Our "Edibles" #5: It's Planted!

I’ll second your “WOOHOO”!!!!!! Have a good time at your bonfire!!! Bet the eating is mighty fine … :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Pics of bonfire night might be fun.. ;)

We just finished planting our garden a few days ago.. Ended up having to replant 2 50’ rows. Darn soggy weather before rotted the seeds.

Hmmmm.. Bonfire.. Reminds me of camp when I was young..er… We’d make mountain pies.. Looooove those..

Wife thinks I’m nuts when I talk about mountain pies.. I even got an iron to bring down here.. Plan on using it this summer..

She also thought I was nuts when I went on a pizzelles rant and picked up an iron just for that.. Till she tried them.. Now she loves them..

Now.. If I can only sneak in fried mush.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

Scott … LOL!!! sneak in fried mush LOL!!!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Bit far fetched huh.. I even tried renaming it and called it by the proper “Polenta”, but darnit, one of her friends tipped her off that it was mush.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

This weekend wore me out. I was SO tired yesterday i could barely move – that is until I got in the pool for 1/2 hour!! Yes, indeed, I was in our pool yesterday. 68F at the top of the pool, probably 60F at the bottom. I didn’t swim; just waded around (almost chest high water). It perked me right up.

• peas. 3 rows plus those at our pool fence; each double sowed about 3 weeks apart.
• beans, (climbing at the pool and bush in the garden)
• spanish onions
• small plots of lettuce, kale, mustard, radishes, spinach, and cilantro
• asparagus (planted a couple of years ago)
• beets
• chick peas (never planted these before)
• tomatoes (beefsteak, roma, another smaller type and then some wee little cherry tomatoes)
• carrots and parsnips
• peppers (several varieties)
• cucumbers
• sweet corn (two varieties) and we are going to put some beans in front of the corn perhaps today
• watermelon (thanks to our seed trade)
• pie pumpkins
• acorn squash
• long-necked gourds which will hopefully hang from our pool fence
• and around our well cover I planted: cyprus ivy (thanks to our seed exchange), quinoa grain, amaranth, dill and…. hmmm barley I think
• 6 bushes of blueberries in the front lawn, forming a border for a path. Oh I hope we get blueberries!!!

and that’s it for my edibles. (besides the apple tree, pear tree, cherry tree (with frozen flowers, darn), nannyberry, red currants, strawberries, and raspberries).

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

WOW … you have been busy. Nice selection in your garden MsDeb. Gonna be some good eating this summer and through the coming year.

Dip in the pool would have indeed felt good yesterday. Geesh, what is up today … cool here, is it cool your way?? Got any “ice” forming on that pool water … LOL!!!! It is really quite brisk here, and the wind has been howling all morning.

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

And a frost advisory for tonight, after needing the AC yesterday afternoon and evening!

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

it’s quite chilly out today even though we have a gorgeous sun. Yes, the jacket is back on. No swim for me for a couple of days again.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Wow MsD…..There is going to be some mighty fine dining at your place shortly (lol)
You sure are brave to hit the pool this early.Brrrrrr.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Quite the variety you have!
Should make for good eating all year long!
You going to freeze or can what is “left” in the fall?

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

the goal is to put most of it in the freezer

as for the pool—wont’ be in it again for a while. BRRRR it’s cold out.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Yummy Yummu and Yummy!! :D

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

Carrots… last year none of our carrots came up and this year I’m not hopeful either. Why you ask? Well, Gabby (the neighbour’s dog) decided that the plot of land where I planted the carrot seeds was THE best place to take her siestas and, now, I’m sure that 90% of the carrot seeds are in her fur. Maybe by fall she’ll be wearing a good crop of carrots.

The other 10% that might have survived has been scooted and rooted several times by Jasmine, my daughter/son-in-law’s cat, after she found the lovely earth and decided that this was her very own kitty litter.

Maybe next year we’ll have carrots!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

LOL!!!!!! That is about all I have after reading these frustrating but funny stories …

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

oh yes.. laugh… haha when I see carrots hanging from her fur I’ll be sure to get a picture!! :D

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

this morning was a glorious morning, sitting in the gazebo with all of the 1000 mosquitoes on the outside of the screens!!

and then there was poor Gabby … she had 1000 mosquitoes around her, dozens on her face alone. It was really sad to watch her (through the screen) as she tried to find a good place to lay down.

Well, she did find a spot that she thought was good—right on top of my cucumbers and nasturtiums! When we finally got her to move, she walked away with a nasturtium hanging from her fur and where the cucumbers used to be is a big hole.

So I’ve now lost my carrots, my nasturtiums, and my cucumbers.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

You need to get yourself a nice little electric fence.. I’ve got one standing by.. Zareba ACC2.. Doubt I’ll need it though.

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pictures pictures pictures ;)

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

a little late but I’ve shoved some bamboo stakes in the ground around my cucumbers. Maybe I’ll be lucky and find some plants that are already started somewhere.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Get yourself a big bag of cayenne pepper MsD. Won’t hurt them but it sure will make them think twice about lying in your gardens.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

another good idea

for the cucumbers I thought they were safe.. lots of empty dirt around the centre of the circle where the flowers/cukes were planted…
I guess I didn’t take into consideration the size of Gabby… she’s a small horse.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Have you thought of maybe setting up an area just for her, out of the way and nicely shaded? Toss out an outdoor furniture pad.. Lay down a few chews for her. -shrugs-

It’s either that, or contain your garden area better.

-- Planting Daylilies in Kentucky, zone 6b

And if you spray the pad with insect repellent, it might even give her some relief from the flies and skeeters.

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

Boy, such a love/hate relationship right now … I feel bad for you MsDeb …

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

I HAVE USED THE PULSE BUTTON TO KEEP ABREAST OF THINGS NOW IT IS MOST USEFUL I USED TO THINK IT WAS FOR PEOPLE WHO GREW LENTILS AND DRIED PEAS ,IT HAS BEEN QUITE AN EDUCATION TO READ THE GARDENING FORUMS IN PARTICULAR ALL THE DIFFERENT NAMES YOU HAVE FOR THE VEGETABLES I KNOW.
WHAT I CAN`T GET YET IS THE LONG ABBREVIATIONS LIKE GRANDMA T USES ,GIVE IT TIME .
I HAVE JUST GOT HOLD OF AN AMERICAN BOOK BY JERRY BAKER FOR GROWING PRIZE VEGETABLES WHICH SEEMS TO BASED ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF A “GRANDMA PUTT”, IF I MADE UP ALL THE POTIONS SPRAYS AND TEAS MY GREENHOUSE WOULD BE LIKE A CHEMISTS SHOP (DRUG STORE ) IT IS A STRANGE BOOK BUT IT IS INTERESTING .
REGARDS MIKE

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.

Hmmmmm, what long abbreviations Mike, now ya got me thinking …

LOL is Laughing out loud
ROTFLMAO is Rolling on the floor, laughing my a-s off

not sure what others I use and truly sorry if I have made you not feel included in my conversations. Really Mike, that is the last thing I would want to do …. cuz ya know I luv ya big guy!!! Please just ask if I say something you don’t get … :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

AT LAST I KNOW WHAT LOL IS AND NOW TO COMPREHEND ROTFLMAO IS GREAT NO APOLOGY REQUIRED THE EXPLANATION IS MOST WELCOME.
IT IS A FACT THAT AMERICA ,CANADA AND ENGLAND ALL SPEAK ENGLISH AND THE ONLY THING THAT SEPARATES US IS A COMMON LANGUAGE. (I DON`T KNOW WHO SAID THIS OR SOMETHING LIKE IT, POSSIBLY CHURCHILL) THIS HAS A RING OF TRUTH TO IT AND I LOVE IT .
SEE HOW YOU GET ON WITH THIS (COCKNEY RHYMING SLANG) A COCKNEY IS A LONDONER BORN WITHIN THE SOUND OF BOWE BELLS
I WENT DOWN THE FROG AND TOAD WITH THE WORRY & STRIFE TO THE RUB A DUB DUB AND WE HAD A FEW HAIRY SPIDERS AND VERAS AND POPPED IN FOR A RUBY BEFORE GOING HOME IN THE JAM JAR.
REGARDS MIKE

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.

Let’s see … I went down to the lake with stress to take a bath or dip and we had …??..... before heading home to raid the cookie jar or frigerator … LOL!!!! Am I even close Mike?!!!! Oh this is fun ….

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Not sure why it showed in Italics above … must have hit the button without knowing … oh well …

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

she has her own spot… under the tree in front of the house… in my little garden behind the house… under the pine tree…. on the path beside the gazebo…. in the neighbour’s flower garden…. and under the cedar trees.

She’s picked them all… goes where she wants; plops down where she wants.
I’ve put rocks where I don’t want her to be… just thought the cukes were safe. Didn’t out think her on that one! :)

She leaves the property if you bring out flea powder or spray, giving you a really nasty look on her way out. It was much easier when I didn’t have flower beds or a garden :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

“I went down the road with the wife to the pub”
and then I think we had a few ciders and beers, and watched a movie before going home in a tram car?

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

Most interesting Dini … “worry and strife” = wife; rub a dub, dub = Pub
Man, I wasn’t even close …. :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

And MsDeb … it sure sounds like Gabby thinks she has the run of your place and hers ... LOL!!!! Nothing like a home away from home. But I sure would be frustrated to see all my hard work being carried off on the fur of my 4 legged friend. I feel bad for you …

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

TRANSLATION

FROG & TOAD—————ROAD, WORRY & STRIFE —————WIFE, RUB A DUB DUB——————-PUB,
HAIRY SPIDER————-CIDER, VERAS or VERA LYNN————GIN , RUBY or RUBY MURRAY————CURRY, JAM JAR————MOTOR CAR .
REGARDS MIKE

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.

thanks for the translation Mike… I was close

GramT: Gabby really listens well; she just has a short memory! lol.
She likes to be close to us when we are outside so I guess that is why she moves around and ends up in the wrong places at times (ex. the cucumbers which are outside the gazebo). Anyway, I’ll know for next time: put stakes in the ground so she’ll stay out.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Well I do know you have said before that you are quite fond of Gabby, even though she is not yours … and obviously she is very fond of you guys … sounds like a happy compromise with the stakes… but what a vision I had of your cucumbers/carrots being carried off in her fur and you standing there watching. LOL!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Kinda like a big Chia Pet… eh MsD.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Oh my, I can just see all of Deb’s veggies taking root and growing on that poor dog!

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

hahaha a chia pet.. love that :)

yah she is my portable vegetable garden :)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)