tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post2257504179649756307..comments2024-03-29T21:11:37.724+10:00Comments on down to earth: The kitchen garden - endless possibilitiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-41114763452407996622012-09-18T11:08:54.980+10:002012-09-18T11:08:54.980+10:00Hi there, I found your website by way of Google wh...Hi there, I found your website by way of Google whilst looking for a related subject, your site came up, it <br />appears to be like great. I've bookmarked it in my google bookmarks.<br />Hi there, simply was alert to your blog via Google, and found that it is really informative. I'm going to be careful for brussels.<br />I'll be grateful in case you proceed this in future. Lots of folks might be benefited from your writing. 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Do you use diatomaceous earth for mites?Suzanhttp://www.scruboak.blogger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72791152003650081352011-08-31T11:14:28.021+10:002011-08-31T11:14:28.021+10:00And I thought MY kale was tall!And I thought MY kale was tall!BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497511995276601468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-73540586591551056042011-08-31T04:12:17.321+10:002011-08-31T04:12:17.321+10:00Just pick a basketful of tomatoes. Mostly my gard...Just pick a basketful of tomatoes. Mostly my garden is chives, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, horseradish and weeds this year. I tried a bunch of weed suppression methods in various parts of the garden as I am an archaeologist and spend my summer digging not in my yard. Straw and cardboard together worked the best. Every year I learn something in the garden. Like planting smaller varieties of tomatoes as the kids like them better that way and they produce a lot. I learned this year to stop buying cheap birdseed as my garden is full of thistles and that my kids like red tomatoes better than the two variety of yellow ones. Thinking about trying a fall planting of lettuce and spinach.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10696666204830309673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-71802459864033247892011-08-30T23:59:38.950+10:002011-08-30T23:59:38.950+10:00Our garden is winding down now, as autumn begins. ...Our garden is winding down now, as autumn begins. I've pulled the onions, and potatoes out of the ground, and we've eaten all the peas, but there is still plenty of kale, and the tomatoes to look forward to.<br /><br />I'm always in awe of gardens in moderate climates, that produce year round! Yours is lovely!Ashley @ Root And Twighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318142287266832407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-88496816262738178612011-08-30T21:30:01.476+10:002011-08-30T21:30:01.476+10:00Here in the lower midwest of the US, the gardening...Here in the lower midwest of the US, the gardening gods have not been favorable.<br /><br />Too hot too soon and no rain! Even the local orchards are saying very little fruit. I know my trees didn't even bloom!<br /><br />I have lettuce up for fall and turnips planted. Anything growing now has to be watered almost daily, thankfully, from our deep well.<br /><br />We live on a farm out in the country. I have a milk cow, chickens, a garden and the beginning of an orchard. I love sitting down to a meal and knowing most of what we are eating came from our farm.gldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-85617670695736863182011-08-30T20:35:29.841+10:002011-08-30T20:35:29.841+10:00What a lovely garden! You have a life many long f...What a lovely garden! You have a life many long for. Love the new photo of you!daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1859437671278749752011-08-30T19:00:34.133+10:002011-08-30T19:00:34.133+10:00Rhonda that kale was huge! :-) A great post as usu...Rhonda that kale was huge! :-) A great post as usual! Now that I'm retired I'm putting more effort into my veggie garden and at the moment things are going well. Like you and Hanno, we've had disappointments in the garden but the successes far outweigh them!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594244181463706442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-47568346773156173752011-08-30T13:33:03.589+10:002011-08-30T13:33:03.589+10:00Beautiful veggie garden you have Rhonda! Since we ...Beautiful veggie garden you have Rhonda! Since we have been renovating our house we have not paid much attention to our veggies, but I really miss nice fresh, pesticide free goodies from the garden.Samihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467163627586022816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82955846083839893632011-08-30T12:59:09.891+10:002011-08-30T12:59:09.891+10:00Hi Rhonda, I planted a lot of potatoes this season...Hi Rhonda, I planted a lot of potatoes this season for winter storage. I'm harvesting them just now. Potatoes have such high nutritional value I decided they would be an excellent choice for long term storage and a good use of my garden space. The possibilities of what you can cook with them seems endless too. Baked, fried, boiled, scalloped, gnocchi'd and then there's vichyssoise! I've decided to can some potatoes this season as well. I love the idea of reaching for a jar of garden fare after a long day and having all the hard work of peeling and dicing already done for me.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276467506618228323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-15701786273030812512011-08-30T12:30:25.383+10:002011-08-30T12:30:25.383+10:00Your garden is beautiful and very inspiring. We&#...Your garden is beautiful and very inspiring. We're growing tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers this year, and they are all doing well! I'm a new gardener, so my plan is to add a crop or two each year. So glad I found your blog....you are a kindred spirit!Kristenhttp://wishingforpineneedles.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-13112204357175134862011-08-30T12:09:34.573+10:002011-08-30T12:09:34.573+10:00Hi Rhonda,
What will you be doing with your borage...Hi Rhonda,<br />What will you be doing with your borage?? I grow it also, but just because I like how it looks. I did read somewhere that you can use the baby leaves in tea (?) I think.<br /><br />ColeenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-41958320182751557832011-08-30T10:39:40.089+10:002011-08-30T10:39:40.089+10:00Hi Rhonda,
Hello from Canada! I discovered your b...Hi Rhonda,<br /><br />Hello from Canada! I discovered your blog last week and honestly haven't shut my computer off since then as I want to read ALL the posts.<br /><br />I live out in the country, in Alberta -our growing season is so much shorter here! I think it does make everything from my garden taste THAT much better - we appreciate it so much! <br /><br />As I'm a speaker and writer, I can work from home and when the tomatoes are calling for me...or branches of chokecherries are whispering "Jelly, syrup, jelly, syrup" I can dash outside for an hour and enjoy the day.<br /><br />I'm a former farm girl and I'm not sure if that ever leaves you. The simple life is what called me to leave my fancy corporate job 10 yrs ago and start my own business. It was the most joyful decision I ever made!<br /><br />Thank you so much for your lovely blog - I can hardly wait to try your bread!<br /><br />Warmly,<br /><br />Kim Duke<br />Alberta, CanadaKim Dukehttp://www.salesdivas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72197622152215226452011-08-30T10:37:46.614+10:002011-08-30T10:37:46.614+10:00One word - YUM!
...and I love Martha - it looks l...One word - YUM!<br /><br />...and I love Martha - it looks like she's wearing frilly knickers!<br /><br />Cheers - JoolzJoolzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490462580345458546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-41382848420351289392011-08-30T10:01:55.985+10:002011-08-30T10:01:55.985+10:00I love the sound of those vegies and that avocado ...I love the sound of those vegies and that avocado sounds like a wonderful addition. We've just planted fourteen fruit trees and I've just ordered some more. That will be a good start on our orchard and I hope to add a few more every year. I'm quite excited at the arrival of Spring and the sowing of seeds and planting going on.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123593037593548003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-61050580947226276532011-08-30T09:22:25.897+10:002011-08-30T09:22:25.897+10:00Well, there are some signs of 'movement' i...Well, there are some signs of 'movement' in the garden but not enough to get really really excited about! I have sown a few seeds but our growing times are mainly summer and autumn here in Tas - quite the opposite to you in the sub tropics!! It wont be long though, until the first seedlings can go in and then it's weeding time too! <br />Oh and congrats on your new superstardom in the WW! Great to see 'real' people in there!Evihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098163128625989839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9868376492128841692011-08-30T09:22:16.845+10:002011-08-30T09:22:16.845+10:00Planning the garden for consistent harvesting is a...Planning the garden for consistent harvesting is at the top of my priority list this year.<br /><br />Your meal looks scrumptious Rhonda.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751315680374413649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-45699521150636544072011-08-30T09:18:29.301+10:002011-08-30T09:18:29.301+10:00Your veggies look amazing. Mine are pretty good t...Your veggies look amazing. Mine are pretty good too, but the bugs keep taking a nip here and there I get so mad at them. My veggies are little but I hope the new season will Spring them into life. Hopefully in the fullness of time I can show you photos. Take Care.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639277171611783456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-41840126813739572502011-08-30T08:58:31.608+10:002011-08-30T08:58:31.608+10:00Love the photos of your garden and your passion fo...Love the photos of your garden and your passion for producing your own veggies. I've also been doing this for many years. My husband designed my current veggie garden, which consists of seven raised garden beds. It fulls the available space at one end of my property and my favourite spot. Along the back of my house ... a narrow area, I grow fruit trees and there's a little space left for a clothes line, biocycle septic ... climbing plants like passionfruit.<br /><br />It's wondeful to find treasures poked between other treasures, when I venture into my garden daily in search of food!<br /><br />Growing our own veggies is an easy way to start taking responsibility for our health and also saves some money, is good exercise and for me ... it lifts my spirit!Dragon (Karen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03836941136990832257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-23733861972246993952011-08-30T08:21:59.629+10:002011-08-30T08:21:59.629+10:00Sweet corn, potatoes and garlic are being planted ...Sweet corn, potatoes and garlic are being planted today. My wicking beds are in place and full of soil so now I can get busy. Like you I'm planning for the future when it comes to vegies and fruit trees.I said to DD2 this morning if only I had planted all those fruit trees years ago - we would be reaping the benefits by now. Hindsight is a wonderful thing...sigh. Still at least I'm making progress and while the kids may have left home by the time we are harvesting lovely fresh fruit it will keep DH and I fed and happy.Calidorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118238727781108509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-15988323360742555952011-08-30T08:10:12.046+10:002011-08-30T08:10:12.046+10:00We are renting and the owner finally had the tall ...We are renting and the owner finally had the tall pines around the boundary trimmed by half so we now have sun on the garden all year round. Yay! Dh and my son put" 3kg of seed potatoes under in a no-dig bed under straw last weekend while I pruned the passionfruit. I'm going to fill the raised beds with soil this week and take care of the fruit trees before starting progressive seed planting the week after. I'm a complete novice but determined, and I have a plan!<br /><br />CathAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-69498713841409113302011-08-30T07:59:27.330+10:002011-08-30T07:59:27.330+10:00Nothing beats eating food you have grown yourself,...Nothing beats eating food you have grown yourself, we have lots in our garden at the moment. I love going out each day and pick a few lettuce leaves at a time for a salad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683022126069845991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-55244832764090409692011-08-30T07:22:51.177+10:002011-08-30T07:22:51.177+10:00Hello my fellow gardeners! Thank you, I wish you ...Hello my fellow gardeners! Thank you, I wish you the best in your gardens. <br /><br />Jen, they're for the tomatoes, we have heirlooms planted there. Always put the stakes in before you plant. We'll pick off the bottom leaves, trim out some of the top growth and keep probably 3 main stems for larger tomatoes. We'll keep tying them to the stakes all the way up. Great to hear your soaps went well.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-7343667304674633262011-08-30T07:19:10.535+10:002011-08-30T07:19:10.535+10:00Hi Rhonda.
I save a lemon balm and strawberry from...Hi Rhonda.<br />I save a lemon balm and strawberry from a neglected bed and potted them before I started turning it over with the fork and finding it really full of egg shells. I have lettuce, carrot and onion seedlings ... actually my blog post today lists whats in my potting shed that I have recently started using :)<br />You last paragraph about the tomato seed is very powerful. Have a lovely day. xTammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881965816018645999noreply@blogger.com