tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post6856126230966144433..comments2024-01-04T11:46:56.742-07:00Comments on Idaho Small Goat Garden: The Ugly TruthHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10737367324901967724noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-23931547831919944462009-09-27T09:12:28.045-06:002009-09-27T09:12:28.045-06:00I'm making tomato paste out of a bunch of my n...I'm making tomato paste out of a bunch of my neighbors tomatos. Should give it a try. I will be using it for my homemade ketchup all year, so I will be canning in in pints.~ Good LuckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-1251447490493124702009-09-15T08:54:13.047-06:002009-09-15T08:54:13.047-06:00Oh gosh, how'd I get here? I can't even r...Oh gosh, how'd I get here? I can't even remember, but I sure am enjoying reading through your old posts. I so hear you on the aesthetic crash in the garden - there was just a "garden tour" in my neighborhood, and I was incredulous that it was happening in September! Everything is looking haggard, if still kicking out the food. <br /><br />P.S. We had a rule this summer: no leaving our house without taking cucumbers. Like a door fee.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06149616878637625583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-47521752703723570012009-09-14T15:19:51.579-06:002009-09-14T15:19:51.579-06:00Teenagers and gardens... they get unruly so you do...Teenagers and gardens... they get unruly so you don't have as hard of a time when they leave you!Elizabethhttp://www.weedsrock.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-8253548690501991722009-08-31T08:46:44.901-06:002009-08-31T08:46:44.901-06:00Even the 'wild' is starting to look tired ...Even the 'wild' is starting to look tired and burnt out. <br /><br />I've heard from my wife that pumpkins and husbands are both a waste of space. Both usually have a stupid grin carved on their face but pumkins are more often in-lightened.wiseacrehttp://wiseacre-gardens.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-82292750169391538952009-08-30T00:05:38.673-06:002009-08-30T00:05:38.673-06:00lovely captures!lovely captures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-13911706162988227292009-08-27T20:48:02.655-06:002009-08-27T20:48:02.655-06:00I'm going through the same thing, part of it i...I'm going through the same thing, part of it is losing interest in the plants as they mature, but I also think it's a natural part of August. The mind wanders before it has to buckle down in September.adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09886352800474264548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-57258899295950088132009-08-27T09:48:02.260-06:002009-08-27T09:48:02.260-06:00your garden is drool worthy.your garden is drool worthy.Prairie Chicken...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06669918949264861271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-25380800773547534202009-08-27T06:17:05.567-06:002009-08-27T06:17:05.567-06:00Heather,
I never think a vegetable garden is ugly...Heather,<br /> I never think a vegetable garden is ugly, no matter what time of the year it is. Even if it's just dirt, I still love it.<br />You have had an amazing harvest! <br />Thanks for the advice about the Aqua Dome. I am going to give them a try next spring!<br />RoseyChloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-44876316044635232252009-08-27T03:34:56.167-06:002009-08-27T03:34:56.167-06:00i am surprised that you are saying it looks ugly. ...i am surprised that you are saying it looks ugly. You are growing some good tomatoes there. yap it can be boring but not ugly.Muhammad khabbabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248882335224914970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-83815453665393868082009-08-26T21:40:28.213-06:002009-08-26T21:40:28.213-06:00I think they look great, you can see all the color...I think they look great, you can see all the color of the tomatoes popping through. You'll have so much to show for all your work this summer.Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-23390795265024998972009-08-26T18:06:33.543-06:002009-08-26T18:06:33.543-06:00My gosh, your garden looks AMAZING to me, not tire...My gosh, your garden looks AMAZING to me, not tired! I cannot get over all those tomatoes - heaven!!Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904073032627748614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-43229547630301820292009-08-26T17:16:57.431-06:002009-08-26T17:16:57.431-06:00I think your gardens look perfect no matter the se...I think your gardens look perfect no matter the season. You are a grand gardener and can officially call yourself a pro. You went from nothing to wow in less than 90 days. Remarkable<br />Anna/FlowergardengirlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-69113875462322021052009-08-26T15:43:44.863-06:002009-08-26T15:43:44.863-06:00Hi Heather..that's funny about the tomatoes. I...Hi Heather..that's funny about the tomatoes. I have sauced and froze and made about a zillion tomato salads...getting tired of it too..<br /><br />My garden was a dissapointment..Too much to keep up. Going a differnet way next year. I am going to plant an orchard. I have a baby orchard, but am filling in the garden with fruit trees come bare root season in January....My Farmhouse Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00594238190107766755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-62667136990962229792009-08-26T12:09:24.757-06:002009-08-26T12:09:24.757-06:00You have so much! I would love to be able to have ...You have so much! I would love to be able to have 1/2 of that. Wish I lived close to you. I'd be over there picking and canning with you!Dirt Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738312834526690841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-81628974208735442462009-08-26T12:02:41.358-06:002009-08-26T12:02:41.358-06:00A typical of most relationship, making adjustments...A typical of most relationship, making adjustments and embracing all situations, the ups and downs. I suppose the tomatoes are giggling now with blushing red cheeks.<br />Cheers,<br />~bangchikBangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-33276139684211344292009-08-26T11:52:43.623-06:002009-08-26T11:52:43.623-06:00Hi Heather~~ I totally concur. Most people like au...Hi Heather~~ I totally concur. Most people like autumn with the falling, colorful leaves and crisp air. I hate fall. I hate to watch my beloved plants losing their vitality and beauty as rain and chill render them powerless. I've accepted the changing seasons, of course. But I don't like it. The other thing about fall is that the spiders have reached their ultra-creepiest. Of course, they especially enjoy webbing themselves in the waning vegetation that I just happen to be walking through, throwing me in to violent convulsions to disentangle myself from what I'm sure is now crawling down my back. <br /><br />Anyway, aren't I cheerful today? LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-52688827548896212722009-08-26T11:08:49.724-06:002009-08-26T11:08:49.724-06:00It's so true. I find it refreshing to admit th...It's so true. I find it refreshing to admit that I'm completely tired of the tomatoes, even though I wait impatiently for them. It's just tired. Good thing we can start new things for the fall, just to have that wonderful sense of new beginning and possibility.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-45212781505605201342009-08-26T10:57:08.023-06:002009-08-26T10:57:08.023-06:00Hi Heather! I think there is a beauty in every ugl...Hi Heather! I think there is a beauty in every ugly thing. For me, your garden looks oh so yummy! Of course, my boys wouldn't allow cucumbers to grow so big. They eat them before I can pickle them.Tatyanahttp://tanyasgarden.blogspot.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-46447302013562889582009-08-26T09:31:56.189-06:002009-08-26T09:31:56.189-06:00Oh you're so right, Heather. I'm tired of...Oh you're so right, Heather. I'm tired of our entire garden now - veggie and flower. It all looks tired and ugly. Happens every August for me.Victoria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014235737941054206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-92227693810227136942009-08-26T07:43:07.693-06:002009-08-26T07:43:07.693-06:00But so much goodness for the compost pile once you...But so much goodness for the compost pile once you rip it out! I bet it was beautiful this past spring~~gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-87024004617104577922009-08-26T07:25:12.150-06:002009-08-26T07:25:12.150-06:00Wow on all the produce!Wow on all the produce!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-42990732912949737582009-08-26T07:12:57.571-06:002009-08-26T07:12:57.571-06:00Vegetable gardens aren't meant to be pretty th...Vegetable gardens aren't meant to be pretty they are meant to make food. Mine is definitely not pretty but I'm still getting tomatoes, peppers, herbs and beans from it on a daily basis. I wish I still had some cukes but verticulum wilt came my way.Dave@The Home Gardenhttp://www.growingthehomegarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056175194573952795.post-6283816989517930332009-08-26T06:26:58.407-06:002009-08-26T06:26:58.407-06:00Oh Heather you may be tired of tomatoes but give a...Oh Heather you may be tired of tomatoes but give a thought to those of use that grow them each year, get 2 or 3 before blight hits! Perhaps next year will be dry so we don't get blight. The tomatoes I have picked have been very bland, so I wonder why I grow them at all! <br /><br />Best wishes Sylvia (England)Sylvia (England)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658826538568918452noreply@blogger.com