tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post9102499317681509143..comments2024-02-14T20:37:40.921-05:00Comments on 500 Dollar Tomato: Ch-Ch-Ch-ChangesTamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-19616450666214587662012-09-03T07:12:05.369-04:002012-09-03T07:12:05.369-04:00I know just how you feel. Your garden has been mu...I know just how you feel. Your garden has been much more sucessful than mine, so I admire your tenaciousness. We learn and grow right along with our gardens. Enjoy all that you've created!daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-89323374965483741502012-09-02T19:02:51.117-04:002012-09-02T19:02:51.117-04:00So glad you kept your great attitude despite a &qu...So glad you kept your great attitude despite a "challenging" year. But that is also one of the benefits of gardening---we become delusional (hahahaha) after a bit. And we live forever, because there is always NEXT YEAR--and we gotta stick around for it.<br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-82838315885778658832012-09-02T09:40:30.746-04:002012-09-02T09:40:30.746-04:00SO glad to hear you're still enthused about ga...SO glad to hear you're still enthused about gardening. This past year, I'm afraid, has scared a lot of gardeners away forever. Especially those gardening for the first time which is unfortunate. <br /><br />You're such a quick learner and willing to make intelligent changes. Each year is different (or at least it seems to me) so even the things that work one year, don't necessarily do the same the next. So we do have to be willing to experiment and change.<br /><br />Don't forget the other BIG benefit of gardening --- wonderful exercise that enables us to keep our bodies (hot flashes or no!) in good shape!!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-28163790910091596922012-09-02T09:03:03.116-04:002012-09-02T09:03:03.116-04:00It takes a couple years just to get a new garden s...It takes a couple years just to get a new garden spot in shape and by then the bugs have moved in. I don't plant some of the bugs favorites every year to try and break the cycle. I planted potatoes this year after not having them for several years and didn't see a single potato bug and I may get away with it next year but not a third. Beans are getting ravaged by mexican bean beetles so I will not plant many if at all next year.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-70994187030240175642012-09-02T08:34:16.796-04:002012-09-02T08:34:16.796-04:00tami - I swear by my shadecloth veggie patch - kee...tami - I swear by my shadecloth veggie patch - keeps my ground (veggies) cooler in summer, and I've just found out that it keeps the frost off in winter :) Best of both worlds.<br /><br />And yeah, I'm also trying to supplement our costs by producing what we eat. I have learn't though that I can't grow everything, and I now focus on what I can grow, and grow well. That way I have some harvest to put away for the colder months.<br /><br />Tomatoes - they're my favourites. They grow well and are such a versatile ingredient to almost every meal that comes out of my kitchen.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.com