tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post6617312943702761494..comments2023-08-17T09:45:31.344-04:00Comments on garden now - think later! : "Peanuts, Pizza & Big Bugs!"Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-91815561295133847902010-07-05T14:37:52.676-04:002010-07-05T14:37:52.676-04:00OK...growing peanuts is so cool! I wonder if we c...OK...growing peanuts is so cool! I wonder if we can do it in the NW, I will check on this.<br /><br />I'm sorry about your roof getting 'cooked'...everything here is drowning, 3 of 4 day in July so far have rained!<br /><br />That but is so very interesting...nothing like that here.<br /><br />The pizza made me smile...great job! Kiminadvertent farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383463809397445258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-44158348432945952462010-07-05T12:45:25.355-04:002010-07-05T12:45:25.355-04:00How cool! I've never seen homegrown peanut pl...How cool! I've never seen homegrown peanut plants before. I wonder if they will grow here in New England. Keep us posted. I'm curious to see what the young pods will look like. <br /><br />Sometimes dressing up a frozen dish makes all the difference.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-87342005158001960052010-07-05T07:19:44.637-04:002010-07-05T07:19:44.637-04:00Hope you and the boys had a great 4th! :)Hope you and the boys had a great 4th! :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038703319667640641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-75504012031179765662010-07-04T10:30:30.063-04:002010-07-04T10:30:30.063-04:00I love cicadas too! My husband, not so much. I&#...I love cicadas too! My husband, not so much. I'm glad that something is growing in the boys green roof project, even though it might not make it to the top.The authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636620408978317283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-44442989163474019742010-07-04T09:05:46.736-04:002010-07-04T09:05:46.736-04:00Same weather here, but fewer cicadas. Great to be ...Same weather here, but fewer cicadas. Great to be able to dress up a frozen pizza with veggies and herbs from the garden! <br /><br />Mockingbirds can be vicious. My condolences that you will have even more when those eggs hatch out. The good news is that they are insect-eaters. Maybe they can decrease the mosquito/biting fly population!Amy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-15949782152753288422010-07-03T12:11:12.674-04:002010-07-03T12:11:12.674-04:00Erin-
Your boys are blessed to have you! I'm ...Erin-<br />Your boys are blessed to have you! I'm so glad you're enjoying the nice weather. :)Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153751759157433693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-35210561133961659452010-07-03T08:31:26.490-04:002010-07-03T08:31:26.490-04:00we are trying peanuts for the first time, too! i ...we are trying peanuts for the first time, too! i have no idea if they will grow here, but hubby wanted to try. after reading your post, i know more about them than i did before. :)<br /><br />we usually see cicadas around, but not this year. maybe it isn't hot enough yet. they like to park on my son's swingset. if we happen to be out swinging while they are in action, it is LOUD! <br /><br />fun post! :)Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03236071243930290074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-62562227056469130592010-07-03T08:18:59.710-04:002010-07-03T08:18:59.710-04:00Cool nest shot Erin, and the bugs are outrageous!!...Cool nest shot Erin, and the bugs are outrageous!! Keep cool...can't wait to see the peanut harvest.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-61710717320092556762010-07-03T08:15:40.049-04:002010-07-03T08:15:40.049-04:00Hi Jo! "Evil" Mockers is evil because h...Hi Jo! "Evil" Mockers is evil because he divebombs our heads! It's really quite endearing though, I enjoy all the personality the mockingbirds have, the female doesn't do it, but the male will defend the nest like nobody's business! It's really the worst in the early spring when he is getting used to us being outside in "his yard" a lot. I have to carry an umbrella or broom to wave around my head to keep him off of me. He has been here for 3 years, I know he is the same one because he "mocks" my dogs by barking! He perches on a split rail fence and starts flapping and getting noisy as I approach the garden gate, it's pretty cute all that bravado!<br /><br />MamaPea, I would take that dinner any day over a frozen pizza!<br /><br />Dawn, it seems as though a lot of us are having very difficult weather this year!<br /><br />Judy, those cidadas sound crazy! I remember living in MN in the summertime mayflies would get that thick on the bridge over the Mississippi being attracted to the lights and my town would use snowplows to get all the mayflies off the bridge!<br /><br />Ribbit, enjoy! The key is that humidity being absent! You know it will be awful again soon and plenty of time for blogging again!<br /><br />Cathryn, that's funny about the shells! The peanuts were an afterthought for the kids since hubby built one more planter box for them before he left, and we happened to have some free saved peanuts from a seed swap, went into this completely ignorant, but it is really fun learning by watching them, with no idea what to expect! I purposely didn't read much about them preferring instead to have the kids "watch" and report back to me - that's how I was able to photograph the tiny yellow blossoms hidden at the bottom, the kids found them! Thanks for the blog compliment, I find it's very therepeutic for me especially since hubby is deployed, it lets me converse with other adults and gives me a break from talking to little kids 24/7! Love your profile pic, the view looks amazing!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-62114771463395239822010-07-03T00:10:25.382-04:002010-07-03T00:10:25.382-04:00The cicadas, humidity and Mocking birds-My favorit...The cicadas, humidity and Mocking birds-My favorite! I grew up in Alabama (Air Force dad) and I miss these things! We used to collect the shells they would leave after they would molt and hang them all over our shirts!<br /><br />So awesome you can grow peanuts, I'd love to see how they progress.<br />Your site is extremely interesting to me, I'm gonna have to spend some time reading...Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286142983409557379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-90796792973147725282010-07-02T22:08:50.613-04:002010-07-02T22:08:50.613-04:00Very cool that you're going to get out with yo...Very cool that you're going to get out with your kids like that. It's something they'll always remember. We had a humidity free day today, too, and it was a shocker to the system. We played outside most of the day.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-24646323344882336872010-07-02T22:03:43.875-04:002010-07-02T22:03:43.875-04:00I love cicadas. They are SO loud. It's not t...I love cicadas. They are SO loud. It's not time for them here yet- but soon... A few years ago, we were on our way back from the coast and while driving through the mountains in PA, the cicadas were so thick the side of the road was moving- now THAT was a bit much!<br />Your tomatoes look lovely, We finally had our first 3 cherry tomatoes tonight on salads. They were barely ripe but OH, so tasty!!!<br />JudyJudy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-35057499457008727272010-07-02T21:30:23.167-04:002010-07-02T21:30:23.167-04:00Oh EW I have seen Cicadas before but I don't t...Oh EW I have seen Cicadas before but I don't think I want to get that close to one! And I usually do okay with bugs.... call me chicken.<br />Our garden is coming along but just not the way we figured it would. While you've been having the blast furnace going, we've had... rain. And not enough sunny days in between the rainy ones. This is NOT normal for Eastern WA but the plants seem to be doing okay. I'd love to try growing peanuts! Fun!Dawn @ 5 Kids and a Doghttp://www.5kidsandadog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-57119518388875370082010-07-02T21:05:50.950-04:002010-07-02T21:05:50.950-04:00My busy day resulted in soft boiled eggs, rye toas...My busy day resulted in soft boiled eggs, rye toast (with brand-new strawberry jam!), and a cottage cheese/veggie salad for dinner. Needless to say, compared to our slapped-together meal, your "cruddy" helped-a-lot-with-fresh-garden-veggies looked pretty good!<br /><br />That first bug picture kinda scared me. How big are they?<br /><br />What a shame the kids roof top garden doesn't look as if it's gonna turn out to be much. Such good plans and intentions. :o( Bummer.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-37591138075356289782010-07-02T21:02:37.875-04:002010-07-02T21:02:37.875-04:00Lovely peanuts you have there! Just curious, why i...Lovely peanuts you have there! Just curious, why is your mockingbird evil? We don't have them up here in western MN.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941280453570504094noreply@blogger.com