tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post2134074606728099793..comments2024-03-20T18:36:43.524-04:00Comments on Thrift at Home: The July GardenMargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-85819530881801457772014-08-02T17:45:27.421-04:002014-08-02T17:45:27.421-04:00:) A:) AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-61890711398021955582014-07-31T22:14:19.893-04:002014-07-31T22:14:19.893-04:00Yay for bees! I think we are going to have bees so...Yay for bees! I think we are going to have bees soon too. We helped friends extract honey last Sunday. It was so fun. They live smack-dab on main street in town, and their bees thrive (except when bears come into town--they did have a hive destroyed this year). They extracted 205 lbs of honey on Sunday. I think I've got my husband convinced.....<br /><br />I'm also working on convincing him re: chickens. He's already sold on planting "The Orchard"....<br /><br />Your gardening looks wonderful! I love the potted plants so much. I have really failed at that this year!! Thanks for the tip on sage--I think someone pulled up my sage plant during a weeding spree. Sage in tea sounds lovely.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09403233175071026416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-4693789403476619872014-07-28T17:03:00.530-04:002014-07-28T17:03:00.530-04:00You know I never mind! Love it.You know I never mind! Love it.Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432158981260636910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-63071157473246282822014-07-27T08:20:57.611-04:002014-07-27T08:20:57.611-04:00We should just combine our gardens. Tomatoes and ...We should just combine our gardens. Tomatoes and herbs doing wonderfully, peppers have long since dried up and died. I haven't tried melons or beans in many years do to no success. Keep in mind you will have no success if you stop trying and we haven't stopped trying.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946608761373714442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-6904809603907371962014-07-25T23:40:31.089-04:002014-07-25T23:40:31.089-04:00No gardening for me this summer due to emergency e...No gardening for me this summer due to emergency eye surgery - no lifting, pushing, pulling or otherwise useful stuff :( Due to so many deer in our area, I don't plant vegetables anyway, just flowers, but I still miss it.<br /><br />But I'm enjoying reading about other peoples' plants! And I second the comment to try tomatoes in a pot, maybe in a location quite removed from this year's. Cherry tomatoes have done well for us in the past.<br /><br />When you say you'd like to have bees, do you mean an actual hive? That would be exciting - and goodness knows the bees need all the help they can get.<br /><br /><br /><br />jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-88935704114503139512014-07-25T13:04:04.143-04:002014-07-25T13:04:04.143-04:00Nancy, thanks. Winter savory tastes like summer s...Nancy, thanks. Winter savory tastes like summer savory, to me. It's a peppery herb that reminds me of thyme.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-82312074922962259092014-07-24T15:56:10.981-04:002014-07-24T15:56:10.981-04:00beautiful pots by the way!!!beautiful pots by the way!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-38732983782497681252014-07-24T15:54:09.314-04:002014-07-24T15:54:09.314-04:00I've been lucky with my tomatoes, never had bl...I've been lucky with my tomatoes, never had blight. I think sometimes yu have to play around with what will work. I tried to grow swiss chard for years, and the birds and bugs always ate it. This year I put it in a pot, put a cage around it and covered it with bird netting. Score, it worked! I've never heard of winter savory, what does it taste like?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-91634386428866388372014-07-24T11:03:00.636-04:002014-07-24T11:03:00.636-04:00Every year in the garden I've found we win som...Every year in the garden I've found we win some and we lose some. I'm hoping for a tomato win this year after last year's epic fail. But something is eating all the celery and the deer stripped the new baby apricot tree of leaves... So, yeah, win some, lose some. :) I'm also have good success with herbs, so yay for us and our herbs! I should try the tea trick! We have so much sage at the moment.BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449967376288331137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-66591133366978867092014-07-24T09:04:08.621-04:002014-07-24T09:04:08.621-04:00I've had lots of trouble with blight on my tom...I've had lots of trouble with blight on my tomatoes for years, even moving them around. Liquid Copper spray works wonders! (and it's organic...I know you would appreciate that!)Alicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973714830730420149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-9576628914850889422014-07-24T08:17:30.372-04:002014-07-24T08:17:30.372-04:00I love it when I get volunteer plants! Our neighbo...I love it when I get volunteer plants! Our neighbor recently gave us a Crype Mrtyle (Flowering Tree) and another neighbor gave away a bunch of succulent plants we put in pots (that were saved from the side of the road) on the front porch. I hope you are enjoying your garden.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675683785964099319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-31065395160786678272014-07-24T07:58:19.793-04:002014-07-24T07:58:19.793-04:00You could do tomatoes in pots next year. I only h...You could do tomatoes in pots next year. I only have enough sun for tomatoes on my deck so all of mine are in pots and doing well that way. <br /><br />I have ended up with coleus in at least half of my pots of flowers this year. I had lots of coleus last year so I guess the pots had seeds in them and they have come up everywhere. I have never had to weed my flower pots before but I am being over run by them.<br /><br />Lemon balm is lovely in water but in my climate it self sows and ends up being invasive. My herb bed is full of it. If you were nearby I would tell you to come and take all you want!momma-lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975411711120382015noreply@blogger.com