tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post6273188032440143554..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Vegetable Garden Tour TodayCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-55598932040699750782007-07-04T00:28:00.000-04:002007-07-04T00:28:00.000-04:00Yes, I would absolutely help! Vile stuff! ~A :-)Yes, I would absolutely help! Vile stuff! ~A :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-79278882826821515782007-07-01T21:51:00.000-04:002007-07-01T21:51:00.000-04:00All... thanks for stopping by and seeing the garde...All... thanks for stopping by and seeing the garden! You all are too kind with your compliments and offers of help with the weeding. As they say in church, "the harvest is plenty, laborers are few". I'm always happy to share the harvest, even if I do all the work.<BR/><BR/>I finished weeding "most" of the purslane today, working from one end of the garden to the other. In a few days, I'll Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-17759895595077816282007-07-01T20:53:00.000-04:002007-07-01T20:53:00.000-04:00I have purslane everywhere too - it's painful! Th...I have purslane everywhere too - it's painful! That and dollarweed and floriday betony keep me busy. I like the Updike Hoeing poem - and your loaned vegetable garden looks great! Unfortunately, ours are heading into the hot, hot part of summer - only the okra and sunflowers and basil and peppers are happy now - the tomatoes are still good but show signs of fading (but the strange thing there Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-22767163071255176712007-07-01T01:03:00.000-04:002007-07-01T01:03:00.000-04:00Your garden is looking lovely! My tomatoes are lat...Your garden is looking lovely! My tomatoes are late too...it took so long to warm up this year...I'm waiting for caprese salad!growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-24687031235617904732007-06-30T13:34:00.000-04:002007-06-30T13:34:00.000-04:00For a couple of large green tomatoes and some bean...For a couple of large green tomatoes and some beans, I'd be willing to dig out the weeds. Your garden looks fantastic !<BR/><BR/>Don't forget that tomorrow is GARDEN BLOGGERS' MUSE DAY. Thanks.Sweet Home and Garden Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-20836598543566950352007-06-30T10:47:00.000-04:002007-06-30T10:47:00.000-04:00Maybe if you put just a little purslane in your sa...Maybe if you put just a little purslane in your salad You would get the benefits but not the taste, & it wouldn't be a total waste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-1254030998868184382007-06-30T09:12:00.000-04:002007-06-30T09:12:00.000-04:00I'm glad to finally know what purslane looks like....I'm glad to finally know what purslane looks like. I read about it in the $64 tomato and figured that I have it. (I have all the other nasty weeds, so why not?)<BR/><BR/>Maybe it would make you feel BETTER if you ate the nasty weed.<BR/><BR/>-Robin (Bumblebee)Robin (Bumblebee)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04516571306617946865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-25602024031195130872007-06-30T09:04:00.000-04:002007-06-30T09:04:00.000-04:00Your vegetable looks so nice. There is nothing lik...Your vegetable looks so nice. There is nothing like fresh vegetables.Laurie and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073743792312584639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-40413300033251194812007-06-30T08:59:00.000-04:002007-06-30T08:59:00.000-04:00I'm in the same boat you are in about the tomatoes...I'm in the same boat you are in about the tomatoes. I have some giant tomatoes that should of ripened by now but with all this rain, have yet to do so. <BR/><BR/>I love Coreopsis, I dislike the name tickseed. I don't know why someone would name a lovely plant like this that.Whyitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243528765489096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-53490661753424698102007-06-30T07:14:00.000-04:002007-06-30T07:14:00.000-04:00Good luck with all your vegetables! I am growing a...Good luck with all your vegetables! <BR/><BR/>I am growing around 10 different varieties of squash this year, too! I found the seeds at a quite low price in Paris this spring and could not resist buying them! The first ones are in bloom now but it might still take some time before the first fruits grow.<BR/><BR/>Happy gardening to you!<BR/><BR/>Best wishes from Germany,<BR/>AnitaAnitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751093479686765693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-51114278757685915162007-06-30T01:06:00.000-04:002007-06-30T01:06:00.000-04:00Carol, I'd be happy to help you weed purslane. Tha...Carol, I'd be happy to help you weed purslane. That's if I have any energy left after I finish pulling thistle from the yard at my son and daugher-in-law's new house. That's not a lawn, it's a thistle bed. And you know we can't have that in our pretty bluegrass!<BR/><BR/>Cueball, huh? I wouldn't mind seeing some of that left on my doorstep.LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-62248665010724430372007-06-30T00:10:00.000-04:002007-06-30T00:10:00.000-04:00Thanks for the walk through your vegetable garden....Thanks for the walk through your vegetable garden. One year I planted round zucchini - it was called "Eight Ball" - and got a ton of neat, delicious squash.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to see your grapes - what kind do you have?<BR/><BR/>I think your tomatoes look very nice and of a good size. Sometimes it's better that they aren't real early. Later ones always taste better to me. Ours are flowering Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806756079227306837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-13835389370316317552007-06-29T23:59:00.000-04:002007-06-29T23:59:00.000-04:00Purslane is really good for you; it's loaded with ...Purslane is really good for you; it's loaded with omega fatty acids. I put in my salad. Just ask the <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/05/dining/05purs.html?ex=1309752000&en=9fbc726c2cb50eb3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss" REL="nofollow">New York Times</A>.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-55769459507878769262007-06-29T22:32:00.000-04:002007-06-29T22:32:00.000-04:00Those are some really large tomatoes! My mom told ...Those are some really large tomatoes! My mom told me tonight that she wished I was there to help her eat some of her tomatoes. I do too. I'd love a good ol' tomato sandwich. I may just have to visit the farmers market tomorrow.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-78349160561321115322007-06-29T22:27:00.000-04:002007-06-29T22:27:00.000-04:00Yeah, you're supposed to thicken your soup with pu...Yeah, you're supposed to thicken your soup with purslane, like using file powder in gumbo. I have some cultivated selections of purslane in hanging baskets which are related to Moss roses. <BR/><BR/>But yours are weeds not flowers. I'll help you dig them out, Carol, if you hand over a couple of 'Cue Ball' squashes.... I'm quite taken with their appearance and hope they taste as good as they look!Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-84803435016478770162007-06-29T22:06:00.000-04:002007-06-29T22:06:00.000-04:00I love Moonbeam Coreopsis. The flowers look like y...I love Moonbeam Coreopsis. The flowers look like yellow butterflies flitting above the plant. <BR/><BR/>I tasted purslane once. Pretty yucky. I don't know how people can eat it. It was sour and mucilaginous. Each characteristic by itself not appetizing but inedible when combined. It's got to be one of the toughest weeds to get rid of. I wonder which of the weeds would predominate if planted Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-66316460565102421332007-06-29T20:41:00.000-04:002007-06-29T20:41:00.000-04:00Homemade grape jelly would make a wonderful stocki...Homemade grape jelly would make a wonderful stocking stuffer. Your garden looks really nice, especially the green beans. Maybe you should experiment with the purslane. It might be the best thing you have ever tasted.<BR/>Kathy, the older sister.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-67293774144842404072007-06-29T20:13:00.000-04:002007-06-29T20:13:00.000-04:00Yes, of course i'd help you weed your purslane...a...Yes, of course i'd help you weed your purslane...aren't some weeds annoying? Maybe it was the mildish winter, but we seem to have an overabundance of weed seedlings this year, particularly lambs quarters, buttercups and this one weed that I've never gotten around to identifying but it's prolific. Mmmmm. Must do that. I think it's related to Epilobium. Don't have any purslane to speak of, but how Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-31702303238169430702007-06-29T20:06:00.000-04:002007-06-29T20:06:00.000-04:00Your vegetable garden is looking awesome, Carol! T...Your vegetable garden is looking awesome, Carol! Those 'Cue Ball' squash look really cute...let us know how they taste, eh? I'll help you with your purslane if you'll help me with my bindweed :-) Deal?Colleen Vanderlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396040906688814232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-28662496221904832232007-06-29T19:44:00.000-04:002007-06-29T19:44:00.000-04:00Wow! I'm impressed with all your veggies and grape...Wow! I'm impressed with all your veggies and grapes. How much further ahead you are there. Thanks for the tour... I enjoyed it very much. And, as usual, you leave my laughing.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729192065772139823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-49931226067455885902007-06-29T19:09:00.000-04:002007-06-29T19:09:00.000-04:00I love 'Moonbeam' -- such a lovely soft yellow. A...I love 'Moonbeam' -- such a lovely soft yellow. And your veggie garden is SERIOUS! Puts my one little cherry tomato plant to shame! :-)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182147694501965096noreply@blogger.com