Comments on: Triumph and defeat in the garden http://roscommonacres.com/2010/06/triumph-and-defeat-in-the-garden/ Life more abundantly Tue, 22 May 2012 05:06:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Roscommon Acres » Blog Archive » A year of life http://roscommonacres.com/2010/06/triumph-and-defeat-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-18810 Roscommon Acres » Blog Archive » A year of life Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:47:25 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1937#comment-18810 [...] Again. And again. We expanded our poultry flock and lost most of them. We started a garden and lost most of it to the weather and the geese and finally, when I became discouraged, to the [...] [...] Again. And again. We expanded our poultry flock and lost most of them. We started a garden and lost most of it to the weather and the geese and finally, when I became discouraged, to the [...]

]]> By: joey http://roscommonacres.com/2010/06/triumph-and-defeat-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-13567 joey Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:55:01 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1937#comment-13567 So enjoyed my first visit ... the storm photo is amazing! So enjoyed my first visit … the storm photo is amazing!

]]> By: Life On The Planet http://roscommonacres.com/2010/06/triumph-and-defeat-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-13565 Life On The Planet Sat, 26 Jun 2010 23:09:47 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1937#comment-13565 We have a lovely from seed garden. I'm not bragging. I was long ago banished from my DH's garden. Apparently I kill plants, so he and the boys tend it. The womenfolk are in charge of lounging in adirondacks and saying, "Boy y'all look hot out in the sun!" Sometimes we drink tea. :) .-= Life On The Planet´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/xfhc/~3/Pa4DANFTpN8/dogtired.html" rel="nofollow">Dog Tired</a> =-. We have a lovely from seed garden. I’m not bragging. I was long ago banished from my DH’s garden. Apparently I kill plants, so he and the boys tend it.

The womenfolk are in charge of lounging in adirondacks and saying, “Boy y’all look hot out in the sun!”

Sometimes we drink tea. :)
.-= Life On The Planet´s last blog ..Dog Tired =-.

]]> By: Mom http://roscommonacres.com/2010/06/triumph-and-defeat-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-13562 Mom Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:14:15 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1937#comment-13562 Remind me to loan you the book "The $64 tomato" You could relate to it very well! Remind me to loan you the book “The $64 tomato” You could relate to it very well!

]]> By: Lauren http://roscommonacres.com/2010/06/triumph-and-defeat-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-13561 Lauren Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:50:57 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1937#comment-13561 LOL at your animals. My dog always eats the Chinese vegetables, which drives me crazy! LOL at your animals. My dog always eats the Chinese vegetables, which drives me crazy!

]]> By: Linda http://roscommonacres.com/2010/06/triumph-and-defeat-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-13560 Linda Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:57:53 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1937#comment-13560 Oh, Dana, I feel your pain!! This year we gave up starting our own too!!! My hubby is a pretty new gardener and he wanted to do it like a pro from the beginning, but has learned that it's a little bit harder than he thought it would be. And even when you DO get it all right....well...it's never REALLY in our control, is it? .-= Linda´s last blog ..<a href="http://joysandrewards.wordpress.com/2010/06/19/photo-hunter-six/" rel="nofollow">Photo Hunter: Six</a> =-. Oh, Dana, I feel your pain!! This year we gave up starting our own too!!! My hubby is a pretty new gardener and he wanted to do it like a pro from the beginning, but has learned that it’s a little bit harder than he thought it would be. And even when you DO get it all right….well…it’s never REALLY in our control, is it?
.-= Linda´s last blog ..Photo Hunter: Six =-.

]]> By: Louisa http://roscommonacres.com/2010/06/triumph-and-defeat-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-13559 Louisa Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:22:12 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1937#comment-13559 Oh my.....I feel for you and I feel for every plant....I can't kill even one of the gazillion broccolis my mum started for me....I was just sitting here gasping at the carnage in your garden....you have some DARN BIG HAILSTONES....the biggest we get are pea sized..... Now if only I could send you some of the frozen tomatoes (I was sick of canning!) I still trying to finish from last year before my greenhouse starts to fruit again........you may not buy a tomoto again after harvesting your own.... .-= Louisa´s last blog ..<a href="http://farmzoo.blogspot.com/2010/06/saving-our-bacon.html" rel="nofollow">Saving our bacon.....</a> =-. Oh my…..I feel for you and I feel for every plant….I can’t kill even one of the gazillion broccolis my mum started for me….I was just sitting here gasping at the carnage in your garden….you have some DARN BIG HAILSTONES….the biggest we get are pea sized…..
Now if only I could send you some of the frozen tomatoes (I was sick of canning!) I still trying to finish from last year before my greenhouse starts to fruit again……..you may not buy a tomoto again after harvesting your own….
.-= Louisa´s last blog ..Saving our bacon….. =-.

]]> By: Dana http://roscommonacres.com/2010/06/triumph-and-defeat-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-13557 Dana Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:48:47 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1937#comment-13557 My corn righted itself. It is all growing up again after only a day, so I shall be as resilient as that, I think. :) And my strawberries. Wow! Last time we ordered strawberries through the mail, only half sprouted and it took some time. These guys showed new growth a day after planting and seem to get greener with every rain. I shall rejoice in the berries. They're perennial and a much more significant monetary investment. We'll see just how good they're doing next year when we get to harvest our first fruits. But, well, I said all that in my entry. :) .-= Dana´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RoscommonAcres/~3/SVUWFAm5iMM/" rel="nofollow">Triumph and defeat in the garden</a> =-. My corn righted itself. It is all growing up again after only a day, so I shall be as resilient as that, I think. :)

And my strawberries. Wow! Last time we ordered strawberries through the mail, only half sprouted and it took some time. These guys showed new growth a day after planting and seem to get greener with every rain.

I shall rejoice in the berries. They’re perennial and a much more significant monetary investment. We’ll see just how good they’re doing next year when we get to harvest our first fruits.

But, well, I said all that in my entry. :)
.-= Dana´s last blog ..Triumph and defeat in the garden =-.

]]> By: T F Stern http://roscommonacres.com/2010/06/triumph-and-defeat-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-13556 T F Stern Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:06:38 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1937#comment-13556 Sounds like you need a few minutes with Harvey, "Poor dear, poor dear" while he pats the top of your hand. You're having a rough go of gardening. Our seedling tomato plants got washed away in a similar storm, every one of them just gone. We bought "replacements" at the local farmers market and they've done okay, not great, but okay. I think our summer heat will make them useless fairly soon. The green beans did okay; again, not great. We got several dinners out of them; but they are about cooked and dried up. Our cucumber plants are marginal, only a few cucumbers; but the kittens have been playing pretty rough in their jungle and have knocked several cucumbers off the vine. It's not defeat unless you give up entirely. Keep smiling. .-= T F Stern´s last blog ..<a href="http://tfsternsrantings.blogspot.com/2010/06/no-budget-this-year.html" rel="nofollow">No Budget This Year</a> =-. Sounds like you need a few minutes with Harvey, “Poor dear, poor dear” while he pats the top of your hand. You’re having a rough go of gardening.

Our seedling tomato plants got washed away in a similar storm, every one of them just gone. We bought “replacements” at the local farmers market and they’ve done okay, not great, but okay. I think our summer heat will make them useless fairly soon. The green beans did okay; again, not great. We got several dinners out of them; but they are about cooked and dried up.

Our cucumber plants are marginal, only a few cucumbers; but the kittens have been playing pretty rough in their jungle and have knocked several cucumbers off the vine.

It’s not defeat unless you give up entirely. Keep smiling.
.-= T F Stern´s last blog ..No Budget This Year =-.

]]> By: Dana http://roscommonacres.com/2010/06/triumph-and-defeat-in-the-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-13555 Dana Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:18:41 +0000 http://roscommonacres.com/?p=1937#comment-13555 You're too kind, JJ. :) .-= Dana´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RoscommonAcres/~3/SVUWFAm5iMM/" rel="nofollow">Triumph and defeat in the garden</a> =-. You’re too kind, JJ. :)
.-= Dana´s last blog ..Triumph and defeat in the garden =-.

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