tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post8595717450195243900..comments2024-03-24T14:37:32.309-04:00Comments on Morning's Minion: This Garden May be the Death of Me!Morning's Minionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-88719162694244790272014-08-04T19:19:14.209-04:002014-08-04T19:19:14.209-04:00Karen; The over-whelming bounty continues! We hav...Karen; The over-whelming bounty continues! We have to outsmart possums, sometimes a coon, fence to keep out deer. <br />An active farmers' market here--sets up at the extension office grounds twice per week in growing season.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-6515099835063555132014-08-04T01:53:42.842-04:002014-08-04T01:53:42.842-04:00Wow! Lots of good bounty there, but I can understa...Wow! Lots of good bounty there, but I can understand how overwhelming it might be! I am in garden envy as we have too many wild critters to grow a garden. I do enjoy the farmer's market, though. xo KarenKaren @ Beatrice Euphemiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631972741518142563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-50988236442168012242014-08-02T23:01:39.768-04:002014-08-02T23:01:39.768-04:00Em; Each year seems to be different in production....Em; Each year seems to be different in production. I dislike the point where we have too much of something to be consumed in a meal or two but not yet enough to justify the effort of canning. Still, we take what we get!Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-23279425399649792432014-08-02T23:00:13.936-04:002014-08-02T23:00:13.936-04:00Janet; If you lived closer I'd be pressing all...Janet; If you lived closer I'd be pressing all manner of spare produce upon you! This has been a better July for gardening than the the 4 previous years here.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-56525361456489014062014-08-02T22:59:08.193-04:002014-08-02T22:59:08.193-04:00Briony; I'm feeling seriously that we must cut...Briony; I'm feeling seriously that we must cut back on the amount planted. Jim does the tilling and hoeing but I do the hand weeding necessary when plants are small and most of the harvesting. My interest is still keen, but knees and back protesting mightily!Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-68683476589441079002014-08-02T22:56:25.461-04:002014-08-02T22:56:25.461-04:00Lillian; I can't think what we shall do with t...Lillian; I can't think what we shall do with the watermelons! Along with the produce on every surface come the fruit flies--its a busy time.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-14708632500264230592014-08-02T22:55:36.764-04:002014-08-02T22:55:36.764-04:00Rainey; I keep going with the canning as I never k...Rainey; I keep going with the canning as I never know what we or someone in the family may need during the lean winter months.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-25810831573554919312014-08-02T22:54:41.242-04:002014-08-02T22:54:41.242-04:00BB; I have known of folks chunking up the melons a...BB; I have known of folks chunking up the melons and freezing--think I tried it years ago and they took on a mushy consistency. I've never achieved a good end product in freezing green beans--it would be a far less time-consuming endeavor than canning them. <br />Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-77577210256180355562014-08-02T16:10:19.789-04:002014-08-02T16:10:19.789-04:00I always overdo the runner beans and have to give ...I always overdo the runner beans and have to give them away. This year I've underdone the broad beans and an getting two or three at a time...not enough for a canape let alone a meal!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-91645060568110960592014-08-02T10:10:44.420-04:002014-08-02T10:10:44.420-04:00If we lived closer I'd be stopping by to take ...If we lived closer I'd be stopping by to take some produce from you. We've had too much rain and many plants have rotted. We get our best produce in the spring, summer is always iffy.<br />Love your watermelon.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-79574044046395490562014-08-02T08:06:36.739-04:002014-08-02T08:06:36.739-04:00Isn't geting old a *******, We are even thinki...Isn't geting old a *******, We are even thinking of scaling down the flowers in the Bijou Garden next year as watering each night plays Tom's back up, who would have thought it, we used to run 2 allotments and think nothing of working on them from morning to dusk.<br />Accept gracefully is the answer, if you can?<br />Great haul of fruit and veg though...<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-20021225314034949792014-08-02T07:43:38.594-04:002014-08-02T07:43:38.594-04:00Oh, how many times I've thought the same thing...Oh, how many times I've thought the same thing - "This may be the death of me". Every picture looks very familiar to me along with produce on every surface except for the watermelon. We never had good luck growing watermelon. Great pictures.<br />LillianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-12046444608388515742014-08-02T05:52:15.515-04:002014-08-02T05:52:15.515-04:00Wow, quite the haul. How wonderful to have such g...Wow, quite the haul. How wonderful to have such goodness canned and ready to eat during your winter months.<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7314065896417867122.post-65874281509873262972014-08-02T03:14:08.010-04:002014-08-02T03:14:08.010-04:00My garden here is just starting to kick off. Not ...My garden here is just starting to kick off. Not that I shall be doing any picking today as it is raining extremely heavily outside and so I guess the slugs may beat me to it today.<br /><br />You have some great produce there. I can never have too many cucumbers or runner beans, and the French beans I freeze - I have various colours this year - green, yellow, purple and stripey! Those melons though - gosh, how can you eat that many? Do they can?Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.com