tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post6577416954964633537..comments2024-03-28T14:37:45.575-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Gardening In The MudLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-44080218778280773102012-06-22T03:12:30.964-04:002012-06-22T03:12:30.964-04:00I'd say that your garden looks marvelous - des...I'd say that your garden looks marvelous - despite you spending so much time on the kitchen. I'd really love to sweet potatoes outdoors and still can't get over the fact that you direct sowed your tomatoes. Lucky girl!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861108457109878599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-48408613112930457872012-06-21T21:01:30.833-04:002012-06-21T21:01:30.833-04:00I can relate to gardening in the mud, we have had ...I can relate to gardening in the mud, we have had 8 inches in the last 4 days. Beautiful garden beds!Megan @ Purple Dancing Dahliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589793024632933098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-44144645888318308182012-06-21T19:23:33.979-04:002012-06-21T19:23:33.979-04:00Stephanie, pretty interesting, huh?
Frank, very t...Stephanie, pretty interesting, huh?<br /><br />Frank, very tropical. The rains came straight down with no breeze to blow them around.<br /><br />Donna, no rain does pitiful things to a garden, doesn't it. Would send some rain your way if I could!<br /><br />Jamime, thanks, but no thanks, LOL. I dread those days in the 100s. We usually get at least a few each summer.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-75857363441667606052012-06-21T15:09:59.974-04:002012-06-21T15:09:59.974-04:00We'll trade you a couple hundred degree days f...We'll trade you a couple hundred degree days for some of your rain please!! ;)<br />-JaimeNgo Family Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484243776589015749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-47563066269714225592012-06-21T10:03:32.063-04:002012-06-21T10:03:32.063-04:00Thanks Leigh for all the photos. Believe it or not...Thanks Leigh for all the photos. Believe it or not when I am not ranting about raw milk or organic labels I am in my garden which is not near as lush as yours. So little rain here. I'll take some of yours...please?Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-73743825470140685822012-06-21T07:16:10.131-04:002012-06-21T07:16:10.131-04:00great post. how are you coping with the huge amoun...great post. how are you coping with the huge amounts of rain and then loads of sun. The conditions are tropical almost!Frank Clarivuhttp://www.clarivu.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-40074882604687801432012-06-21T06:42:58.470-04:002012-06-21T06:42:58.470-04:00I love to see companion planting in action :) You...I love to see companion planting in action :) Your garden looks great Leigh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-58717658450041592942012-06-20T22:14:50.329-04:002012-06-20T22:14:50.329-04:00Sista, I always feel like something is better than...Sista, I always feel like something is better than nothing! Seems like even a little garden work every day would help a lot. <br /><br />Nancy, good grief, talk about temperature swings. We're headed to hot, which I definitely don't look forward too. <br /><br />AHH, oh yes! Something is better than nothing and better late than never. Even if you don't get a full season's worth, you'll get something!<br /><br />Badgerpendous, yes, we have rain water collection on the long term goal list. Also greywater irrigation. We actually have 4, 250 gallon tanks for the rainwater system, we just need the time and a few dollars to get it into action.<br /><br />Limette, seems like it's either too much or too little. It's heartbreaking to see the garden dry up, isn't it. Hopefully you're rain will come and we won't get a dry spell. <br /><br />Pam, I would if I could!<br /><br />A View From A Brown Dog, thank you and you're welcome! We will get hot and dry soon too. My least favorite time of year.<br /><br />Lisa, we all seem to want the opposite of what we have! I dread hose watering and fear it will be here soon enough. <br /><br />Famousthecat, thanks! It's so tough to not get rain. Worse than too much really. I hope your dry spell breaks soon.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-102470341695405482012-06-20T21:04:38.005-04:002012-06-20T21:04:38.005-04:00Awesome update! Your plants look so healthy. I'...Awesome update! Your plants look so healthy. I'm with some of the other commentors - I don't remember the last time we got a proper rain here in central Indiana! And it's not looking like we'll get anything anytime soon. Sigh...famousthecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05199392183036556514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-54835369660328151912012-06-20T19:51:17.182-04:002012-06-20T19:51:17.182-04:00I wish I was a mud gardener! It is so dry here, w...I wish I was a mud gardener! It is so dry here, we are in a drought. I have to water my garden from the hose. :(Lisa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08117238535383493210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-2713289067630473952012-06-20T18:53:52.771-04:002012-06-20T18:53:52.771-04:00Your garden looks wonderful, holy flipping cow you...Your garden looks wonderful, holy flipping cow your cucumber plants looks so beautiful and healthy (jealous)! The weather here is dry and hot, not much rain until Fall with the occassional summer monsoon that do roll in from time to time. Thank you for the info on what you supplemented your soil with i loved and appreciated the info.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711169722488606559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-87492762823886390042012-06-20T17:30:42.437-04:002012-06-20T17:30:42.437-04:00Could you PLEASE send some rain to Ohio! Really g...Could you PLEASE send some rain to Ohio! Really got a chuckle with this (And all my volunteers are amazing!)!<br />Love Sweet pots, glad all is coming along well, despite all the rain! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-76043521754488390682012-06-20T14:06:34.732-04:002012-06-20T14:06:34.732-04:00We need rain so badly right now. Every time the W...We need rain so badly right now. Every time the Weather Network calls for rain, we get nothing. My garden is starting to look awful. Send your rain my way!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00081848869231823977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-14204778676161818032012-06-20T12:52:52.709-04:002012-06-20T12:52:52.709-04:00Wow, that companion planting bit is interesting!
...Wow, that companion planting bit is interesting! <br /><br />Forgive me because I'm sure you've mentioned this before. Do you have plans for rain water storage? <br /><br />Sweet potatoes! We forgot to plant sweet potatoes! I knew we forgot something. Drat! :)badgerpendoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540038174008061800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-47183550076263964802012-06-20T11:55:12.019-04:002012-06-20T11:55:12.019-04:00I am so encouraged! We just got moved into our far...I am so encouraged! We just got moved into our farm and we have barely anything planted!! Of course it is almost July so I am itching to get in everything I can! Glad to see someone has been there before me and survived!! Ha ha ha Thank You, I needed this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-51918613794966447652012-06-20T11:44:58.285-04:002012-06-20T11:44:58.285-04:00I've been fighting cold/windy weather here. Ev...I've been fighting cold/windy weather here. Every tme I got ready to plant the temp would drop and I had to put things on hold. It snowed in the foolthills last week! It semi-normalized and I just planted. It was 68 2 days ago, but supposed to be 93 tomorrow, go figure. Boise has has really wierd weather this spring/summer...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-84320713649251027452012-06-20T11:25:24.326-04:002012-06-20T11:25:24.326-04:00It's been raining here and on top of that we h...It's been raining here and on top of that we had graduation and out of town guest that were here on the only sunny day we have had in over a week. I planted a few beans and noticed they are poking their heads up but if I don't get the row covers on the birds will get them first. Today is sunny and I am going to garden even though my daughter wants me to take her shopping for her birthday that I promised to do. She will have to wait a day or two. Peas and potatoes are doing great though even though I didn't get all the potatoes planted that I want to.sistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568280906820691641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-85466300749749453052012-06-20T10:26:47.026-04:002012-06-20T10:26:47.026-04:00Nina, our soil is like that too. It goes from too ...Nina, our soil is like that too. It goes from too wet to too dry in a heartbeat. Love that you had a volunteer cucumber! <br /><br />Sunnybrook Farm, I can't help but wonder why that is. Seems my volunteers always do better than what I deliberately plant for the year.<br /><br />Bettina, interesting how we all have to deal with something! Now that you mention that about the dill, I recall the same thing. It grew where I didn't plant, not where I did. :)<br /><br />Theresa, I'm so relieved about it too. Love the term "happy neglect." I'll have to remember that one. :)<br /><br />Benita, I hate dry spells as much as I do too much rain. Watering never seems to do as much good as rain either. Hopefully yours is on the way!<br /><br />Stephen, thank you!<br /><br />Renee, that's a relief. Both your garden and the fire being under control. Hopefully you're Roma will rally!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-81577537090396745942012-06-20T10:04:05.513-04:002012-06-20T10:04:05.513-04:00Believe it or not after all that hail it has been ...Believe it or not after all that hail it has been pretty much dry as a bone here. I believe that the reason that it is overcast outside today is due to the fire (I heard last night it was 50% contained finally, Praise God!)<br /><br />Despite our lack of moister and the major pounding, my garden all seems to be coming back with the exception of one Roma Tomato...which oddly is still a very healthy looking stick. hummm I'll let it continue trying.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-72053329267268020622012-06-20T09:32:08.406-04:002012-06-20T09:32:08.406-04:00Beautiful...I envy you.Beautiful...I envy you.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-85548603037768030872012-06-20T09:02:00.508-04:002012-06-20T09:02:00.508-04:00I love the look of the amaranth plant. It's v...I love the look of the amaranth plant. It's very pretty. I love it when you get volunteer plants - it's like Christmas in the summer.<br /><br />I wish you could send us some of your rain. We are under a drought - no rain for weeks, now, and it shows. Brown grass, twisted corn and even the soybeans are beginning to turn brown. My crabapple leaves are turning brown, too.Benitahttp://www.basicallybenita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-50365956392688484472012-06-20T07:39:24.839-04:002012-06-20T07:39:24.839-04:00What bounty! It looks great Leigh and you gotta lo...What bounty! It looks great Leigh and you gotta love some of those volunteers. I'd say working on the kitchen might be termed as "happy neglect" and the garden is no worse for it.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574936988046982209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-70228295522889868362012-06-20T07:33:10.322-04:002012-06-20T07:33:10.322-04:00yep, I am a mud gardener, too:( though with tomato...yep, I am a mud gardener, too:( though with tomatoes, aubergines etc. I'd have no chance outside, I have to use the polytunnel or glasshouse. but still, I finally planted my pre-grown runner beans yesterday and had mud clumps on my shoes, worse than in winter! on the bright side though - I practically never have to water anything outside:)<br /><br />good luck with all your plants - and yes, volunteers do better for me as well.... dill often doesn't come up at all when I try to tell it where to grow!Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-71252640391282010762012-06-20T07:30:08.681-04:002012-06-20T07:30:08.681-04:00Looking good, sometimes my volunteer tomato plants...Looking good, sometimes my volunteer tomato plants look better than the ones I plant so there is something to be said for planting seed in the garden I guess.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-86863262501890758012012-06-20T06:45:22.397-04:002012-06-20T06:45:22.397-04:00Your garden looks wonderful. We've had enough...Your garden looks wonderful. We've had enough dry weather between the downpours and deluges that the ground varies between too wet and hard and dry. I try to plant when I have to plant. My pole beans went in when we were having a lot of hot, dry weather but they've still germinated and are looking pretty good. <br />I love volunteers. I have a cucumber coming up this year which is rather nice, since I managed to forget to start any this year. Last year I ate a fresh cucumber for my lunch, every day for almost a month. It was wonderful.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049476969325691637noreply@blogger.com