tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post5104852629321100625..comments2024-03-29T21:11:37.724+10:00Comments on down to earth: The parsley that broke the camel's backUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-21019083765065491132015-05-06T02:17:32.463+10:002015-05-06T02:17:32.463+10:00That's a lot of rain!
I moved last month (to ...That's a lot of rain! <br />I moved last month (to a house with some veggie patches) but because it was cold here in Toronto up until last week so I doubt I'm going to do much planting this year, I'm going to do what I can but it might just be a container garden year for me.<br />Kimberly @ Turning the Pageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631676112769349872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-78985532472305064122015-05-05T06:27:47.003+10:002015-05-05T06:27:47.003+10:00Wow! what a wild rainfall. My thoughts go out to ...Wow! what a wild rainfall. My thoughts go out to the families of the people who died in the floods; such a tragedy.<br />I hope Hanno is feeling better soon; but how lovely to see your grandson learning about the importance of gardening - what a lovely heritage. :-)Curvywitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352226602384896843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-27192563904130649892015-05-04T21:08:14.425+10:002015-05-04T21:08:14.425+10:00Hi Rhonda Jean,
wow, that is a lot of rain !! I h...Hi Rhonda Jean, <br />wow, that is a lot of rain !! I hope the plants and trees will not be affected.<br />The herbs are very expensive where you live. Here in The Netherlands you can get them much cheaper. I do grow some myself and that is great and cheap too ; )<br />I love to see your grandson working in the garden. You can't start early enough ; )<br />Have a great day and I hope everything will dry up soon.Moniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997083457179608583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-84159477956782859222015-05-04T20:02:24.577+10:002015-05-04T20:02:24.577+10:00The photo of Hanno and Jamie is such a powerful on...The photo of Hanno and Jamie is such a powerful one - information being passed down inter-generationally. A art nearly gone from the world.poggeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754636457782658089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-89327745177504193332015-05-04T14:57:44.361+10:002015-05-04T14:57:44.361+10:00We grow herbs for the same reason--much too expens...We grow herbs for the same reason--much too expensive in the grocery store, and it's silly to have to buy a whole bunch when one only needs a few leaves. We are going through herbs at an alarming rate lately--my husband has to be on a low-sodium diet and we are finding that without salt a dish needs quite a bit more herbs and spices to elevate it above blandness. We have basil, rosemary, oregano, and thyme, which we use frequently, as well as garlic chives and Mexican tarragon. Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173788247672691139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52750292841437878932015-05-04T10:56:04.967+10:002015-05-04T10:56:04.967+10:00Please, please send some rain our way. I live in C...Please, please send some rain our way. I live in California.hopflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808010877609649152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-76373056192917754982015-05-04T10:55:02.746+10:002015-05-04T10:55:02.746+10:00I am glad to hear that you are okay after all the ...I am glad to hear that you are okay after all the rain you have had there. I have oregano that has been in my herb garden for 20 years now. I hope your does the same. There is nothing like cutting herbs from your own plants.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-67981729394655815292015-05-04T10:50:32.274+10:002015-05-04T10:50:32.274+10:00Was certainly a rain event, your area seems to be ...Was certainly a rain event, your area seems to be one the worst, inland we recieved 77ml over 2 days. After this last rain I am finally planning my winter plantings.DbrhH.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13052036567121618203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-16211883474875417882015-05-04T06:48:08.324+10:002015-05-04T06:48:08.324+10:00Lovely to see young Jamie learning to garden with ...Lovely to see young Jamie learning to garden with his grandfather. That's the best way to learn and create a love of gardening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-85874184279808413872015-05-04T06:37:13.075+10:002015-05-04T06:37:13.075+10:00I so hate paying for herbs! When they grow so easi...I so hate paying for herbs! When they grow so easily it just bothers me so much when I have to buy them, but you seem to need to from time to time, so I try and focus on all the past money I haven't spent when they have been growing in abundance at home.<br /><br />I'm waiting for my oranges to be ripe. Unfortunately my Mandarines have been infected with fruit fly for the past couple of years, we can still eat the fruit, and yes they are lovely...but we have to pick around the grubs!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900993246451486017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-44144060472280616912015-05-04T06:34:18.348+10:002015-05-04T06:34:18.348+10:00What a wild weekend alright, I was very saddened t...What a wild weekend alright, I was very saddened to hear about the tragedies, so sad. $3 for parsley - it's amazing how many people think herbs are hard to grow!! I know you don't and I'm sorry to hear Hanno hasn't been well, but you are a great example of how easy it is to do even when you have ill health. We have granny smith apples at the moment, not the best year due to coddling moth but I'm hoping that the chickens will help that next year as they have free rein around it. I'd love to trade you for some of those oranges!! Jan xJan (a gluttonous wife)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04980538485559579650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-39271750963839398922015-05-04T06:23:22.775+10:002015-05-04T06:23:22.775+10:00Hi Rhonda, the photos of that rainfall are quite a...Hi Rhonda, the photos of that rainfall are quite amazing. But ... we seem to have had the same here in Switzerland/France. In fact it is 10.30 pm here in France and I am lying in bed listening to the rain pee down. I don't mind of course (I'm used to it being a Brit!!) and as my bedroom is under the eaves I hear the rain bouncing off the windows more than most but I actually love it. Feel so snug. It is frightening to be out in it, particularly driving of course. But my (hopefully) budding seeds/plants are all tucked away in my two little plastic greenhouses. Snug and secure (I hope) until I can get them outside and planted after the last frost (which here in the Alps they say is after the St. Glace, i.e. mid-May. Can't wait. AnnaTreadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-651640880213685662015-05-04T06:11:28.426+10:002015-05-04T06:11:28.426+10:00We often do but we're late this year so need t...We often do but we're late this year so need the seedlings in the ground now rather than in a few weeks.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-70377849033263157592015-05-04T05:58:18.243+10:002015-05-04T05:58:18.243+10:00Those peppers look gorgeous, as do the oranges! I ...Those peppers look gorgeous, as do the oranges! I only read your blog on occasion (I try to limit my online time as we're super busy these days), so pardon the question if you've answered it before: why don't you start your own seedlings from seed and save some money? dreaming in mainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00351781973941395751noreply@blogger.com