tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post775334832266507297..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: October 8, 2008: New Sweaters for Winter!Annie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-37233219790859113782008-10-09T21:50:00.000-07:002008-10-09T21:50:00.000-07:00Not a leaf miner in sight on my spinach, but in th...Not a leaf miner in sight on my spinach, but in the next bed there was some damage to the beet leaves. My only problem with the spinach were the little birds feeding on it each morning, so I had to put some netting over it. The spinach was planted in the half top soil, half composted dairy manure that I bought by the pickup load. The beets were planted in bagged steer manure/peat moss/native soil mix. My earlier beets (planted in July) in the dairy/topsoil mix didn't show any leaf miner damage, either. I don't know if that had anything to do with it or not...maybe the miners are in my native soil?Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-5037351075924104152008-10-09T21:27:00.000-07:002008-10-09T21:27:00.000-07:00Granny, just saw your post over on EG's blog. You...Granny, just saw your post over on EG's blog. You don't have leaf miners on your fall spinach? Mine are getting eaten alive just like spring. I was thinking it must be in the compost I got. <BR/><BR/>When I harvest spinach, I just rip away the bad parts and eat the rest. If I got rid of the whole leaf I wouldn't eat spinach. So annoying, and nothing works on them, they're INSIDE the stupid leaf. Grrr.<BR/><BR/>Ok, I'm better now.Sinfonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973076975622726383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-34984507511134117242008-10-09T13:05:00.000-07:002008-10-09T13:05:00.000-07:00Me? Knit? HA-HA-HA-HA....oh, excuse me! No, I'm ...Me? Knit? HA-HA-HA-HA....oh, excuse me! No, I'm not that talented. For only $5 each, I let Wal*Mart knit them for me. I probably couldn't buy the yarn for that, not to mention knitting could be compared to my one try at piano lessons when I was about nine years old. The teacher's exact words were "Go home and tell your mother to save her money, because you will never be a piano player". I took one knitting lesson and got basically the same response. My hand-eye coordination just sux!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-88397109730634608252008-10-09T12:46:00.000-07:002008-10-09T12:46:00.000-07:00Aww! Did you knit the sweaters??Aww! Did you knit the sweaters??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-64295975598958021132008-10-09T09:00:00.000-07:002008-10-09T09:00:00.000-07:00EG, it was a pupae of some kind, about 3/4" long. ...EG, it was a pupae of some kind, about 3/4" long. That would have been a nasty thing to bite into!<BR/><BR/>Otter looked cute in his sweater, but Annie looked like a little stuffed sausage. She's overweight and having some joint problems, so the vet put her on meds and a diet. If she doesn't improve in 3 months she has to have her thyroid checked. She's only 9 months old, I hope she isn't facing a lifetime of health problems. she's such a precious, sweet little dog...Miss Personality.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-69577427265316845412008-10-09T05:09:00.000-07:002008-10-09T05:09:00.000-07:00That's a good deal on that composted manure. Those...That's a good deal on that composted manure. Those little doggies look cute in those sweaters. What's that thing on the leaf? A cocoon of some kind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-82507907449353349642008-10-08T18:59:00.000-07:002008-10-08T18:59:00.000-07:00We had to laugh at Otter. He kept backing up, lik...We had to laugh at Otter. He kept backing up, like he could back right out of that sweater! We'll let him wear it for a few minutes a day, until he gets used to it. Annie didn't mind hers at all.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-42214181265044340402008-10-08T18:53:00.000-07:002008-10-08T18:53:00.000-07:00Your dogs are so cute. We used to bundle our littl...Your dogs are so cute. We used to bundle our little dog up in sweaters and then almost a coat in the middle of winter. She would walk up to the door, lift up her paw and turn around when it was really cold. <BR/><BR/>Nice lettuce harvest, after seeing everyone's lettuce I wish the slugs didn't eat mine.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.com