tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254441750897952230.post1883705318568794112..comments2024-02-12T04:24:24.102-06:00Comments on natalie creates: in the garden: july 2015Natalie Freemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163145877344840630noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254441750897952230.post-69441577486197224492015-07-14T11:15:33.326-05:002015-07-14T11:15:33.326-05:00Your garden looks amazing. What beautiful pics! Your garden looks amazing. What beautiful pics! Tammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328314025181212168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254441750897952230.post-58903203109227422942015-07-12T00:57:07.063-05:002015-07-12T00:57:07.063-05:00Your gardens are absolutely beautiful!! I am sorr...Your gardens are absolutely beautiful!! I am sorry to hear about your garlic though...that is super sad :(.Autumn @ Autumn All Alonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01656425235020831354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254441750897952230.post-36877996628318826882015-07-10T12:44:17.993-05:002015-07-10T12:44:17.993-05:00Gardens in MN are just starting to get going. My ...Gardens in MN are just starting to get going. My tomato plants are huge but only a few flowers so far. My snap peas are almost there. I was a week or so behind planting this year as I'm pregnant (due today actually) with my third and just didn't get in the garden. I do have a question. I have cosmos that reseeded themselves. Do you replant them every year or do they just do it themselves (for both zinnias and cosmos). I just love those seed flowers. <br />Thank you. I love your blog. Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14153649522517523522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254441750897952230.post-75538523046738690502015-07-10T10:47:13.173-05:002015-07-10T10:47:13.173-05:00We live in a suburb of Dallas and have a large ver...We live in a suburb of Dallas and have a large verg. garden (no raised beds.) B/cof the 43+ inches of rain we have had, many things have failed: sugar snaps, green beans, onions. We planted more tomato plants than last year and have far less fruit, not even enough to can relish. We have definitely learned that neither drought nor excessive rains are idea. I think we are going to pull the plug on the old tomatoes, plant new ones for fall and hope for the best.<br />However, the red potato crop was 124 pounds! We have had plenty of zuchinni, oven fried, in casserole and finely shredded into brownies.<br />Purple hull peas and okra are getting going presently.<br />I would love to grow flowers like you do, Natalie. Do you purchase seed in bulk? If so, what kind and where, please?<br />KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254441750897952230.post-46263913766277647682015-07-08T17:19:59.381-05:002015-07-08T17:19:59.381-05:00You may know this,but I found not mulching my squa...You may know this,but I found not mulching my squash bed has greatly helped with the squash bugs. Squash bugs hide in mulch and winter over. Keeping your squash bed free of mulch and debris greatly helps. We have not mulched this year and have had a bumper crop of squash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254441750897952230.post-51154660081878079672015-07-08T10:53:01.816-05:002015-07-08T10:53:01.816-05:00We have a small community garden plot since we liv...We have a small community garden plot since we live in an apartment. Our lemon balm is growing like crazy! We have been able to harvest a few peppers and some herbs. We have just started adding mulch to the plot to try and win the weed battle. I once seeing all you garden updates as well!ericka winstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254441750897952230.post-18285101852817441852015-07-08T10:48:43.566-05:002015-07-08T10:48:43.566-05:00URGH! Squash bugs are the worst!! I had been strug...URGH! Squash bugs are the worst!! I had been struggling with them for the past three years and finally followed some advice from another fellow gardener. I've planted marigold in between and around all my squash plants and it seems to be working so far. There were a few in the very beginning but now I haven't seen any at all and the squash plants are doing great! Just wanted to share! thanks!Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254441750897952230.post-3235249231439935182015-07-08T09:29:32.354-05:002015-07-08T09:29:32.354-05:00I love seeing your garden posts, but would you con...I love seeing your garden posts, but would you consider ever doing a post on what happens after you harvest? Like a canning and preserving series? That would be amazing and really helpful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14650924402926897436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4254441750897952230.post-17762422184213609652015-07-08T08:06:10.263-05:002015-07-08T08:06:10.263-05:00Your flowers are incredible! It's my dream to ...Your flowers are incredible! It's my dream to be able to build up a cut flower garden - being in an urban area makes it difficult to plant everything I want without running out of room! Your garden looks fantastic! Well done indeed!Ashley Bakkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14888331562950236611noreply@blogger.com