tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post5337258958424449317..comments2023-10-22T09:24:14.464-04:00Comments on The Slow Cook: Not Enough Hours...Ed Bruskehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-66202743520441423242007-03-21T22:28:00.000-04:002007-03-21T22:28:00.000-04:00Have you had any luck growing cilantro? I tried it...Have you had any luck growing cilantro? I tried it a few times, but it always died quickly in our summer heat. Same with chervil. Have you tried any of the "slow bolt" varieties?Christahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905386163490128028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-21238270201954374382007-03-21T15:10:00.000-04:002007-03-21T15:10:00.000-04:00I have to say we have had very few pest problems. ...I have to say we have had very few pest problems. Except last year I was stunned to see--and actually witness first hand--the damn sparrows and starlings munching away on my spring seedlings as they came out of the ground. Literally, I would walk out and see all kinds of stems sticking up, but the cotelyden leaves competely gone. Also, the Brussels sprouts were planted a bit late and took forever to bear fruit. By that time they were pretty tired, and were covered with beetles. But I'm convinced that's because they were simply not very vital anymore.<BR/>This year I've purchased row cover to keep the birds away. We'll see how that works.<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for visiting!Ed Bruskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-27064877368171701392007-03-21T11:53:00.000-04:002007-03-21T11:53:00.000-04:00Mustard, yum! But then I am a huge fan of anythin...Mustard, yum! But then I am a huge fan of anything that one can grow in the garden. Do you get flea beetles in your mizuna et.al.? Ours get pretty lacy, but my answer to the problem (and all things, really) is to succession-plant the heck out of all the crops.<BR/><BR/>I'll look forward to your progress. It seems you're almost a month ahead of us, which really should be no surprise. I do so agree about how the gardening season eats up time devoted elsewhere. My house is a mess between April and November!Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-61684281013496119602007-03-20T18:55:00.000-04:002007-03-20T18:55:00.000-04:00I'm guessing you live somewhere north of us. I pro...I'm guessing you live somewhere north of us. I promise to let you know the minute we cook some mustard greens, if you tell something more about what's happening in your neck of the woods.Ed Bruskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-32105234072602386422007-03-20T18:13:00.000-04:002007-03-20T18:13:00.000-04:00I'm so happy for you that planting season is comin...I'm so happy for you that planting season is coming. My yard has 3 feet of snow and we've got our house up for sale, so there'll be no vegetable garden this year. Sigh. Hopefully by next year at this time we'll have a bigger yard and can expand our plot. <BR/><BR/>Until then, I'll need to live vicariously through people like you. I'll be looking for your first mustard greens of the year post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-37388864689332158612007-03-20T16:18:00.000-04:002007-03-20T16:18:00.000-04:00I guess I forgot to mention that not having enough...I guess I forgot to mention that not having enough hours in the day means not having a real plan. I grab my box of seed packets out of the fridge, try to sort them according to what should be planted NOW, then scribble the results in my notebook. Since I'm always rotating things during the year and planting in succession, and keeping notes on the "plan" as the months go by, I'm not sure how a laminated plan would work for me. I do notice, however, a lot handwashing going on in between seed packets and writing in the notebook. Maybe that's why mine isn't all covered with soil.Ed Bruskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-7649691633954224362007-03-20T15:10:00.000-04:002007-03-20T15:10:00.000-04:00I love to hear about gardeners using compost. Sou...I love to hear about gardeners using compost. Sounds like you're in the thick of your spring gardening. I'm jealous. <BR/><BR/>And you may want to laminate your garden plan so that you can leave a copy out by the garden. I'm going to try that this year because my printed plans always get covered in dirt and mud.<BR/><BR/>Have a great growing season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com