tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post461927988554513505..comments2023-10-08T03:36:38.925-04:00Comments on Gardening Without Skills: Score one point for the gardener!Kate and Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342619603185671644noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-63234260640680811562009-11-19T23:08:00.535-05:002009-11-19T23:08:00.535-05:00I've really gotten behind in my blog reading. ...I've really gotten behind in my blog reading. How cool to see an egg in your hand, and your square foot garden looks awesome!Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-40039030796991009792009-11-13T12:21:38.969-05:002009-11-13T12:21:38.969-05:00So, what's your radish secret? I've tried ...So, what's your radish secret? I've tried twice--just finished pulling my second round, and my largest wasn't even the size of a quarter! Grrrr... I'm debating on trying a 3rd time but I don't even like the darn things!Momma_Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777829150647394160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-57357862874899575832009-11-13T09:37:55.762-05:002009-11-13T09:37:55.762-05:00thumbs up on your garden! fun to look at something...thumbs up on your garden! fun to look at something green (snow due here today or tomorrow).Muumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181825725581583635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-50147617952468929652009-11-13T09:31:55.752-05:002009-11-13T09:31:55.752-05:00Woo hoo! I think you're the envy of every gar...Woo hoo! I think you're the envy of every gardener north of the 40th parallel right now! Great garden!<br /><br />Here in the NW, we use small uncooked chard leaves in our sandwiches in place of lettuce. Also, you can use it like spinach--as in spinach ricotta pie, or .... Yummy! Like Stefaneener said, saute it up and add some garlic--then to ensure a small child may try it--add slivered almonds and a heaping helping of raisins. The sugary raisins make anything taste good, eh?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366300946512185715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-52069623421514545032009-11-11T19:59:25.822-05:002009-11-11T19:59:25.822-05:00Yay, Kate! You are officially a REAL gardener, an...Yay, Kate! You are officially a REAL gardener, and everything looks just lovely...you're like an old pro now!<br /><br />By the way, I'm one of those idiots who can't grow a decent radish, so bite your tongue!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-46219758656814013232009-11-11T10:35:48.259-05:002009-11-11T10:35:48.259-05:00Yes, harvest from the outside. Enjoy! I'm on a...Yes, harvest from the outside. Enjoy! I'm on a mission to share my favorite recipes.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-75869495225048401742009-11-11T10:05:34.655-05:002009-11-11T10:05:34.655-05:00Woohoo Kate! Everything looks awesome!Woohoo Kate! Everything looks awesome!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038703319667640641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-34885244352013116972009-11-11T09:15:27.413-05:002009-11-11T09:15:27.413-05:00It looks great! Fish fertilizer I haven't tri...It looks great! Fish fertilizer I haven't tried. I keep reading about it so there must be something to it!Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-7410160328582935292009-11-11T08:46:03.880-05:002009-11-11T08:46:03.880-05:00What Stef said about chard. I also like it in quic...What Stef said about chard. I also like it in quiche (use like spinach, cook it first and squeeze ALL the water out), with green onions and cheddar cheese. Yum!<br /><br />Hey don't think a radish is so easy to grow. In my garden it is a hard crop to get to grow. I know it is supposed to be easy, but it isn't always.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-61077669204047889472009-11-11T07:10:08.158-05:002009-11-11T07:10:08.158-05:00EG - yeah, the Romaine lettuce has been weirding m...EG - yeah, the Romaine lettuce has been weirding me out. Last time I grew it I got large leaves that kind of grew out. This time I've gotten small leaves that are growing up. I have taken a bunch off it, but it's growing faster than we can eat it - but such tiny leaves. Weird.<br /><br />Stefaneer - THANKS for the swiss chard advice! I'll give it a go for sure. Do you cut pieces off like you do with lettuce?<br /><br />Deborah - You just used two words that have never been directed at my garden on my blog "I'm jealous"<br /><br />Erin - green smudges on fingers? No, that was chicken poop.Kate and Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342619603185671644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-67977282738915406552009-11-11T06:56:59.366-05:002009-11-11T06:56:59.366-05:00Are you outside doing the "Yay, I'm a gar...Are you outside doing the "Yay, I'm a gardener" dance yet? You should be! Way to go, Kate, it's looking great! I haven't tried Swiss Chard any way other than tearing little leaves into a salad, but I hear the tossed in oil/garlic thing in the pan is good too. I grow Swiss Chard all over the place just because it's pretty in my boxes and container plantings, lol. Congrats... so those WERE green speckles we saw showing up on those black thumbs in your picture the other day, LOLErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-42590488615878314292009-11-11T02:12:56.334-05:002009-11-11T02:12:56.334-05:00I am jealous. My garden is just starting and your...I am jealous. My garden is just starting and yours looks fantastic. Great job!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06321127890837144759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-37844539579508114312009-11-10T23:18:51.117-05:002009-11-10T23:18:51.117-05:00Zone 9B here as well... last fall I kept my tomato...Zone 9B here as well... last fall I kept my tomato plants going all the way to the end of January, by stringing an extra set of Christmas lights (C7 sized, not the minis) loosely around the plants and stakes, and then covering them with frost cloth any time there was threat of frost. My garden is up next to the house with a plug right there, but if you can run an extension cord out to your beds, it's worth a shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-43033622196053549202009-11-10T23:17:49.559-05:002009-11-10T23:17:49.559-05:00It looks very nice, really. Not as though it's...It looks very nice, really. Not as though it's cowering in fear at all.<br /><br />Chard? Chop the leaves and saute with a LOT of garlic in olive oil, some salt, and yum it up with parmesan. Or, saute onions until they're sweet, add chopped chard leaves (stems if they're small) and saute until the chard is soft. Then turn off the heat, stir in either goat or feta cheese and sprinkle with chopped, toasted walnuts. <br /><br />Young chard is great in salads, but it gets higher in oxalic acid as it matures. I don't like the "squeaky" feeling it gives to my teeth, so I cook it.<br /><br />Oh, it also chops nicely into soups. I treat the stems as celery in that recipe.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-45962160127470679792009-11-10T22:09:20.396-05:002009-11-10T22:09:20.396-05:00Woohoo! Isn't it great when things go well. ...Woohoo! Isn't it great when things go well. Gardening is like childbirth....you forget how terrible it can be when you see how wonderful it is.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-9218190835771634862009-11-10T21:29:34.408-05:002009-11-10T21:29:34.408-05:00See? It ain't that difficult....Everything loo...See? It ain't that difficult....Everything looks very good, but you better hurry up and harvest that romaine lettuce. (It's trying to go to seed, which will make it very bitter). I think the sugar snap peas are having a difficult time with the heat - that's all.Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.com