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6/22/2008 10:54 amLast Read: |
I have been thinking how wonderful my garden is this year. The strawberries are full and sweet. I went out this morning picked a handful and threw them in my cereal for breakfast. What a treat. I am beginning to notice that the slugs think they are a treat too though. Have to figure out how to get them before the slugs do!! Next up will be the blueberries. I have 3 blueberry bushes. There are a couple of blueberries almost ripe right now but most of them are still green. I love blueberries! I eat them by the bowl full like popcorn. Can't wait for them to ripen. The artichokes are ready now too. There must be a dozen of them on my one plant. I bought this tiny little plant a few years ago having no idea it would get so big and produce so much. It is taking up a huge space in my garden. Had I realized it would be so big, I would have planted it somewhere else. I have cooked 3 artichokes so far and ate them with cranberry horseradish. Delish! I also have raspberries along a back fence. They are taking over the raised bed! They won't be ready for awhile. There aren't even any blossoms on them yet. I will have to figure out how to reduce their numbers after they bloom this year. Any ideas? I like coming home from a long day of work and puttering around in the garden. It's a good way to unwind, it ends up tasting so good and the cost is nice and low! So what are you growing in your garden that you enjoy? When what you want is more important than what you have, you'll have what you want. |
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6/22/2008 11:39 am |
hug, your garden sounds wonderful! where do you live? i have nowhere near as many edibles ... there are a few strawberries that are teeny. several types of lettuce in a half wine barrel and two tomato plants. we just had two days of over 100 degrees and the tips of everything got burned, even though i had watered. i live in an area that has a lot of marine layer, so it's a real challenge to grow artichokes and tomatoes. i agree about unwinding in the garden; it really is lovely.
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 6/22/2008 1:04 pm |
Hug, you have a very nice garden, Ms. Greenthumb huh, lol. I grow my own tomato's, without the salmonella. 
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6/22/2008 3:01 pm |
Sounds wonderful, Huglight. We have a short growing season where I live, and I have just barely started my garden in the red clay soil. We'll see what happens with it. I planted radishes, bush beans, lettuce, and cucumbers is all. Hopefully the rabbits, grasshoppers, deer, and elk will spare me some. I used to have a garden not far from here (Grand Canyon) that produced lots of raspberries, strawberries, squash, beans, onions, garlic, and other things. It was a lot of fun and good eating. I also like to just go out and browse my breakfast in the garden.
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6/22/2008 4:35 pm |
lovethecoast, I'm in Oregon, in the Willamette Valley. It's a very fertile area. We get lots of rain in the winter! Tom, tomatoes don't do well here because it doesn't get hot for long enough and tomatoes love hot weather. Gunn, I do love browsing the garden for breakfast! Hugs! When what you want is more important than what you have, you'll have what you want.
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6/22/2008 9:40 pm |
Hi Hugs, I am south of you in the Willamette Valley. I have tomatoes turning red so will have some soon. Have also been picking lettuce and snow peas. Will have blueberries, grapes, 4 kinds of fruit trees, sunflowers and lots of Dahlias. Puttering in the garden is wonderful, love it.
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6/23/2008 1:39 pm |
Hi Hugs, I believe the problem here in the valley is not the cool days but the cool nights. So, we have to get varieties that are adapted to cool weather and don't drop their blossoms at night. Next we must modify the night temps. I put my plants in the ground in early April with a clear plastic bag over the tomato cage at night. I also surround them with plastic (water filled) milk jugs painted black, that absorb heat during the day then give back some of that heat at night. The only variety I have showing red color is Stupice. Puttering is therapeutic...wret
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