tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post4226036944017762262..comments2023-06-28T21:53:24.312-07:00Comments on On the way to Critter Farm...: Critter Farm Garden Report #2: VegetablesDannihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12623233206043947281noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-10862322546848955902008-07-01T14:19:00.000-07:002008-07-01T14:19:00.000-07:00Nice garden, especially for a first!~KimNice garden, especially for a first!<BR/>~KimCountry Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391306626662391336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-63627208001066579962008-06-29T21:29:00.000-07:002008-06-29T21:29:00.000-07:00Hi dina...thanks for your words of encouragement -...Hi dina...thanks for your words of encouragement - it's a relief to hear that I'm not SO far behind that the whole thing will be a wash!<BR/><BR/>Hey seasonseatings - OK, I've just had *the* highest compliment paid to me. Thanks for your reassurance - coming from you, this hold so much weight with me! YOU are the Farmer Girl!! :-)<BR/><BR/>Hi Eve - I got the idea to grow the birdhouse gourds from one of *your* posts!! You can bet that when it comes time to 1) harvest 2) dry 3) actually do something with it...it'll be YOU I'm coming to! :-)Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623233206043947281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-71277516723979061392008-06-29T16:36:00.000-07:002008-06-29T16:36:00.000-07:00Your veggie garden looks great! Everyone seems to ...Your veggie garden looks great! Everyone seems to have started their gardens late this year. The plants will catch up on their growth with the warmer weather. Planting close together is a good way to keep the weeds from growing in between the plants. You did it right!Farmer Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333209660043535465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-40682851238278208362008-06-28T23:12:00.000-07:002008-06-28T23:12:00.000-07:00Those tomatoes...I had to turn away in horror. I w...Those tomatoes...I had to turn away in horror. I will still read your blog...giggle...just kidding. By the way, I just, today bought some basil at the farmers market. It does not like cool wet weather and loves this heat we are finally getting. I bet it will take off soon. I am eating lots of peas too. I start to get tired of them because I eat them everyday since there are so many! Your vegetable garden looks great!NW Nature Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274110274292106230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-11887421965092953312008-06-28T23:05:00.000-07:002008-06-28T23:05:00.000-07:00Oh Girl, you have a lot going on...you just moved,...Oh Girl, you have a lot going on...you just moved, just adopted your donkey(s?), and have already planted a garden?<BR/><BR/>I am mighty impressed. Be patient, it will provide more entertainment and real live food!<BR/><BR/>Best of luck.Susan aka Chicken Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365385704695819384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-87863813593646353372008-06-28T20:29:00.000-07:002008-06-28T20:29:00.000-07:00Beautiful... we are doing birdhouse gourds for the...Beautiful... we are doing birdhouse gourds for the first time this year too! <BR/><BR/>It's my one year bloggiversary... stop on by I am having a contest!<BR/><BR/>Thanks <BR/>Christina<BR/>theoriginalcoffeecompanyonline.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948327328580337155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-42830669979347416072008-06-28T17:13:00.000-07:002008-06-28T17:13:00.000-07:00Gah... it's not you, it's this weather. The groun...Gah... it's not you, it's this weather. The ground's been so cold that I've replanted my basil twice now. The stuff in containers is great, but anything in the ground just stayed the same or gradually melted away.<BR/><BR/>The only thing that's done well is the tomatoes because I tried clear plastic mulch and a hoop house this year. It made a huge difference.<BR/><BR/>If you haven't already, I'd advise not planting today. Tooooo hot. The plants pretty much shut down on a day like today. Better to wait until next week when it's supposed to cool down a bit.<BR/><BR/>Or I'm not a certified microbiovegetologist.<BR/><BR/>You've made me want to go take some pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-45955152978898084022008-06-28T16:25:00.000-07:002008-06-28T16:25:00.000-07:00We think your garden is doing well. It is better ...We think your garden is doing well. It is better to start small, you can always have a bigger garden next year..<BR/><BR/><BR/>Big Sloppy Kisses<BR/>Gus and LouieGus, Louie and Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14402650169299573994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-64804760754430103482008-06-28T13:21:00.000-07:002008-06-28T13:21:00.000-07:00Hang in there, your garden may thrive yet! Cool w...Hang in there, your garden may thrive yet! Cool weather is tough on tomatoes and such. <BR/><BR/>At any rate, you're doing better than I did this year, cause I didn't plant a thing for the first time in years.Rural Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002037737807956337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-39942498624370511392008-06-28T08:55:00.000-07:002008-06-28T08:55:00.000-07:00Go ahead and plant some carrots. Actually, carrots...Go ahead and plant some carrots. Actually, carrots are great companions with tomatoes, so you can plant them at the base of your beautiful plants while they are still at a manageable size. Also, carrots get real sweet if you leave them in the ground until after the first frost.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379219719661524753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-39024568227070114722008-06-28T06:29:00.000-07:002008-06-28T06:29:00.000-07:00Everything looks really wonderful!The shelling pea...Everything looks really wonderful!<BR/>The shelling peas--Ha! My peas never made it in the house. It was my first year to grow peas and I put them in too late (plus it was nearly a 100 degrees by mid-May). I got maybe a handful of peas off 4 plants. I gobbled them up, right there in the garden. The dogs were happy to eat the shells. :)<BR/><BR/>Your tomatoes---are they getting enough sun? Maybe hit them once a week with some liquid seaweed.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685492126157550044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-86840987053264701322008-06-28T05:49:00.000-07:002008-06-28T05:49:00.000-07:00Next year maybe start things from small plants, es...Next year maybe start things from small plants, especially the tomatoes! Ive found they tend to need some help. Don't beat yourself up over this at least the animals are great and I think your garden will surprise you in the end!!!Judy@nofearentertaininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825595275519383264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-83721842447577261332008-06-28T04:37:00.000-07:002008-06-28T04:37:00.000-07:00I love veggie gardens of any kind or size. The nic...I love veggie gardens of any kind or size. <BR/><BR/>The nice thing about plantings close together is it surpresses weeds and confuses pests. Your tomatoes and basil are probably still small due to the cool temps you've been having. They like the heat and should perk up.<BR/><BR/>In that first photo, is that one of the infamous water bottles from the laptop/water incident of 08?sugarcreekstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398483543918415852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-63223557760290503922008-06-28T04:23:00.000-07:002008-06-28T04:23:00.000-07:00Well, I think you've made a great start!As for the...Well, I think you've made a great start!<BR/><BR/>As for the potatoes, peas and radishes, that to me looks like wise interplanting. Pull the radishes when they're done, and there is more space. Peas done, pull and more space for the taters; start carrots where the radishes were. When the taters are done, start something else there, a cool weather crop like lettuce or spinach. See how smart you are!<BR/><BR/>As for the slow growers, I'd suggest a soil test (if you haven't done one) just to see what the condition of the soil is; that will tell you what you needs to add. And don't forget, you've been reporting a cool start to the season, right? Cool=slow growth for hot babes like tomatoes and squash.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I suggest Costata Romanesca zucchini next year -- you can't kill it and it delivers very tasty squash and lots of blossoms --it needs some room, though.<BR/><BR/>Good job Danni! <BR/>ps Do donkeys like bolted greens and/or radishes? My chickens LOVE bolted greens!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-1318148230425876152008-06-28T03:19:00.001-07:002008-06-28T03:19:00.001-07:00That's a lot of veggies Danni! Great job...they wi...That's a lot of veggies Danni! Great job...they will come, the little ones I mean. I'm excited about the birdhouse gourds...I grew my first last year and have 3 bird houses hanging in the trees this year!!! <BR/>Everything looks great, and yummy!!!Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554593974838511759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-11425431235667666532008-06-28T03:19:00.000-07:002008-06-28T03:19:00.000-07:00I don't think you're as behind as you think. Ever...I don't think you're as behind as you think. Everything looks right to me. I have a couple of pepper plants with peppers but the rest are just blossoming. I think we planted about the same time. My tomatoes outside look about like yours. I think you're doing great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845299642721912499.post-48801964725388008132008-06-28T00:34:00.000-07:002008-06-28T00:34:00.000-07:00Danni,Your garden is beautiful! Don't blame yours...Danni,<BR/><BR/>Your garden is beautiful! Don't blame yourself on smaller than previous years returns - this weather has wrecked havoc on every garden I've seen this year! You're doing great! And I actually have a small smidgen of hope we'll get a *real* summer eventually.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work!<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/><BR/>dinadinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063368472020602012noreply@blogger.com