tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post144465889206839399..comments2024-01-14T02:19:22.761-05:00Comments on Have Your Cake & Read It Too: Erin Knightley: Gardener ExtraordinaireErin Knightleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-83309828046224744332010-10-14T22:44:06.126-04:002010-10-14T22:44:06.126-04:00Ha! Donna, that's hilarious. Kids and plants...Ha! Donna, that's hilarious. Kids and plants, such bothersome creatures ;) I'm glad you enjoyed the story; thanks for stopping by!Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-86592423849630983032010-10-14T22:42:09.910-04:002010-10-14T22:42:09.910-04:00Andy, I think our peppers may have given yours a r...Andy, I think our peppers may have given yours a run for their money, lol. I still have no idea what we were doing wrong - at least I thought far enough ahead to plant them in the sun!Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-71443984329551432762010-10-14T21:44:11.881-04:002010-10-14T21:44:11.881-04:00Erin, I loved reading your gardening adventure. I...Erin, I loved reading your gardening adventure. I have tried container gardening several times and had some modest success, but I'm not always very good with plants--all that feeding and watering stuff--it's why I never had kids. LOLDonna Cummingshttp://www.allaboutthewriting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-48751460851669420312010-10-14T09:14:54.713-04:002010-10-14T09:14:54.713-04:00Funny post, reminds me of our garden last year, wh...Funny post, reminds me of our garden last year, which I planted in the shade beside the shed and responded in turn by producing the world's smallest vegetables. "Step right up folks, view the world's tiniest green pepper!"Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02911500860268210390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-20878316330518123782010-10-13T17:27:42.600-04:002010-10-13T17:27:42.600-04:00SC, I'll be interested to hear if you dad ever...SC, I'll be interested to hear if you dad ever came up with an anti-squirrel solution. The best tip I could find online was just to plant enough for both of you, lol! As if I would feed the little buggers on purpose *scoff*<br />Thanks for dropping by :)Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-78334261561175879922010-10-13T12:45:56.334-04:002010-10-13T12:45:56.334-04:00Well at least you had a gardening adventure. My pa...Well at least you had a gardening adventure. My parents have fruit trees in Florida. When you were talking about waiting for the ripening of the tomatoes, I was SHOCKED the squirrels hadn't reached them. My dad sighs every time he loses a mango to those rascals.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526760653904140625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-53301562744993326252010-10-13T10:11:18.532-04:002010-10-13T10:11:18.532-04:00Samantha, I too have discovered the joy of growing...Samantha, I too have discovered the joy of growing veggies vicariously through the farmers at the market, lol! They always have such better luck! Funny about the rosemary - my neighbor has an enormous bush of it that they have to hack at with a machete to keep from taking over their yard! I guess rosemary is a southerner at heart ;)<br />Thanks for dropping by! Next year, squirrel proofing will go into the plans...Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-45234769997533892022010-10-13T10:06:50.828-04:002010-10-13T10:06:50.828-04:00Ahahaha! Heather - I think I need one of those st...Ahahaha! Heather - I think I need one of those stones too! Although, I think mine should say "I keep trying, it keeps dying" lol ;)Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-22050019492483551032010-10-13T09:12:33.986-04:002010-10-13T09:12:33.986-04:00Oh, Erin! I just got sick to my stomach when I rea...Oh, Erin! I just got sick to my stomach when I read about the squirrels. All that work! <br /><br />I used to grow herbs and tomatoes, but I haven't had the time in the last few years. I love to go to the farmer's market for fresh veggies, and toward the end of the season, I buy 1/2 priced herb plants and grow them in my kitchen window. Unfortunately, I still haven't mastered the rosemary bush. It's too cold in the winter even indoors, but maybe if I'd spring for a grow light...<br /><br />Good luck with your garden next year. :)samantha@samanthagraceauthor.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043060709341696044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-37305695144301248092010-10-13T03:18:41.949-04:002010-10-13T03:18:41.949-04:00My mother bought me a garden stone a couple of yea...My mother bought me a garden stone a couple of years back that, when I read it, made me laugh very hard for it's sheer truth in my life.<br /><br />It said:<br /><br />"I tried, but it died."<br /><br />Pretty much sums up my gardening abilities :)Heather Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658143507115401865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-82326380188268553522010-10-12T17:01:21.949-04:002010-10-12T17:01:21.949-04:00Welcome, Das, I'm so glad you found me :) You...Welcome, Das, I'm so glad you found me :) You know, I rather like your fantasy. If it ever works out for you, I do believe you could make your millions, lol! Thanks for stopping by, I hope to see you again next week :)Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-77891709448768372092010-10-12T14:57:58.801-04:002010-10-12T14:57:58.801-04:00Hey there :) I've just discovered your blog, i...Hey there :) I've just discovered your blog, it's delightful! It's so awesome that you write full time :) <br /><br />I've always had a vague fantasy of plonking seeds in the ground, going inside to check my email, and coming out ten minutes later to find a fully matured, flowering salad-and-pasta-sauce tree. It'll be awesome. xDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14566791637480857887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-6603359660329311302010-10-12T14:24:24.335-04:002010-10-12T14:24:24.335-04:00Kara, I can't believe your tiny little garden ...Kara, I can't believe your tiny little garden was more productive than mine! Well, good for you (grumble, grumble). Next year, it is *on*!<br /><br />Of course, maybe next year you will have a whole yard to plant :)Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-35189635819795521242010-10-12T14:10:12.365-04:002010-10-12T14:10:12.365-04:00Ha - Amy, Lydia's gonna get a kick out of that...Ha - Amy, Lydia's gonna get a kick out of that scenario! I'm glad you have managed success in the garden ... now if only some of it would wear off on me :)Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-28592606521468306762010-10-12T14:00:19.323-04:002010-10-12T14:00:19.323-04:00P.s. I am so envious of your hat-wearing ability.....P.s. I am so envious of your hat-wearing ability...I've never found ONE that I look cute in:(Kara Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02546404485329277556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-38244852875417260522010-10-12T13:59:29.171-04:002010-10-12T13:59:29.171-04:00HAHAHA! This post made me laugh so hard...why oh ...HAHAHA! This post made me laugh so hard...why oh why can't the outcome ever meet our expectations?? Cucumbers were definitely our biggest grower...we called them the bullies of our garden because they try and take up ALL the space. We've gotten some nice Brandywine tomatoes, but the Mortgage Busters were a bust. Also we have some cute little yellow peppers, they don't get very big, but they are good. The funny thing is, the best crop I've ever gotten was after I bought some tomatoes from the farmers market, squeezed all the gelatinous seeds out on the dirt, barely covered them and boom -- 3 of the strongest, most productive tomato plants I've ever seen. No cajoling, no working my fingers to the bone. So I guess the point is that gardening is alot like life -- you never know what you're going to get (forget that box of chocolates!) I applaud your effort and I join in your hope -- next year will be better!Kara Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02546404485329277556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-30770023682659909862010-10-12T13:58:09.572-04:002010-10-12T13:58:09.572-04:00This was too funny. I have gardens all over the pl...This was too funny. I have gardens all over the place - veggie, herb, and flowers for each season. I've sometimes dried my own herbs for the winter. The one thing I don't do is start from seed. Like Lydia, I think I was born in the wrong century and I have a sneaking suspicion that if we had come from the same era, I would have been her gardener :). Love being in the sun and my hands in the dirt.Amy DeTrempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785965181851533070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-13742900173620005712010-10-12T11:32:20.547-04:002010-10-12T11:32:20.547-04:00Lol, thanks Lydia :) I can clearly see you as a l...Lol, thanks Lydia :) I can clearly see you as a lady of the manor in 19th century England - with servants and noblemen aplenty ;) Thank goodness for the books we can live vicariously through!Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-56905397579817392892010-10-12T11:26:40.840-04:002010-10-12T11:26:40.840-04:00Erin ~ You are hilarious!! I can so see you doing ...Erin ~ You are hilarious!! I can so see you doing each of those things. <br /><br />I think I was born in the wrong era, AND the wrong class too. I need someone else to do my gardening, and my cooking, and my cleaning, and dress me and my hair. *sigh* But here I am in 2010. ;)Lydia Darehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10178136567476666348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-66596629505279996192010-10-12T09:58:56.607-04:002010-10-12T09:58:56.607-04:00Sadly, Ginny, that lone jalapeno had very little k...Sadly, Ginny, that lone jalapeno had very little kick at all! I *will* figure out what went wrong before next year! Then we'll have you over for jalapeno burgers :)Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-61886718242788250542010-10-12T09:53:44.328-04:002010-10-12T09:53:44.328-04:00I think I'm most saddened by the jalapeños. I...I think I'm most saddened by the jalapeños. I was really looking forward to tasting fresh off the plant kick. <br /><br />Next year :)ginny huffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-81233153164259632552010-10-12T09:49:12.718-04:002010-10-12T09:49:12.718-04:00Marcia, I have that saaame little voice in my head...Marcia, I have that saaame little voice in my head, lol. You can certainly ask me for gardening advice, but after reading this, are you sure you want to? ;) Thanks for stopping by!Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-53461126764580017052010-10-12T09:47:36.340-04:002010-10-12T09:47:36.340-04:00Marquita, you guys have the magic touch with that ...Marquita, you guys have the magic touch with that salsa of yours! My husband mused aloud last time if we could buy it by the gallon :)<br />We'll have to have an outing with our hats this winter, lol!Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-28486685101245896172010-10-12T09:46:05.664-04:002010-10-12T09:46:05.664-04:00You know, Beth, I never thought to grow okra. May...You know, Beth, I never thought to grow okra. Maybe I'll give that a shot next year. If you have to give up your veggie garden, I'd say roses are a rather lovely consolation prize :)Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-11782892510440728862010-10-12T08:56:18.891-04:002010-10-12T08:56:18.891-04:00Part of the reason for putting my townhouse on the...Part of the reason for putting my townhouse on the market has to do with having plenty of room to start my own garden. The other--bigger--reason has to do with safety concerns for the 10-month old. Anyway, every time I walk through the veggie section, a little voice in my head says, "These things are so overpriced. Come on, Marcia, you can grow your own vegetables, too. Just do it." <br /><br />Um...I can hit you for pointers when I'm ready, right? :-)Marcia Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551159547626173738noreply@blogger.com