tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post4307206517747477180..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: False Flowers, Contradictions in Advice, and RadishesCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-41343668034585944662007-04-27T09:21:00.000-04:002007-04-27T09:21:00.000-04:00Carol, you make that sound like it might require a...Carol, you make that sound like it might require a real decision... blasphemy! Beets are SO good... and just think, you can eat the greens sauted in garlic and olive oil, roast the baby beets in the toaster oven with some sea salt and cracked black pepper...<BR/><BR/>(Is it working?!!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-14354028778509123192007-04-26T15:29:00.000-04:002007-04-26T15:29:00.000-04:00oooo!!You are so lucky to have those veggies!!! I ...oooo!!<BR/>You are so lucky to have those veggies!!! <BR/>I only just planted my lettuce..<BR/>I would love to see your veggie garden!! (again!)Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-75139957657525658352007-04-25T23:34:00.000-04:002007-04-25T23:34:00.000-04:00Myosotis are quite common here in Buffalo, though ...Myosotis are quite common here in Buffalo, though I'm not much of a one for early spring flowering perennials. Except hellebores.EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-36221558606638192952007-04-25T22:08:00.000-04:002007-04-25T22:08:00.000-04:00Kathy the older sister...I''d admit no such thing,...<B>Kathy the older sister</B>...I''d admit no such thing, but might help you figure out a false garden.<BR/><B>Kathy</B>...Yep, I'm sure I'm in zone 5. I planted the radishes on March 17th.<BR/><B>Colleen</B>... Good luck with those rabbits. I fight them every year.<BR/><B>Robin</B>... Your from the south, so your internal clock probably is set to plant early!<BR/><B>Sister with the Homestead</B>Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-56937073488768312642007-04-25T21:13:00.000-04:002007-04-25T21:13:00.000-04:00Oooh.. you're already eating out of the garden! I...Oooh.. you're already eating out of the garden! I should sow some radish and beet seeds soon, too. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-63860609257176893722007-04-25T20:36:00.000-04:002007-04-25T20:36:00.000-04:00I just love the first garden harvest! I wish I co...I just love the first garden harvest! I wish I could grow all of my food - I did better when I lived in Michigan (I miss those winter squashes) - but now I get huge heads of romaine and brocolli, sugarsnap peas, etc - and all of it generally before May even knocks on the door. Then I'll have to come and look at your garden!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-588961959201177242007-04-25T15:18:00.000-04:002007-04-25T15:18:00.000-04:00The brunera is my most favorite plant. I love the...The brunera is my most favorite plant. I love the little blue flowers. <BR/><BR/>Those fresh, organic vegetables sure look tasty.....too bad I haven't had time to start planting my garden yet. :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-91705700014375719512007-04-25T10:53:00.000-04:002007-04-25T10:53:00.000-04:00Maybe one of these days I won't be in such a hurry...Maybe one of these days I won't be in such a hurry for spring and I'll be able to wait patiently. I hear my mom talk about how her southern plants are doing and I have to have a taste of early spring here too.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-34642219787206067212007-04-25T08:42:00.000-04:002007-04-25T08:42:00.000-04:00I can't wait until I start harvesting! My radishes...I can't wait until I start harvesting! My radishes, snap peas, and a couple of lettuces are up, but I'm nowhere near harvest-time. And, it looks like finally the bunnies of Harper Woods have discovered my yard....I planted a parsley plant in each corner of the veggie garden last week, and as of yesterday, two of them have been nibbled down to bare stems. Will I have to fence everything off? I Colleen Vanderlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396040906688814232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-54190613314926060012007-04-25T07:30:00.000-04:002007-04-25T07:30:00.000-04:00Our lettuce has been started and is growing indoor...Our lettuce has been started and is growing indoors, but nothing edible is in the ground yet. Are you sure you're in Zone 5?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-10717927123017235062007-04-25T07:18:00.000-04:002007-04-25T07:18:00.000-04:00Carol,Admit it, if the last few weeks had not been...Carol,<BR/>Admit it, if the last few weeks had not been so hetic, you would have been in a garden center by now. If you plan it and tell me where to put it, I might be persuaded to plant a "false" garden.<BR/>Kathy, the older sisterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-26687202547747959902007-04-25T05:42:00.000-04:002007-04-25T05:42:00.000-04:00Annie...What about the Heliopsis? I'm still lookin...<B>Annie</B>...What about the <I>Heliopsis</I>? I'm still looking for a volunteer to grow a garden of all "false" flowers!<BR/><B>Lost Roses</B>... Not sure if it is an iron constitution as much as no time to buy twice. By the way, since I'm more experienced at gardening, sometimes I do go just to look. <BR/><B>Leslie</B>... Sounds like you don't need my advice because you have willpower, too. Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-46410671649903400382007-04-25T02:48:00.000-04:002007-04-25T02:48:00.000-04:00Don't go to the garden center until you can safely...Don't go to the garden center until you can safely buy your annuals. Ermm, I go to the garden center every month of the year. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Here is's safe to put your annuals out after the 19th of May. <BR/><BR/>Nice radishes and keep those pesky wabbits at bay!Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-14765778031914279332007-04-25T01:35:00.000-04:002007-04-25T01:35:00.000-04:00Sometimes I just need a little nursery fix...espec...Sometimes I just need a little nursery fix...especially when I can't get into the garden due to uncooperative weather. I have gotten very good at not reading ads or going to stores and buying random things I think I need...but sometimes I need to stand in the middle of the nursery and dream. It's either that or a therapist. Of course...this year to the contrary...we don't often lose plants to growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-53169599790763822672007-04-25T00:34:00.000-04:002007-04-25T00:34:00.000-04:00Don't go to the garden center until you can safely...Don't go to the garden center until you can safely plant your purchases? You have an iron constitution, woman!LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-30327675155467683582007-04-25T00:29:00.000-04:002007-04-25T00:29:00.000-04:00From the time I first saw them and grew them, the ...From the time I first saw them and grew them, the plant names were given to me as Brunnera, Physostegia and Baptisia, so to me they were never false <I>anything</I> else. I loved Brunnera and kept dividing it very early each spring until I had a dozen plants set around the borders. <BR/><BR/>Nice radishes, Carol! <BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.com