tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post6553684995583414104..comments2024-03-04T01:42:16.830+10:30Comments on Zucchini Island: Gardening is like a game of chessJason Dingleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-90696379219044144752011-05-23T12:41:37.627+09:302011-05-23T12:41:37.627+09:30Dmarie did you just recently reread the tale or di...<b>Dmarie</b> did you just recently reread the tale or did the fact that Snow White didn't kiss Happy really upset you as a kid? It's disturb me now. Poor Happy. I wonder if he changed is name to Rejected after that?Jason Dingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-58962192654651970292011-05-21T04:01:49.312+09:302011-05-21T04:01:49.312+09:30I was going to suggest naming the beds after the s...I was going to suggest naming the beds after the six dwarfs that Snow White kisses at the end of the tale, leaving out Happy as she did. But actually, I like best the suggestion of MsB, as the children could intuitively learn some geography while they walk about the garden. :)Dmariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689601569495984413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-78686802286693834762011-04-23T22:28:40.987+09:302011-04-23T22:28:40.987+09:30Hazel sorry to hear about your caulies. You have m...<b>Hazel</b> sorry to hear about your caulies. You have my deepest condolences. Thanks about the deplete soil tip. Mel and I were also thinking famours gardeners. And yes it is a lot of fun!<br /><br /><b>Kellee</b> that would make good business sense of the farmers to do that. I wonder if that means it could be covered in pesticide, and GM?<br /><br /><b>MsB</b> one advantage about naming after states is that assigning names would be easy. I could assign names based on compass bearing.<br /><br /><b>Linda</b> in a weired kind of way names like wonky and wet are really good names. I will have to pay closer attention to my beds before I could give them such names. And what isn't a cup of tea good for?Jason Dingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-54979090696125272452011-04-22T10:44:09.939+09:302011-04-22T10:44:09.939+09:30We tried very clever names for our beds, but they ...We tried very clever names for our beds, but they didn't stick. The names that stuck are much more mundane - bottom bed, wonky bed, wet bed - but they stick because they match the beds. I think the key to good names is a cup of tea, a contemplative state of mind, and a bit of mulling time!Linda Woodrowhttp://witcheskitchen.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-25793028794972838792011-04-22T08:12:15.824+09:302011-04-22T08:12:15.824+09:30how about the names of the states or children'...how about the names of the states or children's names :)MsBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00009492428982532623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-72309168615473177432011-04-22T04:12:44.740+09:302011-04-22T04:12:44.740+09:30Hi I'm fairly sure the pea straw sold here in ...Hi I'm fairly sure the pea straw sold here in NZ is the leftovers after they have harvested the peas it is bailed up. good idea with the milk bottles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-62128096358563187642011-04-21T15:37:09.679+09:302011-04-21T15:37:09.679+09:30As for the beds...after botanists...or gardeners. ...As for the beds...after botanists...or gardeners. The Walling Garden, The Banks Garden, What is the name of that guy with the accent who was on the ABC gardening show? The Burkes garden....???? Or after your aunities. The Aunty Beryl bed....Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577208643431414375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-83411221716081720342011-04-21T15:35:29.245+09:302011-04-21T15:35:29.245+09:30Those little milk bottle houses may deter slugs to...Those little milk bottle houses may deter slugs too. I lost all the caulies I planted out two days ago. Not happy! I have heard it said that the peas growing in pea mulch do add a bit of nitrogen to the soil...but pull them out before they flower because they then go on to deplete the soil. I think the pea straw sold commercially is not from and edible crop. But then I have never let it go on to fruit. I just use common old wheat straw these days. I put enough compost and manure on the beds and it is cheaper than pea straw. I also grow green manure when I can and dig that in. Good luck with the planting. Fun isn't it!Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577208643431414375noreply@blogger.com