tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post2183858355985722084..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Vegetable Garden Update: Day OneCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-63855400522917934872008-09-06T17:37:00.000-04:002008-09-06T17:37:00.000-04:00Is your first pic at the top. Is it one foot or tw...Is your first pic at the top. Is it one foot or two square feet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-30216188385784417892008-03-19T13:40:00.000-04:002008-03-19T13:40:00.000-04:00Carol, My first thought when I saw those onion set...Carol, <BR/>My first thought when I saw those onion sets crushed together was - they're way to close! But I like the idea of thinning as they grow so you get a succession of size and uses. I've loads of red sets this year so I'll try this out with one line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-76946531297735874852008-03-19T12:37:00.000-04:002008-03-19T12:37:00.000-04:00Great job, Carol! Everything looks great. We are...Great job, Carol! Everything looks great. We are a still a bit away from planting as we still have snow/ice soggy ground and any combination of those. It is nice to see that things are moving along somewhere in the gardening world.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170186776403419013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-83529467040038510012008-03-19T12:01:00.000-04:002008-03-19T12:01:00.000-04:00You're so organized, I say a "senior moment" here ...You're so organized, I say a "senior moment" here and there is perfectly acceptable! ;-) I love that diagonal row...I bet a spiral would be really cool, too...you could even spiral a bunch of different lettuces together in a swirly "maze", and then harvesting would probably add a "3D" quality to it.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-73556366365612887552008-03-18T21:30:00.000-04:002008-03-18T21:30:00.000-04:00Wow, You sure like you've been busy. Once those se...Wow, You sure like you've been busy. Once those seeds begin to sprout be on the lookout for slugs and snails......and keep things wet!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-49303742332831764872008-03-18T18:34:00.000-04:002008-03-18T18:34:00.000-04:00Wow, Carol! Awesome! You *are* a bunny! :) I love ...Wow, Carol! Awesome! You *are* a bunny! :) I love the diagonal row. Glad you explained. As for my garden, I'm a little perplexed because I have chard a foot high and the arugula has taken over half of where I normally grow veges and it's bolted already. I just stand there and go, "Huh." I'm not sure what I will do about it. For sure tomatoes. And I think I will plant pumpkins again as they can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-76755604833199242392008-03-18T00:12:00.000-04:002008-03-18T00:12:00.000-04:00Carol, This was a most helpful post. I am wonderin...Carol, This was a most helpful post. I am wondering how is it right that you are sowing seeds in Indiana and I am just now sowing seeds in Florida? I must be late. <BR/><BR/>I had to chuckle at the beets and turnips sown in the same area... I can easily see that being done. Just curious-- how long will you leave the cover over your bed?<BR/><BR/>I'm going to try the succession planting with my Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-55624629098746105922008-03-17T23:08:00.000-04:002008-03-17T23:08:00.000-04:00Diana, it sounds like your garden has a lot in it ...Diana, it sounds like your garden has a lot in it to eat, too!<BR/><BR/>Cabs, funny you should mention a swirl or spiral. I was actually thinking about doing that, but couldn't think how to easily make a nice, neat spiral. But later it came to me, so I still might!<BR/><BR/>Surya, Thank you, I feel very fortunate to have fresh veggies to eat in the summer.<BR/><BR/>Kathy, the older sister, Yes, Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-51724733937739527332008-03-17T21:47:00.000-04:002008-03-17T21:47:00.000-04:00I don't know how you manage it all. Get all this p...I don't know how you manage it all. Get all this planting done. Host the GBBD. Field 70+ comments and then go and look at each site and leave a comment there, too. Then put up a summary. Message back and forth on Twitter. And go to ball games. Oh, yeah...and you work for a living, too. <BR/><BR/>Do you ever sleep?<BR/><BR/>I think you are going to laugh hysterically when you see what passes for aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-426566400589388242008-03-17T21:14:00.000-04:002008-03-17T21:14:00.000-04:00Wow! I'm impressed! Hey, since I have other thing...Wow! I'm impressed! Hey, since I have other things going on this week, why don't you hop on over to the homestead and do some more plantin' there?Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-62769382876457226182008-03-17T18:32:00.000-04:002008-03-17T18:32:00.000-04:00Holy cow! Your garden technique is impressive, Car...Holy cow! Your garden technique is impressive, Carol! I now imagine you out there with holster strapped on and yardstick at the ready, scribing the diagonals like Colonel Travis marking the ground with his sword at the Alamo.<BR/>Oops...guess I've been in Texas a long, long time. <BR/><BR/>My one row of radishes are up but the little pepper and tomato plants are in the garage, safe from the Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-59551388411799864132008-03-17T18:01:00.000-04:002008-03-17T18:01:00.000-04:00We haven't any vegetables.. only berries and fruit...We haven't any vegetables.. only berries and fruits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-22297580679642527462008-03-17T17:46:00.000-04:002008-03-17T17:46:00.000-04:00Well, I'm a little reluctant, after seeing your ph...Well, I'm a little reluctant, after seeing your photos, of admitting that I just "mixed it up in the garden seed planting department" today. I set out to label everything and write it all down in a notebook. But weariness got the better of me. I'm envious of your garden practices!<BR/>BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-45540318890584095852008-03-17T11:03:00.000-04:002008-03-17T11:03:00.000-04:00You can definitely tell turnip greens from beet le...You can definitely tell turnip greens from beet leaves-both the shape and smell and taste are different-even in baby leaf size. I love beet microgreens/baby leaves-they taste just like beets!<BR/>Congrats on all the hard work and many delicious rewards to reap.Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-72895644050347754032008-03-17T09:25:00.000-04:002008-03-17T09:25:00.000-04:00You had a busy weekend! I was still out leveling ...You had a busy weekend! I was still out leveling my beds. I started filling two of them but need to get dirt and compost to finish them up. I did plant two blueberry bushes though! That was a great idea on the succession planting! You talking about having a holster brought an image to my mind of some sort of a garden Rambo on the prowl among the raised beds!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-21057182844454870362008-03-17T08:59:00.000-04:002008-03-17T08:59:00.000-04:00Wow! What a lot you accomplished! Makes some of us...Wow! What a lot you accomplished! Makes some of us seem lax by comparision. But Good for you. As the 'little red hen' you should enjoy the fruits of your labor.beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-77713869103629495172008-03-17T08:19:00.000-04:002008-03-17T08:19:00.000-04:00Your plan sounds like a feast for the eyes as well...Your plan sounds like a feast for the eyes as well as the tummy! I like your diagonal, way to mix it up! We have radishes, lettuce, spinach and sugar snap peas up outside. Garlic was planted last fall and looks good, onion sets and the onion seedlings from the greenhouse are in and up, ringing the whole area as a message to the rabbits, like you, go away!<BR/><BR/>Frances at Faire GardenFrances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-33737630014911507522008-03-17T07:26:00.001-04:002008-03-17T07:26:00.001-04:00I was wondering what kind of boards you used to ma...I was wondering what kind of boards you used to make your raised beds. Pine? Cedar?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-2658302447769629052008-03-17T07:26:00.000-04:002008-03-17T07:26:00.000-04:00My vegetable garden is only in my mind. Just seei...My vegetable garden is only in my mind. Just seeing your wonderful raised beds makes me itch and twitch for such a garden.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-90888336619010974752008-03-17T05:39:00.000-04:002008-03-17T05:39:00.000-04:00What a well-organized vegetable patch! I haven't e...What a well-organized vegetable patch! I haven't even got around to weeding mine. <BR/>As to your "senior moments" -- I just noticed that I had one of mine last fall when I planted heuchera "Chocolate Ruffles" right on top of a blue anemone which is fighting its way up ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-15307193375089449142008-03-17T05:35:00.000-04:002008-03-17T05:35:00.000-04:00I planted peas, lettuce and radishes last Thursday...I planted peas, lettuce and radishes last Thursday. Now the rabbit wars commence. I need to go buy some more row covers, as I don't have enough to cover everything this year. <BR/>Kathy, the older sisterKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860986529346765724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-17604095865675984722008-03-17T03:49:00.000-04:002008-03-17T03:49:00.000-04:00I'm happy for you that you can eat peas, lettuce, ...I'm happy for you that you can eat peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, beets, onions, turnips, and swiss chard from your own garden. Goodluck..Suryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367666684717391686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-86819467901650921522008-03-16T22:38:00.000-04:002008-03-16T22:38:00.000-04:00Great post. Lots of good detail and nice pictures ...Great post. Lots of good detail and nice pictures too. I like the bed done on the diagonal! Will you do any squiggles or spirals? lol :-) Thanks for sharing your senior moment. Makes many of us feel just a little more "normal" I'm sure.<BR/>CarolCarol Souleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10258005075798417360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-71469341024567226572008-03-16T22:07:00.000-04:002008-03-16T22:07:00.000-04:00Wow - Carol - I am impressed with every facet of y...Wow - Carol - I am impressed with every facet of your garden -- all the lovely raised beds and the rows and the diagonal rows, especially! Fancy Schmancy. I will be there for the pea party, since you've already spilled the "peas" as it were! I put strawberries, poblano and bell peppers, mustard greens and a tomato in this weekend. It was very gusty, so I decided to delay the rest of the Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.com