tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500784247355256441.post4796162215406263684..comments2023-09-13T07:33:07.315-04:00Comments on Please Be Edible: Real Food. Real Easy.maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02409400959408658124noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500784247355256441.post-78601460161083819382010-05-04T17:35:24.637-04:002010-05-04T17:35:24.637-04:00Leigh, Things are already out of control here! But...Leigh, Things are already out of control here! But I did make a dent it the weeds today. A little bit of progress is still progress, right?<br /><br />In addition to the kale, the onions here are going to seed. The flowers aren't open yet, but I am looking forward to seeing them. Vidalias. Yum. Maybe we can swap seeds later in the season?<br /><br />Marcella, Ugh. Deer can be so tough on a garden. I feel for you there. The only thing I know of that really works with them is high fencing. I love your parsley story though. Last year, my parsley grew to gargantuan proportions- like, parsley trees. I guess they thrive on neglect, 'cause that's what they got!maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409400959408658124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500784247355256441.post-50630505292161087552010-05-03T11:20:02.674-04:002010-05-03T11:20:02.674-04:00What a great group of volunteers you have going in...What a great group of volunteers you have going in your yard! For now we have only things in pots high on a balcony out of reach of the critters. The only volunteers we get are the parsley plants that sprout in the cracks of the sidewalk below. Those always grow better than the ones in pots! Our old house had lots of edible landscaping in the front yard - alpine strawberries lined the beds, herbs were tucked in everywhere and we even planted tomatoes and peas on a trellis one year. None of the neighbors batted an eye. Now we have too many deer to do that! We can only get away with having herbs as they don't eat those.marcellahttp://www.peek.org/marcellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500784247355256441.post-53433826950126089172010-05-02T08:27:22.231-04:002010-05-02T08:27:22.231-04:00Things will get out of control with a little rain ...Things will get out of control with a little rain and warmer temps! <br /><br />I wonder too, why edible landscaping isn't more common. Seems a no-brainer, yet when I mention it to <br />my neighbors, they look at me like I'm nuts. They probably also think I'm nuts because I'm letting last year's turnips and broccoli go to seed!<br /><br />Wish my DH like more kinds of lettuce, yours looks so yummy. Thanks for the inspirational post.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500784247355256441.post-62900635601892774242010-05-01T22:53:01.698-04:002010-05-01T22:53:01.698-04:00What a lovely post. And timely on my end. I've...What a lovely post. And timely on my end. I've slowly been moving away from ornamentals and toward edibles, and hope some day to have edibles be the bulk of my yard/garden. There are so many beautiful varieties, and it's become a personal challenge to try and find edibles that thrive in various conditions.Christina @ Spoonfedhttp://www.spoonfedblog.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500784247355256441.post-23177067913317697322010-04-30T22:46:01.208-04:002010-04-30T22:46:01.208-04:00Blair, I looked hard through the garden in hopes o...Blair, I looked hard through the garden in hopes of finding a tomato seedling- but no luck. I know there were tomatoes left in the garden, but maybe the birds got the seeds. You are right about volunteers being hardy. The lettuce in my garden now is really robust! Much more so than typical transplants.<br /><br />motherhen68, I couldn't agree more. Chard and beets are both really beautiful plants. And it really IS fun to see what will happen! I think that plants that come up from seeds left in the garden over winter must be the best of the bunch. There are so many things that can go wrong- birds or mice, rot, lack of water, too much water... Any seed/ling that survives it all without help is probably a good plant to mark for seed saving. It may not have a pedigree, but it will be better adapted for your particular garden than many plants.maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409400959408658124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500784247355256441.post-62962307129276003822010-04-30T14:56:30.223-04:002010-04-30T14:56:30.223-04:00I have admired my ruby red chard all winter long. ...I have admired my ruby red chard all winter long. It tried to go to seed this week and I cut off the seed head. I know it's only a matter of time, but just one more harvest LOL. It's a beautiful plant. Beets are as well.<br /><br />I used compost from my own pile which apparently did not get hot enough to kill the things I threw in there last fall. I have had a ton of "volunteers" come up in my new garden beds. I decided to leave a few tomato plants just to see what would happen. Those volunteers are the first to have flowered! I'm not sure what I'll get as far as taste, but we'll see. IT's fun to see what'll happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2500784247355256441.post-62032752064516659862010-04-30T14:16:33.644-04:002010-04-30T14:16:33.644-04:00I've always found that all of the plants that ...I've always found that all of the plants that come up from seed where they want to are always bigger and better then any or the starts I plant, especially tomatoes! I usually just store a tomato or two from plants that I liked the year before. They go in the garage or some such place and break down like normal and come spring I throw them onto the ground and they grow really wellBlair B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09876315165307099355noreply@blogger.com