tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post3803482954281767905..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: How Doesn't Your Garden Grow? (an IWSG post)Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-40386031909927853142014-08-08T13:33:30.809-07:002014-08-08T13:33:30.809-07:00Donna: We certainly had too many tomatoes last yea...Donna: We certainly had too many tomatoes last year. I couldn't keep up with them. I don't think I'll have that problem this year, though.<br /><br />Jean: Well, these are "for eating" pumpkins, so I'm not worried about flat spots. I do need to get some boards, though.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-70695066861522005712014-08-08T05:26:56.394-07:002014-08-08T05:26:56.394-07:00We usually put the pumpkins on a board so I do rec...We usually put the pumpkins on a board so I do recommend that option. I like to rotate them a little every few days to prevent flat spots. Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-66355342123299174082014-08-07T22:24:36.085-07:002014-08-07T22:24:36.085-07:00You'll get there Andrew, just like your garden...You'll get there Andrew, just like your garden. Next week you'll be complaining it too much to harvest :)dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-54682406429301712152014-08-07T18:01:19.463-07:002014-08-07T18:01:19.463-07:00Elizabeth: Well, I'll agree with you, then.Elizabeth: Well, I'll agree with you, then.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-76723259832244252022014-08-07T16:20:57.742-07:002014-08-07T16:20:57.742-07:00p.s. never too late for your writing career. I hav...p.s. never too late for your writing career. I have to believe that 'cos I'm old.Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-3725819742505321702014-08-07T16:20:22.917-07:002014-08-07T16:20:22.917-07:00Here in Canada, we're still waiting for the fr...Here in Canada, we're still waiting for the frost to leave the ground. J/K our tomatoes started producing a couple of weeks ago. I missed the squash window - started seedlings but didn't get the plants in the ground. The lone zucchini has gone crazy. Looking forward to seeing what it'll do. Lots of raspberries this year too. I guess it's been a good year?!Elizabeth Twisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133959633383307056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-49839896767243420412014-08-07T12:42:29.730-07:002014-08-07T12:42:29.730-07:00TAS: The Melon Is Down
Jessica: We've managed...TAS: The Melon Is Down<br /><br />Jessica: We've managed, so far, to not have any injuries, despite a ball to the throat during a game (her coaches had to make her come out).<br />We don't grow blackberries; they grow all over the place around here. We just had a blackberry cobbler from berries we picked earlier this week.<br /><br />Eva: The little orange ones are my favorite. I'm not actually that big on tomatoes, but I'll eat those right off the vine.<br /><br />Michael: Well, I hope so. It's hard to see it when you have months with absolutely no sales.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-48969383356031209112014-08-07T10:14:42.129-07:002014-08-07T10:14:42.129-07:00The only reason I think you may have started too l...The only reason I think you may have started too late is that years ago, there was less competition. But I don't know if that would necessarily be a good thing. I think that the rise of the internet has made it possible for so many more opportunities. So hmmm. I actually don't think you started too late if that makes any sense. I think you started at just the right time.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-25793646055960959962014-08-07T08:33:15.013-07:002014-08-07T08:33:15.013-07:00There may not be many yet, but the tomatoes you go...There may not be many yet, but the tomatoes you got seem like good ones. Especially that big tear-drop one!..And it seems like you planted plenty of excellent 'softball seeds'. At least you have the promise of a long growing season, and I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who feels that my career was planted too late!E. M. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395951217528199963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-23898221691385695852014-08-07T06:02:03.374-07:002014-08-07T06:02:03.374-07:00Love this post. Not only can I relate to getting a...Love this post. Not only can I relate to getting a late start to the growing season (it's not safe to plant until around Memorial Day here in my area of CO), but I also know what it's like to lose weekends to youth sports (unfortunately I don't have any photos of doubles...we've gotten a whole lot of medical bills, though. Funny, I never even realized how many ways there are to get injured in baseball).<br /><br />If it makes you feel any better, garden-wise, our tomatoes are still green. And one of my critique partners in Seattle keeps telling me about her blackberry bushes which makes me insanely jealous.<br /><br />Wishing you luck with the pumpkins! It's one of the coolest things to grow in my opinion~ and a great lesson in patience for the kiddies (okay, and the adults)~ reminds me of writing a novel and the publishing business in general. Lots o' waiting.Jessica Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916560941871741885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-37867117991767302582014-08-07T04:53:54.787-07:002014-08-07T04:53:54.787-07:00Pumpkins of WrathPumpkins of WrathThe Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-34892446842612292312014-08-06T22:18:04.510-07:002014-08-06T22:18:04.510-07:00Rebekah: I got my first real handful of tomatoes, ...Rebekah: I got my first real handful of tomatoes, tonight. We only grow cherry tomatoes.<br /><br />TAS: That could be true. Tomato Flat.<br /><br />Jeanne: It might be starting to.<br /><br />S.L.: Me, either. Except when it is.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-24418283195328390472014-08-06T15:41:53.473-07:002014-08-06T15:41:53.473-07:00I don't think it's ever too late.I don't think it's ever too late. S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-27314627708996360602014-08-06T15:15:35.922-07:002014-08-06T15:15:35.922-07:00No worries. I think writing has a long growing sea...No worries. I think writing has a long growing season, too.<br /><br />I hope your garden comes to fruition :)J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-19969444272262982182014-08-06T14:19:49.544-07:002014-08-06T14:19:49.544-07:00It could be the premise for a Steinbeck novel - th...It could be the premise for a Steinbeck novel - the 21st century suburbia update.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-6649392998009384902014-08-06T13:46:21.411-07:002014-08-06T13:46:21.411-07:00I got my garden in late this year, too, but it'...I got my garden in late this year, too, but it's pretty much just tomatoes, peppers, and herbs. I'm starting to think about what I want to do for a fall garden, though.<br /><br />I just started harvesting tomatoes last week. And boy are the coming in now... last time I weighed them, I'd picked at LEAST five lbs, and I've easily picked twice that again. It's insane.Rebekah Loperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09910220361720811916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-32085279183736942172014-08-06T13:21:52.417-07:002014-08-06T13:21:52.417-07:00Alex: yeah, Pretty much. We did have a couple of w...Alex: yeah, Pretty much. We did have a couple of weekends off due to a cancelled tournament during July.<br /><br />Jo: We haven't had the best of luck with herbs, actually. The tomatoes always wipe them out.<br /><br />Pat: We don't only eat pumpkin during October and November, and these are eating pumpkins, not carving ones.<br /><br />Crystal: It can be a long wait. The pumpkins are fun in that way, because they grow fast and big. Of course, then they take a long time to get ripe.<br /><br />Anne: I'll post some pictures of the pumpkin, now, sometime soon. It's taken over the backyard. I love the flowers! They are so big!<br /><br />Lauri: Oh, yeah, I never regret that. Except when they make we want to walk off and pretend they belong to someone else. :P<br /><br />amelia: I'm pretty good with the watering, especially since we left our irrigation hose attached last year and it was no good this year when we wanted to use it. That's what I get for not putting it away for the winter. Lots of watering by water jug, now.<br /><br />Loni: Our tomatoes are a little more tame this year because of planting late; usually, they are all over the place.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Rajiv: Thank you.<br /><br />L.G.: I'm too competitive to lose my ambition.<br /><br />TAS: That's pretty true.<br /><br />Carrie-Anne: Longevity is a good thing.<br /><br />Jean: Funky lettuce... that could make an interesting story.<br />I do worry about gophers with the pumpkins, but we've been okay so far. We might put the pumpkins up on boards or bricks, though.<br /><br />Lexa: Sure thing! Dylan as done by U2, though you can't tell that from the quote. You can only tell that in my head.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-11528232500782570922014-08-06T12:57:55.020-07:002014-08-06T12:57:55.020-07:00What an apt metaphor! I love the tomatoes and the ...What an apt metaphor! I love the tomatoes and the baby pumpkins. Thanks for the great guitar quote you left on my blog. It was beautiful. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-88416957702154254212014-08-06T12:13:50.774-07:002014-08-06T12:13:50.774-07:00If it makes you feel any better, I got my garden i...If it makes you feel any better, I got my garden in early and only used seeds I had left over from last year. Everything started coming up right away and looked awesome with little effort on my part (which is good because I have no time for the garden this year). Oh yes, the making you feel better part. The tomatoes died within days of sprouting. The lettuce tasted funky so we stopped picking it. Rabbits ate my peas and beans and now I'm left with one determined little cucumber plant, a bunch of potatoes and pumpkins running rampant over the whole weed-filled mess. Ah well, at least I'll have pumpkins.Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-85876908827010490012014-08-06T11:47:53.323-07:002014-08-06T11:47:53.323-07:00I feel like I wasted a lot of time when I put my l...I feel like I wasted a lot of time when I put my lifelong dream of publication on the back burner, though I was writing all that time. Now I realize it just wasn't the right time yet, for either me or my books. Slow and steady wins the race, and my goal is to be a writer for all time, not someone who's only famous for a few years and then consigned to the bargain tables.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-4621085667138685222014-08-06T11:30:48.998-07:002014-08-06T11:30:48.998-07:00Wow, we'd never get away with that here! Cali...Wow, we'd never get away with that here! California: where all your gardening dreams come true.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-80349192003922781492014-08-06T11:19:34.927-07:002014-08-06T11:19:34.927-07:00I can sympathize with the feeling of having starte...I can sympathize with the feeling of having started late. Some days I feel I'm too old to pursue writing as anything more than a hobby. I just don't have the same ambition as I did when I was younger. Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-35186372321636605682014-08-06T10:25:59.750-07:002014-08-06T10:25:59.750-07:00Good luck with your garden :)Good luck with your garden :)Rajiv Sankarapillaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104947066240261991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-62494022455617950602014-08-06T10:23:46.332-07:002014-08-06T10:23:46.332-07:00Your garden sounds like mine. My pumpkins took ove...Your garden sounds like mine. My pumpkins took over the back yard. The melons are stretching out too. And the tomatoes, whooboy! It's like a jungle back there. <br /><br />I wish the same type of overgrowth for your career! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.lonitownsend.com" rel="nofollow">Loni</a>Loni Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126958230703180761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-35148707278333632012014-08-06T10:23:27.226-07:002014-08-06T10:23:27.226-07:00We actually didn't do softball this year for t...We actually didn't do softball this year for this very reason (well, not tomatoes, but time) Sports are awesome, but they do eat up the weekends. <br />Your garden-writing analogy is a good one for me, too. Every year I plant a large garden. I plot it out and buy the seedlings and get it all set... and by August it is weed-filled and forgotten. I rarely remember to water, the cucumbers died weeks ago from neglect, and though I have plenty of tomatoes, sometimes they rot on the vine. Same with writing. I can do the writing part, and the editing - it's the promotion and marketing follow through where I generally fail! <br /><br />But I think trying is the important part. And I like to remind myself with sales: there is no end date. Those books will continue to sell even when you are old and gray. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing this post! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com