tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post7988517008312271145..comments2024-03-25T23:18:33.325-04:00Comments on Coffee on the Porch with Me: glorious compostcoffeeontheporchwithmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-28914055061916152532018-06-15T14:23:36.731-04:002018-06-15T14:23:36.731-04:00Reading this post made me think of the gardening w...Reading this post made me think of the gardening we did when we formerly lived in VA. We had 5 beds and grew tomatoes, peppers, corn, beans, cukes, zucchini as well as some basil and rosemary. It was a lot of work and exercise as well. We are no longer gardeners as we're apt dwellers now, but thankfully the local farmers market opens this weekend and is within walking distance of our apt...yeah!Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-46219680308557621782018-06-15T10:02:56.731-04:002018-06-15T10:02:56.731-04:00Kudos to you for all of that hard labor! I'm ...Kudos to you for all of that hard labor! I'm sure you will be well rewarded, and it will be fun to see the progress this summer!Silver in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12501467853392916885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-22735131833443918632018-06-14T22:13:47.525-04:002018-06-14T22:13:47.525-04:00Thanks for all the comments, everyone! I do love p...Thanks for all the comments, everyone! I do love putting in my garden, and I'm really hoping for a productive summer. The strawberries are just starting! Yay!!!coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-33204440828508589332018-06-14T22:12:35.500-04:002018-06-14T22:12:35.500-04:00I'll do some gardening posts on the weekend. I...I'll do some gardening posts on the weekend. I have certainly planted zucchini and cucumbers from seeds, but knowing how late I was putting things in, I just wanted to start from plants. Instant gratification. And, yes I still have bags of frozen shredded zucchini in my freezer. Muffins, anyone?coffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-6900945527053895942018-06-14T20:55:34.729-04:002018-06-14T20:55:34.729-04:00I wanna see pictures!! Even the bare ground of yo...I wanna see pictures!! Even the bare ground of your garden (you've seen mine!) or your lovely homemade compost you found. We gardeners LOVE to see other people's gardening efforts. I always see something new or different or get ideas to try myself.<br /><br />May I suggest you buy a packet of zucchini seeds? They will keep for several years and when you poke them down an inch in your good soil, they will sprout and grow quickly and easily into sturdy plants for you. And be as big as the started plants you buy. Just be careful not to plant too many of them. You know what may happen then, right? ;o]Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-42275895782259717812018-06-14T18:26:03.499-04:002018-06-14T18:26:03.499-04:00P.S. I added your blog to my blog list. Should hav...P.S. I added your blog to my blog list. Should have done it ages ago. Hope it drives some traffic your way:)Sue Burpeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282970328494769657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-5539692986782249242018-06-14T18:23:24.982-04:002018-06-14T18:23:24.982-04:00When I first moved to Ontario from downeast, I was...When I first moved to Ontario from downeast, I was surprised to find some people I met talk about their garden and mean their yard, as far as I was concerned. I was impressed at first that all these city slickers had vegetable gardens. Ha. No carrots or spinach in their "gardens." Growing up "the garden" was the seemingly forty acres of beans and potatoes etc, that needed to be picked by us kids. Oh... how I hated it when Mum said "the beans are ready." What a whiner I was... or maybe just a teenager:)<br />I wonder if you've ever heard the term "door yard" meaning the vicinity of one's yard near the back door. It's very common in New Brunswick. Sue Burpeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282970328494769657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-83991155886728925662018-06-13T17:03:50.219-04:002018-06-13T17:03:50.219-04:00I love that feeling too, exhausted after the garde...I love that feeling too, exhausted after the gardening work! I hope your garden flourishes this summer! I got some sheep compost and I have to say...last time. All I can smell around the pumpkin patches is MA-NURE...lots of flies and the dogs are just way too curious...Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-56808594759490750672018-06-12T17:06:19.400-04:002018-06-12T17:06:19.400-04:00Hard work but will be well worth the effortHard work but will be well worth the effortCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15151837626884862299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-45664308201522124572018-06-12T16:57:23.745-04:002018-06-12T16:57:23.745-04:00Your garden sounds fabulous and you are going to h...Your garden sounds fabulous and you are going to have great veggies. Happy Tuesday.<br />xoxo<br />KrisJunkchiccottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13312068546640480844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-76252541031027302042018-06-12T11:41:04.890-04:002018-06-12T11:41:04.890-04:00I must be part Canadian. That's how I use all ...I must be part Canadian. That's how I use all those words, too. I consider a tomato plant in with the flowers each year, but continue to resist. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-13051546978412874372018-06-12T10:27:47.845-04:002018-06-12T10:27:47.845-04:00You are just incredible and I wish I could hire yo...You are just incredible and I wish I could hire you! Your dinner sounds just great. I need to use up the last of the rhubarb Kate gave me. So many tasty things this season. I think I'll buy some quinoa today!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-41582532183603015282018-06-12T10:16:55.447-04:002018-06-12T10:16:55.447-04:00Thats ADMIRE dad gum it.Thats ADMIRE dad gum it.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-30834336132059230212018-06-12T10:16:38.775-04:002018-06-12T10:16:38.775-04:00I admdire anyone with the gumption to do gardening...I admdire anyone with the gumption to do gardening.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-24862596174205203562018-06-12T10:07:32.580-04:002018-06-12T10:07:32.580-04:00I love compost too. At the farm, I composted for y...I love compost too. At the farm, I composted for years without problems. Tried it at the city house and was overrun by Norway rats. I could get one of those bin things that turn, but nowhere to put it.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-61929821414738760332018-06-12T09:44:15.736-04:002018-06-12T09:44:15.736-04:00Ahhh to keep OFF the evil eyeAhhh to keep OFF the evil eyelocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-67959458198818338582018-06-12T09:41:05.115-04:002018-06-12T09:41:05.115-04:00Hard work but satisfying by the sounds of it. Hope...Hard work but satisfying by the sounds of it. Hope your vegetables grow like mad. Ftoo ftoo ftoo, three spurs to keep FF the evil eyelocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-65248195834830216872018-06-12T09:02:04.608-04:002018-06-12T09:02:04.608-04:00Glad you found some veggies to plant! I was late ...Glad you found some veggies to plant! I was late here too.Penny from Enjoying The Simple Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480355122441712250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-31424766870164372992018-06-12T07:47:02.831-04:002018-06-12T07:47:02.831-04:00Well done you getting the veggie patch ready. Yea...Well done you getting the veggie patch ready. Yeah to home grown compost! We are fortunate to have a few of the local farmers that sell their manure at the end of the driveway. I use a blend of horse, cow & sheep. So much of the commercial compost is made up primarily of cow (which is good). I don't use chicken unless I know it's well rotted as it can burn the plants if too fresh. My tomato plants are not doing much just yet, I think it's that chill in the air ... I cannot wait for toasted tomato sandwiches. ... Mary-Lou =^..^= Patio Postcardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491809927236242223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-51896123889302945052018-06-12T04:49:30.604-04:002018-06-12T04:49:30.604-04:00Wow, you work hard. I put in an hour pulling weed...Wow, you work hard. I put in an hour pulling weeds from my rockery yesterday and thought that was hard!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-19057815183978551312018-06-12T04:29:46.360-04:002018-06-12T04:29:46.360-04:00I'm late as well...but at least now seeds germ...I'm late as well...but at least now seeds germinate fast!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-81867227517816177672018-06-12T04:15:11.043-04:002018-06-12T04:15:11.043-04:00I try to keep my husband out of the garden. He is ...I try to keep my husband out of the garden. He is too keen on electric trimmers which cut anything in sight.<br />Compost? Yours sounds lovely. I'm afraid you are too far away for me to let you have some farmyard manure (mixed by the way, horse, cow, hen, sheep!)<br />Yard to us is the stretch of area in front of the farmhouse where we manoeuvre and park vehicles. Note not just cars!<br />Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013731736768963395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-56101978100676400132018-06-11T23:57:56.593-04:002018-06-11T23:57:56.593-04:00You definitely sound like someone I could learn a ...You definitely sound like someone I could learn a few gardening tips from! I get you on the help from your husband. Work in my gardens is sacrilegious to me. If hubby helps, I can't claim ownership of full responsibility for the yield!<br /><br />Please share pics of your garden soon!<br /><br />Jane xBlondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372726504543914139.post-21600627425747933912018-06-11T22:07:22.402-04:002018-06-11T22:07:22.402-04:00Digging to China--an expression I also use :) You...Digging to China--an expression I also use :) You're a hard worker! All that compost, it ought to be a nice garden.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.com