tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post9182188165888622383..comments2023-11-28T20:13:15.814-05:00Comments on e-i-e-i-omg! The final chapter?: Let's talk gardens.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-70400549824604973582019-07-21T14:11:45.063-04:002019-07-21T14:11:45.063-04:00I know the local pollinators are loving that monar...I know the local pollinators are loving that monarda!! It looks beautiful! Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-91811064450290317922019-07-18T15:16:20.246-04:002019-07-18T15:16:20.246-04:00I get talked out very easily, both brain and voice...I get talked out very easily, both brain and voice fade. On the other hand wonderful to have a full time dog companion. Your bee balm is so pretty, mine has not flowered yet. The intense heat we had in May has set everything back.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-55099665695965604772019-07-18T13:07:10.149-04:002019-07-18T13:07:10.149-04:00How lush! Weeds here too, will tackle Sat. Green t...How lush! Weeds here too, will tackle Sat. Green tomatoes here too.Nancy In Boisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03749272217529362089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-4780243499458520122019-07-18T11:15:33.470-04:002019-07-18T11:15:33.470-04:00Your year's weather sounds like our thus far b...Your year's weather sounds like our thus far but instead of getting and all day gentle rain, we got monthly average in about 20 minutes! I'll take it though because it is better than before when we were getting nothing.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-42117171511757820672019-07-18T08:01:02.589-04:002019-07-18T08:01:02.589-04:00That's us, too. Hot and dry! It will start to ...That's us, too. Hot and dry! It will start to sprinkle rain and I'll get all excited, then it stops. The bee balm is gorgeous - what do you use it for? Or is it just pretty? -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-27440329475662445372019-07-17T20:14:04.224-04:002019-07-17T20:14:04.224-04:00Yes, your gardens are lovely. I do have great diff...Yes, your gardens are lovely. I do have great difficulty peering down to weeds. We had a long dry spell, but were drenched this week with inches of the current hurricane in the Gulf. I do hope all those elderflowers are destined to be elderberries, and not diverted into elderflower wine.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-50496517850377193712019-07-17T19:59:46.020-04:002019-07-17T19:59:46.020-04:00Great news about the rain! Even with weeds your ga...Great news about the rain! Even with weeds your garden beds look good. I wish my bee balm looked like that! So nice that your new living arrangements are working out so well. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-63216403592272440762019-07-17T18:28:43.567-04:002019-07-17T18:28:43.567-04:00Oh, the blossoms on that bee balm! Gorgeous. You...Oh, the blossoms on that bee balm! Gorgeous. You may have a few weeds here and there, but also lots of green and growing stuff. After we got the inch of rain a couple of days ago, my plants shot up 6". No foolin', I believe they did. Here's hoping you get a good drenching soon!<br /><br />My Lacinato kale got attacked by an army of what I think was flea beetles and became Lacinato Lace kale. I finally pulled it yesterday, but will give some more seeds a try.<br /><br />Your temporary roommate sounds like the perfect one. (Does she have dinner ready when you arrive home at night?)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-75398378388426064392019-07-17T16:28:11.493-04:002019-07-17T16:28:11.493-04:00your garden looks so nice! i have the opposite pr...your garden looks so nice! i have the opposite problem. we have had so much rain that it has killed a lot of my plants. and the heat....ugh!!! my peppers are about the same size as when i planted them. however, my tomatoes and basil are loving this. the heat is rolling in starting tomorrow and i am not happy!jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-37882723682773264532019-07-17T16:13:10.758-04:002019-07-17T16:13:10.758-04:00your garden is beautiful. I was barely maintaining...your garden is beautiful. I was barely maintaining my tomatoes and fighting stink bugs but after the week in the hospital I abandoned the whole thing. I need to relocate my raised beds and start the fuck over. too many weeds and johnson grass to deal with where they are now. I don't socialize much either. last summer's three weeks in Portugal socializing and trying to be on my best behavior was emotionally draining.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-84279197156033626232019-07-17T14:53:23.611-04:002019-07-17T14:53:23.611-04:00I'm thinking the mot du jour is "weedy&qu...I'm thinking the mot du jour is "weedy"? ;) I'm glad you don't have to take that medication anymore Susan. Your garden does look lovely, especially the bee balm! Alex is the only person in the world I think I could live with. Before him I was alone for 18 years and it still took me a lot to get used to talking that much too! :)Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-72283791426418319912019-07-17T14:37:51.725-04:002019-07-17T14:37:51.725-04:00Your garden is doing so good despite this year'...Your garden is doing so good despite this year's struggles. We are still struggling and nothing is getting weeded. It's a total mess this year, but I do have tomatoes on. I just have to work very early in the day. We are gonna really heat up starting today.Pioneer Woman at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533698959389851926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-75916456751543741582019-07-17T13:53:20.291-04:002019-07-17T13:53:20.291-04:00Isn't it funny how weeds ALWAYS survive no mat...Isn't it funny how weeds ALWAYS survive no matter what the conditions?Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-1684869414767268612019-07-17T13:31:39.989-04:002019-07-17T13:31:39.989-04:00What is the variety at the front of your kale bed?...What is the variety at the front of your kale bed??? That looks like what was in Rick's "greens assortment" that I thought was kale at first, then decided it wasn't. It has heavy, slightly prickly leaves whereas all the other varieties of kale I've grown have smooth leaves, whether flat or crinkled/curly. FWIW, I think your garden looks great and puts mine to shame.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.com