Comments on: Obstacle Gardening http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/ Life in Ordinary Splendor Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:01:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Maryann http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21619 Maryann Wed, 21 May 2008 20:48:50 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21619 Also when you start to compost make sure its near the garden (hubby put ours at the way back about 250' from the house and garden)I am creating one soon right into the back corner of the garden this year using farm fencing. I do wish I could have a near by source of chicken manure to use. For that I am jealous of all that free nitrogen you will soon have. Also when you start to compost make sure its near the garden (hubby put ours at the way back about 250′ from the house and garden)I am creating one soon right into the back corner of the garden this year using farm fencing. I do wish I could have a near by source of chicken manure to use. For that I am jealous of all that free nitrogen you will soon have.

]]> By: Granny Sue http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21527 Granny Sue Tue, 20 May 2008 01:32:35 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21527 Hey crazy lady! You always give me a good laugh. Anyway you know the old saw about the teacher showing kids farm tools and she says "this is a hoe." and the little boy says my sister is a ho and she don't look nothin' like that." Two things to offer that may or may not help: 1. put a new spark plug in the tiller, clean out ALL the gas, put in new and maybe some additive. Gas turns to lacquer if it's in the tiller all winter and can really clog things up. 2. Mulch your garden with old hay if you can get it. It will keep your soil moist (well, not a problem YET this summer), enrich it, and keep the weeds down so you don't have to hoe--and the weeds will pull out very easily. One other idea-sidedress your plants with Miracle Grow soil. It's great stuff and will give you a boost this first year. Gotta love that man. I love mine--he's planting and tilling while I was out storytelling this evening. What a guy. Hey crazy lady! You always give me a good laugh. Anyway you know the old saw about the teacher showing kids farm tools and she says “this is a hoe.” and the little boy says my sister is a ho and she don’t look nothin’ like that.”

Two things to offer that may or may not help:
1. put a new spark plug in the tiller, clean out ALL the gas, put in new and maybe some additive. Gas turns to lacquer if it’s in the tiller all winter and can really clog things up.

2. Mulch your garden with old hay if you can get it. It will keep your soil moist (well, not a problem YET this summer), enrich it, and keep the weeds down so you don’t have to hoe–and the weeds will pull out very easily.

One other idea-sidedress your plants with Miracle Grow soil. It’s great stuff and will give you a boost this first year.

Gotta love that man. I love mine–he’s planting and tilling while I was out storytelling this evening. What a guy.

]]> By: Shimmy Mom http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21507 Shimmy Mom Mon, 19 May 2008 16:46:35 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21507 I love working in the garden. Sorry about your difficulties. Here's hoping that everything sprouts gorgeous, yummy produce! Good luck!! I love working in the garden. Sorry about your difficulties. Here’s hoping that everything sprouts gorgeous, yummy produce! Good luck!!

]]> By: Lori-Lyn http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21498 Lori-Lyn Mon, 19 May 2008 14:00:23 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21498 It might be to late this year- but maybe this would work for you next year. Check out this gardening method...REALLY COOL http://balancingeverything.com/2008/04/29/gardening/ It might be to late this year- but maybe this would work for you next year.
Check out this gardening method…REALLY COOL

http://balancingeverything.com/2008/04/29/gardening/

]]> By: Dori http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21485 Dori Mon, 19 May 2008 05:08:15 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21485 Hoe, hoe, hoe 52 must be Santa! Keep up the good work and you will reap what you sow.... Love reading your posts Hoe, hoe, hoe 52 must be Santa! Keep up the good work and you will reap what you sow…. Love reading your posts

]]> By: Donna http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21478 Donna Sun, 18 May 2008 19:05:41 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21478 Wow...that's work..I so love gardens and don't have one. I should do a little Potager garden, as the French do...but even then I would need help and my husband is not the gardening type. LOL Wow…that’s work..I so love gardens and don’t have one. I should do a little Potager garden, as the French do…but even then I would need help and my husband is not the gardening type. LOL

]]> By: Estella http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21477 Estella Sun, 18 May 2008 19:04:53 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21477 Suzanne, are you trying to say you are the supervisor? I love being the supervisor. Suzanne, are you trying to say you are the supervisor?
I love being the supervisor.

]]> By: Susan http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21473 Susan Sun, 18 May 2008 18:43:45 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21473 52 is super human! :thumbsup: I don't blame you for not liking to hoe. You can't afford to get blisters when your a writer! :eek: 52 is super human! :thumbsup: I don’t blame you for not liking to hoe. You can’t afford to get blisters when your a writer! :eek:

]]> By: Farmlady http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21472 Farmlady Sun, 18 May 2008 18:03:31 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21472 "...not worthy of the hoe." Your're good! " 'to be one with it(the soil); "...there are hoers and hoe watchers". This is very funny. This is why you on my list of great farm blogs. :chicken: P.S. I left a comment in your Jan 13th "This post is stunning" piece. I wasn't reading blogs back in Jan. and went back to look at your gingerbread cookie post. I saw the post on what is stunning in our lives and had to comment.(even 4 months late). Please take a look. “…not worthy of the hoe.” Your’re good! ” ‘to be one with it(the soil); “…there are hoers and hoe watchers”. This is very funny. This is why you on my list of great farm blogs. :chicken:
P.S. I left a comment in your Jan 13th “This post is stunning” piece. I wasn’t reading blogs back in Jan. and went back to look at your gingerbread cookie post. I saw the post on what is stunning in our lives and had to comment.(even 4 months late). Please take a look.

]]> By: Amy Addison http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21471 Amy Addison Sun, 18 May 2008 17:51:40 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/05/18/obstacle-gardening/#comment-21471 LOL! I love the way you do yardwork. "We" do a lot of yardword that way, too. I am not a nature girl. LOL! I love the way you do yardwork. “We” do a lot of yardword that way, too.

I am not a nature girl.

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