tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post5748057456779172690..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Sibling Rivalry in the GardenCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-51106940188934012902008-07-31T22:01:00.000-04:002008-07-31T22:01:00.000-04:00Hey, I protest! It's been a busy summer!the young...Hey, I protest! It's been a busy summer!<BR/><BR/>the younger sisterSherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-66288705477377401252008-07-28T19:36:00.000-04:002008-07-28T19:36:00.000-04:00My sister and I are always comparing whose flowers...My sister and I are always comparing whose flowers bloom first. She grows plenty of veggies. I don't. However this year I could say I won for having the first acorn squash. I have one growing in my compost and she didn't plant any. However I don't want to make her mad becasue her green beans are really good. YummmLisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-2660653211344124712008-07-28T10:27:00.000-04:002008-07-28T10:27:00.000-04:00At least your sisters garden. Seems to me you all ...At least your sisters garden. Seems to me you all win! Of course, you're the most winning of all, but you do all win.<BR/><BR/>Robin<BR/>Gardening ExaminerRobin Ripleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620026400198513864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-43097506525963157682008-07-28T04:06:00.000-04:002008-07-28T04:06:00.000-04:00Congratulations! It's nice that your sisters like ...Congratulations! It's nice that your sisters like gardening too. I'm the only son of my family that grow plants. Goodluck..Suryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367666684717391686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-28320276778902400712008-07-27T20:50:00.000-04:002008-07-27T20:50:00.000-04:00I visited your garden yesterday, and I am the winn...I visited your garden yesterday, and I am the winner of the weed free category. Also, I think I win in the "my squash is still thriving" category. But your garden does look nice.<BR/>Kathy, the older sister.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860986529346765724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-81207169752239889732008-07-27T19:50:00.000-04:002008-07-27T19:50:00.000-04:00I don't have any sisters, so I guess I win our fam...I don't have any sisters, so I guess I win our family competition hands down. But my brother has a garden...<BR/>Anyway, if I'm in competition with you--I give up already! I bought my tomato plants at a local garden center, I put cages around them, and I picked green beans when I noticed there were all these long green things hanging off the plant.<BR/><BR/>The trophy is all yours, Carol!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-74229537899844146752008-07-27T14:24:00.000-04:002008-07-27T14:24:00.000-04:00To even have some friendly sibling garden rivalry,...To even have some friendly sibling garden rivalry, you need to have gardening siblings, and they need to have similar growing conditions. I lose on both counts. Well, I can't count my sister up north, cause she has the moderating influence of Lake Ontario. And my brother in the Hudson River Valley is warmer and wetter. I think.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-51511491180504239412008-07-27T13:37:00.000-04:002008-07-27T13:37:00.000-04:00I'm going to have place a check in the "No" column...I'm going to have place a check in the "No" column. I already break most of the rules. Whew, glad I'm not a sib.~~DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-76413770626102945132008-07-27T11:05:00.000-04:002008-07-27T11:05:00.000-04:00There's nothing wrong with a little friendly compe...There's nothing wrong with a little friendly competition - emphasis on the word "friendly." No one suspects you of turning rabbits loose in your sister's garden. Really, we don't.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-27639960417671597482008-07-27T09:47:00.000-04:002008-07-27T09:47:00.000-04:00I was going to say I'm disqualified because I don'...I was going to say I'm disqualified because I don't grow any veggies. But then I remembered The Artichoke! Hot damn, I win the best artichoke competition!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-52419027409023471322008-07-27T08:41:00.000-04:002008-07-27T08:41:00.000-04:00"Those are the rules. I don't just make them up, I..."Those are the rules. I don't just make them up, I follow them, too. " I knew we were kindred spirits.<BR/><BR/>My four sisters don't garden--three of them are into horses. (They have horse blogs, too.) I just regret that we don't live closer. When I think about their horses, I can't help but covet all that manure. As it is "Mottainai!" (What a waste!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-62200980574485955402008-07-27T05:59:00.000-04:002008-07-27T05:59:00.000-04:00Now that's what I call a healthy competition! Con...Now that's what I call a healthy competition! Congratulations on your 3-3 victory. lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-64427213615067124432008-07-27T04:11:00.000-04:002008-07-27T04:11:00.000-04:00Congratulatins! It's nice to win, isn't it... /Kat...Congratulatins! It's nice to win, isn't it... <BR/>/KatarinaKatarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622903367597082775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-14143222539555001712008-07-27T01:49:00.000-04:002008-07-27T01:49:00.000-04:00Lemme see?? What can I enter that will knowingly b...Lemme see?? What can I enter that will knowingly beat you. How about a Teddy Bear Sunflower? If you don't have one--I win. Great story cause I like how you forced the rules and disqualified the competition. That's the spirit. I bet yours would have won anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-31118484501199429892008-07-27T01:26:00.000-04:002008-07-27T01:26:00.000-04:00story is funny and it look you are invincible :)e....story is funny and it look you are invincible :)<BR/>e.Ewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1878812863485515702008-07-27T00:52:00.000-04:002008-07-27T00:52:00.000-04:00That's so funny! I just stopped in to water my sis...That's so funny! I just stopped in to water my sister's garden for her while she's out of town, and I was thinking, hmm, her tomatoes look SO much better than mine. But at least my beans are way bigger! Must be a sister thing...Anne At Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980087155991051007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-55166957238978010042008-07-26T23:27:00.000-04:002008-07-26T23:27:00.000-04:00Fun story to read. Congratulations on your 3/3 vic...Fun story to read. Congratulations on your 3/3 victory. Gives new meaning to the phrase "victory garden" -- is there a trophy or a trowel with year and named engraved that you hand back and forth to the annual winner?Mary Ann Archibaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095215981055755195noreply@blogger.com