tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post115446363514471043..comments2024-03-19T00:54:49.043-05:00Comments on In My Kitchen Garden: What's Growin' On: 8/2/06Farmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1154719296798451052006-08-04T14:21:00.000-05:002006-08-04T14:21:00.000-05:00Hey, before I quit my office job and jumped into t...Hey, before I quit my office job and jumped into the food world I used to look at your site a few times a week to transport me into the country and away from ringing phones and deadlines. I'm sure you hear this all the time but thanks for that.<BR/><BR/>I'd never noticed the link to your garden and recipes until now though. I'm so glad I found it.Turohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11820413706447791608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1154705687575648062006-08-04T10:34:00.000-05:002006-08-04T10:34:00.000-05:00Going to check out these moonsign books. Mike love...Going to check out these moonsign books. Mike loves gardening (can't take the country outta the boy) but hasn't been able to do much here in Iowa yet. Back home he planted apple trees, cherry, peach, fig and a mulberry in our tiny little yard. Also had strawberries, tomatoes, green peppers, watermelons and passion fruit planted as well as a lot of flowers. He's wanting to do that here but his tomatoes aren't going so well this time round. Should be an interesting read for both of us. Thanks.Rannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046114473667464704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1154701627983148922006-08-04T09:27:00.000-05:002006-08-04T09:27:00.000-05:00I have an issue. I've been reading this site and I...I have an issue. I've been reading this site and I'm really jealous. Then the other day in our paper there was an article about a couple that built a completely off the grid house on 300 acres of land for 250k in our area. That is my dream and short of winning the lottery I can't see it happening. I was happy after finally buying a house last year and now I don't feel like this is where I'm supposed to be, yet I see no way out of it. I can't even begin to imagine how to get this on our meagre income. Urg. Sorry for the vent.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081848869231823977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1154696658149445762006-08-04T08:04:00.000-05:002006-08-04T08:04:00.000-05:00Just want to thank you and introduce myself!! I ha...Just want to thank you and introduce myself!! I have been reading your blog for a while-am facinated by the moonsigns...although I don't understand it, I will transplant some four foot spruces into the yard today instead of waiting!Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1154636753627947112006-08-03T15:25:00.000-05:002006-08-03T15:25:00.000-05:00Thanks for the head's-up farmgirl!! I've been plo...Thanks for the head's-up farmgirl!! I've been plotting (yadda yadda) to start some fall crops too, and also debating the merits of the various options. Maybe I will just get outside and start something tonight. Be spontaneous and such.Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00118972700421062813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1154554896263101872006-08-02T16:41:00.000-05:002006-08-02T16:41:00.000-05:00Hi again, I'd like to contact you with a request t...Hi again, I'd like to contact you with a request to add my blog to your blogroll. I don't see a way to contact you by email, so I hope it's all right to leave the request via comment. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, my blog is "A to Z Gardening" at http://www.atozgardening.com/blog/ and I would like to be included on your blogroll if mine passes muster. Of course, I've had yours on my blogroll for some while now. I really enjoy your clear writing and gorgeous photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1154554598831378262006-08-02T16:36:00.000-05:002006-08-02T16:36:00.000-05:00Thanks FarmGirl, for the reminder about moonsigns....Thanks FarmGirl, for the reminder about moonsigns. I started using an almanac this year, and then sort of forgot about it. <BR/><BR/>Finnyknits. I use a thick mulch of hay (breaks down faster than straw) on the boxed beds where I can't roto-till a cover crop. It's easy to pull off in the spring, and makes a nice enough looking blanket over the winter. <BR/><BR/>And on beds where I can till the organic material into the soil, a cover crop of a bulky annual like rye grass (grows fast and dies over the winter).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1154551085282620322006-08-02T15:38:00.000-05:002006-08-02T15:38:00.000-05:00plant parsnips, they'll overwinter in the beds no ...plant parsnips, they'll overwinter in the beds no matter how cold it gets<BR/><BR/>(says the guy who probably won't plant a darn thing.)Stunned Donorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760806404865427760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-1154536973895784272006-08-02T11:42:00.000-05:002006-08-02T11:42:00.000-05:00I'm thinking that I won't plant anything this wint...I'm thinking that I won't plant anything this winter, but wanted to get some pointers on how to overwinter the beds so that they are at their best for spring planting. <BR/><BR/>Any suggestions for mulching, cover crops, fertilizing, pest control, etc?<BR/><BR/>Thanks to Steven at dirtsunrain I will be treating the beds with neem oil to prevent future bacterial wilt, but beyond that, I am curious what other people do.FinnyKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813175777047535103noreply@blogger.com