tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post7665635507863072860..comments2024-03-28T06:17:49.540-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: GARDEN UPDATE1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-30849753983943908752017-04-26T23:47:21.533-05:002017-04-26T23:47:21.533-05:00Two more months? It'll be there before you kn...Two more months? It'll be there before you know it! And when y'all are just getting warm and able to plant, we'll be in the dog days of Summer, ha. <br /><br />Here's to warm dew spattered mornings!!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-40394359631958369862017-04-26T23:45:39.167-05:002017-04-26T23:45:39.167-05:00I hope so!!! Your first peppers? YAY for you! An...I hope so!!! Your first peppers? YAY for you! And yep, enjoying your own harvest is even better isn't it? Here's to bumper crops!!!!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-76947005210152052912017-04-26T08:44:06.773-05:002017-04-26T08:44:06.773-05:00I have to remind myself that my garden will not lo...I have to remind myself that my garden will not look like that for another two months. But it will get there! I'm so anxious for warm, sunny, dew spattered mornings in the garden.SmartAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-75140535253776068112017-04-25T06:10:52.598-05:002017-04-25T06:10:52.598-05:00WOW! It's amazing how things have really take...WOW! It's amazing how things have really taken off since the last photos you had shown. <br />Looks like you will be truly blessed with a nice bumper crop of veggies, herbs, etc. Makes a person feel really great inside seeing and watching things grow that you planted yourself. Makes enjoying what you eat taste all that much better.<br />I was so excited the other day when I picked my first sweet banana pepper and several more setting on. I planted 2 sweet bananas this year so that I can make and can some banana mustard. I didn't get any made last year. Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106960827480062745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-63420115079516026682017-04-24T23:33:35.050-05:002017-04-24T23:33:35.050-05:00Thank you and oh how we hope you are right! That ...Thank you and oh how we hope you are right! That is weird about the patty pan huh? I think it's our weird weather. Our two peach trees I was worried might be dead, the other fruit trees have leafed out and bloomed (and I pinched them off like I'm supposed to, ha) but the peach were not even putting on leaves. This weekend, leaves!!! I think the peaches thought it was still Winter. We just didn't have enough cold hours. And then we got late ones. It confused everything, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-17350982469266278442017-04-24T23:31:23.494-05:002017-04-24T23:31:23.494-05:00Hey Mike!!! Thank you, and yes I SO want to make ...Hey Mike!!! Thank you, and yes I SO want to make pickles this year (and tomato products, ha). Fingers crossed!!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-59122527417020368992017-04-24T23:30:49.783-05:002017-04-24T23:30:49.783-05:00What a great way to describe it. Yep, it's fu...What a great way to describe it. Yep, it's funny I was at first looking for stuff to do (and I did pull a few stray weeds and moved some things around) but after awhile I just enjoyed being there in the moment. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-53015399865181350422017-04-24T23:29:40.235-05:002017-04-24T23:29:40.235-05:00Thanks, the red was a happy accident. I bought a ...Thanks, the red was a happy accident. I bought a colored one at the local garden center (they had red, blue, green yellow and purple). Then I was thumbing through. catalog and saw the ones for tomatoes and beans and trellis etc all in the same red. I bought them immediately. The look is so nice and uniform. It's kind of "zen" in a way. Thanks!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-24735606563414442602017-04-24T23:28:01.000-05:002017-04-24T23:28:01.000-05:00This will be new for us (the cukes) so we are exci...This will be new for us (the cukes) so we are excited. And tomatoes fresh off the vine, sigh, NOTHING better. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-18522844936385623692017-04-24T23:27:29.568-05:002017-04-24T23:27:29.568-05:00The two okra and the two jalapeños are from seed. ...The two okra and the two jalapeños are from seed. The others were seedlings. You're ok!!! :-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-81039229642467909592017-04-24T23:19:56.323-05:002017-04-24T23:19:56.323-05:00This is true, it won't be removed unless it ju...This is true, it won't be removed unless it just starts to die. It's small but hey, it might catch up. We'll see what happens. And I do remember my grandparent's garden being crazy crowded and they had lots of veggies. Fingers crossed!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-1225111450127916992017-04-24T23:02:21.442-05:002017-04-24T23:02:21.442-05:00LOL, we have had temps in the 80's so we'r...LOL, we have had temps in the 80's so we're definitely ahead. But remember, we have to start now because in a couple of months, we'll be closing in on 100, ha. Nothing (except okra and peppers, ha) likes that weather.1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-70968764997682702152017-04-24T22:48:44.710-05:002017-04-24T22:48:44.710-05:00We used it last season. It worked great. I reall...We used it last season. It worked great. I really don't know any cons. Maybe if I had to give one it does keep the soil moist so you have to be careful not to overwater. But the weeds are almost non existent and this brand doesn't blow away in the wind. Now mind you, this isn't hay (I read that hay can have weed seeds), it's just plain old straw but it's sold for this kind of purpose. Hope that helps!!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-9307231708476867452017-04-24T20:42:31.103-05:002017-04-24T20:42:31.103-05:00Your garden is really thriving! And you have baby...Your garden is really thriving! And you have baby vegetables! You and 2nd Man are going to be enjoying meals from the garden very soon. <br /><br />Something weird in my garden - I planted seeds for white scallop patty pan squash, yellow squash, and zucchini all at the same time. My yellow squash already has baby squash, the zucchini is fixing to bloom, but the white squash is lagging behind - it’s healthy, just being a slow poke. <br />Texas Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547037404676565726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-72968705941796236262017-04-24T19:27:11.095-05:002017-04-24T19:27:11.095-05:00The garden is looking great!
I'll bet there wi...The garden is looking great!<br />I'll bet there will be some canned pickles in your future!Mike Yukonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615350717597229013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-83664369396342391682017-04-24T17:11:13.064-05:002017-04-24T17:11:13.064-05:00It is looking great. And isn't wandering roun...It is looking great. And isn't wandering round a garden the BEST? Good for the soul I believe.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-10965481554036735392017-04-24T13:28:33.714-05:002017-04-24T13:28:33.714-05:00All your plants are looking so healthy and I reall...All your plants are looking so healthy and I really like the green and red together. No wonder it's a joy to wander round.<br />xxMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-45488850035052521552017-04-24T13:22:49.251-05:002017-04-24T13:22:49.251-05:00Oh your cucumbers make me envious. I love fresh o...Oh your cucumbers make me envious. I love fresh off the vine cukes and tomatoes!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-23201427033716342992017-04-24T13:07:56.273-05:002017-04-24T13:07:56.273-05:00did you buy your plants or start them from seed? ...did you buy your plants or start them from seed? cause if you started them from seed, i am a miserable failure! my plants are all seedlings.jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-52060671646232348602017-04-24T12:31:07.091-05:002017-04-24T12:31:07.091-05:00I know you have the room and want to do it this wa...I know you have the room and want to do it this way. But, crowded plants does not always mean less produce. If the squash and zucchini are the only two plants crowding each other, I imagine they will both produce well. You could go ahead and plant another zucchini elsewhere. You are making me hungry just looking at plants that are tiny.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-46880652750122791172017-04-24T11:38:58.294-05:002017-04-24T11:38:58.294-05:00I can't believe how far ahead you are!! My pep...I can't believe how far ahead you are!! My peppers are SEEDLINGS under heat lamps. My gosh. Well, even though this gives me the gardening itchies, at least I get to see pictures!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-15631629096868350642017-04-24T10:40:02.708-05:002017-04-24T10:40:02.708-05:00Hi- is this the first year that you have used stra...Hi- is this the first year that you have used straw or if you have used it in the past what are its pros and cons?Tomato Thymeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230293839907441174noreply@blogger.com