tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post979558700794308323..comments2024-03-12T10:42:49.201+11:00Comments on Dig In: garden share collective: novembere / dig in hobarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-78901195041996828262013-11-08T10:23:23.614+11:002013-11-08T10:23:23.614+11:00thank you for your kind words, SB. i think this is...thank you for your kind words, SB. i think this is a good time of the year - not too hot just yet, so the gardens do look lush and full, not yet heat-sapped and wilty.<br />and i shall let you - and everyone - know how the tomato/basil garden growing goes.e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-11511606414920066492013-11-08T09:59:37.203+11:002013-11-08T09:59:37.203+11:00ha ha becs, okay, okay! though now i have to wait ...ha ha becs, okay, okay! though now i have to wait for the new crop to appear.<br />now i WANT nettles in my garden ?!e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-40725824848922864602013-11-08T06:42:04.705+11:002013-11-08T06:42:04.705+11:00What a clever garden fairy you have E. I don't...What a clever garden fairy you have E. I don't know how anyone can say they don't believe in fairies. :)<br /><br />Your beautiful garden reminds me of an English cottage garden. Great use of space, both functional and beautiful. <br /><br />Nice bunch of PSB. Your mum has a few good tips too. I am interested to know how the basil and tomatoes grow together. <br /><br />I have just returned from a trip up north and the produce gardens were so lush just like yours. Oh...I had this incredible chocolate pot beef pie at Anvers. OMG! <br /><br /><br />Serenity Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057081868344498497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-19367435095717959312013-11-07T14:01:34.753+11:002013-11-07T14:01:34.753+11:00Nettle pesto! Nettle pesto! http://hellokateberry....Nettle pesto! Nettle pesto! http://hellokateberry.com/lunchlady/nettle-pesto-is-the-besto/<br />I know, I've never been game either... the yeouch factor deters me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754131452967165436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-76345938594439355652013-11-06T08:38:40.053+11:002013-11-06T08:38:40.053+11:00hi merryn, and thank you! i would like more flower...hi merryn, and thank you! i would like more flowers around my garden - my marigold seedlings have not taken off yet, and they were my grand hope for companion plantings. but the blue aquilegias really attract the bees, so i'm very happy with them.e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-3763309437247795622013-11-05T15:47:43.230+11:002013-11-05T15:47:43.230+11:00What a stunning garden. It is so pretty with such...What a stunning garden. It is so pretty with such varied colours and textures. I love your idea with the plastic around your tomatoes. It all is so lush and healthy. I too look forward to the monthly garden collective garden posts where we get to peek into each other's gardens :D Merrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098021304482624881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-24131255790335362252013-11-05T10:08:46.395+11:002013-11-05T10:08:46.395+11:00oh GD, i'm just too scared to eat nettles! i h...oh GD, i'm just too scared to eat nettles! i have to pysch myself up just to pull them out of the garden, how on earth would i go putting them in my mouth?! <br />today is lovely and sunny and warm so i have taken the plastic guarding off to let them get some fresh air and sunshine and vitamin D. e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-50631268275330863112013-11-05T09:46:39.818+11:002013-11-05T09:46:39.818+11:00The tomato shelters are a brilliant idea - keeping...The tomato shelters are a brilliant idea - keeping them cosy while they get their roots down! I hope you manage to stop the nettles before they get established in your garden, although the leaves are very good cooked in a risotto...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-33241704808421027092013-11-05T08:17:31.479+11:002013-11-05T08:17:31.479+11:00glad to meet another blackbird sufferer, barbara! ...glad to meet another blackbird sufferer, barbara! i think with blackbirds, where there's a will there's a way - our human constructions and fences and netting won't deter a blackbird!e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-66977050927893744102013-11-05T08:16:01.887+11:002013-11-05T08:16:01.887+11:00thank you, little m. it's a perfect spring sce...thank you, little m. it's a perfect spring scene right now.e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-68343647548138079622013-11-05T08:14:36.176+11:002013-11-05T08:14:36.176+11:00thanks jacqui for the diluting ratio. i pulled out...thanks jacqui for the diluting ratio. i pulled out the lone remaining nettle and drowned it last night. now i am looking for nettles to make this juice! i have to thank everyone for telling me about the nettle solution for the garden.<br />oh dear, does the use of acronyms give me away...? :-)e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-26807490580382207812013-11-05T08:11:10.126+11:002013-11-05T08:11:10.126+11:00i love my tomato fairy reality!!
maybe there are ...i love my tomato fairy reality!! <br />maybe there are cows marauding thru my garden at night when i'm asleep, jeannie?! :-)e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-69658543832565650842013-11-04T20:39:39.880+11:002013-11-04T20:39:39.880+11:00Oh your garden looks delightful, I can see why you...Oh your garden looks delightful, I can see why you're enjoying it. I grew sprouting broccoli last year too, what a revelation. Good luck with the blackbirds, my neighbours hear me cursing to dog for getting into my (supposedly fortified) garden beds.Barbara Goodhttp://thenewgoodlife.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-27277222305320535572013-11-04T16:45:50.723+11:002013-11-04T16:45:50.723+11:00Love your first photo. Thanks for sharing your gar...Love your first photo. Thanks for sharing your garden. Gustosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061841221610244855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-25237853407309684922013-11-04T16:14:00.993+11:002013-11-04T16:14:00.993+11:00Stinging nettles are a good thing, soak them in wa...Stinging nettles are a good thing, soak them in water for a couple of weeks and use the nettle water as liquid fertiliser at a ratio of 1 part fertiliser to 9 parts water. That aside, your garden looks wonderful! <br />Good luck with the basil in the ground. There is no such thing as too much basil, ever.<br />ps I assumed you were a public servant, the 'PSB' was the giveaway ;) from a former public servant!<br />Jac Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849727932376667912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-45614640623919523982013-11-04T16:01:13.424+11:002013-11-04T16:01:13.424+11:00I remember nettles being part and parcel of going ...I remember nettles being part and parcel of going to the dipyards when I was a child, so there must be some truth in the finding them with cows story.<br /><br />That nasty wind must be everywhere at the moment. I love the tomato fairy concept!!!jeaniehttp://jeanieinparadise.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-91289688643108828322013-11-04T13:47:50.875+11:002013-11-04T13:47:50.875+11:00Maybe it is those bloody blackbirds! ha!
oh lizzie...Maybe it is those bloody blackbirds! ha!<br />oh lizzie, isn't the smell of basil just the best? i always remember indira naidoo in her book saying she thought basil was an erotic smell. i don't know if i'd go that far, but it certainly is very intoxicating.e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-39205464284313608372013-11-04T13:41:20.291+11:002013-11-04T13:41:20.291+11:00Your garden has really taken shape this month, the...Your garden has really taken shape this month, the weather must be getting warmer in Tassie too, even the slight snow wont stop it. I think those tomatoes will do rather well in that plastic with the basil. I love picking my tomatoes this year as I also planted basil between them the smell of brushing up against both tomato and basil is amazing. <br />I have heard a lot of stories about stinging nettles coming up this year. I blame my infestation from birds - maybe your bloody blackbirds?Lizzie @ Strayed from the Tablehttp://www.strayedtable.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-39722167049122703992013-11-04T13:17:41.329+11:002013-11-04T13:17:41.329+11:00wow thank you AA - i shall of course have to share...wow thank you AA - i shall of course have to share them with my dad, aka the tomato fairy. i shall think carefully where i shall plant them. then i shall call you the bean fairy!<br />(head over to AA's site everyone to see her long-long-long beans!)e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-52579375209883919972013-11-04T13:15:54.477+11:002013-11-04T13:15:54.477+11:00thanks lisa - i will pass on your best wishes to t...thanks lisa - i will pass on your best wishes to the basil tonight ;-)e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-45469022802429075592013-11-04T13:15:03.918+11:002013-11-04T13:15:03.918+11:00hello frogpond :-) thank you! the parsley is all s...hello frogpond :-) thank you! the parsley is all self-seeded - i was hoping it was self-seeded basil but sadly not. i should be making parlsey pesto while i wait for the basil to grow.<br />the plastic is essential to protect the plants while we are still having cold weather and very strong winds.e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-69399131577753028432013-11-04T12:35:50.137+11:002013-11-04T12:35:50.137+11:00I love the thought of someone coming into my garde...I love the thought of someone coming into my garden and setting up some beautiful tomatoe plants. Not going to happen! Those plastic sleeves look like they will do the trick with cold winds. I can send you some of those long beans to try, but you better try a sheltered position and keep up the water as they grow in the wet season here. E-mail me your address to vemvaan(at) gmail (dot) com.<br />Gillianafricanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-32810087502497753582013-11-04T12:11:07.702+11:002013-11-04T12:11:07.702+11:00Love the PSB! Hope your basil does well in the gro...Love the PSB! Hope your basil does well in the ground :)Lisa the Gourmet Woghttp://gourmetwog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-38604592474379975812013-11-04T11:53:09.650+11:002013-11-04T11:53:09.650+11:00Fab post ... your tomatoes look very happy indeed....Fab post ... your tomatoes look very happy indeed. Love the plastic shelter idea too. Basil is great with toms and so is parsley - good companion plants :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-13980566070895875352013-11-04T11:22:53.022+11:002013-11-04T11:22:53.022+11:00hi sharon! good to meet another PSB fan. but sinc...hi sharon! good to meet another PSB fan. but since writing this, it's having another flush of life! i think i shall get another couple of weeks out of it, which is delicious. e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.com