Comments on: Pardon My Garden http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/pardon-my-garden/ Modern Cloth Diapers Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:43:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Julie http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/pardon-my-garden/#comment-20878 Julie Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:46:45 +0000 http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/?p=3086#comment-20878 My children have been interested in gardening *for years* and I don’t think we’ve ever planted a garden until this last summer. Part of the problem is my irrational fear of all things that sting and bite- black widows and wasps/yellow jackets etc.

Anyway we moved into a new house last year and the owners, who are friends of ours have green thumbs. They’ve got trees, flowers and bushes galore and they told us we could plant whatever we wanted in the small open spaces in the back yard. So my husband went out and bought seeds. He and my second daughter planted herbs and flowers. Then my oldest daughter helped with a widows’ ministry at our church and she was sent home with some extra vegetable plants- tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, peppers and they planted those too.

Well, it was hot this summer and most of the plants died. Of course my very busy-minded second daughter forgot to water them much, if at all, and that didn’t help. The only thing that survived and started to really spread was the pumpkin plant. It started branching out and worked it’s way through a fence and took over the spot where the squash had been. I was so happy that ONE plant was going to make it and the family would have a harvest of pumpkins right about the time their baby sister arrived. But it wasn’t to be. We started noticing some leaves missing or seriously gnawed on. Apparently something found the plant tasty and ate the whole darn thing. We never did find out what it was.

Ah well, maybe we’ll try again next year and I’ll have an actual ounce of energy to go out and help water.lol.

]]> By: Kristi http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/pardon-my-garden/#comment-17947 Kristi Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:33:51 +0000 http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/?p=3086#comment-17947 I can’t wait until my LO is old enough to come outside and help me tend my garden! I have every intention of teaching him everything I know about everything, including gardening! I realize I’ll have a total momma’s boy on my hands that way, but I’d be more than happy to have him attached at my hip ;)

]]> By: Carrie http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/pardon-my-garden/#comment-17836 Carrie Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:27:40 +0000 http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/?p=3086#comment-17836 Glad I’m not the only one who killed off my first attempt at starting seeds inside! It sounds so simple…

]]> By: Shameka http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/pardon-my-garden/#comment-17751 Shameka Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:32:50 +0000 http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/?p=3086#comment-17751 I wish I had more room for a garden. However, I am going to try creating a container garden.

]]> By: Krystal http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/pardon-my-garden/#comment-17745 Krystal Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:26:23 +0000 http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/?p=3086#comment-17745 Our yard is currently under construction, so I am currently only able to garden in pots, but I’ve still got a ton of tomatoes on the way. Can’t wait to have a real garden!

]]> By: Andrea http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/pardon-my-garden/#comment-17729 Andrea Sun, 12 Aug 2012 01:32:43 +0000 http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/?p=3086#comment-17729 Your garden looks gorgeous! Where are you located? I’m in Alaska, so things are slightly more challenging here. I really want to get into gardening more seriously. I am hoping we can get some raised garden beds in before the snow flies. I happen to love Zucchini, especially sauteed with onions in butter. Mmm. But you can also sneak it into chocolate cake (google recipes) as the moist element and today I made zucchini boats with onions, tomato sauce, Italian sausage, and cheese. I definitely recommend picking them when they are smaller, more tender, and less squashlike. I just learned that lesson this summer (I have two grow boxes).

]]> By: Samara Rodriguez-Swope http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/pardon-my-garden/#comment-17705 Samara Rodriguez-Swope Sat, 11 Aug 2012 04:38:52 +0000 http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/?p=3086#comment-17705 Every year I start a vegetable patch except for this year, hopefully next year I will be including my twins.

]]> By: Beth Ann http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/pardon-my-garden/#comment-17702 Beth Ann Sat, 11 Aug 2012 02:42:08 +0000 http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/?p=3086#comment-17702 Every single year I think about how much I want to start gardening, and every year I neglect to actually do it.

Luckily my parents are awesome! I get lots of zucchini and corn from them. :)

]]> By: Maggie R. http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/pardon-my-garden/#comment-17691 Maggie R. Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:08:39 +0000 http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/?p=3086#comment-17691 We planted a few different lettuces, squash, carrots, and kale. Everything sprouted beautifullt almost roght away, but then just stopped. I’m SO anxious to get things going in my garden and pin point my problem. Thia is my second attempt. The first time we didn’t have enough sun hitting our spot and now since we moved.our garden, I think there is to much sun! Also, it’s super hot right now where we live so I might just wait and begin again when it cools down.

]]> By: Erin http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/pardon-my-garden/#comment-17655 Erin Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:45:42 +0000 http://www.thirstiesbaby.com/blog/?p=3086#comment-17655 Yay

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