tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post3067723419586428694..comments2024-03-19T00:54:49.043-05:00Comments on In My Kitchen Garden: What's Growin' On 11/26/07:The Mailbox Says It's Spring Planning Season!Farmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-86394518376044668182008-01-03T17:03:00.000-06:002008-01-03T17:03:00.000-06:00After reading your post I realized that there is a...After reading your post I realized that there is a great book that mentions the many trials and successes you write about. It's called Second Nature by Michael Pollan - and it offers a lot of contemporary analysis about gardening, nature and transcendentalism. Wishing anyone who picks it up a good read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-34067789697088230062007-12-30T22:34:00.000-06:002007-12-30T22:34:00.000-06:00Farmgirl...your blog is fabulous! I just stumbled...Farmgirl...your blog is fabulous! I just stumbled upon it yesterday and I've been reading and reading, a little guilty because I'm not getting all my chores done. I too am a farmgirl/gardener/foodie, you are truly an inspiration.<BR/>In one of your archives I read about your purchase of $77.00 of garlic...ohhh...I've been trying to give away garlic to my gardening friends! Next time I'll just send it to you...all the way from Washington State, that way I'll have no guilt about it going to waste. Us garden girls gotta stick together.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167980498731684457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-13516538729855699082007-12-26T13:28:00.000-06:002007-12-26T13:28:00.000-06:00Waiting for more snow this evening; you must be, t...Waiting for more snow this evening; you must be, too. Can't figure out where you are in Missouri (NE or NW or NC), but I'm in Columbia. I'm going to be following your blog throughout the year. I have had an organic garden here in the middle of the city since 1971, when I moved from NYC, but my current location provides the most difficulties. Garden gets overrun with squash bugs and flea beetles and this summer a doe or fawn ate all my impatiens! However, my most obnoxious raider is Nixon, the Woodchuck!! Dang that dastardly desperado!! One year I grew a most fabulous stand of flagelot beans surrounded (and protected, I thought) from mirauders by a sturdily crafted chicken wire fence. On the evening before the great harvest, Nixon tore down the barrier and helped himself to all the scrumptious leaves. Yes, he left the beans. Did the same thing with the okra. It's pretty much the same thing every year. Figuring if you're out in the country in the middle of nowhere, you must have critter problems, too. If you have experience with banishing bugs & critters, I'd love to hear what might have worked for you. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and also wanted to provide an endorsement for the sprouting seeds Pinetree sells in bulk. Our Himalayan, Buddha, loves the wheat sprouts, but I am partial to the lentils!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-24114457772249842922007-12-18T17:07:00.000-06:002007-12-18T17:07:00.000-06:00The catalogs have just started rolling into our ma...The catalogs have just started rolling into our mailbox too. I'm drooling and I'm not even done with 2007 yet... :)Walter Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12720110642967540506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-25949222475429480982007-11-30T20:39:00.000-06:002007-11-30T20:39:00.000-06:00I got two catalogs new to me yesterday. "Totally T...I got two catalogs new to me yesterday. "Totally Tomatoes" and "The Vermont Bean Catalog". I'm already drooling over next years tomatoes.<BR/><BR/>mss <A HREF="http://www.zanthan.com/gardens/gardenlog" REL="nofollow">Zanthan Gardens</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-37784823400575323002007-11-30T02:42:00.000-06:002007-11-30T02:42:00.000-06:00That's the one positive thing at this time of year...That's the one positive thing at this time of year, the seed catalogues! Full of hope and excitement for the year to come. It is so gloomy here right now, almost up to the shortest day!Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-7948411099137989052007-11-29T13:16:00.000-06:002007-11-29T13:16:00.000-06:00I like Bright Lights Swiss Chard, too. I've tried...I like Bright Lights Swiss Chard, too. I've tried Cosmonaut Volkov, but it didn't perform well in my garden. Perhaps it's due another chance.<BR/><BR/>Gardening is like being a Cubs fan: there's always next season!LoveAppleFarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463536638198383989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-78822407237009528092007-11-27T18:00:00.000-06:002007-11-27T18:00:00.000-06:00I always enjoy slip-sliding down the hill on a she...I always enjoy slip-sliding down the hill on a sheet of ice and prying open the mailbox to pull out a stack of seed catalogs. It's like opening a little window of anticipation of spring.<BR/><BR/>peaceWoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877959836671583682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-525503343313432752007-11-27T13:57:00.000-06:002007-11-27T13:57:00.000-06:00You've described perfectly that cruel optimism gar...You've described perfectly that cruel optimism gardeners share... This year I want to try growing "Beer Friend" edamame (how can you not, with a name like that) and, on your recommendation, Bright Lights Swiss chard!Melissa Scott Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08917627490458751868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-31542757274998328322007-11-27T13:22:00.000-06:002007-11-27T13:22:00.000-06:00I spent last night poring over that very same Pine...I spent last night poring over that very same Pinetree catalog. I'm interested in the Miner's Lettuce, and I'd be ordering Cosmonaut Volkov (with a name like that, how can you not?) except that I got a few seeds for free from the WinterSown tomato offer. I do definitely plan to order the Walla Walla onions--I grew up in Washington and I miss their flavor. As for the rest, I'm a gardening newbie, so everything is exciting to me. I did try the Toga eggplant from Seed Savers and didn't like it a bit...very pretty, but no use for eating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21318605.post-84974567076506101972007-11-27T11:37:00.000-06:002007-11-27T11:37:00.000-06:00Glad to see you're back - hope you had a good Turk...Glad to see you're back - hope you had a good Turkey Day.<BR/>ConnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com