tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post2097989923099551836..comments2023-11-29T12:41:34.401-05:00Comments on The Corner Yard: Getting Growing AgainRibbithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-21036623492699144382012-03-04T22:16:25.142-05:002012-03-04T22:16:25.142-05:00To say we have gotten a little rain this year is a...To say we have gotten a little rain this year is an understatement. I feel like it this winter it has never stopped raining. Good to see you back on here.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421605987086278458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-69294985456698046582012-03-02T12:02:44.351-05:002012-03-02T12:02:44.351-05:00I've tried finding the BT around here and have...I've tried finding the BT around here and have only succeeded once at a feed store, but the next time I went back they were out. I do have some of that D. Earth (I can't spell it) that I used one year. I may try it again. Row covers always seem to fall apart for me.<br /><br />Erin, they bolt even before they bulb. I've never had them go to where I can store them. I think it just gets to hot too quickly here.<br /><br />Good to know I can steal potatoes, Granny. I can't wait!Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-90443625799854042182012-03-02T10:40:31.188-05:002012-03-02T10:40:31.188-05:00Instead of using "serious chemicals" to ...Instead of using "serious chemicals" to combat the cabbage eating caterpillars, why not just go with Bacillis thuringensis (Bt), which is not a chemical at all, but a disease that only affects the larval forms of various moths and butterflies. It is totally harmless to mammals and beeficial insects.HelenBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530168702196499410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-2629163677670396352012-03-02T09:34:38.242-05:002012-03-02T09:34:38.242-05:00Yippee!!!! I love this time of year when all my ga...Yippee!!!! I love this time of year when all my gardening 'friends' come out to play! Welcome back. I can't wait to watch them grow- Go get them worms! What about Bt, have you tried that? I bet it works on them just as well and is effective.<br /><br />I am so using Grannies idea- my first year for taters. ;-)Barbie~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14431239835933503549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-22172861422683881812012-03-02T09:22:07.849-05:002012-03-02T09:22:07.849-05:00I never plant brassicas without a row cover. I so ...I never plant brassicas without a row cover. I so hate those worms. Almost as much as slugs. Too bad row covers don't keep out the slugs.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-45056093144551861392012-03-02T06:05:49.137-05:002012-03-02T06:05:49.137-05:00I hear you on those onions! I have a different is...I hear you on those onions! I have a different issue here though, mine consistently get large bulbs but they don't close up since they bolt so they won't dry properly, or is that what you mean? It's frustrating since I can't store them, I just dice and freeze them. I'm glad to see you back, I'm finally blogging regularly again after some pretty intermittent winter posting :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930778534030920874.post-23745623881390062842012-03-01T22:59:52.777-05:002012-03-01T22:59:52.777-05:00As soon as your potatoes have blossomed, you can w...As soon as your potatoes have blossomed, you can wiggle your fingers underneath and steal a few new potatoes without harming the plant, so it will keep growing and producing. I love them at that stage, so I always manage to steal most of them, and end up with very few mature potatoes :-)Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.com