Comments on: Garden Update http://www.purlingplans.com/2007/06/07/garden-update/ Dreaming & Knitting... Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:39:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: DeltaDawn http://www.purlingplans.com/2007/06/07/garden-update/comment-page-1/#comment-185 DeltaDawn Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:45:59 +0000 http://purling.s402.sureserver.com/?p=53#comment-185 Cowabunga - that's some garden! for a fledgling gardener I'd say you're doing fabulously. I have tomatoes at half that size! Gorgeous photos too - and I'll admit I haven't found the "little guy or girl" yet! Cukes and squash are notorious hogs! those unfertilized squash blossoms are great stuffed (goat cheese?)and deep fried with maybe a tempura like crunchy batter - mmmmmm. Have to tell you I can barely wait til August - I can't imagine how you're being patient! Cowabunga – that’s some garden! for a fledgling gardener I’d say you’re doing fabulously. I have tomatoes at half that size! Gorgeous photos too – and I’ll admit I haven’t found the “little guy or girl” yet!

Cukes and squash are notorious hogs! those unfertilized squash blossoms are great stuffed (goat cheese?)and deep fried with maybe a tempura like crunchy batter – mmmmmm.

Have to tell you I can barely wait til August – I can’t imagine how you’re being patient!

]]> By: Mel http://www.purlingplans.com/2007/06/07/garden-update/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Mel Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:47:20 +0000 http://purling.s402.sureserver.com/?p=53#comment-184 Hi! Came across your blog thru another somewhere. Just had to post because I too, am a knitter named Mel who just posted a close-up photo of my cucumber plant in my last post. Weird huh? Your garden is amazing! Hi! Came across your blog thru another somewhere. Just had to post because I too, am a knitter named Mel who just posted a close-up photo of my cucumber plant in my last post. Weird huh?

Your garden is amazing!

]]> By: Jennie http://www.purlingplans.com/2007/06/07/garden-update/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Jennie Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:59:57 +0000 http://purling.s402.sureserver.com/?p=53#comment-183 What a great garden! :) What a great garden! :)

]]> By: Susan B. http://www.purlingplans.com/2007/06/07/garden-update/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Susan B. Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:59:20 +0000 http://purling.s402.sureserver.com/?p=53#comment-182 What you seem to currently have it loads & loads of "loss leader" type blossoms - the plants will put out non-fertilizable flowers first in an effort to make sure that the necessary bees & suchlike are coming around - and after they do several rounds of those they'll put out the actual female flowers (which take more energy to create/grow & are therefore extremely precious, in terms of plant-talk) in the hopes that the bees are now frequent customers & that the female flowers will be quickly & efficiently fertilized! You can go around w/ a paintbrush, too, and go from one flower to another & back again all around the garden if you do so wish to try and be a busy little bee yourself & get some things moving along!!!!! {sigh} I never planted any tomatoes this year - I'm thinking about putting some in now even though it's so late - our growing season is so long there should still be time for a few cherry tomatoes before the frosts hit in NOVEMBER.......... ;> What you seem to currently have it loads & loads of “loss leader” type blossoms – the plants will put out non-fertilizable flowers first in an effort to make sure that the necessary bees & suchlike are coming around – and after they do several rounds of those they’ll put out the actual female flowers (which take more energy to create/grow & are therefore extremely precious, in terms of plant-talk) in the hopes that the bees are now frequent customers & that the female flowers will be quickly & efficiently fertilized! You can go around w/ a paintbrush, too, and go from one flower to another & back again all around the garden if you do so wish to try and be a busy little bee yourself & get some things moving along!!!!! {sigh} I never planted any tomatoes this year – I’m thinking about putting some in now even though it’s so late – our growing season is so long there should still be time for a few cherry tomatoes before the frosts hit in NOVEMBER………. ;>

]]> By: Theresa http://www.purlingplans.com/2007/06/07/garden-update/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Theresa Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:59:38 +0000 http://purling.s402.sureserver.com/?p=53#comment-181 Your garden does look great! I know very little about gardening, but hope to learn more in the coming years. You might enjoy this blog http://10signslikethis.blogspot.com/ by gardener extraordinaire Jamie in Georgia. Mint for mojitos sounds lovely! I might plant some at my new house. I love mint, especially in mojitos! Your garden does look great! I know very little about gardening, but hope to learn more in the coming years. You might enjoy this blog http://10signslikethis.blogspot.com/ by gardener extraordinaire Jamie in Georgia.

Mint for mojitos sounds lovely! I might plant some at my new house. I love mint, especially in mojitos!

]]> By: Emilee http://www.purlingplans.com/2007/06/07/garden-update/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Emilee Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:49:29 +0000 http://purling.s402.sureserver.com/?p=53#comment-180 Your garden looks great! What fun. Your garden looks great! What fun.

]]> By: Heather http://www.purlingplans.com/2007/06/07/garden-update/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Heather Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:44:40 +0000 http://purling.s402.sureserver.com/?p=53#comment-179 Your garden is amazing and a little scary. I'll have to post a photo of my garden. You'll laugh. Watch the mint, make sure it's contained - I've heard it will take over if you don't contain its roots. And I don't see who is in the salvia? Your garden is amazing and a little scary. I’ll have to post a photo of my garden. You’ll laugh.

Watch the mint, make sure it’s contained – I’ve heard it will take over if you don’t contain its roots.

And I don’t see who is in the salvia?

]]> By: hege http://www.purlingplans.com/2007/06/07/garden-update/comment-page-1/#comment-178 hege Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:03:39 +0000 http://purling.s402.sureserver.com/?p=53#comment-178 Wow, great garden! What are the white buckets for? Love your little photo annotation, otherwise I would never have seen the little guy. :) Wow, great garden! What are the white buckets for? Love your little photo annotation, otherwise I would never have seen the little guy. :)

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