Comments on: Early Summer Garden http://www.digginfood.com/2009/06/early-summer-garden/ DigginFood is a vegetable garden blog by Willi Galloway that serves up recipes, organic gardening tips, backyard chickens and coop information, DIY garden projects, and more! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:22:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dee/reddirtramblings http://www.digginfood.com/2009/06/early-summer-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-3793 Dee/reddirtramblings Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:52:25 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=1385#comment-3793 Oh so pretty. I showed your sunflowers to my daughter, Bear. You are ahead of us. Ours are just beginning to unfurl. My garden has had some veggie setbacks too. Frustrating, but I guess to be expected. Sigh. I do have some very pretty eggplants, and I just saw the beginnings of a zucchini in spite of the squash vine borers.~~Dee Oh so pretty. I showed your sunflowers to my daughter, Bear. You are ahead of us. Ours are just beginning to unfurl. My garden has had some veggie setbacks too. Frustrating, but I guess to be expected. Sigh. I do have some very pretty eggplants, and I just saw the beginnings of a zucchini in spite of the squash vine borers.~~Dee

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.digginfood.com/2009/06/early-summer-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-3780 Rebecca Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:52:11 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=1385#comment-3780 Dear Nurit-1 family.friendly.food: If you hover your mouse over the pictures you will get a short title about the picture which should give you some information to go on! :) My cursor turns into a little Mickey Mouse glove when I hover on a picture. Hope that helps. Dear Nurit-1 family.friendly.food: If you hover your mouse over the pictures you will get a short title about the picture which should give you some information to go on! :) My cursor turns into a little Mickey Mouse glove when I hover on a picture. Hope that helps.

]]> By: Ethel http://www.digginfood.com/2009/06/early-summer-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-3773 Ethel Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:02:09 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=1385#comment-3773 I'm trying to figure out how to go about transplanting some squash I bought as plants and then accidentally put in soil that is probably too acidic (I'm a newb, and haven't had time to test my soil yet). But thrilled by the peas! Next year I plan to just SWARM my yard with pea plants! So easy, so good, and so much yield! Finally got some lettuce to take after 5 tries, too. And my plans for next year are growing . . . trying to figure out the most efficient way to tackle the realistic parts. I will be so busy this fall doing landscaping work! I’m trying to figure out how to go about transplanting some squash I bought as plants and then accidentally put in soil that is probably too acidic (I’m a newb, and haven’t had time to test my soil yet). But thrilled by the peas! Next year I plan to just SWARM my yard with pea plants! So easy, so good, and so much yield! Finally got some lettuce to take after 5 tries, too. And my plans for next year are growing . . . trying to figure out the most efficient way to tackle the realistic parts. I will be so busy this fall doing landscaping work!

]]> By: Nikki http://www.digginfood.com/2009/06/early-summer-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-3772 Nikki Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:34:17 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=1385#comment-3772 It's this fickle Seattle weather. I hope it changes after the 4th of July! My dogs trampled my lettuce...AFTER I fenced off my beds. I'm switching to containers for the delicate stuff. Love your gardens, thanks so much for sharing! It’s this fickle Seattle weather. I hope it changes after the 4th of July!
My dogs trampled my lettuce…AFTER I fenced off my beds.
I’m switching to containers for the delicate stuff.
Love your gardens, thanks so much for sharing!

]]> By: Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food. http://www.digginfood.com/2009/06/early-summer-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-3767 Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:24:13 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=1385#comment-3767 Gorgeouos. Would have been great if you added titles for the photos for those, like me, who don't know what half those plants are... Gorgeouos. Would have been great if you added titles for the photos for those, like me, who don’t know what half those plants are…

]]> By: Erica http://www.digginfood.com/2009/06/early-summer-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-3764 Erica Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:40:42 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=1385#comment-3764 I have to echo Kerrie's sentiment that as a novice, it's so comforting to read that others are having issues as well. I am choosing to look at it as a learning experience and am documenting my mistakes as reminders for next time. On a positive note, it looks like I may actually have tomatoes this year! Small miracle. I have to echo Kerrie’s sentiment that as a novice, it’s so comforting to read that others are having issues as well. I am choosing to look at it as a learning experience and am documenting my mistakes as reminders for next time. On a positive note, it looks like I may actually have tomatoes this year! Small miracle.

]]> By: Lorene http://www.digginfood.com/2009/06/early-summer-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-3762 Lorene Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:19:29 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=1385#comment-3762 Hi Willi, Baby eggplants, zucchini and sunflowers!!! It like you're in a different climate from me even though you're just up the hill. Sorry for the losses...pesky chickens! Good thing they're cute. Revel in your bounty. Nice photos! Hi Willi,
Baby eggplants, zucchini and sunflowers!!! It like you’re in a different climate from me even though you’re just up the hill. Sorry for the losses…pesky chickens! Good thing they’re cute. Revel in your bounty. Nice photos!

]]> By: sonrie http://www.digginfood.com/2009/06/early-summer-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-3761 sonrie Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:14:36 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=1385#comment-3761 We have a chicken wire fence surrounding our garden, or else the neighbor's cats and the squirrels and rabbits (including one baby bunny) would have gorged themselves. Our casualties were any squash related seedling that resembled a worm (zucchini, cantaloupe, squash etc), which were promptly pecked to death by the birds. We ended up buying all squash family from starter plants, and are now thriving. Our sunflowers are blooming, too. Yours are beautiful! We have a chicken wire fence surrounding our garden, or else the neighbor’s cats and the squirrels and rabbits (including one baby bunny) would have gorged themselves. Our casualties were any squash related seedling that resembled a worm (zucchini, cantaloupe, squash etc), which were promptly pecked to death by the birds. We ended up buying all squash family from starter plants, and are now thriving.

Our sunflowers are blooming, too. Yours are beautiful!

]]> By: kerrie http://www.digginfood.com/2009/06/early-summer-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-3760 kerrie Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:32:14 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=1385#comment-3760 it's so reassuring somehow to hear about the losses. i was thinking maybe it was only me-- this is my first year in a long time trying to have a garden, and the losses are devastating. sunny space here in my yard is hard to come by and when all the broccoli is chewed to nubs overnight i want to cry. but there's no shortage of greens and the squash looks good, so thanks for the reminder to look at the bright side. when my peas (sown far too late, alas) failed to produce flowers, we ripped them out and ate braised pea vines and they were pretty darn good. it’s so reassuring somehow to hear about the losses. i was thinking maybe it was only me– this is my first year in a long time trying to have a garden, and the losses are devastating. sunny space here in my yard is hard to come by and when all the broccoli is chewed to nubs overnight i want to cry. but there’s no shortage of greens and the squash looks good, so thanks for the reminder to look at the bright side. when my peas (sown far too late, alas) failed to produce flowers, we ripped them out and ate braised pea vines and they were pretty darn good.

]]> By: Leigh http://www.digginfood.com/2009/06/early-summer-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-3759 Leigh Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:05:06 +0000 http://www.digginfood.com/?p=1385#comment-3759 Wow, Willi, lovely pics!! Wow, Willi, lovely pics!!

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