Comments on riverrim: trying not to loose

...heh heh....one to rotone to grow one for the fa...

2008-06-24T09:14:00.000-04:00

...heh heh....

one to rot
one to grow
one for the farmer
one for the crow...

and the chipmunk, woodchuck, deer, racoon....slugs, beetles, cut worm and caterpillers.......etc!

I reckon this is why the old timers used to plant ...

2008-06-24T08:55:00.000-04:00

I reckon this is why the old timers used to plant extra. :)

I also am an organic, heirloom gardener, I do know...

2008-06-23T09:23:00.000-04:00

I also am an organic, heirloom gardener, I do know it is worth it!
Great pictures.
Sherry

My professor liked your bug pictures very much. H...

2008-06-22T20:49:00.000-04:00

My professor liked your bug pictures very much. He said he appreciated the "inventory!" To answer your questions:
About the garlic--I can't even remember if it was soft or hard neck. I think one was called "German" something and hte other was "Music." I do remember they are both good keepers, which is important since there is no way we can eat all that garlic quickly!

I also

When I was a kid my father used to send me out to ...

2008-06-22T16:58:00.000-04:00

When I was a kid my father used to send me out to the garden with an old mayonnaise jar that had an inch or so of kerosene in the bottom...it was my job to collect all the Japanese beetles from my mother's Peace rose, via the shake-drop-and drown 'em method of hand picking. I hated that job! But yes, the veggies and the ornamentals alike are worth the trouble (and the "ick factor" : eeewwwh,

I remember planting a lovely patch of thyme and th...

2008-06-22T16:00:00.000-04:00

I remember planting a lovely patch of thyme and the little sparrows came and snipped it every bit off. But it used to be satisfying to feed all the bugs from the garden to the chickens!

Morning coffee has been consumed, the day's plans ...

2008-06-21T11:50:00.000-04:00

Morning coffee has been consumed, the day's plans are mapped out with garden work foremost and what do I find here? Inspiration to look closer.

Amazing pictures!

It is worth the effort but a job I hate so I pay t...

2008-06-19T22:09:00.000-04:00

It is worth the effort but a job I hate so I pay the kids to pick bugs! No squash bugs yet but lots of potato bugs. Before the potatoes were up they were on some of my tomatoes. Next year I don't think I will grow those varieties. Good luck in the war.

I have seen pictures of your harvest so I can say ...

2008-06-19T15:34:00.000-04:00

I have seen pictures of your harvest so I can say YES, it is worth it! There's a bluejay that's been eyeing my tomato plants. They don't even have fruit yet, but he's on the watch.

Cyndy, it sounds like you are at war with the bugs...

2008-06-19T13:26:00.000-04:00

Cyndy, it sounds like you are at war with the bugs and chipmunks. I hope you win. Sometimes the battles make us weary but as you say the harvest will be worth your vigilance.

Pests certainly do put one through ones paces! You...

2008-06-19T13:05:00.000-04:00

Pests certainly do put one through ones paces! Your first photo kind of looks like graveyard with the overturned clay pots. I cover my beans with a synthetic burlap until they germinate and sprout a pair of leaves- the birds have a field day with them. I too check under leaves for eggs to squash. I never remember which the tiny black spherical ones are- a beneficial or a pest. Do you? I usually