tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post8636992215717201442..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: First Harvest and Veggie Garden UpdateMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-4887394664935664532008-05-13T14:26:00.000-04:002008-05-13T14:26:00.000-04:00kylee: our spring growing season is pretty short a...kylee: our spring growing season is pretty short actually. We get started at the end of February/early March planting seed but all is over by mid-June or sooner. The soil gets too warm with our warm nights and most everything poops-out once that happens. BUT- we surely are enjoying the harvest while it lasts.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-29899124744646898832008-05-13T14:16:00.000-04:002008-05-13T14:16:00.000-04:00Wow, Meems! Look at all that green stuff! We're ...Wow, Meems! Look at all that green stuff! We're still in the planting process here!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-29278551982772668902008-05-09T20:48:00.000-04:002008-05-09T20:48:00.000-04:00ewa: It is pretty amazing how short our growing se...ewa: It is pretty amazing how short our growing season is actually. The weather is great for getting started but already now the warm night temperatures threaten to warm the soil beyond its liking... Yes, the whole seed to fruit process is very satisfying and remarkably fun. <BR/><BR/>Rees: Thanks. You have a good imagination... I'll definitely use that one.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-25425634024146755472008-05-09T19:57:00.000-04:002008-05-09T19:57:00.000-04:00Very nice Meems! Tell hubby to imagine he's eating...Very nice Meems! Tell hubby to imagine he's eating that scrumptuous food in a bistro in Lyon France and $1,000 will seem like a bargain. I can almost taste those tomatoes.<BR/>ReesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-64591920492633019972008-05-09T11:27:00.000-04:002008-05-09T11:27:00.000-04:00This is really fascinating how fast all this happe...This is really fascinating how fast all this happened - I was just reading about you building raised beds...<BR/>and you have already the first harvesting behind :)<BR/>isn't it really satisfying?Ewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-31678966444787660402008-05-08T17:33:00.000-04:002008-05-08T17:33:00.000-04:00sophie: Thanks. It is more fun than I could have t...sophie: Thanks. It is more fun than I could have thought... would love to see your little mater garden! and thanks for the info on the nursery... I have passed it along.<BR/><BR/>jane: HA! Pat yourself on the back for an A+ in math. The rate is dropping however as I've harvested a few more since this post. I'm counting on this process to continue. :-)<BR/><BR/>Patient: A few pots works out just Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-23352802523813308012008-05-08T13:39:00.000-04:002008-05-08T13:39:00.000-04:00Thank God for a generous hubby, who not only indul...Thank God for a generous hubby, who not only indulges your gardening fantasies, but with good humor! Removing a tree to add more sunshine to your vegetables? He is a rare sort, for sure! How else would you have the liberty to enjoy countless hours in your most prized pleasure, creating, planting, and harvesting your labors for sheer enjoyment? At the very least, he still puts his feet under Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-4602527453317288702008-05-08T09:09:00.000-04:002008-05-08T09:09:00.000-04:00I am so happy for you that you are harvesting real...I am so happy for you that you are harvesting real vegetables from your veggie garden, and enjoying it so. Congratulations, and welcome to "the other side" of gardening. Isn't it fun?<BR/><BR/>And never count the cost! The value of a homegrown tomato can't be measured in dollars and cents. It is priceless!<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-43465928905800699682008-05-08T06:53:00.000-04:002008-05-08T06:53:00.000-04:00Hi Meems, you have a bountiful harvest coming up. ...Hi Meems, you have a bountiful harvest coming up. And the beds looks so neat and orderly, even for a veggie garden. You have done well, with food to show for it. Your $1000 rings a bell here, my better half christened himself The Financier of Faire Garden at the spring fling, so he would get along well with your guy, we must not let that happen! ;-> Watch for birds pecking a hole in those Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-73865934503413079212008-05-08T00:23:00.000-04:002008-05-08T00:23:00.000-04:00this sounds a lot like my $100 free tadpoles. Tha...this sounds a lot like my $100 free tadpoles. <BR/><BR/>That's it, we are moving. I am so jealous you already have squash. Mine are not even in the ground.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-85865249702933689552008-05-07T19:57:00.000-04:002008-05-07T19:57:00.000-04:00Hey, has your DIL been to Apalachee Native Nursery...Hey, has your DIL been to Apalachee Native Nursery in Lloyd? They're having a sale this weekend. It's not one of those 'pretty' nurseries, but they usually have some good stock.<BR/><BR/>http://tallahassee.craigslist.org/grd/671904684.htmlSophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-21568461194612786012008-05-07T16:38:00.000-04:002008-05-07T16:38:00.000-04:00I'd say that your mighty fine looking veggies are ...I'd say that your mighty fine looking veggies are well worth the money spent on them. Your boxes are so lush and green and I can't wait to see the rest of your bountiful harvest!hanako!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02775675834293971760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-10853119920419741902008-05-07T14:37:00.000-04:002008-05-07T14:37:00.000-04:00There is something about growing from seed that I ...There is something about growing from seed that I just love - flowers or edibles, doesn't matter. Your veggie garden is beautiful and looks like it promises to be bountiful, too. I'm going to look for some of Burpee's Heat Wave blend for my fall garden. I'll bet my rabbits will LOVE it! (They proved they love greens by eating all our spinach this winter . . . )Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888999648897092221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-74222054774863434522008-05-07T07:55:00.000-04:002008-05-07T07:55:00.000-04:00I hope no critters get to your "first real" tomato...I hope no critters get to your "first real" tomatoes Meeems. It would be a big disappointment for you. Your veggies look so good. I am sure $1000 stir fry tastes better than the $10 variety. tee hee...Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-24010373259406260732008-05-07T07:44:00.000-04:002008-05-07T07:44:00.000-04:00Meems, your veggie garden looks wonderful. When I...Meems, your veggie garden looks wonderful. When I had a veggie garden, I always over planted it too. <BR/><BR/>This spring I planted lettuce in a pot on the patio. Before the trees leaf out there's enough sun. I haven't made a salad with it yet - I've been picking leaves and eating them unadorned. I love leaf lettuce. And yes, my lettuce is planted too thickly, same as my past veggie garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-28074767026558438992008-05-07T07:34:00.000-04:002008-05-07T07:34:00.000-04:00The $1000 stir-fry comment is something my husband...The $1000 stir-fry comment is something my husband would say!<BR/><BR/>Your vegetable garden is wonderful and I love your joy in tending it.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-89016507617294721012008-05-07T07:19:00.000-04:002008-05-07T07:19:00.000-04:00How very satisfying. I havent ventured into veggi...How very satisfying. I havent ventured into veggie growing really, I only have a few pots but so far so goodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-52926065380698043002008-05-07T07:14:00.000-04:002008-05-07T07:14:00.000-04:00I guess that means those squash and zucchini are r...I guess that means those squash and zucchini are running about $300 a piece right now! :) <BR/><BR/>Everything looks wonderful!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306886935043225767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-57680678397193435752008-05-07T01:26:00.000-04:002008-05-07T01:26:00.000-04:00$1,000 stir-fry! LOL!It all looks so good! Wish I'...$1,000 stir-fry! LOL!<BR/><BR/>It all looks so good! <I>Wish I'd planted more</I>. Any day now, I'll be munching my first maters. It really is a great feeling, isn't it?SophieMaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09396958301555933308noreply@blogger.com