tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post3812974788093669035..comments2024-03-27T22:01:59.919-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Garden Notes: June 2022Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-92029136727932031052022-07-04T21:43:55.425-04:002022-07-04T21:43:55.425-04:00Jean Ellen, thank you! Truth be told, my green thu...Jean Ellen, thank you! Truth be told, my green thumb is pretty elusive. Some things are doing well, some things barely germinated! Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-2817092385144125002022-07-04T09:08:08.255-04:002022-07-04T09:08:08.255-04:00Wow, you have an amazing garlic harvest. I just ca...Wow, you have an amazing garlic harvest. I just can't seem to find the secret for getting mine to grow large. I have already canned 4 pints of pickles - my stash was getting low this year as well. You have a real green thumb. I do enjoy reading your blog.Jean Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244968309213848871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-55414302835163192762022-06-29T19:23:23.637-04:002022-06-29T19:23:23.637-04:00Kathy, good tip about the old t-shirts for tying u...Kathy, good tip about the old t-shirts for tying up tomatoes. I've used baling twine for a number of years now, but never noticed any damage.<br /><br />Sorry to hear about your raccoons! Critters can be such a challenge in the garden.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-54506449202711148442022-06-29T11:02:21.958-04:002022-06-29T11:02:21.958-04:00Hi Leigh! Noting your tomato ties are baling twine...Hi Leigh! Noting your tomato ties are baling twine. I did that a few years ago & had some plant damage after a few weeks of daily afternoon breeze caused rubbing. Switched to fabric ties. Old t-shirt cut into 1-1/2" strips works well. If you grab both ends of the strip and gently pull, it rolls into a tube that's easy to tie around plants. Then the baling twine can be looped through it and tied to the support. Whatever works! Can also be hand washed & re-used the next year.<br />Thanks for sharing your garden progress! Mine was planted late & some dug up (repeatedly) by raccoons, but some is doing well. Looking forward to harvesting. Nothing like eating what you've grown yourself, especially from seeds.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15546089573271029499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-71833526501641667662022-06-29T05:04:00.780-04:002022-06-29T05:04:00.780-04:00Kathy, it really makes a huge difference, doesn...Kathy, it really makes a huge difference, doesn't it? Not only in retaining moisture, but in keeping soil temperature down too. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-64583905356533629712022-06-28T21:03:48.192-04:002022-06-28T21:03:48.192-04:00Good evening, I enjoyed your garden notes and phot...Good evening, I enjoyed your garden notes and photos. I agree mulching is really important especially during hot summers-really makes a big difference.kathyinozarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01644138355524729156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-61769707176688028392022-06-28T20:18:54.460-04:002022-06-28T20:18:54.460-04:00Goatldi, a fruitless mulberry???? I've never h...Goatldi, a fruitless mulberry???? I've never heard of such a thing. And how can yummy mulberries be a mess?!? It's amazing to me how many folks prefer ornamentals to fruit and nut producing plants. I'm delighted that we grow most of our own fruit!<br /><br />Jenn, thank you! We like it. :)<br /><br />Nancy, and when you're producing I'll be complaining of the heat, lol. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-85915648366133988462022-06-28T20:00:53.125-04:002022-06-28T20:00:53.125-04:00Wow we're so far behind you! Oh well nature is...Wow we're so far behind you! Oh well nature is what it is weather-wise. What's your mulberries taste like?Nancy In Boisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03749272217529362089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-74400755018532244362022-06-28T18:46:33.566-04:002022-06-28T18:46:33.566-04:00What an amazing life you lead!What an amazing life you lead!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-58891675832212461992022-06-28T17:35:20.930-04:002022-06-28T17:35:20.930-04:00Wowzers Lady!
Could you have packed more into a ...Wowzers Lady! <br /><br />Could you have packed more into a post? :-)<br /><br />I learn so much from you and I also for odd reason after your blog post I almost always end up craving some wonderful dish I can't make. Today that would be Mulberry Pancakes lol. What makes it even more bittersweet is that I have a fairly young Mulberry tree by the chicken coop. It was one of the reasons the coop went there. However the folks that put it in the ground bought a Fruitless Mulberry. Was their motivation not wanting the "mess" or did they not know there is more than one variety of Mulberry trees and just took what they were sold?<br /><br />We will never know but those cakes looked sooo good! Good work as usual!<br />Goatldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-80391262647013410322022-06-28T13:36:17.573-04:002022-06-28T13:36:17.573-04:00Rosalea, daylight here is currently from about 6 a...Rosalea, daylight here is currently from about 6 a.m. to about 9:15 p.m. Of course, we warm up more quickly than you, so I don't always do early starts for my seeds. If I lived farther north, I'd start them indoors too! <br /><br />Thanks about the keyhole garden. It especially looks nice when it's overflowing with growing goodness. :)<br /><br />Ed, I'll look forward to your post! Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-44299207715962026742022-06-28T06:55:42.106-04:002022-06-28T06:55:42.106-04:00We had another abnormally wet and this year cold s...We had another abnormally wet and this year cold spring so our garden is way behind, especially those of you to the south. But it is starting to come along and hopefully with a mild and long fall like we had last year, it will still be bountiful. I have pictures of it scheduled for a post tomorrow.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-47595148343779232252022-06-28T06:01:11.834-04:002022-06-28T06:01:11.834-04:00Great tour Leigh. So nice to see what I can expect...Great tour Leigh. So nice to see what I can expect to see in the next month or so! My cucs have just put out their first big leaf, but tomatoes are blooming and there is the odd small green guy showing up, but I start them indoors way sooner than most, and they were starting to bloom when they were planted out. You are so far ahead of us! That sweet potato flower is just lovely. How long do you have daylight at this time of year? Daylight at 5AM and on til after 9PM here at the solstice, more or less. Just curious. Love that keyhole garden. Dan did such a great job on it. Rosaleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com