tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post2009041238086654169..comments2023-10-17T10:25:34.828-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose's Garden: Veggie Tales and Random MusingsRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-13848356710123587112010-07-14T16:35:35.332-05:002010-07-14T16:35:35.332-05:00Superbe hémérocalle Game Theory !
;-)Superbe hémérocalle Game Theory !<br />;-)Véronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05285414290104275663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-32609631883022618202008-07-30T19:53:00.000-05:002008-07-30T19:53:00.000-05:00Your clematis is awesome! Enjoy your vegs. They ...Your clematis is awesome! Enjoy your vegs. They look scrumptious!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-61257199122119555942008-07-29T17:45:00.000-05:002008-07-29T17:45:00.000-05:00Wow! Your garden is lush, Rose. Wish I lived near ...Wow! Your garden is lush, Rose. Wish I lived near ... the surplus would land in my pots! Zucchini Pie is a favorite and tomatoes haunt me ... can't live without them! Since I don't grow vegetables (only herbs), I rely on local farmers to supply 'my cookin' habit'.joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-76102851933820735802008-07-29T15:48:00.000-05:002008-07-29T15:48:00.000-05:00There's an award for you at mine , hope you don't ...There's an award for you at mine , hope you don't already have it :)Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-39056144037149430442008-07-29T15:43:00.000-05:002008-07-29T15:43:00.000-05:00Suburbia, I forgot to answer your question about t...Suburbia, I forgot to answer your question about the crop duster. The pilots are careful, I think, to spray only on days when there's no wind. I really didn't notice any drift. Unfortunately, chemicals are a necessary evil with corn and soybean farming. Too much money invested, I guess.<BR/><BR/>W2w, I never thought about that colander, but mine is probably that old, too:) I think it's indestructible! Usually if you have a friend or family member with zucchini in the garden, you don't have to plant any of your own, LOL.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-88415203626400897482008-07-29T09:06:00.000-05:002008-07-29T09:06:00.000-05:00Rose, I love your picture with the green colander....Rose, I love your picture with the green colander. I have one exactly like it! I bought it shortly after getting married in 1980. Its size is much more practical than either one of the other two that I have. I bet I've used that colander thousands of times throughout the years. Speaking of zucchini, I'm making some bread this morning with it and putting some in a casserole I'm making tonight for supper. My sister is supplying me with some of her surplus.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-9285205312822000902008-07-29T07:08:00.000-05:002008-07-29T07:08:00.000-05:00Eve, Your shrimp casserole sounds yummy. Unfortun...Eve, Your shrimp casserole sounds yummy. Unfortunately, the only shrimp near here are in the supermarket:)<BR/><BR/>Annie, It seems like everyone is in one of two extremes--too much rain or not enough. Thanks for the idea about the clematis; that sounds like a very plausible explanation. I don't know if I want to try separating it, though; I'd probably kill it.<BR/><BR/>Suburbia, Daylilies come in lots of different colors--some of the other gardening blogs on my blogroll have been showing so many different ones lately, I have daylily envy.<BR/>The hummingbirds are back! But so far my camera and I have been too slow. I'm going to keep trying...Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-52996857896790189862008-07-29T04:07:00.000-05:002008-07-29T04:07:00.000-05:00Food prices here are soring too. I went to ASDA ye...Food prices here are soring too. I went to ASDA yesterday and spent at least £50 more than my usual bill for the second week running. The price of basics like butter have risen by more than a third<BR/>:(<BR/><BR/>Your new daylilly is a beautiful colour. I only have orange ones, I didn't realise they came in other shades.<BR/><BR/>Does the crop spray reach your house and garden? I would hate to have that in the air around me, I don't like chemicals!<BR/>Hope all is well with you. Any humming birds yet?Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-51385982280279778822008-07-28T23:35:00.000-05:002008-07-28T23:35:00.000-05:00Good luck with your tomato crop, Rose - we sure ha...Good luck with your tomato crop, Rose - we sure have opposite problems this year. I'm trying to keep two 'Juliet' grape tomato plants alive and hoping desperately for rain and a day under 95°F. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if there were two small rooted cuttings in the pot when you planted your clematis. That's what happened to me. The package showed a pale pink flower but after 2 years I had one strand with a white flower and another with a purple one. After some very careful digging and separating they now bloom separately. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-27317154205038301882008-07-28T19:38:00.000-05:002008-07-28T19:38:00.000-05:00Your veggies look really nice. I love yellow squas...Your veggies look really nice. I love yellow squash and tomatoes..that is my two favorite veggies. <BR/>I make a casserole of yellow squash, shrimp and cheese that is really good when we get tired of them just shut down with onions. The good thing is, we can go cast a net for the shrimp and get at least enough for a couple of meals. If we had to buy them, we coldn't afford them.Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10525022534268765494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-41635161620138183292008-07-28T13:10:00.000-05:002008-07-28T13:10:00.000-05:00Gail, I've been wanting my husband to do some of ...Gail, I've been wanting my husband to do some of the shopping so he understands what I have been complaining about.<BR/>$5 sounds like a lot for cherry tomatoes, but then again sometimes it's worth the splurge to get something that actually tastes good!<BR/>Is it Jerry Seinfeld's wife who has a cookbook out with recipes for sneaking veggies into kids' food? <BR/><BR/>Marnie, Glad to know it's ok to plant daylilies now. Of course, I don't always follow the recommended "rules" anyway:)<BR/><BR/>Lisa, Perfect analogy for zucchini:)<BR/>Maybe Gail was right that there were actually two clematis vines planted in the pot I bought. I want to plant a couple more varieties--I think I'll stick with pink or white or maybe lavender for now.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-8785812626530486822008-07-28T08:56:00.000-05:002008-07-28T08:56:00.000-05:00Hi Rose, Your zuchinni explosion really struck a ...Hi Rose, Your zuchinni explosion really struck a lot of chords. Those delicious rascals are like beloved relatives that visit too ofen and too long. You love em but you can't wait until they leave. Ha... <BR/><BR/>That Nellie Moser changed colors on me too. Only it was more of a fade out. I don't remember shades of lavender on it. It died on me. I don't know why either. Hmmmmm<BR/><BR/>Too bad you have such a bad association with jackamanni. It is such a tough guy. It seems there are many that look similar to it too. I guess you will have to stick with the pinker, redder or yellow and white clematis.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-21744877836806226402008-07-28T08:55:00.000-05:002008-07-28T08:55:00.000-05:00Your veggies are doing great!Beautiful new daylily...Your veggies are doing great!<BR/><BR/>Beautiful new daylily. Actually this is a perfect time to plant them. Whenever I order, they arrive in late summer.<BR/>MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-27514444653156430632008-07-27T19:51:00.000-05:002008-07-27T19:51:00.000-05:00rose,I have avoided the grocery sticker shock by s...rose,<BR/><BR/>I have avoided the grocery sticker shock by sending my husband to the store! I can't believe what I paid to eat the best tomatoes I've had in a while. I went to our local expensive produce store and bought a small package of heirloom cherry tomatoes. Oh my, it was the best $5 meal I have had. I just wanted a good tomato taste and these guys came through! There were purple ones, little yellow tear drop shaped sugar balls and red ones. I am going to have to rethink a garden and at least grow tomatoes and some more herbs, well, lettuce would be good and then.....<BR/><BR/>I don't know anything about your clematis except that it is good looking as a pink or lavender flower. Is it possible that two vines were in the one pot you planted?<BR/><BR/>Gail<BR/><BR/>Gail<BR/><BR/>We used to sneak grated zucchini into the spaghetti sauce to get our son to eat them, too.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-6422079054300325112008-07-27T16:35:00.000-05:002008-07-27T16:35:00.000-05:00Tina, I have a little room left in the vegetable g...Tina, I have a little room left in the vegetable garden, so I might plant some zucchini yet. Even if I harvested only a few, it would make up for the cost of seed.<BR/><BR/>MMD, Thanks for the comment on the clematis--I thought you might know the cause, if anyone. I did go ahead and plant the daylily; in fact, I took your advice and put it in the shade garden, the only good place with room right now. It does get a couple hours sun.<BR/>Thanks for all your suggestions on scented plants. I'm going to write them down in my journal so I don't forget. <BR/>I probably did get a lame heliotrope:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-53299832592570545592008-07-27T12:52:00.000-05:002008-07-27T12:52:00.000-05:00I've also experienced repeated incidents of &q...I've also experienced repeated incidents of "Zucchini explosions." I think I'm going to try it in a pot next year. Any time is the right time to plant Daylilies. Their fleshy roots make them very forgiving. In fact, my mom had dug some up & was going to replant them, but she forgot about them. They sat in a pot all summer without any soil & were still alive to be planted in the fall. Color changing Clematis wouldn't surprise me. Nothing Clematis does surprises me. Too bad about the negative association you make with Jackmanii, but there are other great purple Clematises you could plant instead.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-9954841897368127732008-07-27T08:16:00.000-05:002008-07-27T08:16:00.000-05:00I think it might not be too late to plant some zuc...I think it might not be too late to plant some zucchini. You might try it out as it is very expensive at the grocery store these days.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-27289240810276566862008-07-27T07:35:00.000-05:002008-07-27T07:35:00.000-05:00Beckie, You are welcome to pick up some summer sq...Beckie, You are welcome to pick up some summer squash if you'd like! I just realized I wrote that the clematis bloomed twice last year, but actually I don't remember. I hope someone can explain this to me. <BR/>I restrained myself at the sale, buying somewhat the same as you.<BR/><BR/>Cheryl, I know Americans complain so much about gas prices right now, but we're really just catching up to what Europeans have been paying for years.<BR/><BR/>I noticed someone else from the UK saying they got produce delivered from local farmers. The local farmers' market is not that convenient, but I need to check it out for other vegetables. Beckie gave me a couple tiny tomato plants grown from seed you'd given her. They seem to be adapting to Illinois soil, thanks, Cheryl!<BR/><BR/>I'll have to check out the green tomato marmalade recipe...Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-56930376905349594902008-07-27T02:25:00.000-05:002008-07-27T02:25:00.000-05:00Hi Rose......I won't even start with food prices h...Hi Rose......I won't even start with food prices here, they are rocketing.....petrol has gone so high, I believe it is double what you are paying......we have our cars converted to LPG, thank goodness....<BR/><BR/>I get my produce from local farmers, it is organic, and because it is local it has not increased in price.....and it tastes fantastic. I do grow my own tomatoes, beans etc though but I will do more next year....I am thinking of raised beds, to deter the rabbits.....<BR/><BR/>That day lily is the best I have seen and one of my favourite colours.......<BR/><BR/>By the way there is a recipe on Naturewitch's blog for green tomato marmalade...sounds great...might be worth a try??<BR/><BR/>That clematis has got me.....I have grown many varieties and I have never seen that.....amazing, wish I had one......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-45130231785652697502008-07-26T21:45:00.000-05:002008-07-26T21:45:00.000-05:00Rose, I laughed at the 'zucchini explosion' commen...Rose, I laughed at the 'zucchini explosion' comment. Sometimes that is how it feels when they are producing so well. And you are so right about a garden grown tomato-there is nothing to compare it to. I haen't had much to do with clematis so I don't know if your is unusual or not. But it seems you got a 2-fer. Can't wait to see what you picked up at the sale.beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.com