tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post5690955424455678246..comments2023-08-17T09:45:31.344-04:00Comments on garden now - think later! : Ready or Not....Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-44505079403852478992012-03-11T16:18:42.175-04:002012-03-11T16:18:42.175-04:00yea to bargain basement prices on your pansies!!yea to bargain basement prices on your pansies!!Dmariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689601569495984413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-34288239486206484822012-03-03T23:20:30.647-05:002012-03-03T23:20:30.647-05:00Anke, how did you fare during those big storms? W...Anke, how did you fare during those big storms? We had constant rain this weekend and thunder but nothing severe or crazy here, this strange weather is going to bring us much heartache this year I'm afraid...Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-69772820195823141292012-03-03T23:19:24.370-05:002012-03-03T23:19:24.370-05:00Tami, LOL I'm thinking I'll have enough to...Tami, LOL I'm thinking I'll have enough to make an actual scarecrow out of stake bits instead of straw soon!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-13381526901977162602012-03-03T23:18:40.451-05:002012-03-03T23:18:40.451-05:00Wish you lived closer Mama Tea then I could shake ...Wish you lived closer Mama Tea then I could shake your hand and make yours dirty too LOL, don't worry your spring will come!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-56506156924870348682012-03-03T23:17:56.403-05:002012-03-03T23:17:56.403-05:00Judy, I love those regular heading lettuces too, b...Judy, I love those regular heading lettuces too, but it's so hot and humid here we usually do better with the cut and come again leafing type varieties. They are all just mostly for color and texture variation, and those particular varieties do well here for as hot as it gets.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-63359042549797977962012-03-03T23:16:26.911-05:002012-03-03T23:16:26.911-05:00meems, that's a "post pounder"... if...meems, that's a "post pounder"... if there's a more technical name I've never heard it LOL always called them that on farms too! It's closed ended so you place it over your fence post and ram away to your heart's content with both arms and you never have to deal with stupid mallets and hammers again :) I finally bought it about 2 years ago and it was a great investment, especially because there's really nothing to break on them so we'll have it long after the pretty red paint is gone!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-68767642857619599062012-03-03T23:13:53.388-05:002012-03-03T23:13:53.388-05:00Tombstone Livestock, you are so right! Those pans...Tombstone Livestock, you are so right! Those pansies always look so pretty on our salads, I actually got one of the kids to try salad because it had pansies on it LOL! I will definitely need to put that post puller on my wish list when we move back to Minnesota.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-49035828123370235702012-03-03T23:12:19.186-05:002012-03-03T23:12:19.186-05:00That's a lot of work!That's a lot of work!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-77832098540079828842012-03-03T23:11:57.125-05:002012-03-03T23:11:57.125-05:00Lorie, I looked at my calendar and I'm actuall...Lorie, I looked at my calendar and I'm actually late with my peas this year, usually they go in the last week of Feb, so 4 days late LOL! Even a bit of snow won't bother my peas or spinach and a few of the lettuce varieties. I won't put anything else out yet though except the turnips.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-53249701722479882652012-03-03T23:10:28.944-05:002012-03-03T23:10:28.944-05:00It's actually those green fence posts I'm ...It's actually those green fence posts I'm always pounding, I love the little "catches" they have on the sides for my pea netting or doing my "Florida Weave" for the tomatoes, although I've found I don't like that tomato system as much as I had hoped, I tend to do other things now :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-31208493075115998432012-03-03T23:08:24.606-05:002012-03-03T23:08:24.606-05:00Judy, that's awesome! I've never seen an ...Judy, that's awesome! I've never seen an SSE or even a Southern Exposure rack around here just that darn Burpee :(Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-77016927092865026002012-03-03T23:07:30.476-05:002012-03-03T23:07:30.476-05:00Sparkless, I never used to like them much but they...Sparkless, I never used to like them much but they have really grown on me the past couple of years, they are so hardy!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-84440872308139606882012-03-02T08:17:53.122-05:002012-03-02T08:17:53.122-05:00This year is already starting out really weird wea...This year is already starting out really weird weather wise. We had temps in the mid to upper 70 these last few days and since we have a cold front coming in, it could get ugly today. We were already under a tornado watch on Wednesday and today we expect the same. It's going to be a scary spring here...Ankehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891642887957584851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-72136025167458085982012-03-02T06:57:27.555-05:002012-03-02T06:57:27.555-05:00I know what you mean about saving anything that lo...I know what you mean about saving anything that looks like it could be a plant stake. I've got a pile that looks just like yours! The weather HAS been crazy hasn't it?Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-91492757148950116722012-03-02T06:53:35.166-05:002012-03-02T06:53:35.166-05:00Seriously? I'm drooling over the fact you have...Seriously? I'm drooling over the fact you have dirt on your hands. We just shoveled out from a foot of snow yesterday. I love reading these posts where people are planting!!! Bring it on!!Amy Dingmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955555538158746355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-21507449118228672712012-03-02T06:08:20.905-05:002012-03-02T06:08:20.905-05:00good,defianantly -no GMO,heck I wouldn't know ...good,defianantly -no GMO,heck I wouldn't know if I bought it even? but all the lettuces ,my word,I have never tasted Swiss Chard,or most of the other ,I'm very narrow minded when it comes to salads bib and Romain ,maybe Italian version,ha.ha me thinks I'm out of touch with reality-ya and you guys knew that all a long loljudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11818275450006660503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-31790361526499158372012-03-02T03:15:01.836-05:002012-03-02T03:15:01.836-05:00I just love it when I get a good deal on plants. N...I just love it when I get a good deal on plants. Nice score. What is that planting tool that you got there? Looks interesting!meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-68280088156795740582012-03-02T00:41:05.620-05:002012-03-02T00:41:05.620-05:00And the pansies are edible .... I don't need a...And the pansies are edible .... I don't need a post pounder with a reverse, I have a t-post puller, you can order one from Nothern Tool and Equipment. Since I use t-posts and cattle panels for a lot of fencing, having a puller makes it easy to move pens and re-arrange as needed.Tombstone Livestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022776395762826903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-67460711006763167282012-03-01T22:20:09.115-05:002012-03-01T22:20:09.115-05:00I want your pansies and your post pounder. Son-in...I want your pansies and your post pounder. Son-in-law is coming Saturday to extend the garden, so I need a reverse post pounder too...need to move every post over 14 feet!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-29425852975764935812012-03-01T21:50:01.445-05:002012-03-01T21:50:01.445-05:00Wow, we were warm today too, but not that warm.
...Wow, we were warm today too, but not that warm. <br /><br />Love those dirty hands. I got some seeds started today,but I won't put things in the ground for another couple of weeks. I remember one Easter we had a snow fall. With this crazy weather, not going to risk it.<br /><br />I want some of those pansies. :)Loriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294056530885964319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-40304907640141235142012-03-01T21:30:07.574-05:002012-03-01T21:30:07.574-05:00Your $5 flat of pansies made me salivate. (Our lo...Your $5 flat of pansies made me salivate. (Our local greenhouse doesn't open until the week before Mother's Day.) Your temperatures are a little on the unbelievable side. What is your summer going to be like? Do you have tan lines yet?<br /><br />Ah yes, good old rebar for garden stakes. What would we do without them??<br /><br />Had to laugh at you wishing for a reverse on your post hole pounder. I do know what you mean. I think I've suffered more injuries in the garden trying pull stakes OUT than by doing anything else. If we actually could invent one with a reverse, I think we'd be rich!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-90067219386215927892012-03-01T21:04:36.609-05:002012-03-01T21:04:36.609-05:00Ooo.... dirty hands..... I'm so jealous!
I&...Ooo.... dirty hands..... I'm so jealous! <br />I'm so lucky that Seed Savers Exchange is local to me. Our local grocery store always has a huge rack of their seeds so I hardly ever order anything. But I did order potatoes from them this year.<br />And those temps- crazy!<br /><br />JudyJudy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-44697016904857569082012-03-01T20:12:17.777-05:002012-03-01T20:12:17.777-05:00I love pansies! I even have some in my gardens th...I love pansies! I even have some in my gardens that survive every winter. We buy more every year though. They are such happy hardly little happy flowers that who can resist them?<br /><br />I'm still pondering what to plant this year. I think we may even put in a dwarf fruit tree, maybe peach or apple.<br /><br />Your temps are amazing! I'm hoping we don't get that hot until July.Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.com