tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post5672764970278060068..comments2024-01-02T02:31:37.780-05:00Comments on sweetbay: Ongoing Projects: Part III, the Vegetable Gardensweetbayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-56409327130759565532010-03-17T12:39:26.910-04:002010-03-17T12:39:26.910-04:00It's so interesting you find flower gardening ...It's so interesting you find flower gardening easier than vegetable gardening. I'm the opposite. You see the veggies don't need dividing, rarely do they need weeding if you have a good mulch, no deadheading or continue clean up once the season is over, and they don't usually last all year and when they are growing you get some fresh veggies. The flowers are nice too but too much work for me. Your gardens are lovely.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-28505131265649264842010-03-17T09:03:00.052-04:002010-03-17T09:03:00.052-04:00Sweet Bay, after reading this post and looking at ...Sweet Bay, after reading this post and looking at the photos, I'm more convinced than ever that I'm both a lazy blogger and a lazy gardener. <br /><br />You impress me more and more with every post you publish. And you make me want to get to NC as fast as I can. <br /><br />Everything looks so natural and happy growing on your land.<br /><br />donnadonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-5607353265276202472010-03-14T23:49:53.267-04:002010-03-14T23:49:53.267-04:00I've never had much success with the few veget...I've never had much success with the few vegetables I've tried to grow and I have limited space in my small yard. I grow flowers and then visit the farmer's market. <br /><br />Your flower pictures are wonderful and a great place for me to stop and call it a night. Maybe I'll have sweet dream after gazing on them.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-77214917143788118462010-03-14T06:38:06.166-04:002010-03-14T06:38:06.166-04:00What a lovely post! You known I a huge fan of the ...What a lovely post! You known I a huge fan of the vegetable garden and love to read about yours. I think I have sown almost 30 different tomatoes this year, I known I'm mad but we love eating tomatoes :-) All colours and sizes.TYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01090257443354079679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-58801508454158791532010-03-14T03:59:12.282-04:002010-03-14T03:59:12.282-04:00Carolina bog Mint looks so pretty. I love the colo...Carolina bog Mint looks so pretty. I love the color. Hope you had and have a nice weekend in something that almost looksl ike summer.Lillebethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532999954011182690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-42039677656749584302010-03-13T11:09:20.838-05:002010-03-13T11:09:20.838-05:00I'm loving your photos today. We're in the...I'm loving your photos today. We're in the midst of another pesky snowstorm and I fear warm weather will never truly arrive.<br /><br />I'm a big fan of the black Russian tomatoes, too. Black Krim is a goody. :)Kate/High Altitude Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690999267357525527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-37413146609706037622010-03-13T10:17:55.495-05:002010-03-13T10:17:55.495-05:00Hi Sweet Bay! What an interesting post! I have the...Hi Sweet Bay! What an interesting post! I have the same problem with tomato supports. Didn't figure out yet what I'll use this summer. Like the idea of using rebars, but who will do welding? A net attached to several posts? But the posts don't stand well in my light soil. Need to do some futher thinking. ... Broccoli. As you, I had a great harvest the first year I planted them, but the next year was nothing like that. Should we move them to a different spot, I wonder?<br />Good luck to you and have a great spring!Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-41261502039047259812010-03-13T09:34:59.165-05:002010-03-13T09:34:59.165-05:00Thanks for your comments everyone! Meredith I trie...Thanks for your comments everyone! Meredith I tried Cherokee Purple one year and it didn't really do anything. I'll have to try it again. I know it has won a lot of taste contests. I will have to try Rutgers too. Kathleen I don't know if trying to make a teepee would actually work... it seems like when I'm trying to train something, it's too short, and then by the time I get back to it, it's out of control... plus tomatoe vines are <i>so</i>ungainly, with the heavy tomatoes hanging on them.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-39893829116540310362010-03-13T09:12:39.037-05:002010-03-13T09:12:39.037-05:00I love the tours of your property. It is so pretty...I love the tours of your property. It is so pretty. Thanks for sharing what works for you. I am learning a lot. I am excited about trying a vegetable garden this year. I think we are going to buy some broccoli and lettuces this afternoon if the ground is not too wet. I know what you mean about Food Network- I spend much more time watching than cooking!<br />Have a great weekend. CarlaSouthern Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732279575596442033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-23570946552078030002010-03-13T08:31:48.462-05:002010-03-13T08:31:48.462-05:00I am loving these posts showing the evolution and ...I am loving these posts showing the evolution and the full scope and size of your gardens. You have so much space! There's a wonderful naturalness in your gardens, especially with the ornamentals and veggies growing together. Envy!Laurriehttp://laurries.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-20782125399479425942010-03-13T08:29:53.615-05:002010-03-13T08:29:53.615-05:00Although the trend lately seems to be to plant edi...Although the trend lately seems to be to plant edibles in the middle of flower gardens, I'm with you, Sweet Bay--I like flowers around the vegetable garden to hide it. You have a beautiful border to cover up any dying vines or foliage in the vegetables.<br /><br />It's easy to get carried away with planning the vegetable garden, but I think you're smart to grow what grows best in your area and what you will actually eat. I've thrown away a lot of radishes:) I don't enjoy cooking much anymore either, but there is something satisfying about cooking your own fresh vegetables.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-26023531777087792010-03-13T07:11:14.835-05:002010-03-13T07:11:14.835-05:00Thank you for a lovely little tour of your past ga...Thank you for a lovely little tour of your past gardens. I can just envision what this years will look like, absolutely wonderful. I am thinking of growing some veggies in our screened room to keep critters from messing with them, we'll see.<br /><br />I would love to be able to smell your red rose Fields of the Wood. What a lovely name for a rose.<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-73575304811544399752010-03-13T01:44:36.342-05:002010-03-13T01:44:36.342-05:00Gorgeous, gorgeous! I love that white iris! Your v...Gorgeous, gorgeous! I love that white iris! Your vegetable garden must be a treasure - and pretty too. :-)Northern Beauty Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805215769692200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-82469116308788666672010-03-13T01:29:26.091-05:002010-03-13T01:29:26.091-05:00I can sympathize with your veggie frustrations. I...I can sympathize with your veggie frustrations. I'm trying to go a little more ornamental in my kitchen garden this year, myself.<br /><br />Just a thought, since you say you like the black tomatoes, why not give Cherokee Purple a try? It is now my absolutely favorite tasting tomato ever, after trying it last year -- and no disease problems at all, even when others succumbed. Also, Rutgers does well in the Carolina climate. It's an heirloom that was developed for Campbell's Soup Company in the 30s, and is tasty and very productive and disease resistant! :)<br /><br />We haven't found an ideal solution to the monster towers of tomatoes, either.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-60555389661110650542010-03-13T01:09:48.805-05:002010-03-13T01:09:48.805-05:00I think your veggie area looks pretty darn nice Sw...I think your veggie area looks pretty darn nice Sweet Bay. I like how you've mixed the perennials, etc., in amongst the edibles. <br />Have you ever trained tomatoes up two trellis's placed together like a teepee? Seems like that would be sturdy? I just saw it in the new project book I won from Tatyana.<br />Have a good weekend!Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_kornernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3944937432345427996.post-84743261698139158902010-03-12T23:59:34.493-05:002010-03-12T23:59:34.493-05:00While I have frequently planted vegetables in with...While I have frequently planted vegetables in with ornamentals, it never occurred to me to add some ornamentals to my little veggie bed until a while ago. Lisa at Millertime was showing some photos of anuals she planted in with her veggies, and I also like your idea! I love Verbena bonariensis, especially, and it wouldn't shade out the little full sun I have!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.com