tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post4897150235464000376..comments2024-02-01T10:47:28.146-05:00Comments on The Quiet Country House: Get More From Your GardenMarciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-22510689674881319182016-05-13T06:45:18.601-04:002016-05-13T06:45:18.601-04:00Toni, Thank you for that tip about coffee grounds....Toni, Thank you for that tip about coffee grounds. I have used them around blueberry plants to acidify the soil, and perhaps I am impeding flower and berry growth! I will have to try around my asparagus and give the berries a break! :)<br /><br />Steve, We got a sprinkle yesterday but really need more water. We are scrambling to get our irrigation all set up for the year.<br /><br />Elaine, IMarciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-20423684436816060202016-05-13T06:32:26.181-04:002016-05-13T06:32:26.181-04:00Lots of useful information here - thanks Marcie. ...Lots of useful information here - thanks Marcie. My veg garden is already underway - tomato plants growing strong, cucumbers, lettuce, strawberries and purple sprouting broccoli. Beans waiting in the greenhouse to be planted later plus courgette plants - so it is all systems go. I love this time of when there is the hope that the growing season will go well - only time will tell. Oh I forgotelaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-61218482246510277772016-05-11T18:04:38.178-04:002016-05-11T18:04:38.178-04:00Just getting into the garden has been hard, lots o...Just getting into the garden has been hard, lots of rain hereOut on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-49052483464254995492016-05-11T09:16:50.896-04:002016-05-11T09:16:50.896-04:00Love the pictures and gardening advise. And I abs...Love the pictures and gardening advise. And I absolutely love my perennials as they produce every year with minimal care. Our soil is the clay type so I have to constantly amend it with whatever I have on hand to break it up and hopefully keep it that way for a year or two so it's a bit of a challenge. We've used sand and rotted leaves from our maples for years, but the one thing I'magnoliasnteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517995125207145961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-21937123532339900552016-05-11T06:39:54.926-04:002016-05-11T06:39:54.926-04:00I think my tips are more relevant to edibles. I s...I think my tips are more relevant to edibles. I should maybe qualify my statement, but new dirt in the pot each year and/or added organic materials is the potted container version of rotating crops, I guess. :) My daughter is "containering" herbs at her apt this year. I have a few geraniums in an upstairs bedroom that already bloomed last month, but it is till too cold to set them Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34352399.post-66824913679606023842016-05-11T05:33:24.895-04:002016-05-11T05:33:24.895-04:00I am gardening with potted geraniums on the porch ...I am gardening with potted geraniums on the porch these days but will take these hints into consideration. Thanks for the tips. aspiritofsimplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870339828098281415noreply@blogger.com