Comments on: Reflections on Another Year of Gardening

By: Abbi

Abbi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:21:41 +0000

It is fun to hear how your garden turned out. I ended up having a very busy summer as well and neglected it way more than I would have liked -but God blessed anyway! I really like my "Joy of Gardening" book too. .-= Abbi´s last blog ..A Handmade Christmas! =-.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:45:12 +0000

Oh, what a disaster my attempts to pick up gardening have been. I turned up my nose at gardening when my parents did it, so now that I am ready to try my hand at it, I do not know a THING! After my 2nd summer of trying, I think it is time to turn to the experts (and bloggers) to see if next summer will be better. It doesn't help that I had a newborn last summer, severe drought and hottest summer on record this summer, but mostly it was mistakes to learn from. I am looking forward to learning from you - so next summer will yield a plentiful garden!

By: Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home

Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:09:38 +0000

@Nola, That's really interesting! I don't have a huge slug problem, but I definitely do get some on my lettuce. I'll be interested to see how that border of red works for you!
Sorry, forgot to add great post! Can't wait to see your next post!

By: jeff-nhn

jeff-nhn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:56:26 +0000

I love looking at gardening pictures this time of year as our season has long passed. I remember our large garden on the farm. We had about everything imaginable in it and we canned and froze vegetables for weeks. You don't need a large garden like I remember but only a space that will produce a supply of freshly picked vegetables for the table. Your blog is great motivation to encourage more people to try gardening.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:45:57 +0000

This is my first season growing, and admittedly I'm starting during a weird season (northern FL fall/winter) - but so far, am really enjoying it. Your posts are encouraging! .-= Amanda´s last blog ..Vegetables = Comfort Food? =-.

By: Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home

Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:08:32 +0000

@Nola, That's really interesting! I don't have a huge slug problem, but I definitely do get some on my lettuce. I'll be interested to see how that border of red works for you!

By: Nola

Nola — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:54:16 +0000

Thanks for sharing! Because I don't have a blog, I won't be joining the carnival, but I will look at the links when I have time.

My biggest thing I learned was that red leafed lettuce is not attractive to slugs! A huge plus in my slug ridden garden due to all the rain we have been getting the last few years (its not normal for here to get that much rain). Next year I am going to try growing the green lettuce with a border all around it of the red...its worth a try LOL

By: Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home

Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:27:52 +0000

@Becky, Becky, my garden is 12 ft by 28 ft (so 336 sq. ft.). I've also been amazed at how much I can get out of it, and each year I realize that I can still get more yet! One of my favorite things to focus on has been more intensive methods of planting, and also succession planting (putting in new crops as soon as others are finished and doing some crops both in the spring and in the fall).

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:50:56 +0000

Stephanie, how big is your garden (in square feet)? I'm amazed at how much you have been able to produce.

Becky