushier.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-10800070010518790482009-06-07T18:55:47.121-07:002009-06-07T18:55:47.121-07:00Dan, good thing you got those melons planted!
I t...Dan, good thing you got those melons planted!<br /><br />I thought the long window looked out of place, and I tried to talk John into moving it over a notch. He's stubborn like his Mom....insisted this was the best place for it because of the rose bush.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-48310874607972643062009-06-07T18:47:55.800-07:002009-06-07T18:47:55.800-07:00The garden is really progressing Granny. Your ba...The garden is really progressing Granny. Your basil looks in good shape. Mine wanted to languish this spring, but has finally started growing more bushy. I did not grow any last year and really missed it.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-32941419740756215562009-06-07T18:41:45.064-07:002009-06-07T18:41:45.064-07:00After seeing your melon plants this afternoon I ru...After seeing your melon plants this afternoon I rushed out and planted the ones I have growing in peat pots into the soil. They have lots of catching up to do, yours look great! The shed looks very nice too, the window placement looks good too.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-60764436193020364742009-06-07T14:43:34.754-07:002009-06-07T14:43:34.754-07:00Kelli & Toni, thanks!Kelli & Toni, thanks!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-86402605255766331202009-06-07T14:42:13.791-07:002009-06-07T14:42:13.791-07:00EG, I had to put some wire fencing around my potat...EG, I had to put some wire fencing around my potatoes to hold them up, they are so lush they just want to flop over.<br /><br />No, my Pat-next-door is a sweetheart. Guess what she bought me yesterday....another tomato plant! LOL, I guess she didn't think I had enough of them with only 26, LOL! She paid over $3 for a tiny Juliet grape, that is wimpier than any of mine ever were (except that Green Grape). It is a Bonnie plant in a 4" pot, but looks like it has been way over watered. I gave her a bunch of sweet onions from my garden, and I planted some green beans, zucchini and cucumbers on her side of the fence.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-10481862562007247752009-06-07T14:17:51.579-07:002009-06-07T14:17:51.579-07:00Granny, your garden looks sooo good!
The bird hou...Granny, your garden looks sooo good!<br /><br />The bird house on top of the wooden ladder is so cute!<br /><br />I can't believe how fast your shed is being completed! Way to go John!!! It's looking really great!Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.com