tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post6667363116964640189..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: When to harvest vegetablesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-19310587078499184092009-08-24T15:03:04.413+10:002009-08-24T15:03:04.413+10:00Great post, very informative. This is an excellent...Great post, very informative. This is an excellent explanation of how to get the most out of plants and the land they grow in. Thanks!Ares Vistahttp://www.ares.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-3910574375978444562009-08-24T11:19:50.276+10:002009-08-24T11:19:50.276+10:00Hi Christine, thank you. The best online guide I&...Hi Christine, thank you. The best online guide I've found is the Eden Seeds one:<br />http://www.edenseeds.com.au/content/planting.aspRhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11651703137526480952009-08-24T10:31:24.036+10:002009-08-24T10:31:24.036+10:00Love your blog but have only had time for a quick ...Love your blog but have only had time for a quick look around this visit, will be back.<br /><br />We are just dipping our toes into growing our own vegetables and actually began the process to involve our 18 month old daughter. She loves it as you can see here, http://childhood101.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-does-your-garden-grow.html<br /><br />I have a question, can you point us in the direction of a good seasonal planting guide for Australia as we are such amateurs and our planting is so hit and miss!<br /><br />Thank you<br />Christie<br />http://childhood101.blogspot.com/Christie - Childhood 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/03273633554293833746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60501236403743853062009-08-23T02:22:20.728+10:002009-08-23T02:22:20.728+10:00I love your Blog...I look forward to it each morni...I love your Blog...I look forward to it each morning now that I've found it. I gone back and followed threads and read and read until I can't soak up any more wisdom for the day, I'm so full. You have been able to put words and direction to a feeling I've had for quite some time and now I've been able to start acting on many things.<br />I'm in the middle of an overhaul of my home and purging the unused and useless items we have outgrown and cannot repurpose for other things. <br />I have a garden that I've been slowly developing, mostly flowers but this year I added veggies. <br />I have a question.<br />I'd like to add a couple of more beds near the perimeter of our yard next year. Should I be removing the grass this year to prepare the bed for spring? It's still summer here and I'm not sure how to proceed from scratch in this. It's just lawn right now and nothing has been grown there other than that. How do I prepare this area for planting? I would love some advice on this if you can offer it.<br /><br />Thank you for your response and for this blog. :)the Mrs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05052194018611179203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-40908884925385713712009-08-22T16:48:46.511+10:002009-08-22T16:48:46.511+10:00Mmmm, it sounds lovely! I wonder where in Queensla...Mmmm, it sounds lovely! I wonder where in Queensland you are? I'm in Noosa and living the suburban lifestyle at the moment but still dreaming of chickens and a veggie garden. So busy writing and raising the kids that I don't know how I could fit it all in. At least now I can live the good life vicariously through you:)<br /><br />I'm writing to inspire people to live their dream and it's wonderful to find women like you who are already doing that. <br /><br />Keep up the good work!Annabel Candyhttp://www.getinthehotspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-8421938306855180962009-08-22T06:48:20.934+10:002009-08-22T06:48:20.934+10:00Hello Rhonda,
I am so glad to be blogging myself...Hello Rhonda,<br /> I am so glad to be blogging myself again and to have come across your terrific place. You share so much info and great advice. I am an avid gardener and am trying to go as green as possible too. I am hoping to share my vegetable garden next year and wil be sure to visit you here often. Thanks so much for the great tips.<br />Blessings,<br />ShannonShannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743842309813327067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-49854557945927245602009-08-22T01:02:04.795+10:002009-08-22T01:02:04.795+10:00Thank you for the information on harvesting. Was ...Thank you for the information on harvesting. Was glad to hear that tomatoes will ripen from heat because our tomatoes turned into monster tomatoes. Lush and green but thankfully they do have alot of tomatoes. I worry about the ones that the sun never touches because there is so much green around them. I finally have two that are starting to turn pink. It seems to be a common problem in our area because we have had such a cool summer. This is our first little garden and we are already writing down things NOT to do next year!!! Like spread the tomatoes out more!! Thanks for all your advice, I enjoy your blog.<br /><br />Becky<br />WV USABeckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-7302229026721302252009-08-21T15:19:09.187+10:002009-08-21T15:19:09.187+10:00Oh dear...I had no idea that chickens had a hard t...Oh dear...I had no idea that chickens had a hard time with relocation. Our hope is to move in the next year or so...to country property. I hope the chickens can handle it! I'd be so sad if they didn't make it. I have to admit I've grown quite attached to my sweet chickens!Michelle @ Give a Girl a Fighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020971191511530538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32032288595702585382009-08-21T11:57:59.243+10:002009-08-21T11:57:59.243+10:00Hi Rhonda,
Thank you so much for all the info. ...Hi Rhonda,<br /> Thank you so much for all the info. I have kale and am not doing much with it. Could you tell me how to can it in water bath and then how to cook it when I use it out of the can? Thanks so much. Nancy D.Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-43324307650486027432009-08-21T10:02:27.648+10:002009-08-21T10:02:27.648+10:00Hi Rhonda. The Gardener in our family is very happ...Hi Rhonda. The Gardener in our family is very happy to plant and grow but expects me t harvest which is fair enough. I have a bad habit of leaving things for too long. I don't know why -- it's not laziness I just seem to think another day or two would make it better. Next thing I have flowering or bolting...this is a heads up for me! Enjoy your weekend.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751315680374413649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-31230280957472396292009-08-21T09:55:18.523+10:002009-08-21T09:55:18.523+10:00Hi, Rhonda...When you have a minute, and if you do...Hi, Rhonda...When you have a minute, and if you don't mind, will you please share about how you make/what you put into Alice's stew that you make for her?<br /><br />If you've mentioned it before, I must have overlooked it.<br /><br />Thank you.<br />BeckyAt Home In Vermonthttp://queenofhercastle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-25873000004991822762009-08-21T09:32:25.233+10:002009-08-21T09:32:25.233+10:00Glad to hear I'm not the only one who cooks ve...Glad to hear I'm not the only one who cooks veggies for my dear dog. He was getting fat on dog food, but since I added veggies he is slimming up.<br /><br />I bake my winter squash (would do the same with pumpkin, if we had it) and freeze the pulp. Great for baking breads or serving buttered with a meal.MyBulletinBoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961091298654325887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-71224237736785904752009-08-21T09:24:13.393+10:002009-08-21T09:24:13.393+10:00Hi Rhonda,
Just thought I'd let you know how ...Hi Rhonda,<br /><br />Just thought I'd let you know how excited I am to have stumbled across your blog!!!<br /><br />You are living exactly the way i have been dreaming of ever since i was a little girl and mum would read the "Little House on the Prarie" books to me :)<br /><br />It's so encouraging to know that it is possible to do although it doesn't feel that way to me right now... I am just newly married with a tiny baby just arrived and the dream seems so far off at the moment - we're living in a tiny house in suburbia with no yard space and i feel in a constant tired haze of dirty nappies, feeding and sleepless nights!!! <br /><br />I can't wait to be able to afford a lovely property in the country to grow my own vegies/chickens etc and to be able to start getting organised enough again to cope with the house work and cooking dinner etc. which i seem to be failing miserably at at the moment :( ... is there any way that i can start living 'the simple life' right now even without the ideal circumstances?<br /><br />Enjoy your day ... AbbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-28665881342040513632009-08-21T08:44:11.587+10:002009-08-21T08:44:11.587+10:00We roast excess pumpkin and then freeze it - great...We roast excess pumpkin and then freeze it - great for pasta sauces or adding to lasagne.<br /><br />Another great thing we do with excess pumpkin is turn it into soup and freeze that. Yum.Darren (Green Change)http://www.green-change.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-19851935113498370772009-08-21T07:55:56.694+10:002009-08-21T07:55:56.694+10:00hi rhonda, i continue to enjoy your posts and read...hi rhonda, i continue to enjoy your posts and read everyday. thank you for explaining about the bricks around you garden beds. i was interested in that. in our back yard, we have a big swimming pool that has been filled in by the previous owners. i am in the process of separating areas with bricks but i am afraid that the bricks are going to sink as i lay them on the soil, not sure what to do about that. i have just been outside and found our cat laying on the net curtain cover i had put on the strawberries!!! he was enjoying the sun. i guess i will have to think of some other method to protect the strawberries. keep up the good work and hope you have a lovely day.<br /><br />sophie in new zealandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-89134380023750562992009-08-21T06:54:18.360+10:002009-08-21T06:54:18.360+10:00Hi Rhonda,
Just thought to let you know that I fou...Hi Rhonda,<br />Just thought to let you know that I found you through a page in 'Notebook:' magazine on a page called 'blogs we love'. I think it was a month or 2 ago, and they loved you!! Didn't know if you were aware, so I thought you'd like to know! Have a great day<br />KristyKristynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-66138932828916819112009-08-21T06:48:33.315+10:002009-08-21T06:48:33.315+10:00Have a great day. You and I were along the same li...Have a great day. You and I were along the same lines of thought today. I posted over at Bee Bliss Gardens for the 1200 ft zone and two posts and the needs of Herbs and a list of culture whether to transplant of set seed.<br /><br />Hope your resting up and recovered the flu you hadDonettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530145585581721795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-69858272371422733112009-08-21T06:24:05.815+10:002009-08-21T06:24:05.815+10:00Great blog, many hints and clues.
I have added it...Great blog, many hints and clues.<br /><br />I have added it to my Blogger's Cafe:<br />http://avarchives.blogspot.com/<br />in Library 2 - Green Blogs<br /><br />Good luck<br /><br />AVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com