tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post790146844524906866..comments2024-03-12T10:42:49.201+11:00Comments on Dig In: garden share collective: junee / dig in hobarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-22441181795791442762014-06-27T14:31:43.019+10:002014-06-27T14:31:43.019+10:00Thanks for the garden update. I look forward to se...Thanks for the garden update. I look forward to seeing your progress. Gustosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061841221610244855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-77630013495456701222014-06-11T10:57:04.297+10:002014-06-11T10:57:04.297+10:00thanks AA - everyone's sympathy here has helpe...thanks AA - everyone's sympathy here has helped me move through my grief over the capsicum :-)<br />and i have also learnt the hard way to label rows of seeds! over summer, i thought i wouldbe able to distinguish between podding peas and snow peas...nope! e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-16628005375827619652014-06-10T10:05:52.308+10:002014-06-10T10:05:52.308+10:00I am like that with seeds, although it is worse wh...I am like that with seeds, although it is worse when I sow them and and dont label them..... I have some plants that look as though they might be kale...... Sorry you lost that capsicum, that can be so frustrating.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-48311220596316482962014-06-05T08:59:27.449+10:002014-06-05T08:59:27.449+10:00hi michelle - yes, such as the trials we gardeners...hi michelle - yes, such as the trials we gardeners must face! it's a tough business sometimes :-)e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-1532934733140837962014-06-05T08:53:16.880+10:002014-06-05T08:53:16.880+10:00wow, we are very much opposites then, aren't w...wow, we are very much opposites then, aren't we jeanie? this is the great thing about the garden share collective - learning how varied our gardening experiences are, even within the one country.e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-6156317470708505362014-06-05T08:48:16.944+10:002014-06-05T08:48:16.944+10:00aw thank you jacqui - that's the nicest thing ...aw thank you jacqui - that's the nicest thing anyone has said to me today!<br />maybe that is the new gardener's salutation: "wishing you a forest of curly kale" :-)e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-52409299220756698322014-06-04T22:21:25.130+10:002014-06-04T22:21:25.130+10:00Sorry to hear about the capsicum! How disappointin...Sorry to hear about the capsicum! How disappointing. Sounds like you've been doing a lot in the garden. I hope your silverbeets survive and thrive. I love it, such a good garden staple. Wishing you a forest of curly kale...Jac Calverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849727932376667912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-89891287619151611452014-06-04T20:52:12.156+10:002014-06-04T20:52:12.156+10:00Eep, sorry to hear you lost your capsicum to a sna...Eep, sorry to hear you lost your capsicum to a snail. Sounds like a couple of us gardeners have lost much anticipated crops to pests this month.Melissa Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049907737473064917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-36396982628424678492014-06-04T20:51:32.337+10:002014-06-04T20:51:32.337+10:00Our garden is about to be all planted out - we rea...Our garden is about to be all planted out - we really have to consider not having anything in over Summer as it is too heartbreaking!jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-9066960160255760372014-06-03T12:06:50.984+10:002014-06-03T12:06:50.984+10:00catherine, i think there will be quite a few of us...catherine, i think there will be quite a few of us heading over to your site for those intriguing muffins! can't wait!<br />however as my seedlings have only juuuuust emerged, delicate little things, it will be a few weeks - or months - before i can try your recipe. but i'm very curious! thanks for lettng me know. e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-91735002144947988822014-06-03T11:42:44.040+10:002014-06-03T11:42:44.040+10:00Hi Elizabeth, just popped in to say hello, will wo...Hi Elizabeth, just popped in to say hello, will work on those kale and raspberry muffins, I agree such an interesting out of the box combination!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03833548273153181121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-78966953940006624372014-06-03T08:19:09.205+10:002014-06-03T08:19:09.205+10:00good morning sarah. i've never tried kale chip...good morning sarah. i've never tried kale chips - my fave way to enjoy is sauteed, with plenty of garlic and ginger.<br />and yes, time is the rare commodity, now our winter days are drawign in. no gardenign after work :-( are NZ winter days short and dark too?e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-26603629386162475522014-06-03T08:11:17.339+10:002014-06-03T08:11:17.339+10:00thanks lizzie. though all my eggs shells go to mum...thanks lizzie. though all my eggs shells go to mum and dad at the moment; they learnt recently (at a permaculture workshop, i think) that you wash and crush them up and feed them back to the chickens for calcium. so i have bags of of washed eggshells in the freezer for them :-) e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-72163450665997175752014-06-02T16:20:31.945+10:002014-06-02T16:20:31.945+10:00I have kale for the first time in my garden. Thoug...I have kale for the first time in my garden. Thought I could make kale chips for the Figlets! I love a bit of digging too. Great when I get a chunk of time to get stuff done. You really were on a roll with your silver beet plantingSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08696955808515069969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-89328671634889258372014-06-02T15:52:12.633+10:002014-06-02T15:52:12.633+10:00You could try some crushed egg shells for the snai...You could try some crushed egg shells for the snails around the base of the plants. You are expanding your garden - Nice, look forward to seeing how that goes.Lizzie @ Strayed from the Tablehttp://www.strayedtable.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-60317913471362891492014-06-02T09:57:52.960+10:002014-06-02T09:57:52.960+10:00hi anna! and thank you for visiting dig in :-) yes...hi anna! and thank you for visiting dig in :-) yes, we really need to savour the sunshine, don't we? we had a chilly weekend here - saturday was only 3 to 9 degrees! i vaguely remember walking around barefoot and in a sundress, months ago...<br />thanks for the snail support :-)e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-21445193890355518472014-06-02T09:31:44.033+10:002014-06-02T09:31:44.033+10:00well, that's one way of looking at it! and as ...well, that's one way of looking at it! and as you know sue, i'm not averse to stomping on the buggers. all's fair in love and gardening :-)e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-37599748606314966642014-06-02T05:13:17.619+10:002014-06-02T05:13:17.619+10:00Thanks for visiting my blog and your kind comments...Thanks for visiting my blog and your kind comments. Your post makes me think I must treasure summer now that it has arrived as it's all to fleeting. Hope that the mollusc who munched your pepper is lying in a corner somewhere suffering from severe indigestion :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-69895436990247032492014-06-01T14:37:18.540+10:002014-06-01T14:37:18.540+10:00I love the lengths you've gone to to keep thos...I love the lengths you've gone to to keep those snails away from your seedlings. If they get through your barricades, they deserve a good feed I guess. Sue Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569178603238739003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-19715257292649666202014-05-29T08:41:48.383+10:002014-05-29T08:41:48.383+10:00today i could be a QLDer, becs - it's grey and...today i could be a QLDer, becs - it's grey and miserable and about 7 degrees right now :-( <br />ohhhh, and my heart goes out to you and your munched cabbage seedlings.e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-5704621105095874702014-05-28T19:54:04.551+10:002014-05-28T19:54:04.551+10:00Arggh, darn snails have been eating all my little ...Arggh, darn snails have been eating all my little cabbage seedlings too, nothing seems to stop them. I really enjoy the lull over winter too, the seasonality is wonderful (I don't think I could ever be a Qlder!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754131452967165436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-58699417601813853632014-05-28T09:16:36.617+10:002014-05-28T09:16:36.617+10:00thanks bec. i secretly hope i get a kale forest, t...thanks bec. i secretly hope i get a kale forest, too, and i am eating kale and raspberry muffins, kale smoothies, kale cocktails... :-) kale crazy! i'm going to stop with the silly alliteration now. e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-10339641763782296892014-05-28T09:14:43.571+10:002014-05-28T09:14:43.571+10:00i know, they are so intriguing, aren't they GD...i know, they are so intriguing, aren't they GD! catherine has certainly thrown it out there... e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-77561101068964919112014-05-28T08:25:58.726+10:002014-05-28T08:25:58.726+10:00I hope you get a kale forrest. I've always wan...I hope you get a kale forrest. I've always wanted one myself.<br />So sad to hear about the capsicum disaster. Bloody snails. <br />Good luck with the new garden beds, I look forward to hearing all about them.Bekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225621037420851059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172003914969783059.post-26239794474662602342014-05-27T20:39:07.546+10:002014-05-27T20:39:07.546+10:00Good luck with the kale seeds... you'll be nee...Good luck with the kale seeds... you'll be needing some leaves to try out those kale and raspberry muffins!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com