Seriousness What's out in your garden now .... - Page 35

kennyc · 05-26-2010, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Shhhhh!

It's growing between the corn rows!

and the corn has EARS!

happy_terd · 05-26-2010, 05:07 PM

And the potatoes have eyes

kennyc · 05-26-2010, 07:44 PM

And the fish have hips......unless they're fish sticks...

Stitchawl · 05-26-2010, 09:00 PM

Herbs, herbs, and more herbs!!! (erbs?) I need to buy a small basket for dinner harvesting. It doesn't seem right to use a large basket for a single sprig of rosemary, a few basil leaves, and 2-3 stalks of parsley. The dill is as high as my knees and thick with fronds, the fennel forming nice bulbs. I think the secrete to a successful herb garden is to play Gregorian Chants quietly throughout the day to keep them company.
Sorry to say that the spearmint isn't doing as well as I'd hopped and the damn cat has been eating my lemongrass!! Think it's time to make 'Tom Yom Meow.'

Stitchawl

SneakySnake · 05-26-2010, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Herbs, herbs, and more herbs!!! (erbs?) I need to buy a small basket for dinner harvesting. It doesn't seem right to use a large basket for a single sprig of rosemary, a few basil leaves, and 2-3 stalks of parsley. The dill is as high as my knees and thick with fronds, the fennel forming nice bulbs. I think the secrete to a successful herb garden is to play Gregorian Chants quietly throughout the day to keep them company.
Sorry to say that the spearmint isn't doing as well as I'd hopped and the damn cat has been eating my lemongrass!! Think it's time to make 'Tom Yom Meow.'

Stitchawl

You meanie. Keep the meow out of it. Make it with goongs, my favourite!

beppe · 05-27-2010, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

Picking about two grape tomatoes per day. Got the first two cucumbers this morning. They are short, squat things, but they are cucumbers!!! I'm having to hand pollinate the things--no bees! I see one or two bees now and then, but not enough. I'm hopeful that once the cantaloupe and watermelon plants start flowering it will attract the bees...

Mother Nature of the month.

Not fot tender souls

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beppe · 05-27-2010, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I think the secrete to a successful herb garden is to play Gregorian Chants quietly throughout the day to keep them company.
Stitchawl

If you pass your hand gently over their apexes they will respond to that too.

Stitchawl · 05-27-2010, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

You meanie. Keep the meow out of it. Make it with goongs, my favourite!

...but then somebody has to peel and clean them! And the cat has already flavored herself with the lemongrass. Besides, meow aloi mak mak, chai mai!

(but this reminds me that I need to plant some new glalangal and coriander!)

Stitchawl

FlorenceArt · 05-27-2010, 05:28 AM

My tomatoes had quite a shock this week-end as I suddenly put them in the blazing sun after growing for weeks in my kitchen. Some of the leaves have gone white, but otherwise the plants seem healthy. I watered them heavily this week-end but now the sun is gone, so I'm giving it a rest.

I've been reading, and talking, about tomatoes and I think I planted them too close to one another. I wonder if I can still move one of them to the other side of the planter, and then maybe put a basil plant between the two tomatoes...

beppe · 05-27-2010, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

I've been reading, and talking, about tomatoes and I think I planted them too close to one another. I wonder if I can still move one of them to the other side of the planter, and then maybe put a basil plant between the two tomatoes...

braid them! They will enjoy it. You too.

WT Sharpe · 05-27-2010, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Herbs, herbs, and more herbs!!! (erbs?) I need to buy a small basket for dinner harvesting. It doesn't seem right to use a large basket for a single sprig of rosemary, a few basil leaves, and 2-3 stalks of parsley. The dill is as high as my knees and thick with fronds, the fennel forming nice bulbs. I think the secrete to a successful herb garden is to play Gregorian Chants quietly throughout the day to keep them company.
Sorry to say that the spearmint isn't doing as well as I'd hopped and the damn cat has been eating my lemongrass!! Think it's time to make 'Tom Yom Meow.'

Stitchawl

Cats! I've heard they make a fine substitute in recipes calling for chicken.

WT Sharpe · 05-27-2010, 09:48 AM

A deer got into the garden last night at 4 AM while I was at work, but my son chased her off with a flashlight. If I catch Bambi in the garden, we'll have meat to go along with those potatoes! Venison, anyone?

Fortunately, the deer didn't seem to be there long enough to eat anything. I didn't see any evidence that she had even been there this morning.

Here's the way the garden looked 15 minutes ago:

FlorenceArt · 05-27-2010, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

A deer got into the garden last night at 4 AM while I was at work, but my son chased her off with a flashlight. If I catch Bambi in the garden, we'll have meat to go along with those potatoes! Venison, anyone?

Fortunately, the deer didn't seem to be there long enough to eat anything. I didn't see any evidence that she had even been there this morning.

Here's the way the garden looked 15 minutes ago:

Very impressive photo. You could use it as an avatar

beppe · 05-27-2010, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Very impressive photo. You could use it as an avatar

Not enough pumpkins yet! Ah that was nasty. But Tom Avatar has become like Penelope's home work!

Wake up Tom

Stitchawl · 05-27-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Cats! I've heard they make a fine substitute in recipes calling for chicken.

No no NO!!! Cats are extremely gamy tasting! Probably the only meat that I really detest. Dog has a strong flavor but not nearly as disagreeable as cat. Cat meat even smells foul! (Not fowl.) If you want a close substitute for chicken, try some grain-eating (or grass-eating) rodent.

And for those of you turning your noses up at the thoughts of eating these things, ponder this; who was the first person to say, 'See that chicken there? I'm going to eat the next thing that comes out of its arse.'

Stitchawl

05-27-2010, 09:48 AM	#522
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	A deer got into the garden last night at 4 AM while I was at work, but my son chased her off with a flashlight. If I catch Bambi in the garden, we'll have meat to go along with those potatoes! Venison, anyone? Fortunately, the deer didn't seem to be there long enough to eat anything. I didn't see any evidence that she had even been there this morning. Here's the way the garden looked 15 minutes ago: Attached Thumbnails

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Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Herbs, herbs, and more herbs!!! (erbs?) I need to buy a small basket for dinner harvesting. It doesn't seem right to use a large basket for a single sprig of rosemary, a few basil leaves, and 2-3 stalks of parsley. The dill is as high as my knees and thick with fronds, the fennel forming nice bulbs. I think the secrete to a successful herb garden is to play Gregorian Chants quietly throughout the day to keep them company. Sorry to say that the spearmint isn't doing as well as I'd hopped and the damn cat has been eating my lemongrass!! Think it's time to make 'Tom Yom Meow.' Stitchawl

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FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	My tomatoes had quite a shock this week-end as I suddenly put them in the blazing sun after growing for weeks in my kitchen. Some of the leaves have gone white, but otherwise the plants seem healthy. I watered them heavily this week-end but now the sun is gone, so I'm giving it a rest. I've been reading, and talking, about tomatoes and I think I planted them too close to one another. I wonder if I can still move one of them to the other side of the planter, and then maybe put a basil plant between the two tomatoes...