Comments on: Grow Your Own Deadline and Preliminary Garden Plans http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/ "What's for dinner, Mom?" Food. Good food. Fri, 09 May 2008 20:04:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Sweet Tooth http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5772 Sweet Tooth Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:28:11 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5772 Hi! I have to try the Fluffy Naan from the header... My comment here, because: One can plant the mint into a garden bed if one leaves it in the pot so that the roots cannot invade the rest of the area. I am very jealous of the space you seem to have. So far I have to restrict myself to annuals and a few alpine strawberries which do not send out shoots either... Good luck! Hi!
I have to try the Fluffy Naan from the header…
My comment here, because: One can plant the mint into a garden bed if one leaves it in the pot so that the roots cannot invade the rest of the area.
I am very jealous of the space you seem to have. So far I have to restrict myself to annuals and a few alpine strawberries which do not send out shoots either…
Good luck!

]]> By: Audrey http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5762 Audrey Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:27:08 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5762 Plant your potato in the normal way and then either put a large plastic garbage bag with the bottom cut open or a used car tyre round the plant . As it grows you fill in with mulch such as straw, loose compost, grass cutting etc. Adding another tyre or unrolling the bag. Water round the bottom. This way you can get a lot more potatoes in a small space and harvesting is easy. Plant your potato in the normal way and then either put a large plastic garbage bag with the bottom cut open or a used car tyre round the plant . As it grows you fill in with mulch such as straw, loose compost, grass cutting etc. Adding another tyre or unrolling the bag. Water round the bottom. This way you can get a lot more potatoes in a small space and harvesting is easy.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5663 Andrea Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:04:42 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5663 De, good point about bringing in the bay laurel. I'm definitely going to pick up one. KimL, you are right about mint being invasive. I've kept mine in pots for a few years now after learning that lesson! Muse, I love berries in my garden. The only hard thing about planting the raspberries and blueberries is waiting 3 years for them to start producing! Cris, I'm excited to get started on the garden! White on Rice Couple, I hope I have enough room for the potatoes! De, good point about bringing in the bay laurel. I’m definitely going to pick up one.

KimL, you are right about mint being invasive. I’ve kept mine in pots for a few years now after learning that lesson!

Muse, I love berries in my garden. The only hard thing about planting the raspberries and blueberries is waiting 3 years for them to start producing!

Cris, I’m excited to get started on the garden!

White on Rice Couple, I hope I have enough room for the potatoes!

]]> By: White On Rice Couple http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5630 White On Rice Couple Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:14:11 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5630 Dutch creamer potatoes sound good. We were thinking of growing potatoes too, maybe we'll look into those you mentioned. Thanks for the idea. Have a great spring break!! Dutch creamer potatoes sound good. We were thinking of growing potatoes too, maybe we’ll look into those you mentioned. Thanks for the idea. Have a great spring break!!

]]> By: Cris http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5629 Cris Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:10:35 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5629 From the comment above... I had no idea mint was invasive, I just brought some from the farm and planted in a vase, it was dry but now it looks pretty... So, your plans will probably turn out into a beautiful garden, can't wait to see! From the comment above… I had no idea mint was invasive, I just brought some from the farm and planted in a vase, it was dry but now it looks pretty… So, your plans will probably turn out into a beautiful garden, can’t wait to see!

]]> By: Muse in the Kitchen http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5614 Muse in the Kitchen Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:50:35 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5614 We've been doing some planning too - and now that I'm reading your list, I just realized something. We forgot about berries! We used to have raspberry canes before the renovations ruined our gardens, and every year I think to myself, we really should plant raspberries. Which then leads me to think about blueberries. And then, of course, strawberries! Belle We’ve been doing some planning too - and now that I’m reading your list, I just realized something. We forgot about berries! We used to have raspberry canes before the renovations ruined our gardens, and every year I think to myself, we really should plant raspberries. Which then leads me to think about blueberries. And then, of course, strawberries!

Belle

]]> By: KimL http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5611 KimL Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:53:38 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5611 Hi, Andrea. Sounds like a great plan :-) Here's a tip, in case you didn't know - mint is invasive, and I mean bad. It took me about three years to get it out of my herb garden. I keep it in a strawberry jar on the patio now. KimL Hi, Andrea. Sounds like a great plan :-) Here’s a tip, in case you didn’t know - mint is invasive, and I mean bad. It took me about three years to get it out of my herb garden. I keep it in a strawberry jar on the patio now.

KimL

]]> By: De in D.C. http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5609 De in D.C. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:18:31 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2008/03/14/grow-your-own-deadline-and-preliminary-garden-plans/#comment-5609 Hey Andrea, this is kind of an odd comment, but I ordered way more seed potatoes this year than I can fit in my garden, so I'd be happy to send some your way. I ordered from here: www.mainepotatolady.com and orders should start shipping April 1. I purchased Laratte, Caribe and Green Mountain (all organic). Email me privately if you think you could use some. I'm in Fairfax. About Bay Laurels - I have one, but they aren't winter hardy for our region, so I bring it indoors during winter. The smell is out of this world! Hey Andrea, this is kind of an odd comment, but I ordered way more seed potatoes this year than I can fit in my garden, so I’d be happy to send some your way. I ordered from here: http://www.mainepotatolady.com and orders should start shipping April 1. I purchased Laratte, Caribe and Green Mountain (all organic). Email me privately if you think you could use some. I’m in Fairfax.

About Bay Laurels - I have one, but they aren’t winter hardy for our region, so I bring it indoors during winter. The smell is out of this world!

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