tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post4922204295553825814..comments2023-10-17T08:29:42.738-04:00Comments on Empty Nest: How Does Your Garden Grow?Empty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-33687767701902731132012-06-10T00:03:41.089-04:002012-06-10T00:03:41.089-04:00I just posted my garden too but it is no where nea...I just posted my garden too but it is no where near as far along as yours is. My plants aren't more then an inch or two tall except my tomatoes and peppers and I cheated this year and planted them 8-10" tall.<br />Can't wait to get goodies from my garden.<br />Thanks for sharing Pam. Blessings!!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15956818436541141380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-12635564089723970412012-06-09T17:16:37.681-04:002012-06-09T17:16:37.681-04:00Lisa- Ours have enjoyed the rain as well. And the ...Lisa- Ours have enjoyed the rain as well. And the drip irrigation is working perfectly- so far. Thanks!<br /><br />Debby- Sounds like you have the same problems I do. Hoping for some cucumbers- the plants look great so far. This is the first year the beans have been good. But the tomatoes are great every year. Go figure.Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-25392223630615229222012-06-09T17:14:30.016-04:002012-06-09T17:14:30.016-04:00Stephanie- It's not cool here at all, that'...Stephanie- It's not cool here at all, that's for sure. But we have been getting rain- in our case though, everything loves it. Because it's not frozen. :) I planted the nasturtiums because I read that they were good for keeping pests out of the garden. Oops. <br /><br />Mimi- I'm sorry it going in a bad way. I wouldn't weed in the rain either. I really need to research this Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-63538334766561314982012-06-09T15:26:42.262-04:002012-06-09T15:26:42.262-04:00Wow! I can't believe how far on your garden is...Wow! I can't believe how far on your garden is... we are at the very beginning of ours, but hoping for some nice tomatoes later on in the summer.<br />We grew zucchini for the first ltime last year (we call them courgettes here in the UK) and they grew so well. <br />Lovely to 'meet' you <br />Anne xHomeschool on the Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400742529025230433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-37419721327485720212012-06-09T13:53:58.721-04:002012-06-09T13:53:58.721-04:00Aw, Pam, my poor garden is in a bad way! It has ra...Aw, Pam, my poor garden is in a bad way! It has rained almost non-stop here for a week, and I'm not going out to weed in the rain! So, weeds have flourished. Rhubarb is doing fairly well, and my berry bushes are laden, but will need sun (not rain LOL!) to ripen.<br />Your cherry tomatoes look yummy! I love cherry tomatoes too, not so much the full-size ones. I baked some last week with a Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100985140335023467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-29705059237515479202012-06-09T13:45:55.066-04:002012-06-09T13:45:55.066-04:00I am seriously jealous of your tomatoes! Since I&...I am seriously jealous of your tomatoes! Since I'm considering knitting blankies for our tomato plants, you can guess that it's cooler here than in your garden. Rain doesn't help when it's cold, too. <br /> <br />I love nasturtiums but in our garden, I'm convinced that the seeds come with little black insect spores already to flourish. So, I just admire other people's.Stephanie Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206167025245206754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-36217438411642628532012-06-09T13:10:13.212-04:002012-06-09T13:10:13.212-04:00Beautiful! I think I should head to the Farmers Ma...Beautiful! I think I should head to the Farmers Market today. My beans...I have one! No zuchinni, it's dying. Cucumbers and tomatoes are doing okay but will never amount to much produce.Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-3723811743668076662012-06-09T12:19:04.925-04:002012-06-09T12:19:04.925-04:00I just have a little herb garden with a few tomato...I just have a little herb garden with a few tomatoes. Everything is doing very well this year because of all this rain!<br /><br />Love your photos - it looks like you will be feasting on tomatoes!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019980832742495532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-23361057842031639382012-06-09T11:52:00.082-04:002012-06-09T11:52:00.082-04:00Kim- It's not the dogs because the sunflowers ...Kim- It's not the dogs because the sunflowers are in the fenced garden area. Well, except the ones in a container but Tucker can't reach those and Strider isn't interested in them. Not sure what it is but I am putting some organic repellent on them. The tomatoes are so yummy! <br /><br />it's- OH YEAH! Now I remember! LOL Thanks for telling me- I knew it was a 'd' flower. Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-81042104128170178362012-06-09T10:34:26.729-04:002012-06-09T10:34:26.729-04:00Those pretty little red flowers are Dianthus, or S...Those pretty little red flowers are Dianthus, or Sweet William - a member of the carnation family.it'sjustmenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-79135410805748616672012-06-09T09:32:46.537-04:002012-06-09T09:32:46.537-04:00It looks great!!! Your pictures are wonderful. Cou...It looks great!!! Your pictures are wonderful. Could your dogs be eating your sunflowers? My dog loves to eat the leaves. Sometimes she will just eat a plant down to the ground. There must be oil or something that they need. In fact all of my dogs have eaten them. <br />I am amazed that you already have ripe tomatoes. <br />I have been looking forward to your garden pictures all week. :) <br />Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-46236404649985768062012-06-09T09:29:42.485-04:002012-06-09T09:29:42.485-04:00Lisa- I think I would miss having one too. Especia...Lisa- I think I would miss having one too. Especially the tomatoes. LOL<br /><br />Cathy- Right. LOL The weeding is minimal this year because I laid down an organic barrier before planting. FINALLY I got smarter about that. Though, to live where you do might just be a fair tradeoff. <br /><br />Kathy- My FIL's dog used to do the same thing with the asparagus. Crazy dog. LOL<br /><br />Betty- Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-14949286816898407102012-06-09T08:53:58.923-04:002012-06-09T08:53:58.923-04:00We have a smallish yard so we don't have an &q...We have a smallish yard so we don't have an "official" garden - BUT we do plant cherry tomatoes because I love them too! We all do herb pots of all kinds and my husband has had some success growing hot peppers in a large pot. <br />Enjoy the fruits of your labor - the tomatoes look great!Rochellehttp://buttfatblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-80605418544360798572012-06-09T08:04:03.227-04:002012-06-09T08:04:03.227-04:00I LOVE cherry tomatoes too!! But I've never be...I LOVE cherry tomatoes too!! But I've never been able to plant any, because I think my mother's green thumb has skipped a generation... LOL<br />Your pics are so awesome, they make me hungry!Betty Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357132033070346815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-83400642452006095512012-06-09T07:32:36.858-04:002012-06-09T07:32:36.858-04:00We haven't been able to have a garden because ...We haven't been able to have a garden because our dogs liked to help themselves to our tomatoes. Maybe now that we're dogless, we can have a garden next year.<br /><br />Your garden sure looks like it's doing very well!Kathy ... aka Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17626590048036292030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-48958116681604552232012-06-09T07:22:20.260-04:002012-06-09T07:22:20.260-04:00So you don't like tomatoes at all is what you&...So you don't like tomatoes at all is what you're saying? <br />I used to love gardening and so did my husband but now we pretty much live in forest and there isn't one, single spot in our yard that gets enough sunlight for a garden. The only flowers we plant are impatiens because they don't need much sun. The other thing about living where we live is the high acidity of the soil, Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-76892703631821886372012-06-09T07:07:55.302-04:002012-06-09T07:07:55.302-04:00I miss having a garden - especially the tomatoes. ...I miss having a garden - especially the tomatoes. The only thing we have growing is raspberries which I must look at today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391790144332383648noreply@blogger.com