tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968519523099209702.post6401597813568203779..comments2023-05-04T05:08:07.814-07:00Comments on The Writing Closet: Things That Work, Things That Don'tLora Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09172866617524279809noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968519523099209702.post-72558393682496258802018-06-25T04:40:27.819-07:002018-06-25T04:40:27.819-07:00Definitely. Hope mine survive this heat!Definitely. Hope mine survive this heat!Lora Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172866617524279809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968519523099209702.post-17150182979363187312018-06-25T03:44:24.324-07:002018-06-25T03:44:24.324-07:00For Christmas Santa ( my step father in law) gave ...For Christmas Santa ( my step father in law) gave me a packet of Callalloo and a packet of Cucamelon seed. Both of yours are doing better than mine, so don't worry about the Callalloo! I have got mine out in allotment beds where, bar watering once or twice a week, they have to just make do. Let's compare in September, shall we?Tim Hewitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831597214700047245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968519523099209702.post-81936107420523290342018-06-25T02:28:26.515-07:002018-06-25T02:28:26.515-07:00And the Groan Prize for this week's most impre...And the Groan Prize for this week's most impressive pun goes to . . . Lora Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172866617524279809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968519523099209702.post-71069186828262963322018-06-25T00:08:07.603-07:002018-06-25T00:08:07.603-07:00I quite like the idea of a bed spring trellis. Bri...I quite like the idea of a bed spring trellis. Brings a new meaning to the garden beds. Take care.@cavershamjjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15939864277459499657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968519523099209702.post-58477800962440292822018-06-24T01:44:51.923-07:002018-06-24T01:44:51.923-07:00I think you might be right. The cold, the heat, th...I think you might be right. The cold, the heat, the plant's preferences & its individual resiliancy . . . outcomes will vary. That's gardening.Lora Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172866617524279809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968519523099209702.post-43643439497536636722018-06-23T23:52:01.955-07:002018-06-23T23:52:01.955-07:00I think this is a funny year with all the cold we ...I think this is a funny year with all the cold we had and now this hot dry weather - some plants like your mullein are loving it, others not so sure...Ciarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079796236261968323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968519523099209702.post-2202895266563483582018-06-23T06:24:31.940-07:002018-06-23T06:24:31.940-07:00I also thought I'd lost my fig, but then prest...I also thought I'd lost my fig, but then presto! It came back. Weird year in the garden.Lora Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172866617524279809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968519523099209702.post-62268272932870604222018-06-23T06:08:14.794-07:002018-06-23T06:08:14.794-07:00Hi Lora, I think this is a normal lull in a new ga...Hi Lora, I think this is a normal lull in a new garden, when you are waiting a seeing. Your mullein is lovely. And your poppy. Nature knows best, doesn’t she? That’s sad about those trees. We thought we had lost two figs, but they arebouncu f back. Ali, The Mindful Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370075060413581127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968519523099209702.post-15992551781431879522018-06-23T05:31:33.003-07:002018-06-23T05:31:33.003-07:00I think callaloo is amaranthus. Just saw yours in ...I think callaloo is amaranthus. Just saw yours in your post & your comment that the red is later, so perhaps that's what's happening in my garden. Yes, I plan to eat them, though I've never had it before.Lora Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172866617524279809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968519523099209702.post-86503467831800857092018-06-23T05:20:08.881-07:002018-06-23T05:20:08.881-07:00I didn't know Callaloo's name, but it seem...I didn't know Callaloo's name, but it seems to be close to the amaranthus family. Are you going to eat the leaves? Or are you going to keep them just to enjoy their flowering? About Cucamelons, mine are at the same stage and I'm looking forward to eating them for the first time.Frednoreply@blogger.com