tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post7024360524454161177..comments2023-10-23T12:18:13.201-07:00Comments on Sicilian Sisters Grow Some Food: Things tall and small in JulyStefaneenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-33838690914424697132012-07-27T06:46:20.384-07:002012-07-27T06:46:20.384-07:00I just found your site, and I love meeting kindred...I just found your site, and I love meeting kindred spirits! (Well, except that I can't knit. I'm hopelessly untalented with knitting, but I'm determined to learn some day!) Your garden looks great--our popcorn isn't doing much, perhaps because I delegated the task of planting it to our two kids--and we have three large clumps of popcorn plants in the bed. I think they took the entire seed packet and just dumped it, silly kiddos! Our zucchini, too, is simply enormous. Looking forward to many returned visits to hear how your garden is growing! Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643317297830165273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-22622014447954314952012-07-25T06:59:18.407-07:002012-07-25T06:59:18.407-07:00The best popcorn I've ever had was white and f...The best popcorn I've ever had was white and from my Grandparents Illinois farm area, Waterman, now more a suburb of Chicago. I hope yours hangs in there.Kristin https://www.blogger.com/profile/04323713538989288259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-65083038038174686772012-07-23T07:58:32.565-07:002012-07-23T07:58:32.565-07:00Daphne, we rarely have those. Just a less-buggy cl...Daphne, we rarely have those. Just a less-buggy climate, I think. Sorry. I wish I could ship you some.<br /><br />AG, you'll be the kind of gardener people run and hide when they see you coming. And your results surely validate the hands-on approach! My harvests, though unrecorded, are not as large as yours.<br /><br />Erin, we have had a handful of ripe ones only. You are so far ahead. But seriously, think about things like food banks if you're tired of them. There's no law you have to EAT what you grow!<br /><br />Heiko, hello! Some people are all about the jungle management techniques for tomatoes. I'm thinking more and more that soil amendment is my future key. The sand just doesn't hold enough nutrients. Good to hear you're getting a lot.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-41345633244906766312012-07-23T01:25:41.030-07:002012-07-23T01:25:41.030-07:00Hey Stephani, I've come to visit again. Busy ...Hey Stephani, I've come to visit again. Busy life so I don't get around visiting as often as I like. All looking good except for the pests. I seem to have a particularly low pest year. Maybe the year or maybe improved permaculture techniques? Time will tell. My tomatoes are growing in a veritable jungle, supporting each other, shading each other, on a north-facing slope. Convention would tell you there's not enough sun to ripen them and danger of rot, but they healthy and producing abundantly. They do have exceptionally rich home-made soil though and need watering only 3 or 4 days.Heikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999245793961798308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-16539237428614366772012-07-22T17:20:42.375-07:002012-07-22T17:20:42.375-07:00I will admit to thinking about ripping out my toma...I will admit to thinking about ripping out my tomatoes already, I just brought in another 50+ pounds and I am secretly wistful for winter to be here!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-22970689321521133052012-07-22T16:06:32.879-07:002012-07-22T16:06:32.879-07:00The summer squash are just crazy this year! I'...The summer squash are just crazy this year! I've only had one other year when zucchini leaves got this large. I'm also nearing that point of tossing their fruits at passing cars.<br /><br />Everybody has almost convinced me I've been doing this gardening thing all wrong all these years. I just need to toss the seeds out there, then ignore everything and the garden will take care of itself just fine. But...but....but...then I would feel so unneeded!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-21559908418097126202012-07-22T12:26:47.056-07:002012-07-22T12:26:47.056-07:00I wish my zucchini were doing that well. They just...I wish my zucchini were doing that well. They just can't handle the borers here. They always get hit.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.com