[Ag-eq] Garden

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Nella.
Yeah, I love asparagus too.  I was disappointed when it didn't survive. 
Maybe I'll try again someday.  Maybe it needed more watering, too.  I
don't always water as well as I could.  Guess that's not a problem for you
this year.

It's great you've found a gardener to help and advise.  And she can tell
you what does well in your area, too.

Roses by your bedroom window sounds wonderful!
I bought a couple trellises from Plow and Hearth.  They weren't cheap, but
they're steel and look like they'll last a long time.
My gardener's husband built her a trellis of 4X4 posts and wires, and
bamboo, I think.

I think you can make catnip tea.  Also lemon balm tea.  I put a leaf or 2
of lemon balm or mint in when I make a salad.
I've found lemon balm to be rather invasive.  I put it a couple places,
and it's trying to take over.
Tracy

> Tracy:
>
> I'll have to do some more research on asparagus; I would love to have
> some, love
> it fresh and steamed or grilled.  Yes, I think you are suppose to let it
> go for
> 2 years before you get any.
>
> I've found a wonderful gardener here and she is helping me get the old
> flower
> beds in order and build some new ones.  She was also nice enough to remove
> the
> poisson ivy.  We are working on more plans for my raised bed vegetable and
> herb
> garden.  I'm learning a lot from her and feel that it's well worth the
> money.
>
> I planted some yellow roses in the spring and I thought they were bushes,
> but
> they seem to be the vining kind.  So I'm going to have to figure out a
> trellis.
>  They are outside my bedroom window, so someday I hope the scent of roses
> will
> come in when the window is open.
>
> Does anyone know of a use for catnip besides for cats?
>
> Mine is going crazy; I give pieces to the cats, but just wonder if there
> are
> other uses.
>
> What about lemon bomb, have lots of that to.
>
> Hope everyone is well and their gardens are thriving.
>
> Nella
>
>
>
>
> Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>
>> Hi Nella.
>> Maybe when I retire I'll take some gardening classes.
>> I tried asparagus, but never got a crop.  I read you're supposed to wait
>> 2
>> years, to let the plants get established, but mine died the 2nd winter.
>> Maybe I had them in a bad spot.  They were pretty, very ferny, so could
>> go
>> somewhere more central than I had them.
>>
>> My neighbors are weird.  I had raspberries near the fence for a while.
>> Me,
>> I'd help myself to my neighbor's fruit, if it came through the fence,
>> but
>> they reached over the fence and hacked at them.  Barbarians.
>>
>> Glad to hear your rain has stopped for a bit.
>> My weeds were getting the better of me, too, especially the pesky wild
>> grape.  I have a gardener who comes in when I call her, for a fee of
>> course,
>> so I called her and asked her to tackle the worst of the weeding.
>> Barrels-full of weeds and vines.  And she sprayed the poison ivy, which
>> would have been all over me.  Worth it, just for that.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster
>> via
>> Ag-eq
>> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 7:06 AM
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>> Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Garden
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>>
>> Tracy:
>>
>> as usual your garden sounds wonderful.  Have you ever thought of taking
>> the
>> classes to become a master gardener?
>>
>> They offer the classes here at the local university and county extention
>> office might do it to, not sure.
>>
>> We have had so much rain I should have planted water lilies.
>>
>> The lettuce drown, but the chinese cabbage was beautiful.  The red and
>> green
>> head cabbage didn't do so well, the heads were really small, but good.
>> I'm
>> starting to get lots of peppers and tomatoes.  I picked the first
>> cucumber
>> yesterday and the yellow squash are coming on.  I didn't plant much
>> since my
>> raised beds aren't finished.  My herbs are beautiful and I've been
>> cooking
>> with them and drying for the winter.
>>
>> The little fruit trees I planted look great; I hope to find a couple
>> more to
>> put out there.  The butterfly bushes are blooming I just planted them in
>> the
>> spring, so didn't know they would the first year.  Also the tiger lilies
>> bloomed, there were a lot of them.
>>
>> Do you have asparagus?
>>
>> I would like to start a bed, but have been told it's hard to get
>> started.
>> What is your opinion on this?
>>
>> If I were your neighbor I would be very tempted to join the animals and
>> help
>> myself to a few blueberries!
>>
>> What is everyone else up to?
>>
>> It's actually clear today, the third day in a row, so am going to try
>> and
>> get caught up outside.  The weeds are growing faster than I can pull
>> them.
>>
>> Nella
>> Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>>
>> > Last week, I started getting a few cherry tomatoes, which is early for
>> > around here.
>> >
>> > I’ve gotten some nice turnips.  I sautéed the greens with a bit of
>> > olive oil and garlic, and mixed them with pasta and peas.  Yum.
>> >
>> > I’m getting a bit of lettuce, though it’s getting hot, so it may not
>> last.
>> >
>> > I’ve gotten some fava beans, which are like giant peas.
>> >
>> > The raspberries are done, and were delicious.  The blueberry in the
>> > sun has lots of fruit, though I have trouble figuring out when it’s
>> > ripe, and the critters are getting them.
>> >
>> > The apple tree is loaded with apples.  It took a year off last year,
>> > as the experts on the radio said it would after a big crop the year
>> > before.  I expect a great harvest, starting probably late August.
>> >
>> > The squash is coming on, and the passionflower is blooming.  It’s
>> > supposed to produce passionfruit, which will be interesting.
>> >
>> > Some of the roses are blooming, as are the summersweet and lilies, so
>> > things smell great.
>> >
>> > The coreopsis and cone flowers are doing really great, too, and should
>> > bloom all summer.  And the butterfly bush is getting ready to do its
>> stuff, too.
>> >
>> > I love summer!
>> >
>> > And I love this time of year, where a lot of what we eat is coming
>> > from the garden or the farmers’ market.  And lots of fresh fruit!
>> >
>> > Tracy
>> >
>> >
>> >
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