tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post7620949459018522742..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: June 17, 2011 - The Garden Mid-June (part 3 of 3)Annie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-15288589741759349612011-06-24T21:11:50.310-07:002011-06-24T21:11:50.310-07:00Vic, good luck with your new citrus tree! I can&#...Vic, good luck with your new citrus tree! I can't believe how mine has improved with these warm days. I'm afraid it is getting so big we might have trouble transporting it south for the winter!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-44568415432341288442011-06-24T20:45:34.549-07:002011-06-24T20:45:34.549-07:00Sounds like that plant gets around more than I do!...Sounds like that plant gets around more than I do! I just picked up a semi-dwarf lime last week and have potted in a 16" pot. I did some research in which numerous sites suggested planting it in a cactus mix to keep the feet dry. So far so good, but time will be the ultimate judge. I'll put up a picture and let you know how it does.Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10880728839083106566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-9404326954476810402011-06-18T21:26:14.728-07:002011-06-18T21:26:14.728-07:00Vic, this is my first try! This Dwarf Improved Me...Vic, this is my first try! This Dwarf Improved Meyer Lemon is just a year old. It was 4" high when it arrived. It traveled to Arizona with us for the winter, came back north mid-February, and lived in a north facing window until spring. On sunny days I moved it out to our south facing porch. I put it in a larger pot when I put it outside, and I pruned back the branches by about 1/3. It languished through our colder than normal spring, but this past week, with a bit of warmth, it sprung to life and looks better than ever. It will have to go south again next October, so I hope we can transport it with no damage. If we end up staying in WA through a winter, it will have to come inside and possibly be put under lights, as I don't have a sunny window for it.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-51060216856668242002011-06-18T20:51:13.711-07:002011-06-18T20:51:13.711-07:00Everything looks great, Granny. Do you have much l...Everything looks great, Granny. Do you have much luck with the citrus in a pot? I'm real good at getting no fruit with them planted in the ground (too much water maybe?) so I'd like to try a dwarf lime in a pot. Any suggestions?Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10880728839083106566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-71891228313655349892011-06-18T13:08:17.893-07:002011-06-18T13:08:17.893-07:00Thanks, Dan. Here's hoping we get some warm w...Thanks, Dan. Here's hoping we get some warm weather for them.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-7269029934014645592011-06-18T12:34:14.243-07:002011-06-18T12:34:14.243-07:00Looking good Granny, especially those tomatoes! My...Looking good Granny, especially those tomatoes! My Myer was pretty yellow to earlier on. It is getting all kinds of bloom again, hope it sets lots of fruit.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-84551366413790925612011-06-18T12:09:04.392-07:002011-06-18T12:09:04.392-07:00Erin, we've gone from feast to famine on the l...Erin, we've gone from feast to famine on the lettuce. I have some that is beginning to get too old, while the seedlings are still too small. I need to time them better next year, planting fewer seeds but planting more often.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-72691501483286482332011-06-18T11:37:53.121-07:002011-06-18T11:37:53.121-07:00Everything looks really good! I'm excited my ...Everything looks really good! I'm excited my new planting of lettuces germinated, not all, but enough to make me happy this time of year!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-51603144865581474552011-06-18T08:35:04.874-07:002011-06-18T08:35:04.874-07:00Robin, it doesn't look like a big tomato. I&#...Robin, it doesn't look like a big tomato. I'd call it a salad tomato, much larger than a cherry, but smaller than a regular sized one. It's still about the right size for one BLT!<br /><br />********<br />Mr. H., why didn't you buy the house next door? I'll bet you would keep the fence line weeded :-)<br /><br />That Bloody Butcher sure is an early one. Both of the plants have several tomatoes on them already, but they actually blossomed while still inside in their cups.<br /><br />********<br />Kitsap, yesterday our daughter's family left for their first camping trip of the season. I could have told you it was going to rain! It's also the day the sprinklers are set to water the garden. That makes it rain, too.<br /><br />********<br />Thanks, EG. Debbie Clegg sent me the Heatwave seeds, so that plant got a really late start. I was going to wait and try it next year, but I have no self control when there's a tomato seed around ;-)Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-91151171978413775132011-06-18T07:49:10.826-07:002011-06-18T07:49:10.826-07:00Looking good, granny. I've contemplated growin...Looking good, granny. I've contemplated growing "heat wave" myself, and will be interested to see how it performs for you....Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-73764200125411482011-06-18T07:37:30.773-07:002011-06-18T07:37:30.773-07:00The tomatoes are looking good - and you are so luc...The tomatoes are looking good - and you are so lucky to have a large fruited variety starting to ripen already. It is supposed to only reach 60 degrees today for our high and it is misting rain at the moment. This is so not tomato weather. (sigh)<br /><br />Glad Otto loved his new truck seat and that Annie got her beauty sleep whilst being transported. :DkitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-28760449582459970802011-06-18T05:52:54.762-07:002011-06-18T05:52:54.762-07:00That's it! I want the Bloody Butcher back.:) W...That's it! I want the Bloody Butcher back.:) Wow, what a treat to have so many things coming on already...carrots, tomatoes, broccoli. Any property for sale in your area.:) In all seriousnes, your garden areas look fantastic and I am continually amazed at how soon you are able to get veggetable plants to produce for you. Thanks for the tour.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-25442077758751396152011-06-18T05:02:22.439-07:002011-06-18T05:02:22.439-07:00Thank you Granny! I'll check it out!Thank you Granny! I'll check it out!David P. Offutt - The Gastronomic Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941257262332056194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-23488733642882952312011-06-17T23:50:03.318-07:002011-06-17T23:50:03.318-07:00Granny, your gardens look beautiful! I can't b...Granny, your gardens look beautiful! I can't believe you have a big tomato that's turning already...lucky you! "The Italian" is going to be jealous :) Leona is looking really happy and filling out nicely. My little lemon tree hasn't grown much but is blooming like crazy.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-31539533859403379822011-06-17T19:13:44.575-07:002011-06-17T19:13:44.575-07:00David, I just put a link to the 2009 food preserva...David, I just put a link to the 2009 food preservation, too.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-60835903294248908222011-06-17T19:11:19.870-07:002011-06-17T19:11:19.870-07:00Ginny, that's the nice thing about living next...Ginny, that's the nice thing about living next to the mighty Columbia River...we have all the water we can use, through our local irrigation district!<br /><br />********<br />David, I didn't realize I'd removed the link to last year's food preservation, but I just put it back in my sidebar. It's right above the scale....preserving the harvest 2010. For some reason I didn't get everything in there, because I know I processed some dill pickles. I think about 3-4 quarts is all, and one broke in the canner.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-1399874917168337522011-06-17T18:55:51.670-07:002011-06-17T18:55:51.670-07:00Holy Moly, you got so much going on here! Sure is...Holy Moly, you got so much going on here! Sure is a ton of produce coming! How much do you put up?David P. Offutt - The Gastronomic Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941257262332056194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-52342977160146639612011-06-17T18:49:50.334-07:002011-06-17T18:49:50.334-07:00Everything does look healthy and as if they have h...Everything does look healthy and as if they have had plenty to drink...if we don't get some rain soon we will lose all we were looking for :o(Gingerbreadshouse7https://www.blogger.com/profile/01285484153508538882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-81051161348481902052011-06-17T17:50:39.695-07:002011-06-17T17:50:39.695-07:00Lynda, that's just one of two broccoli heads l...Lynda, that's just one of two broccoli heads left, the others have all been cut. Some of the plants are giving out nice side shoots, some aren't. I'll be pulling out a few this week.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-50104172958056231652011-06-17T17:45:23.362-07:002011-06-17T17:45:23.362-07:00Very nice. Everything looks so neat and tidy...my ...Very nice. Everything looks so neat and tidy...my garden is a mess right now. It's hot and things are bolting right and left. I'm pulling things out and feeding the chickens and the worms...too many blank spots in the beds..need to start re-planting. The heat is making me lazy. Looks like you're going to get a few nice broccoli!Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189157322930654023noreply@blogger.com