Comments on: To Complain, Or Not

By: Rundy

Rundy — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:00:12 +0000

Penelope -

We are USDA zone 4 and garden in upstate New York . . . not sure which of those answers you question about where our short garden season is located.

As far as dealing with the heat goes . . . I am young, healthy, and hardy enough that I usually don’t allow the heat to keep me from doing anything. I drink a lot of liquids and sweat a real lot.

By: Penelope

Penelope — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 13:10:55 +0000

http://www.kitchengardeners.org/blogs/penelope/

I understand the guilt to a degree. This time of year, mid July, it’s too hot to care about much. I manage to keep things watered and sit back and watch the weeds grow through heat waves and hallucinate because of dehydration. I hate July. I teach at a university, so I’m off in July and part of August. I always think I’ll get lots of gardening and weaving done, but the heat always foils my plans. How do you deal with heat? And where is your short season garden? Mine is in southern Idaho.

–Penelope

By: cyndy

cyndy — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 20:40:24 +0000

…mmmummm….I didn’t get my corn in this year either….guess I will just have to eat my fill of berries…

By: Anne Brygger

Anne Brygger — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 02:47:13 +0000

I know the feeling, having neglected my garden, let alone my blog, for a couple of months. Fortunately, it is a tundra garden, which means it doesn’t absolutely require fussing, thank goodness. However, gardens aren’t actually required, so you might as well enjoy it. Of course there’s always more you could do. There’s more you could do of everything, but then something else has to give.

By: Judith

Judith — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:43:26 +0000

“Nobody knows how to ruin a good summer like oneâ€™s own self.” You hit the trowel on the head! I can’t believe that the first day of summer arriving last week made me feel as if summer were coming to an end. I haven’t tackled 1/4 of what I had anticipated tackling in March…April…May! ‘Tis the season to let it go and enjoy all the minor details.

By: jenn

jenn — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:31:27 +0000

One year I said in despair:
Summer’s nearly GONE!

I had so much to do.

It was May.

My hubby thinks I’m nuts, and he’s probably right.

But I think the ‘behind’ syndrome is fairly universal.

By: firefly

firefly — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:52:58 +0000

I’m glad I’m not alone in this — I still have seedlings (lavender, great lobelia, and columbine) to plant, as well as dahlias and a hymenocallis bulb which are going in pots.

I spent six weeks dodging rain (17″) to dig up grass, sift out root clumps, stomp on grubs, set up raised bed frames, and finally plant things I’d started in March and ordered by mail, and I’m still not done. I am getting ’shovel-shy’ though. Can you say “bit off more than she could chew”?

The good news is, I’ll plant these things now and be wowed in late summer when they bloom anyway.

By: John Meshna

John Meshna — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:51:56 +0000

I laughed out loud at your article about feeling guilty about not getting enough done, or not getting things done on time etc. .
I do that too and though maybe I was the only one like that and perhaps some deep therapy was in order… perhaps it is! At least I know I’m not alone and thanks for helping me laugh at myself.
I really wish I had planted my potatos last week when I was “supposed to”.

By: Billy

Billy — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 03:38:05 +0000

I like growing tomatoes in the green house about 8″ apart and get really good results. Cutting them back at about 5 feet to allow for everything to ripen before the first frost. Only heat the greenhouse if necessary in the spring if frosts are a bit to persistant.
A great weed killer for small areas is in in quart spray bottle…Fill with about 1/4 cup of salt and 4 table spoons of dishsoap and then the rest with vinegar. Safe for organics and won’t lay waste to everything else. Works best on a hot sunny day to allow the vinegar to burn off the leaves of weeds. Great for around fruit trees and blueberries.

By: Oldroses

Oldroses — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:28:31 +0000

Gee, I didn’t know the condition had a name! Im definitely there, “getting behind” has turned into “being behind”. I’m resigned to the fact that those last half dozen packets of seeds won’t get planted this year. I should just sit back and enjoy the ones that did get planted.