tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post115222663970090101..comments2024-03-19T00:54:49.043-05:00Comments on In My Kitchen Garden: What's Growin' On: 7/6/06Farmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1152296418270209852006-07-07T13:20:00.000-05:002006-07-07T13:20:00.000-05:00You could always say those are your bonsai veggies...You could always say those are your bonsai veggies! <BR/><BR/>I also love those poppies and used to grow tons of them in my front yard. Unfortunately I found out the hard way that one of my neighbors has a drug problem . . . I came home to missing and/or slit & "bleeding" poppies. We tried building a fence to keep them out, but it didn't work. The only way to stop them was to quit growing the poppies. It is a shame, because they are one of my favorite flowers. Later I found out it is illegal to grow them or sell them in the US.Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00118972700421062813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1152286921154087432006-07-07T10:42:00.000-05:002006-07-07T10:42:00.000-05:00I just bought some graph paper and started plannin...I just bought some graph paper and started planning out next year's square foot beds!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081848869231823977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1152285807831905742006-07-07T10:23:00.000-05:002006-07-07T10:23:00.000-05:00(Delurking here.) My local nursery, which is a ter...(Delurking here.) My local nursery, which is a terrific place owned by Italian immigrants, sells these seeds. I've used them for a few things - no broccoli yet, sadly - and not only are the packets enormous, but the germination rate is high. If you like, I'll pick up a few packs for you - just email me (mcintyre421AThotmail.com).<BR/><BR/>As always, love the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1152284551064523422006-07-07T10:02:00.000-05:002006-07-07T10:02:00.000-05:00Aww, thanks for linking to my garden blog, I reall...Aww, thanks for linking to my garden blog, I really appreciate that!<BR/><BR/>I've had a similar broccoli experience this year myself. I planted out some tiny slug-ravaged stumps because I was too sentimental to throw them away and now I have massive voluptuous plants. I don't know how they did it.<BR/><BR/>The Trionfo Violetto pole beans you may have seen in my recent posts are from Seeds of Italy. I bought them four years ago and I'm not even half way through the packet yet. Everything is purple except the leaves, and they're so beautiful. I grow them over an arch so that the beans hang down underneath and are both decorative and easy to pick!<BR/><BR/>Seeds of Italy also do some of the most elongated San Marzano tomatoes I've ever seen (I'm trying those for the first time this year, but they're only small plants as yet) so if your San Marzano identity crisis doesn't resolve itself they might be worth a try.Rebsie Fairholmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17811733792196954188noreply@blogger.com