Re: [gardeners] hey there
Jeanne L. (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 09:18:22 -0700
At 08:37 AM 4/17/02, you wrote:
>I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel after my back
>surgery 5 months ago!!!! This is a good thing as I really hate just
>pointing for my hubby, Dr. Dirt. LOL He commutes weekly to Chicago from
>SF Bay Area so his time is quite limited in the garden, and I can't seem
>to train the dawg to help. However, she does pick and eat ripe tomatoes.
Mary-Anne, such good news about your recovery from back surgery!
In S. Calif I've been harvesting delicious lettuce, which is especially
nice given the sky-high prices at the grocery stores. Snow peas are just
starting to bloom. I'm hoping to get a bite of one tomorrow, because
Friday I'm leaving for 3 weeks. I'm going to miss my garden! In addition
to the snow peas I've got some kentucky wonder pole beans - the ones the
pillbugs somehow missed when they were young. I've got more seeds planted
and hopefully some will survive of that batch - otherwise I'll end up with
6 bean plants! I've got 14 varieties of tomato planted out, of which 11 (I
think) are heirloom varieties. I've also got some interesting varieties of
warm to hot chili peppers, some new-to-me sweet peppers like Marconi, and
some generic bell peppers. I've been harvesting swiss chard and arugula
regularly - did you know that those two greens cooked together make a
delectable combination! There's been a bit more broccoli from my three
little plants, but I can't say that its been a success - I'm sure that's
because they didnt get into the ground until relatively late in the
season. But I'll take what I can get, it's tender and sweet and tasty!
I've got turnips that just started popping up. And herbs: basil,
cilantro, chives, rosemary, thyme and parsley, so far. Oh and dill! Still
waiting for the dill and the cilantro to come up.
Oh and Mary-Anne, as to the dawg - at least she helps in whatever way she
can! LOL
Happy Gardening!
Jeanne