tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post3782271448625587242..comments2023-10-08T03:36:38.925-04:00Comments on Gardening Without Skills: Garden Blogger's Death Day :: June 2009Kate and Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342619603185671644noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-38122678695287840072009-07-07T22:58:54.610-04:002009-07-07T22:58:54.610-04:00this is a delightful idea! i was directed here by...this is a delightful idea! i was directed here by another blog I frequent and I can't wait to post all of my gardening failures, which are many! It's going to be a fun postSirenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09001542103226231007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-27958910780406175542009-07-02T19:05:17.502-04:002009-07-02T19:05:17.502-04:00My butternut squash plants are near death. One is ...My butternut squash plants are near death. One is already dead. Im sad about this one since I love butternut squash :(<br /><br />http://lo-motherearth.blogspot.com/2009/07/garden-week-4.htmlLohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892990895807908419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-36082454254623256422009-07-02T07:53:39.638-04:002009-07-02T07:53:39.638-04:00This is a great idea. I'ts good to hear I'...This is a great idea. I'ts good to hear I'm not the only one with garden failures - sort of misery likes company. Lot's to learn here too. I'll be posting my latest disaster on Friday.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472642679947517392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-15748305400453158962009-07-01T07:00:58.375-04:002009-07-01T07:00:58.375-04:00Hi all. I love your idea, Skills. My garden death ...Hi all. I love your idea, Skills. My garden death was really a murder, and I did not mourn it one bit. A giant camphor laurel tree in my back neighbours yard right on the fenceline which they disposed of today while I was at work.<br />Hooray! A new big sunny spot for more veggie garden!<br />Don't worry about your corn. Even when I grew it and it was edible, it was still deformed.hidinginmygardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741563743445954108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-64497605780648324172009-06-30T23:35:00.611-04:002009-06-30T23:35:00.611-04:00Well, I had the butternut squash earlier in the mo...Well, I had the butternut squash earlier in the month, and also a zucchini plant. I need to remember to take pictures of the things that die, so I can join in the fun!Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-76460601748918824772009-06-30T21:46:34.453-04:002009-06-30T21:46:34.453-04:00I lied. I've got death. Possibly huge sponta...I lied. I've got death. Possibly huge spontaneous death. I'm posting it now.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-28312247020646357412009-06-30T21:41:34.509-04:002009-06-30T21:41:34.509-04:00Sniff, sniff, my pathetic blueberry plant I have b...Sniff, sniff, my pathetic blueberry plant I have been carefully and patiently nursing this spring (after 2-3 years of no fruit and basically no growth) bit the dust in the past 10 days. I tried to amend the soil to make it more acidic and I thought I followed the instructions on the bag of elemental sulfur really, really closely and carefully, but the blueberry did not agree. It started turning brown within about 4 days, and it now completely brown and dead. So much for dreams of huge blueberry yields for my blueberry-loving 4 yr old...Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17402376721058875993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-76053400591110971982009-06-30T21:18:51.584-04:002009-06-30T21:18:51.584-04:00After viewing the pansies in the pots by my front ...After viewing the pansies in the pots by my front door this morning I had to join you in mourning for our dear deceased plants. Please stop by for the visitation before my pansies are put to rest.Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346440082006209273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-43081161268481990872009-06-30T20:20:30.615-04:002009-06-30T20:20:30.615-04:00Kate, thank you for hosting GBDD. If it wasn't...Kate, thank you for hosting GBDD. If it wasn't for all the flooding you experienced, GBDD may never have been born. Your photos are pretty impressive and make my one lone death photo look boring. Anyway, the death notice is up at Mamma Mia Days.donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-62482767542760285562009-06-30T20:19:44.767-04:002009-06-30T20:19:44.767-04:00So much death and destruction. At least you'l...So much death and destruction. At least you'll get some pretty blooms from the okra. <br /><br />If you don't want to throw the okra away, you could try putting the pods in the freezer and collecting enough to go into some nice vegetable soup.Cherylhttp://www.cherylsgardengoodies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-47229481311093331162009-06-30T15:45:37.416-04:002009-06-30T15:45:37.416-04:00I think we have all had our failures - my kale nev...I think we have all had our failures - my kale never did well. If it started to sprout the chickens stuck their heads in and snipped it off, or the bugs and some sort of worm-like thing ate them. Our peas and lettuce didn't do well with the early heat. I think it will be a challenging season for all of us!kimchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17447531230107485877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-49418607641943199702009-06-30T11:47:04.416-04:002009-06-30T11:47:04.416-04:00Joining you in mourning at
Annie's Kitchen Ga...Joining you in mourning at <br /><a href="http://annieskitchengarden.blogspot.com/2009/06/june-30-2009-garden-bloggers-death-day.html" rel="nofollow">Annie's Kitchen Garden</a>Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-35388749065571069332009-06-30T10:37:26.247-04:002009-06-30T10:37:26.247-04:00The beans I planted just never grew. Out of two fu...The beans I planted just never grew. Out of two full bags of seeds we got 5 miserable little plants. I never did figure out why, as I dug down to see if the beans even started to sprout, but the beans were gone! I think something ate them. *sigh* I love fresh snap beans too.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07341112262693141656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-59650171593929863212009-06-30T09:13:22.051-04:002009-06-30T09:13:22.051-04:00I just ripped out my cucumbers. I should have tho...I just ripped out my cucumbers. I should have thought to take that picture. :(Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-11923283646636595382009-06-30T08:49:25.494-04:002009-06-30T08:49:25.494-04:00Sad line up here too. I was going to join you thi...Sad line up here too. I was going to join you this month, posted about the terrible weather instead. Some of my plants are bent but not dead yet!Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-28634460904518136262009-06-30T08:20:02.370-04:002009-06-30T08:20:02.370-04:00I'm up with my dead. :)I'm up with my dead. :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038703319667640641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-29709673224003912492009-06-30T08:19:44.041-04:002009-06-30T08:19:44.041-04:00Death hasn't been too harsh on me this year. I...Death hasn't been too harsh on me this year. I think I've had more produce snatched out of my hands because of bolting than actual death. Our weirdly cold and wet weather is making some things not too happy. I did join in this month and you can see my post at <a href="http://daphnesdandelions.blogspot.com/2009/06/garden-bloggers-death-day-june-2009.html" rel="nofollow">Daphne's Dandelions</a>.Daphnehttp://daphnesdandelions.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5563051087162389665.post-5908295927570555542009-06-30T08:09:52.140-04:002009-06-30T08:09:52.140-04:00I planted beans "straight into the ground&quo...I planted beans "straight into the ground" along my fence border, thinking "brilliant - edible privacy!" Well, they grew about 2 feet and are all yellow now! And I went hunting last night to figure out what is defoliating my potatoes and made a horrifying discovery: my first tomato hornworm! It was like the campy horror movies I love so much, I jumped and screamed, it was huge and disgusting. I will probably post about that today with pics of the monster. <br /><br />As for your corn, don't feel too bad. I tried to grow corn and it was pitiful. I read up on it afterwards and apparently you must grow rows, not "sq ft gardening" and need about 9 or more 12 ft rows in order to have really decent pollination and a good crop. That's one of those things I will leave to the local farmers and buy at the farm stand!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.com