tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post8152279498744572964..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: July 25, 2013 - I'm Being Squashed!Annie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-71167811775449423672013-07-27T17:59:13.308-07:002013-07-27T17:59:13.308-07:00Nancy, it "cooled down" here, too....it&...Nancy, it "cooled down" here, too....it's only 93 this afternoon, instead of the 101 we had yesterday! We shouldn't get any more triple digit days now.....I hope!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-3583789199763130902013-07-27T16:46:52.573-07:002013-07-27T16:46:52.573-07:00Your butternut is awesome!!! Turned cool here! One...Your butternut is awesome!!! Turned cool here! One extreme to the other it seems! NancyCozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-18487286089266567512013-07-26T19:01:54.992-07:002013-07-26T19:01:54.992-07:00Angela, a garden without carrots isn't worth g...Angela, a garden without carrots isn't worth growing! I've never had such failure with them, although I did have a problem with root knot nematodes in the new garden plot last year. At least they grew well in a different section of the garden. This year they came up and then just disappeared. I'm quite sure it was pill bugs, as they really ravaged the early spring garden.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-36471782607040967592013-07-26T18:42:46.591-07:002013-07-26T18:42:46.591-07:00As crazy as it sounds I like thinning carrots! Heh...As crazy as it sounds I like thinning carrots! Hehehe. The sugarsnax variety orange carrots are so perfect for fun stir fries and having cute little slender carrots is such a novelty...I would give you carrots, too bad I'm about 3 hours away! I made my husband a carrot cake out of my yellow and white ones. He says its the best carrot cake ever....hopefully he's not being biased ;-) I love the purple, but they bleed purple into everything so they have to be cooked separately. Carrots are one of my favorites in the garden!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218465239753338397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-39685705496577981552013-07-26T15:21:23.180-07:002013-07-26T15:21:23.180-07:00Oh, Angela, would you trade carrots for squash? L...Oh, Angela, would you trade carrots for squash? LOL, my early carrots were an almost total fail, and the later ones are still too small to pull. I do hope this third planting has time to mature! I never thin carrots, it takes me much less time to make the seed tapes than to thin them. I think one packet of carrot seeds, made into seed tapes, would grow at least 1000 carrots, maybe more!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-85062814777177792112013-07-26T15:15:03.314-07:002013-07-26T15:15:03.314-07:00I love your blog Granny. Love it. I just thinned o...I love your blog Granny. Love it. I just thinned our 110 feet of carrots here...white, yellow, red, purple, and regular orange. I have 5 gallon ziplocks of baby carrots in my fridge that my kiddos are quickly devouring....I thought of you while thinning! Lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218465239753338397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-43142094362606882972013-07-26T09:00:13.468-07:002013-07-26T09:00:13.468-07:00Robbie, it's usually the only winter squash I ...Robbie, it's usually the only winter squash I grow. Last year I also grew bush acorn, but I didn't find it to be as versatile as the butternuts, so now that's the only ones I grow. All of my kids like them too, so I can count on getting rid of a few that way. Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-12151986751249585642013-07-26T08:19:34.977-07:002013-07-26T08:19:34.977-07:00Your squash is amazing! I grew butternut winter sq...Your squash is amazing! I grew butternut winter squash last year, but this year I tried to grow "Red Kuri" and the squash vine borer took all my vines out:-( Do you find the butternut to be the best you have grown? Is it the only squash you grow/have you had problems with other types before?Please share any wisdom- I do have some lemon squash left, but I have no winter squash this year. I do wish I had your squash vines-lol...amazing! robbie:-) Robbie Palmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175918106265081650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-90411190661740800162013-07-26T08:19:23.952-07:002013-07-26T08:19:23.952-07:00Langela, you can make me a pumpkin pie! I always ...Langela, you can make me a pumpkin pie! I always make butternut "pumpkin" pies now. You can see why. Last year I had 192 pounds of winter squash, but I had both butternut and acorn. I wonder what this year's haul will be. Heck, I still have two butternuts out in the garage from last year! And they're still good! And a bunch in the freezer. What on earth will I do with all of these, LOL?Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-76199347583028623512013-07-26T08:15:27.865-07:002013-07-26T08:15:27.865-07:00Yes, that is crabgrass. After she pulled all the ...Yes, that is crabgrass. After she pulled all the weeds and planted rhodies in there, I thought they would keep it cleaned up. NOT! You can't even see the rhododendrons now, it's solid crabgrass, milkweed and lamb's quarters. I'm tempted to hoist the weedeater over the fence and take care of it, but Mr. G absolutely put his foot down over that idea. Not that I ever listen to him, but.... Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-28694019813717179942013-07-26T08:11:56.708-07:002013-07-26T08:11:56.708-07:00Sue, it's cooler this morning, only 75.4 in th...Sue, it's cooler this morning, only 75.4 in the shade. At 8 AM. Predicted high of 101. Again.<br /><br />I'm happy to hear you are getting squash! You made it sound like your garden just died and went off the face of this earth, LOL! I'll bet, knowing you, it's still beautiful even (half?) empty!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-10559350584379010132013-07-26T06:12:21.662-07:002013-07-26T06:12:21.662-07:00What a wonderful haul of squash, Granny! We aren&#...What a wonderful haul of squash, Granny! We aren't going to be getting anything this year. It's been too dry and hot to get them to grow. However, my volunteer pumpkin in the tomato garden is doing great.langelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17890043518879123806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-46605828417359905082013-07-26T05:04:45.412-07:002013-07-26T05:04:45.412-07:00That is crab grass? Ouch! I've got a neighbor ...That is crab grass? Ouch! I've got a neighbor that grows a patch of garlic mustard on the other side of one of my fences. But luckily for me my fence is solid cedar. I do have a two inch gap underneath, but I stuffed the gap with hay to keep the seeds from blowing under like they have done in the past. I had one neighbor that let the weeds go to seed next to his chain link fence (yes the one along my garden). But at least he has those slats in his fence which keeps a lot of it out. And he had someone in to weed whack it yesterday for the first time this year (yeah!).<br /><br />I wish I had your butternuts. I haven't seen any baby ones yet. They had better start setting if they want to get ripe before frost.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-51915383257376882612013-07-26T00:07:33.812-07:002013-07-26T00:07:33.812-07:00I hope my butternut do as well as yours. I use tho...I hope my butternut do as well as yours. I use those for "trade" here. It's one of the few things that actually grew this year. <br /><br />Our temps couldn't be more different. I was out picking blueberries this morning in a heavy coat-it was 40 degrees! Beautiful working weather, but gosh, we could use rain.<br /><br />And I have to say (again!) how amazing I think you are doing all that by yourself and in that heat to boot! Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com