tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post2761375227007632363..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Good Advice From Someone Who Doesn't GardenCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-57605497993665646442007-06-25T19:56:00.000-04:002007-06-25T19:56:00.000-04:00Carol, that weed next to the fern may be goldenrod...Carol, that weed next to the fern may be goldenrod. But it doesn't look quite right to me. It also may be what we call Horseweed (Conyza canadensis). The proof of the pudding will be to look at the stems. If they are smooth, it is probably goldenrod. If they are hairy, it would be horseweed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-13300215004663007942007-06-08T16:16:00.000-04:002007-06-08T16:16:00.000-04:00Love my compost piles, they are the lifeblood of t...Love my compost piles, they are the lifeblood of the gardens, can't imagine hiding them...<BR/>KevinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-3451913847709694862007-06-08T14:47:00.000-04:002007-06-08T14:47:00.000-04:00I did a little research on my plates, and they're ...I did a little research on my plates, and they're supposed to degrade in 90 days in a home compost pile. The interesting thing is that they're not paper, but made from sugar-cane waste. They were very sturdy paper-like plates - I think they'll be a great option for parties if they do indeed degrade in my little pile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-28146958468820596992007-06-08T09:09:00.000-04:002007-06-08T09:09:00.000-04:00Hide my compost bin?!? I would put my bin in the ...Hide my compost bin?!? I would put my bin in the living room if I could. Although I don't think my wife would be too fond of that. :)<BR/><BR/>Great looking bench!Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836531596317603886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-65866306417148550982007-06-08T04:23:00.000-04:002007-06-08T04:23:00.000-04:00Carol will the row covers heat up the plants too m...Carol will the row covers heat up the plants too much? Is using chicken wire an option?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-22780934855133072422007-06-07T22:20:00.000-04:002007-06-07T22:20:00.000-04:00My compost pile WAS hidden, until a pumpkin vine s...My compost pile WAS hidden, until a pumpkin vine sprouted and began growing at pace worthy of kudzu. I had no idea they got that big!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744599834332468794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-28352362344699520482007-06-07T20:07:00.000-04:002007-06-07T20:07:00.000-04:00Your purple bench looks great from every angle!Your purple bench looks great from every angle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-91875448151995372722007-06-07T18:22:00.000-04:002007-06-07T18:22:00.000-04:00Bonnie... I sure hope to be gathering produce in b...<B>Bonnie</B>... I sure hope to be gathering produce in baskets starting in July, especially tomatoes.<BR/><B>Steven</B>... You are right about the purslane, and I don't think my compost gets hot enough to kill it off. <BR/><B>Vonlafin</B>... I just can't bring myself to eat what I consider to be weeds. Maybe if I grew a variety that was actually meant to be harvested and eaten?<BR/><B>Earth GirlCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-13698351014899170812007-06-07T17:46:00.000-04:002007-06-07T17:46:00.000-04:00I like how you started this post...I always see th...I like how you started this post...I always see the garden differently when someone else is looking at it because I see my plans in addition to what is. Like you, I wouldn't have been particularly conscious of the compost piles.<BR/><BR/>When I visited my sister, who had a horse, she was a bit nervous about the messiness of her yard. But the first thing I did was walk over to the the pile of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-48452864940586739552007-06-07T14:08:00.000-04:002007-06-07T14:08:00.000-04:00I don't hide my bin, but it's a big plastic square...I don't hide my bin, but it's a big plastic square with a lid-only mushrooms grow in there! I have another one that's a plastic barrel, no lid-nothing growing there, either. Just one open, "cold-compost" area, and that is occupied by chipmunks. It's in shade most of the day too, so far no plants growing there. My mom grew up in Kentucky as one of 17 children-they ate everything including various lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-79560239330811493842007-06-07T13:04:00.000-04:002007-06-07T13:04:00.000-04:00Unfortunately most of your pics don't show. The sa...Unfortunately most of your pics don't show. The same applies to your previous post. What a pity!<BR/><BR/>No, I don't hide my compost bins, they look OK to me. ;-) I throw all the weeds in the rubbish bin so that they won't spread throughout my garden when I dust it with the black gold. ;-)Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-77815818116681434592007-06-07T11:10:00.000-04:002007-06-07T11:10:00.000-04:00In the country, we don't have such concerns! (my ...In the country, we don't have such concerns! (my compost is highly visible, though as a city girl I hid mine in a bin)<BR/><BR/>Pursulane is edible. I grow an upright variety to put in my salads. It is called golden pursulane. And I eat the wild stuff, too, as well as lamb's quarters and very early dandelions. I figure, hey, it's another form of composting if it ends up in the salad!Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-64345389507471051332007-06-07T09:05:00.000-04:002007-06-07T09:05:00.000-04:00I don't have anything growing in my compost heap, ...I don't have anything growing in my compost heap, but then I turned it a couple of weeks ago. I do, however, have some disposable plates in there - they're supposed to be compostable, but I have my doubts whether my very small pile will do the job. Only time will tell!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-20080476347178254852007-06-07T08:15:00.000-04:002007-06-07T08:15:00.000-04:00since your compost bins are in your vegetable gard...since your compost bins are in your vegetable garden and already separated from the yard, I don't think it detracts at all. I guess some people think a vegetable garden as a work of art but I only see it as a working garden. <BR/><BR/>I thought if a compost pile was working properly, it would get hot enough to kill weed seeds and pathogens? But I can commiserate, purslane is a tough weed. You canKihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-81541320484168283462007-06-07T08:05:00.000-04:002007-06-07T08:05:00.000-04:00I don't have my bins screened off, but they're tuc...I don't have my bins screened off, but they're tucked into a corner of the yard between the fence and the garden shed. What's growing in them? Nightshade. I hate, hate, hate it. Oh, and bindweed. I have bindweed everywhere....<BR/><BR/>If I ever find any actual treasures growing in my compost, I'll be thrilled. For now, I'll just have to be happy with the finished product :-)Colleen Vanderlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396040906688814232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-19179300267827917872007-06-07T08:00:00.000-04:002007-06-07T08:00:00.000-04:00Great shot of the garden! I love seeing the progr...Great shot of the garden! I love seeing the progression in the vegetable garden. My 'bin' is a big pile that the tractor turns. Only practical if you have a lot of space and a tractor. I have found lots of goodies in the heap. Mostly just on the edges though as it gets turned fairly often. I did once see nasturtiums planted right in the bin so they spilled over. It was very pretty! The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-80562266775691568112007-06-07T05:58:00.000-04:002007-06-07T05:58:00.000-04:00So, you give me some Bible plant to start in my g...So, you give me some Bible plant to start in my garden, then get rid of yours? If you change your mind, you can have some back. Right now, it is not bothering anything, but it does look rather untidy after a while.<BR/>Kathy, the older sisterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-64648056382387438452007-06-07T01:26:00.000-04:002007-06-07T01:26:00.000-04:00I think your bins look nice - mine are the same as...I think your bins look nice - mine are the same as yours and I never cover them. 'Course I don't have things hanging out of them. Maybe if you just shoved the stuff inside......<BR/><BR/>I've got gourds, cucumbers, iris,and a couple perennials that I can't remember the name, growing in the compost. Since our bins are close to the woods, we also have a large compost pile near them of things Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806756079227306837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-88981213657176763072007-06-06T23:44:00.000-04:002007-06-06T23:44:00.000-04:00No compost bins here. :-( I hope to change that ...No compost bins here. :-( I hope to change that by summer's end!<BR/><BR/>And blast that purslane! I HATE it! It always reminds me of portulaca and maybe that's why I don't like portulaca either.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-56177214870871972722007-06-06T23:06:00.000-04:002007-06-06T23:06:00.000-04:00I actually planted something in the almost finishe...I actually planted something in the almost finished compost this spring. I didn't have room for the last two cucumber plants in the garden and all that almost-black gold was just sitting there. My compost is in piles at home but not visible. At the historic site, the large three-bin compost area is hidden by mock orange shrubs.Earth Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310750371448850219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-59697803562276718852007-06-06T22:16:00.000-04:002007-06-06T22:16:00.000-04:00I actually had an employee ask me this morning if ...I actually had an employee ask me this morning if he could have the purslane growing under the benches in the greenhouse!! I said, "you can have any purslane growing anywhere on this property!!".<BR/>He says that it is very good to eat. I have never tried it, to slimy for me, but it is one of the most nutritious plants you can eat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-73773204323447910652007-06-06T21:54:00.000-04:002007-06-06T21:54:00.000-04:00I found some potatoes growing in one of my compost...I found some potatoes growing in one of my compost bins this afternoon. I leave my compost area open, but it's tucked into a corner of the yard.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the purslane, it stores a great deal of water in it's stems and leaves and it will continue to grow, flower and set seed if you don't bag it and toss it.Stunned Donorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760806404865427760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-69057115604323740452007-06-06T21:42:00.000-04:002007-06-06T21:42:00.000-04:00Wow, great veggie garden. I'm sure you'll be out ...Wow, great veggie garden. I'm sure you'll be out there with baskets gathering things up like crazy in just a few weeks. My tomatoes and tomatillas are just starting to come in.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029244567686979589noreply@blogger.com