tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post4218633259551298533..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: May 1, 2011 - Tired BodyAnnie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-30227569323104313092011-05-05T08:27:33.740-07:002011-05-05T08:27:33.740-07:00Thank you Michael. It was quite a job to relocate...Thank you Michael. It was quite a job to relocate all those garden beds this spring, but so far they seem to be working out just fine. Next year will be much easier on me.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-40152624796260266162011-05-05T01:37:58.384-07:002011-05-05T01:37:58.384-07:00You know you have done lot of things such as you h...You know you have done lot of things such as you have cleaned your whole of the garden and now you have given them a totally new look. And now it’s looking more beautiful.Michaelhttp://store.bodybuildingfactory.com/mu.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-79983994056290278522011-05-04T16:42:44.107-07:002011-05-04T16:42:44.107-07:00Peggy, both the Bloody Butcher and Cherokee Purple...Peggy, both the Bloody Butcher and Cherokee Purple are both heirlooms. I've never grown Bloody Butcher before, the seeds were sent to me by Mr. H. from Subsistence Pattern. I think it is a rather small tomato, maybe somewhere between a cherry and a normal sized one. They must be really early, as they had both blossomed already.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-41487531242340763632011-05-04T15:50:49.651-07:002011-05-04T15:50:49.651-07:00Bloody butcher....now that sounds like one good to...Bloody butcher....now that sounds like one good tomato! Is that variety, as well as the Cherokee Purple, an heirloom?<br />I enjoyed your pics! :)Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270165369768480827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-22702891288787891462011-05-02T10:45:25.138-07:002011-05-02T10:45:25.138-07:00Daphne, although it was technically 70 degrees yes...Daphne, although it was technically 70 degrees yesterday, I took the thermometer out in the sun where I was working, and it registered 90. That's why I was sweating!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-16952693431010180692011-05-02T09:59:38.925-07:002011-05-02T09:59:38.925-07:00We were in the 80s one day last week and I just co...We were in the 80s one day last week and I just couldn't stay outside. I was dying in the heat. Luckily the house was still cool.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-16190509791876368762011-05-02T08:53:29.712-07:002011-05-02T08:53:29.712-07:00tee hee! I think we will be doing another Middle ...tee hee! I think we will be doing another Middle Eastern dinner to celebrate the demise of what's bad there and eat the good! Now I'm going to be thinking of Mr. Granny while I eat it LOL!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-52729139237852839272011-05-02T08:40:01.573-07:002011-05-02T08:40:01.573-07:00Erin,
But....but...I'm a northwesterner!
...Erin, <br /><br />But....but...I'm a northwesterner! <br /><br />You've never cooked for Mr. Granny. Other than American Chinese, he'll not eat anything but American Boring.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-40144048134629444642011-05-02T08:31:38.637-07:002011-05-02T08:31:38.637-07:00Cinnamon basil works well in middle eastern cookin...Cinnamon basil works well in middle eastern cooking!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-70741492888625600262011-05-02T08:26:45.274-07:002011-05-02T08:26:45.274-07:00Sue, other than the opal basil, I've only grow...Sue, other than the opal basil, I've only grown the plain Italian Large Leaf before. I love the opal for its color in the garden, but it's rather ugly when dried. I have no idea what to use the others for, probably in bouquets for the kitchen, for their scent, like you. I also have the Italian basil, as well as Lettuce Leaf and Sweet. Those three will produce more than I'd need in a lifetime of cooking! If you find a culinary use for the scented ones, let me know!<br /><br />********<br />Holly, I've read both pros and cons on BB. I do know tomatoes don't always grow and taste the same from year to year or even from seed to seed. Last year none of my tomatoes were sweet, and I do like a sweet tomato. I hope I get sweet ones this year.<br /><br />********<br />Megan I'd say you've got that right.....until I tried to get out of bed this morning. That wasn't such a good sore, I couldn't hardly straighten up!<br /><br />********<br />Erin, send me a toad or two. I have no toads in this garden! I want one. Do you think the drug squad will be raiding my "pot garden"? Wouldn't be the first time, LOL. Now, before any of the newbie readers get excited over that comment, I must point them to...<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/3cq8qxf<br /><br />********<br />Robin, I hope Leona perks up. I'm tempted to prune her back a bit now.<br /><br />********<br />Sarada, this is only my second attempt to grow oregano, the first time (last year) it never got larger than a pencil eraser! The only herb that has over wintered here is my thyme, and it is so old and gnarly it will probably not last another year. I'm still working at removing dead growth from it. My rosemary traveled south with us one winter, but I left it in the ground up north this year and it winter killed. So I haven't had the best luck with garden herbs!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-35130089875310610852011-05-02T06:56:43.909-07:002011-05-02T06:56:43.909-07:00Nice garden roundup. Its a lot of work to get tire...Nice garden roundup. Its a lot of work to get tired. But results are beautiful. Granny, do you leave the herbs(Oregano) in the pots during winter and they come back in spring? Just wondering how do you overwinter herbs?Saradahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851821835556255668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-51394587836484050282011-05-02T05:03:42.106-07:002011-05-02T05:03:42.106-07:00I agree with Ginny, I got tired just reading about...I agree with Ginny, I got tired just reading about all the work you did!! You put all of us to shame!<br /><br />Maybe this is a slow growing time of the year for Leona. She will be happy once the weather gets a bit warmer.<br /><br />Everything is looking good!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-66441844984315759532011-05-02T05:00:39.238-07:002011-05-02T05:00:39.238-07:00You got so much done! I too had lots of raking up...You got so much done! I too had lots of raking up "yuk" from under shrubs this weekend, disturbing quite a few toads LOL. I keep laughing at everyones "pot gardens" and now you've gone and surrounded it with POPPIES, you keep me smiling Gran! So glad your tomatoes are out and growing now :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-29670091440472271982011-05-02T04:39:34.869-07:002011-05-02T04:39:34.869-07:00You got a LOT of work done! It's a good sore t...You got a LOT of work done! It's a good sore though, right? :)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619491019764818646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-37546113588033111602011-05-01T23:20:21.704-07:002011-05-01T23:20:21.704-07:00Oh good. This will be our first year with the Blo...Oh good. This will be our first year with the Bloody Butcher together. LOL! I still laugh at the name. I can't wait to see how it does. I'll have to remember to save seeds!!~TastyTravels~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17242583069509116828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-43554796126801178112011-05-01T23:11:34.227-07:002011-05-01T23:11:34.227-07:00Love the variety of basils you're growing. I t...Love the variety of basils you're growing. I tried a bunch of them this year too. Do you use them in cooking (the cinnamon?) or is it for the scent?? I use my regular basil, but my Blue Spice I use just because it smells so heavenly in the morning dew. I'm trying a bunch of new ones, but admit, I don't really know what to do with them.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-2639513541108815282011-05-01T22:54:26.194-07:002011-05-01T22:54:26.194-07:00Holly, even Mr. Granny laughed at me and said I sh...Holly, even Mr. Granny laughed at me and said I should be taking the hose to the plants (one trip) instead of hauling all the plants over to the hose (8 trips). I just start working and my brain stops working!<br /><br />I have never grown Bloody Butcher. Mr. H. sent me the seeds, and they were the first, the largest and already blossoming. I was only going to plant one, but I couldn't pass up two gorgeou, blossoming specimens.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-23027432109190244902011-05-01T22:44:46.701-07:002011-05-01T22:44:46.701-07:00Oh my gosh granny, I can totally relate to your po...Oh my gosh granny, I can totally relate to your post! I worked like a dog this weekend getting all my gardening chores done. I had lots of my list. Small chores but chores that needed to get done. But I feel like I was beat up! I also need a pedometer because I can't count the number of times I had to go back to the garage for the glove, back to the garage for the shovel, back to the yard for....It was ridiculous!!<br /><br />I bought a Bloody butcher tomato and planted it out this year. Have you grown them before? I just picked it because it was early and had a cool sounding name. I forgot to seed an early tomato this year. DUH!<br /><br />Looks like you managed to get lots done this weekend!~TastyTravels~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17242583069509116828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-60887451101342274642011-05-01T21:57:25.398-07:002011-05-01T21:57:25.398-07:00Thanks, Renee. Don't worry, Granny's &qu...Thanks, Renee. Don't worry, Granny's "pot garden" is pretty well known. We do have a way of making fun of it ;-)Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-55050785967498081822011-05-01T21:46:54.123-07:002011-05-01T21:46:54.123-07:00I'm a new reader and just wanted to say hello ...I'm a new reader and just wanted to say hello and I'm enjoying your posts so far!<br /><br />P.S. You may not want to tell people you have a pot garden! LOLReneenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-45691141398213036392011-05-01T21:01:22.614-07:002011-05-01T21:01:22.614-07:00Ginny, I'm resting! Of course, it's 9 o&#...Ginny, I'm resting! Of course, it's 9 o'clock and dark, so I have no choice.<br /><br />********<br />Kris W., thanks! But I didn't can any dog food today ;-) My dogs weren't impressed with my gardening chores.<br /><br />********<br />Lynda, your garden puts most of us to shame, silly girl!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-37153427554580600032011-05-01T20:49:08.319-07:002011-05-01T20:49:08.319-07:00Kitsap, absolutely beautiful! Grandson Kevin came...Kitsap, absolutely beautiful! Grandson Kevin came over, and we sat out on the patio for a while. Our first patio use of the season! I have so much I want to get done, but I have to try to get the dirt out from under my fingernails. I have an important lunch date on Thursday ;-)Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-34732344910492727882011-05-01T20:38:16.673-07:002011-05-01T20:38:16.673-07:00Wasn't it a lovely day today? Like you, I spe...Wasn't it a lovely day today? Like you, I spent the whole day out in the garden and am pooped! I planted out a few items that may prove risky too, but like you I am willing to take an educated gamble once in a while.KitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-51920817511111454272011-05-01T20:36:13.003-07:002011-05-01T20:36:13.003-07:00Kris, I'm just hoping we don't get a freez...Kris, I'm just hoping we don't get a freeze now! I really should have waited another week to set those tomatoes and basil out, but I just get the itch to plant! I have backups, I always plant too many seedlings.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-45579503843470048402011-05-01T20:10:32.486-07:002011-05-01T20:10:32.486-07:00We hit 84 today...and I'm totally drained! You...We hit 84 today...and I'm totally drained! Your garden is going to be the envy of the neighborhood! You put me to shame!Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189157322930654023noreply@blogger.com