tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post7680232303486421020..comments2024-03-23T13:25:40.836-05:00Comments on Simple - Green - Frugal: Garden therapy - A backyard garden update (Dec)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-89882614981690579972008-12-04T12:53:00.000-06:002008-12-04T12:53:00.000-06:00livingmyrichlife - the good news is you don't have...livingmyrichlife - the good news is you don't have to have a lot of room to start a garden. This first bed is only 4 ft x 4 ft and needs very little tending to. Once you get started, you are going to love it!hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-5874274879059048332008-12-04T00:08:00.000-06:002008-12-04T00:08:00.000-06:00Amazing. I'm inspired. I truly would love to have ...Amazing. I'm inspired. I truly would love to have our own garden produce much of our food. Unfortunately it's going to be a few years until we can fully embrace it, but in the new year I'm planning on experimenting with a straw bale garden in our front courtyard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-35239184677529279592008-12-03T21:34:00.000-06:002008-12-03T21:34:00.000-06:00eco 'burban mom - yeah, I lived in Indiana for 11 ...eco 'burban mom - yeah, I lived in Indiana for 11 years and don't miss it for a minute. This climate sure does help the whole eating local thing. I had some cabbage leaves for lunch today (in a rice dish). How amazing to be eating out of my garden... in December!<BR/><BR/>Green Resolutions - I probably wouldn't have thought you could grow anything either, but after more than a solid year of eating out of our local farmers market, I knew it was possible. I'm just amazed that right out of the gate, I'm having so much yummy success! <BR/><BR/>Lisa - It's wonderful. I can hardly wait to get those other two beds in. Of course, after I get two more beds in, I'll probably start planning for two more. Addiction :)hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-75958031167104127602008-12-03T21:11:00.000-06:002008-12-03T21:11:00.000-06:00glad to hear your local eating is going so well! T...glad to hear your local eating is going so well! The vegetables look like they're thriving.Lisa (Show Me Vegan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06222499189852950447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-88319878025848310752008-12-03T20:08:00.000-06:002008-12-03T20:08:00.000-06:00Amazing. I can't believe it is December and you're...Amazing. I can't believe it is December and you're growing all that. I mean I live pretty far South, but it wouldn't have occurred to me to try growing anything now. I was just thinking of planting more in the spring. Thanks for posting the pictures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-79797018011463934362008-12-03T17:47:00.000-06:002008-12-03T17:47:00.000-06:00Oh, seriously... you with the sunshine and warmth...Oh, seriously... you with the sunshine and warmth and gardens and all... UGH! We've got snow, ice, more snow coming and cold wind and just UGH! <BR/><BR/>All kidding aside - it looks great!!!EcoBurbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931648017376435556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-77807962445805677022008-12-03T12:37:00.000-06:002008-12-03T12:37:00.000-06:00jennifer - Thanks for the tip on the spinach. I'll...jennifer - Thanks for the tip on the spinach. I'll have to put some in my stir fry and see how it tastes. Because the cabbage were so big and crowding other things out, I snipped some of the bottom leaves and had them today for lunch. VERY good! It doesn't seem to hurt the plant any and it was just too big. Good sign of a healthy garden, though, I suppose.<BR/><BR/>You know we've been having super funky weather. It was REALLY cold earlier this week (30's and 40's at night) and then last night it was in the low 60's I think. Cold then hot, then cold, then hot. I'm not sure what to wear when I get up :) On the plus side, since it's a warmer day, I got my compost pile turned. Trying to take advantage of the nicer days when I can.<BR/><BR/>Glenda - Thanks! I'm super proud of it! And good for you for planning for your spring garden. You are going to absolutely love it! I can hardly believe how easy it all is. I can hardly wait to start work on those 2 other beds. There's no "rules" on how long the bed is, just try to make it so that you can reach in and tend to all your plants without having to step on the soil, that way it stays loose. <BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your beds. Doesn't the idea of picking tomatoes out of your garden make you giggle with excitement! :)hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-69009888801650837202008-12-03T11:26:00.000-06:002008-12-03T11:26:00.000-06:00I was hoping you'd do an update soon =). Your gard...I was hoping you'd do an update soon =). Your garden is looking so lovely!!<BR/><BR/>Inspired in great part by you sharing pictures of the start-up of your square foot garden, we ("we" meaning "my husband" LOL) are prepping one ourselves to be ready for spring planting. We couldn't find untreated lumber in shorter than 6' lengths, so our bed is a bit larger than yours. We've placed our order for seeds, as well as some pepper and tomato transplants, and will be excited when all that stuff starts showing up. My hubby said he wants to go ahead and make a second raised bed -- still have to use the 6' lengths of lumber, but this time he'll make the bed more rectangular than square. We'll also do lots of planting in planters/pots -- I especially love having various herbs in pots on the front porch.<BR/><BR/>We're excited about the idea of growing stuff, starting in the spring and then, from that point on, growing food year-round.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for providing great inspiration, and I hope you'll keep posting updates about your garden(s)!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8862121314003712764.post-8631061486366843452008-12-03T10:00:00.000-06:002008-12-03T10:00:00.000-06:00WOW things really have taken off since the last ti...WOW things really have taken off since the last time you updated about the garden. How exciting is it to see your first garden grown? I've been gardening for a couple of years now and I don't think I'll ever lose the excitement I get when a seed germinates, a plant blooms, or something produces fruit!<BR/><BR/>About your spinach - I am no expert, but what I understand is that you can kind of treat it as a "clip and go" veggie. You can begin eating the spinach in it's baby form, go out and cut off how much you need, and if I understand correctly, it will continue to grow. I am trying to grow spinach indoors, and I can tell you, I would much rather be trying to grow it in the warm weather of Texas right about now!<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to see you next garden update - OH - or your market to table post where you eat the delicious bounty from your garden. Don't things you've grown yourself ALWAYS taste better than anything else?Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760009169211682230noreply@blogger.com