tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post4924462211726080775..comments2024-03-28T05:44:25.169-07:00Comments on DJan-ity: An August gardenDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-8390906322289405872012-08-24T18:05:57.531-07:002012-08-24T18:05:57.531-07:00Oh, wow! I was waiting to see garden photos and i...Oh, wow! I was waiting to see garden photos and it is doing great! Awesome!! And just think--you'll be able to get an earlier start next spring. ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-42247078915609208162012-08-23T00:36:12.732-07:002012-08-23T00:36:12.732-07:00Zucchinis are experts at hiding and they grow so f...Zucchinis are experts at hiding and they grow so fast. When I lived down in GA a friend of mine planted a whole row of them. She was giving them away to everyone she knew and a few strangers too. <br /><br />Your garden is looking great, all that work has paid off.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-68837954705244269302012-08-22T10:34:41.359-07:002012-08-22T10:34:41.359-07:00How absotuly wonderful your garden has become. You...How absotuly wonderful your garden has become. You sound so happy to see the fruits of this new passion and I ove hearing about it. I bet things taste better too!Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-76874938550539864202012-08-21T12:41:13.482-07:002012-08-21T12:41:13.482-07:00I spent a long time looking at your post on wildfl...I spent a long time looking at your post on wildflowers and waterfalls – I biggified each picture and they look stunning – such an extraordinary landscape you have so close to your home! Your garden has grown so well – so many tomatoes! Once my husband planted some tomato plants in our shady yard- I think that out of the 6 plants he harvested 3 tomatoes! The zucchini looks like the kind to use as in a “stuffed zucchini” recipe as it is so large. Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-55163688325713385702012-08-21T11:27:56.982-07:002012-08-21T11:27:56.982-07:00Oh my goodness...I can still picture your post fro...Oh my goodness...I can still picture your post from weeks past and how it was just a barren plot of land....look at this now!!!! Amazing.<br /><br />No, outstanding!!!!Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-73771010575206398262012-08-21T09:48:18.272-07:002012-08-21T09:48:18.272-07:00That zucchini is huge! You must have some very ric...That zucchini is huge! You must have some very rich soil. Awesome...karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749464659476217501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-79762624037135200392012-08-20T15:37:58.160-07:002012-08-20T15:37:58.160-07:00I would like to get my hands on some of your zucch...I would like to get my hands on some of your zucchini. My friend makes zucchini relish and I am going to make some next time I get zucchini, which I hope is this Thursday when Farmers Market is here. You seem to be good, not excellent, at whatever you choose to undertake. CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466038341689494316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-24262582251148966982012-08-20T14:06:20.301-07:002012-08-20T14:06:20.301-07:00Good grief! That is the biggest zucchini I've...Good grief! That is the biggest zucchini I've ever seen. I am so impressed with your garden. Ours is not doing well over here. Lucky you!!!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-33098998419011491182012-08-20T12:39:50.504-07:002012-08-20T12:39:50.504-07:00Dear DJan, well, I got to the end of Sally's p...Dear DJan, well, I got to the end of Sally's posting on retirement/gardening and read the comments and there was one from you! So you'd already read the posting that reminded me of you. Life is such a surprising treat isn't it? Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-19896886323632682362012-08-20T12:33:19.996-07:002012-08-20T12:33:19.996-07:00Dear DJan, after commenting on your posting, I wen...Dear DJan, after commenting on your posting, I went to another blog and discovered a quotation that so fit you and your garden.<br /><br />Here's the blog:<br />http://sallysbloggingspot.blogspot.com<br /><br />Perhaps you already read Sally. If not, her posting on retirement will be right down your alley of interest! Peace. Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-65404265926948809422012-08-20T12:28:50.419-07:002012-08-20T12:28:50.419-07:00Dear DJan, your garden is rewarding all the effort...Dear DJan, your garden is rewarding all the effort you've put in this summer to learn about gardening, what to plant, how to care for it, when to water, and so on and so forth into next summer and the summers following. This gardening business is a true avocation!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing those wonderful photographs with us of cabbages and squash, cherry tomatoes and zucchini. I clicked on the tomato photo and you do, indeed, have lots and lots of cherry tomatoes to pop into your mouth when they are ripe! Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-73052357046772506242012-08-20T06:40:24.412-07:002012-08-20T06:40:24.412-07:00I've discovered that a yellow tomato is my fav...I've discovered that a yellow tomato is my favorite breed this year. Sweet and tart. Yum. Happy gardening!Sharon Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683868787160249441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-91083654239967898642012-08-20T04:39:15.825-07:002012-08-20T04:39:15.825-07:00I was reminded of your garden yesterday as we stro...I was reminded of your garden yesterday as we strolled through Longwood Gardens veggie garden displays. Their sunflowers are incredible and the hot peppers gave me new ideas for keeping away deer. We wondered if they would react to hot peppers. R. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10291839202970032184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-33746390955602401552012-08-20T04:13:43.858-07:002012-08-20T04:13:43.858-07:00Very impressive DJan. Looks to me like your embark...Very impressive DJan. Looks to me like your embarked on a very successful gardening career.... and you can't be fresh and home grown!troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-12518520574213509522012-08-20T02:27:40.389-07:002012-08-20T02:27:40.389-07:00Oh gosh gorgeous veggies. I buy mine from the ol...Oh gosh gorgeous veggies. I buy mine from the old farmer down the street who leaves his in bags (2.50 each) on a card table in front of his house with an old yankee candle jar to leave the money in...Have to knock on the door to get fresh egg from the frig ! Love the fresh vegs.<br /><br />:}Entre Noushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186796216462041421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-79432996304441769492012-08-19T19:34:52.933-07:002012-08-19T19:34:52.933-07:00This sucker looks like something from Findhorn! It...This sucker looks like something from Findhorn! It may feed multitudes!Trishhttp://www.synchrosecrets.com/synchrosecretsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-15902946806118420602012-08-19T10:31:23.778-07:002012-08-19T10:31:23.778-07:00I can hear the awe and excitement in your voice as...I can hear the awe and excitement in your voice as you talk about your garden. Ok, I know I can't hear you, but I can "hear" you through the way you write about all your new discoveries with your garden. All I can say is, Congratulations on a job well done! <br /><br />I wish I would have planted more this spring. I thought we'd have this house sold by now, so I only planted two tomato plants. One is a cherry tomato, and like yours, it is producing a lot of little tomatoes that I eat from the vine as soon as they ripen. I love them. <br /><br />I don't know when to harvest cabbage, but I think it is later in the fall, but who knows. Google it, or look on the extension site for your state ag university. I remember our neighbor grew them when we were kids, and we would steal them from the garden and eat them as we played kick the can at night. We were bad children. Those cabbages tasted so good though. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-32764854951918372942012-08-19T09:38:04.401-07:002012-08-19T09:38:04.401-07:00This post made me chuckle, especially that bit abo...This post made me chuckle, especially that bit about the humongous zucchini! The ones in the supermarket here in Hawaii are so tiny in comparison. How does Smart Guy prepare all of these veggies for dinner? Do you eat them raw in salads or do you cook them with your favorite herbs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-80480878482075919582012-08-19T06:43:54.140-07:002012-08-19T06:43:54.140-07:00Great pics! I love the idea of a community garden....Great pics! I love the idea of a community garden. The churches around here both started one about a year ago and I've been tempted to join. Now you've tempted me further with your blog and pictures.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-26191222531850361442012-08-19T05:07:07.382-07:002012-08-19T05:07:07.382-07:00WOW, sure is neat to see that large zucchini - lot...WOW, sure is neat to see that large zucchini - lots of eating there. The cabbage -Harvest when the head forms and they are firm to the touch. Leave the wide, outer leaves and just cut the head. Cabbages can be stored for months in a root cellar where the temperature is between 45 degrees F. and freezing. Your cabbage looks great. The tomatoes - lovely and plain to see you have been eating them. he,he<br />Green tomatoes will last for months between layers of newspaper in your basement or cold room and will ripen slowly when introduced to light on window sill - anyway, that's what my folks used to do n me too.<br />Nice to see the abundance of growth n colour in your garden DJan - you are a gardener now Kiddo - welcome to the club :)LilliStJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06771499579700164919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-30956430541390042152012-08-19T04:32:10.386-07:002012-08-19T04:32:10.386-07:00Truly an august garden. In August. Delightful. Truly an august garden. In August. Delightful. Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-89366139842941053512012-08-19T03:36:37.655-07:002012-08-19T03:36:37.655-07:00I clicked and yes, I saw lots of tomatoes. Your g...I clicked and yes, I saw lots of tomatoes. Your garden is wonderful and does you much credit. I think you are now well and truly hooked!Stella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-31046454080157907782012-08-18T21:42:07.218-07:002012-08-18T21:42:07.218-07:00What a fun learning experience you are having with...What a fun learning experience you are having with your garden! <br />Giant zucchini = zucchini bread, chocolate zucchini cake, zucchini fritters or casserole. Or... you can admire it and then just toss it on the compost heap.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-61932185217087866522012-08-18T20:51:33.853-07:002012-08-18T20:51:33.853-07:00That is why we in Minnesota lock our car doors in ...That is why we in Minnesota lock our car doors in August..zucchini! Your garden adventure has been a success! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050996142546962834.post-92141708581898559222012-08-18T19:13:59.682-07:002012-08-18T19:13:59.682-07:00I wish I could grow a cabbage like yours!
One zuc...I wish I could grow a cabbage like yours!<br /><br />One zucchini plant! One zucchini plant! And remember to look under the leaves.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.com