tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507829329403685696.post4675204465397887927..comments2023-12-09T02:34:01.121-06:00Comments on Veg*n Cooking and Other Random Musings: Garden Update #30 - The Last Weekly One, The First FreezeJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01760009169211682230noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507829329403685696.post-44108788369659583582008-10-30T16:32:00.000-05:002008-10-30T16:32:00.000-05:00Heather - It seems to have been an odd growing sea...Heather - It seems to have been an odd growing season all around. It was unseasonably cool here and we got so much rain. We too got our first freeze a little bit earlier than usual. It makes me wonder what we are in store for over the winter. Good luck with the spinach! I'll keep my fingers crossed for it!<BR/><BR/>Alice - To be fair, I think it is generally a lot warmer here than it is in Germany. It doesn't usually start getting bitterly cold here until December/January, but cold enough to run a heater usually by November. Snow already? Wow, I'm not looking forward to that.<BR/><BR/>I thought so too. Don't worry, we'll still be doing them, only once a month now though.<BR/><BR/>Ilex - Our peppers and tomatoes did better this year than in years past, but I think they would have been more productive had it been a littler warmer and drier. Hahahahaha, who knows what's going to happen, eh? I think whatever it is, it is going to be erratic.<BR/><BR/>Haha, I remember the first time I bought one, I had never seen one in their skin, and when I peeled the husk off and felt the sticky stuff and that funky smell, I thought something was wrong. :-) Hahaha, hard to get rid of, eh? Thanks for the warning.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760009169211682230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507829329403685696.post-76724190175619968562008-10-29T15:31:00.000-05:002008-10-29T15:31:00.000-05:00My peppers, like my tomatoes, did not fare well th...My peppers, like my tomatoes, did not fare well this year. Is this global cooling? Is Jake Gyllenhal trapped in deep-freeze NYC with his skinny hottie gf Anne Hathaway? Maybe. Geez, it's freaking cold in Detroit, too.<BR/><BR/>I had far too many tomatillos last year, so I swore the sticky little buggers off. I never did truly enjoy that weird greenish funk of a smell they have. And then they volunteered in nearly all of my pots this year. The little jerks.ilexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06772649648781578752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507829329403685696.post-85189051251595618442008-10-29T15:02:00.000-05:002008-10-29T15:02:00.000-05:00You haven't run your heater yet?! you lucky! I'm u...You haven't run your heater yet?! you lucky! I'm using blankets and all, but it's just too cold...It's supposed to snow on Friday!<BR/>The tomatillo flowers are so exotic! how cool! I love your garden updates, I'm gonna miss them...Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113123607750114167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507829329403685696.post-60867443706057996832008-10-29T11:32:00.000-05:002008-10-29T11:32:00.000-05:00It is strange. We're not supposed to have our firs...It is strange. We're not supposed to have our first frost until mid Nov at the earliest, but I had to cover the garden last night because we were going to be in the 30s! Yikes! <BR/><BR/>It's warming up a little today more and the forecast looks like we're in the 50's (for lows) for the rest of the week. Pshew! I need my spinach to grow just a little bigger before any more of that cold weather rolls in.hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507829329403685696.post-89328630198948311322008-10-29T11:29:00.000-05:002008-10-29T11:29:00.000-05:00Veggie Girl - It was for me too. But not to worry...Veggie Girl - It was for me too. But not to worry, our gardening season isn't over - just the bulk of it is. We are still going to be trying to do our indoor winter garden, and we'll be posting monthly updates.<BR/><BR/>Heather - In Texas that has to be an odd sight!<BR/><BR/>Jessy - I think I will miss doing them too - it's just this last month or so, things have really slowed down and there isn't really much going on to talk about. I've really enjoyed doing the garden updates, and of course, will continue updating on the indoor winter garden. We are hoping that this new garden update "format" will be more useful to both us and our readers.<BR/><BR/>It's hard not to get attached to the plants. When you are essentially an urbanite, it is really exciting when seeds germinate and grow. When you are with them from seed to maturity, you get attached.<BR/><BR/>I thought it was sad too. And I don't mind having a few "spent" peppers as houseplants, but I am going to have to be particular about which ones I keep for that purpose. When you grow 20+ pepper plants, you can't keep 'em all!<BR/><BR/>I thought the tomatillo blossoms were incredibly unique. We've gotten a third one and it looks like there are a few more on their way. I thought they kind of looked like an inside out flower.<BR/><BR/>Haha, the pepper colony is doing well, except for when one of the kitties wants to love on it. I think the droopy jalapeno is really trying to hold on - I'm pulling for it too. If it does survive, it will likely become a houseplant as well - I have a soft spot for the "underdog".<BR/><BR/>Aw! You've got LOTS of critters. I'd love to have that many but 2 is our limit in an apartment. They are really funny about attention. Generally, when I pet Nermal, Gabby tries to force her way in. Poor Nermal is always having to fight Gabby off. Little punk!<BR/><BR/>The avocado tree isn't doing so hot. The new leaves all fell off the new branch - though oddly, the new branch keeps growing. I contacted my dad and got the receipt so I could exchange it. I am considering waiting until spring to do the exchange though, since it is starting to get cold. Not sure about how we are going to handle that yet, but it looks like the tree we had isn't going to make it.<BR/><BR/>Susan B - Don't you hate this time a year. You start to wonder if trying to cover them, or bring them in is even worth it. Our midwestern weather is really frustrating too - we had a string of cold days, with evenings in the low 20s, and now they are calling for highs in the 70s later this week. Damn Missouri. <BR/><BR/>Good luck in your decision making. It's always hard to choose!<BR/><BR/>Lindsay (HH) - I thought so too. She kind of was. They like to nuzzle the plants, I think they like 'em. :-)<BR/><BR/>Dg Nguyen - I'm glad I'm not the only one. All the plants that I thought would survive, I brought in. But the weather has been fluxuating for the last couple of weeks and it had already taken its toll on a lot of them.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760009169211682230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507829329403685696.post-13582200499172211352008-10-29T00:32:00.000-05:002008-10-29T00:32:00.000-05:00Aww, so sad. Those peppers that are growing look v...Aww, so sad. Those peppers that are growing look very good, but yes, it is so hard when winter comes. I also get way too attached to my plants. sniffs..DP Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13729511776841579464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507829329403685696.post-78645463731344589402008-10-28T18:18:00.000-05:002008-10-28T18:18:00.000-05:00that photo of Gabby with the plant is so cute! It ...that photo of Gabby with the plant is so cute! It looks like shes looking for a flower to smell.Lindsay (Happy Herbivore)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11254775369646541070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507829329403685696.post-70482556872476584072008-10-28T15:11:00.000-05:002008-10-28T15:11:00.000-05:00I've been babying my container plants through a co...I've been babying my container plants through a couple of light frosts but I think we've come to plant triage time here in Southern NJ -- snow is forecast for tomorrow, daytime freezing temps and it has been rainy, windy and cold all day today. I expect though that I'll just be "throwing" the smaller plants into the windowed room attached to the garage and making the real decisions this weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507829329403685696.post-92068854520290801022008-10-28T14:44:00.000-05:002008-10-28T14:44:00.000-05:00supersadface, Jennifer - i will miss your weekly g...supersadface, Jennifer - i will miss your weekly garden updates. it's been such a treat following along with everything you've been growing, i guess you could say i've become attached as well! :)<BR/><BR/>that's too bad that some of the plants were strong enough to make it inside, but i agree: there's no point in keeping an unproductive plant that would just take up space as a mere houseplant if you're looking for something that will produce. that's good stuff on getting the kale, chard, and cilantro started! and the blooms on the tomatillo plant are absolutely GORGEOUS! they're truly unique & so pretty! what a vibrant shade of yellow-green, too - i love it! <BR/><BR/>say hello to my favorite pepper colony for me! ;) and i'm cheering for the droopy jalapeno as well. the basil's look'n great - those tiny little wrinkled leaves of yumminess! yay! basil's kinda funny - i find that for a looong time it's slow to grow, then all of a sudden it just starts go'n bananas. i bet it will really start grow'n soon!<BR/><BR/>ms. Gabby looks like one of our kitties, ms. Sony! cats are too funny - how they get kind of upset with the sharing of attention and such. in our home it's a constant battle between our 4 cats and our dog, julie. whenever we're paying attention to julie the cats come over and start talk'n - then when we start petting the cats ms. julie knocks them out of the way and sits down right where they were standing! ahahahahah! animals continually crack me up - what fantastic entertainment they can be! <BR/><BR/>it's a great last weekly post! and i look forward to your monthly updates, too! oh - and how's the avocado tree doing?!jessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239751125232117374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507829329403685696.post-36229550264981974662008-10-28T12:55:00.000-05:002008-10-28T12:55:00.000-05:00We're cooling off too. We woke up to frost on the ...We're cooling off too. We woke up to frost on the grass this morning. Yikes!hmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13424022504830645523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507829329403685696.post-75609511290015716162008-10-28T12:12:00.000-05:002008-10-28T12:12:00.000-05:00This post was bittersweet!! I've enjoyed every sin...This post was bittersweet!! I've enjoyed every single one of your garden updates, and look forward to them again after winter :0)LizNoVeggieGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785142908687097216noreply@blogger.com