tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post7527774150459507204..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: Gardens - Size Matters!Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-73460232611867028082012-04-23T12:19:57.217-04:002012-04-23T12:19:57.217-04:00I have found the critters get too much and I get t...I have found the critters get too much and I get too little. So now I only plant tomatoes in large planters that the rabbits, etc. can't reach. However, my neighbor has a huge fenced garden and she supplies me with various interesting produce during the summer. Still, there's something so nice about growing it yourself.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-74986580886474260342012-04-22T22:43:34.249-04:002012-04-22T22:43:34.249-04:00I think you need some top soil in there. But the i...I think you need some top soil in there. But the idea interests me. I think I would like it, but living in the city, high above ground, I don't see it as practical. Still, let us know how that goes.<br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-24408235481047324492012-04-22T07:33:43.552-04:002012-04-22T07:33:43.552-04:00I totally agree with you about real tomatoes and h...I totally agree with you about real tomatoes and happy gardening!Wibbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276903940866394424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-76643869966868103992012-04-21T12:20:16.891-04:002012-04-21T12:20:16.891-04:00Good for you Wendy. If anyone has ever had a veggi...Good for you Wendy. If anyone has ever had a veggie garden it is hard to give them up. HH and I are not up to a big garden but thank goodness our son lives near by and he goes at it big time. I do have some cherry tomatoes in one of those Topsy Turvy thingies. Have not idea how that will turn out.<br />QMMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-33400412177718144202012-04-21T06:26:52.009-04:002012-04-21T06:26:52.009-04:00I'm excited for your square foot gardens! They...I'm excited for your square foot gardens! They look great and the play pen is so cool! <br /><br />Mr. Mathias' garden was so pretty the time I saw it full of those rows of corn.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145530293593063964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-53574459894778621592012-04-21T01:02:51.030-04:002012-04-21T01:02:51.030-04:00I envy you your garden. I can just taste those tom...I envy you your garden. I can just taste those tomatoes. Your father in laws garden is so nice and tidy and so big.<br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-33356955403220030432012-04-21T00:26:46.537-04:002012-04-21T00:26:46.537-04:00This is a new concept for me, but it makes great s...This is a new concept for me, but it makes great sense. I hope you will follow up with a post once the garden is going full force.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-87647023658360765032012-04-20T23:22:24.018-04:002012-04-20T23:22:24.018-04:00You have a great family history of gardens here. G...You have a great family history of gardens here. Good luck with your new garden. I do raised bed gardening but in bigger sections than 4 ft. At least I did. I now have an empty potential bed sitting in the sunniest part of my very, very shady yard. Hoping for at least a good winter garden after the leaves fall.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-84006243061383085732012-04-20T18:36:16.874-04:002012-04-20T18:36:16.874-04:00Kathy, my boxes are 4'x4', so I have 16 sq...Kathy, my boxes are 4'x4', so I have 16 squares in each one. Small plants like lettuce or carrots or radishes will fit in a single square. Larger plants like cucumbers will require maybe 1.5 squares. Tomatoes -- 1 per square. It's all math. The idea is to make gardening efficient -- just big enough to be able to reach all the plants (and weeds) and not need big equipment like tillers. When my kids were little, that garden was 12'x12'divided into 9 squares with boards for paths. My new and improved and larger garden has 6 4x4 boxes and it will have 2 1'x4' boxes as soon as I get to it. The other concept with square foot gardening is to stagger planting -- for example, plant some lettuce now, and then plant some more in 2 weeks so that everything doesn't ripen at the same time. There are tons of people online blogging about their square foot gardens.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-50021385961070981492012-04-20T17:10:46.220-04:002012-04-20T17:10:46.220-04:00Hi Wendy, this is really neat. I'd like to le...Hi Wendy, this is really neat. I'd like to learn more about "square foot gardening" ... I've never heard of it. I guess it is little raised beds close together? The girls look so cute helping out in the second picture. I haven't had a garden for years, and each year I want to give it a try, but we haven't gotten there yet.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-80836765737080654062012-04-20T15:49:26.104-04:002012-04-20T15:49:26.104-04:00I like homegrown tomatoes, but I think growing oth...I like homegrown tomatoes, but I think growing other foods is more trouble than it is worth. I prefer having mostly perennials that don't have to be replaced too often.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-84152126057309784042012-04-20T11:09:37.165-04:002012-04-20T11:09:37.165-04:00So cool! The family that gardens together stays to...So cool! The family that gardens together stays together with laughter and so much bounty!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-42673009715439299422012-04-20T08:12:33.876-04:002012-04-20T08:12:33.876-04:00How lovely to have that action shot of your father...How lovely to have that action shot of your father-in-law mainatinging his well-manicured garden, (and the action shot of you in your plot). I like the idea of the squares with a walkway between, and the children ‘helping’. Someone must have been proud of that 1920 garden to take a shot of it too.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-46905188652036080082012-04-20T06:49:32.118-04:002012-04-20T06:49:32.118-04:00Keep it simple ismy motto for gardening. I think I...Keep it simple ismy motto for gardening. I think I could handle the size of your new beds, if we only had room for them. No vegetables, just perennials in ours. During the war we had a large allotment, my job was to weed under the gooseberry bushes; as a young boy I never understood why I didn't find any babies there.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-79216702056544943722012-04-20T06:17:34.393-04:002012-04-20T06:17:34.393-04:00Good luck with your new garden. These beds look l...Good luck with your new garden. These beds look like they'll be easy to maintain once you get them going.Paula@SweetPeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159609759110718249noreply@blogger.com