Comments on: I Can’t Even Blame the Deer

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:02:01 +0000

Coco is really beautiful – I can understand your fascination with her. I’m so sorry about Georgia’s peas. Reminds me of one year when I grew peanuts. I nutured them all summer, then pulled up the whole plant and hung them upside down to dry. My goats got out and ate every single one. I never even got to taste one peanut! Your garden looks beautiful – hope you are enjoying every minute.

By: Amy Addison

Amy Addison — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:04:09 +0000

Sorry some of the stuff died. Our veg garden is struggling this year, but our berries are thriving. So far, we’ve lost 10 snap pea plants, 6 tomato plants, two sweet-potato plants and 2 pepper plants. I think it’s our weird weather (and the snow in April didn’t help). But our apples are doing well, too.

Next year will be better, I’m sure.

By: catslady

catslady — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:44:17 +0000

It’s like with kids, you can’t wait for them to start walking and then you wonder why. Coco is going to be getting into everything once the steps are no problem

By: Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:42:58 +0000

Your garden looks lovely! And that puppy -OMG!! Now I have to have one when we move to the country. I hope my dog will agree :smile:

By: missyakamelissa

missyakamelissa — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:18:54 +0000

Admiral too was intimidated by the stairs on our deck when we first brought him home. When he finally dared he tumbled clumsily with those big paws until he finally learned to navigate them.

By: Jodie

Jodie — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:24:05 +0000

Tips: never too many COCO puppy pictures ; we love our chicken pictures too ; cats too :purr: ; other critters too. LOVE me some puppy “pitchers”. THANKS!

For your raised bed, you could use some shreded cardboard on the bottom (too late)… it make a weed barrier or something. You can work other types of organic matter into your raised beds and garden to supplement the added top soil. We deal with heavy clay soils here were I live too.

I’ll get more details from our “master gardener” lady at my church. We have Community Gardens… like old time shared victory gardens where people can rent a plot on our land next to the church. The suburbia where I live used to all be fields and fields for farms on the northern Texas prairie.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:52:02 +0000

My herbs are growing by the back door in a wash tub just like yours. That tub has been around all my 57 yrs, I was raise on a farm and that tub has always been in the family.

By: Carolyn A.

Carolyn A. — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:40:00 +0000

Wow! There’s so much green everywhere! You have a good eye to notice some things that didn’t grow well. And don’t worry, that big ball of fluffy goodness … I mean, Coco, will get the hang of steps soon. She’ll find out she’s missing too much staying on the porch. xxoo

By: sunnid755

sunnid755 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:14:57 +0000

:rotfl: I’M koo-koo for coco nuts!! There is no such thing as too many pics of her. She makes me smile just to look at a pic, I can’t imagine how great it is in person.

By: Charlene

Charlene — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:32:16 +0000

Coco-nutty! Ha! That made me laugh out loud – quietly, though, since the baby is sleeping in my arms!

That picture, where Coco is looking down the stairs is so precious! Keep us posted as this cute puppy becomes a big shaggy sweetie