tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post500032297659403538..comments2023-11-03T08:14:58.862+00:00Comments on BLISS: Grow Your Own FoodYolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-65158658096528188902007-08-08T22:08:00.000+01:002007-08-08T22:08:00.000+01:00What a wealth of ideas...and everything looks so n...What a wealth of ideas...and everything looks so nice...so much food for thought so to speak! With my new garden bed I've got a total of 203 square feet for veggies...it seemed like a lot this year...now I'm jealous!growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-16638105812999124002007-08-07T18:12:00.000+01:002007-08-07T18:12:00.000+01:00Thanks Yolanda Elizabet, I've got some similar sor...Thanks Yolanda Elizabet, I've got some similar sort of mesh and plan to do that with my arbour next year.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114199768103222510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-61801221324467790832007-08-03T17:26:00.000+01:002007-08-03T17:26:00.000+01:00Hi all and welcome once again!Anita: well, you wil...Hi all and welcome once again!<BR/><BR/>Anita: well, you will still be able to harvest something. It is not about vast quantities but about the joy home grown food brings.<BR/><BR/>WG: Good doggie! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Bert: not only does it taste better, there is a real sense of accomplishment too.<BR/><BR/>Crafty Gardener: I put plastic coated, small-mess wire netting on the climbing arches to give Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-67430445487702325312007-08-03T11:54:00.000+01:002007-08-03T11:54:00.000+01:00Yolanda,What a green thumb you have, well a green ...Yolanda,<BR/>What a green thumb you have, well a green hand. Your vegetables look yummy and everything is so pleasing to the eye....Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635572075951871756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-27968961656090241952007-08-01T06:54:00.000+01:002007-08-01T06:54:00.000+01:00So I realise now that I can grow veggies even thou...So I realise now that I can grow veggies even though my space is limited. There were so many good bits of advice here, that I will spend time this winter figuring out how I can have a kitchen garden too... now that I have expanded my garden by getting rid of the back driveway.katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-35114464184068214382007-07-31T15:42:00.000+01:002007-07-31T15:42:00.000+01:00Terrific post, I like all your ideas for incorpora...Terrific post, I like all your ideas for incorporating food and flowers. I'm tryng this to an extent, mostly with fruits and flowers. I already love flowers, so there are plenty to bring in pollinators for fruit. Nice to have so much attraction for the bees, since they do all the work, anyway.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-34987167337542274742007-07-30T03:22:00.000+01:002007-07-30T03:22:00.000+01:00Yolanda, I'm fascinated by your posts on veggies b...Yolanda, I'm fascinated by your posts on veggies because I like the word "potager." It sounds so quaint and looks so charming and it's not a word you commonly hear in the States. I don't have enough sun in my garden for veggies, but if I did, I'd want it to look like yours!LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-63163903975337388052007-07-29T22:52:00.000+01:002007-07-29T22:52:00.000+01:00Ok Yolanda you have made a believer out of me! I t...Ok Yolanda you have made a believer out of me! I think this winter I will have to redesign my garden and use some of these suggetions..Oh my how exciting grapes up my archway to the garden instead of clematis..but what about the birds?? All my cherries disappeared!You have given us all ~food for thought!~ It is always a delight to stop by your garden! Thank you for sharing.. NGNaturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-54931667124593775582007-07-29T20:22:00.000+01:002007-07-29T20:22:00.000+01:00Lijkt me heerlijk zo'n groentetuintje. Als we de p...Lijkt me heerlijk zo'n groentetuintje. Als we de plaats hadden zou ik er ook eentje maken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-8548297753827781482007-07-28T16:14:00.000+01:002007-07-28T16:14:00.000+01:00Es ist schon erstaunlich welche Vielfalt an Obst u...Es ist schon erstaunlich welche Vielfalt an Obst und Gemüse du in deinem Garten hast. Es sieht auch alles so herrlich gesund aus und man möchste am liebsten sofort in alles reinbeißen. Ich sage schon mal: Guten Appetit, lasst es euch schmecken!:-)Lis vom Lindenhofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388143667911346422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-86621972094162791802007-07-28T10:10:00.000+01:002007-07-28T10:10:00.000+01:00Ingenious and very very appetising indeed!Dear Yol...Ingenious and very very appetising indeed!<BR/>Dear Yolanda it is such a great idea to grow potatoes in those containers.<BR/>Apples look luscious.Green thumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02985557905470748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-886148473195294132007-07-28T04:28:00.000+01:002007-07-28T04:28:00.000+01:00Yolanda, you sure make good use of your space!! A...Yolanda, you sure make good use of your space!! And it looks beautiful, too.<BR/><BR/>Yes, nothing better than to go out and pick your dinner.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-38942726673119125122007-07-28T00:13:00.000+01:002007-07-28T00:13:00.000+01:00Fabulous Yolanda - and very creative. You are an i...Fabulous Yolanda - and very creative. You are an inspiration.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729192065772139823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-5480351251223417072007-07-27T23:55:00.000+01:002007-07-27T23:55:00.000+01:00Hallo Yolanda, so hatten wir uns das im Anfang auc...Hallo Yolanda, so hatten wir uns das im Anfang auch mal vorgestellt: Einen interessanten Mix aus Kräutern, Gemüsen und Blumen. Schön, dass Du es in Deinem Garten verwirklichen kannst! <BR/>Aber bei uns hat die Invasion der Schnecken das leider verhindert. Sie fraßen die gerade aufgelaufene Saat, machten sich sofort über die gesetzten Jungpflanzen her oder vernichteten sogar große Kräutertöpfe aufSchneiderHeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058541790419037917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-41236508331181952742007-07-27T22:53:00.000+01:002007-07-27T22:53:00.000+01:00Hi there Yolanda,Spookily there, I was looking at ...Hi there Yolanda,<BR/><BR/>Spookily there, I was looking at your post as you commented on mine!!<BR/><BR/>Yes, perhaps the beach is out for this weekend <BR/><BR/>To the Potager – this always brings back memories for me. A good few years ago now I was part of a committee for a community garden Potager in my small town. School children came along during the last school summer term (after sowing Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-36140038793749870082007-07-27T20:30:00.000+01:002007-07-27T20:30:00.000+01:00Leuk dat je kruisbessen ( wij noemden ze vroeger k...Leuk dat je kruisbessen ( wij noemden ze vroeger klapbessen) op een stammetje hebt!<BR/>In onze vorige tuin hadden we een druif tegen het tuinhuisje gezet, het eerste jaar hebben we heel veel druiven geoogst, daarna is het nooit meer wat geworden, allerlei enge ziektes er in, dan is de lol er gauw van af.<BR/>Een zomer zoals nu werkt ook niet echt mee aan een "rijke oogst"!<BR/>Geef mij dan maar Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-28062374926752504472007-07-27T20:24:00.000+01:002007-07-27T20:24:00.000+01:00Yolanda, the amount of productive plants you have ...Yolanda, the amount of productive plants you have worked into your garden design is amazing - and it all looks good together. <BR/><BR/>The heat and humidity might be too much for the currants, and in addition, currants and gooseberries are a host for a rust fungus that causes white pine blister rust so some places in the US have laws against growing them. Bummer!<BR/><BR/>Annie at the Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-40669495501287537072007-07-27T19:40:00.000+01:002007-07-27T19:40:00.000+01:00Helemaal waar, je hoeft geen hectares te hebben om...Helemaal waar, je hoeft geen hectares te hebben om lekker te eten uit de tuin....'Sun kissed strawberries'....wat poëtisch...:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-33300489140506558762007-07-27T16:09:00.000+01:002007-07-27T16:09:00.000+01:00It looks great! Ill take the basket, yummieIt looks great! Ill take the basket, yummieTYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111758517855490413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-25716974101307247942007-07-27T14:16:00.000+01:002007-07-27T14:16:00.000+01:00I have really enjoyed seeing your potager and that...I have really enjoyed seeing your potager and that is something I would love to do with part of my garden. On your green arbour ... was the screening attached when you bought it or did you attach it yourself? I have a couple of the same arbours and I'm always stringing garden twine in a criss cross fashion to encourage the vines to climb. Also is a netting or a screening? Thanks.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114199768103222510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-64726679228699744832007-07-27T12:31:00.000+01:002007-07-27T12:31:00.000+01:00Hi Yolanda,Love to see all those fresh produce fro...Hi Yolanda,<BR/>Love to see all those fresh produce from your kitchen garden.<BR/>I love eating it all. Very tasteful, healthy and organic.<BR/>I can recommend it to everybody, to eat your own grown veggies and fruits. They just taste better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-88739771101236391242007-07-27T11:29:00.000+01:002007-07-27T11:29:00.000+01:00I've said it before, and I have to re-iterate the ...I've said it before, and I have to re-iterate the same compliment...a veritable cornucopia of home-grown produce, yolanda! Well done to you :) ...now I'm slobbering like a big hungry dog again...A wildlife gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261817184002496844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-28661221108037988502007-07-27T10:53:00.000+01:002007-07-27T10:53:00.000+01:00Wow Yolanda, that was such an interesting post abo...Wow Yolanda, that was such an interesting post about your potager! Yes, I am a big fan of your kitchen garden, too! And I admire your Victorian green house!<BR/><BR/>How lucky we are to be able to grow our own vegetables! But I am not yet able to harvest that much! My frist crop this year are tomatoes and carrots, the rest still needs some time!<BR/><BR/>Groetjes, AnitaAnitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751093479686765693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-27898581794404581552007-07-27T08:07:00.000+01:002007-07-27T08:07:00.000+01:00Hi all and welcome to Bliss!Pam: perhaps that has ...Hi all and welcome to Bliss!<BR/><BR/>Pam: perhaps that has to do with the fact that providing food for oneself and ones family is such a fundamental human thing to do; food = life<BR/><BR/>Hannele: of course. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Andrea: my gooseberries still have all their leaves.<BR/><BR/>Kris: as you know, rocket science it ain't! ;-)<BR/><BR/>Dirty Fingernails: Annie (from the Transplantable Rose) Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274925030972014073.post-73860225721719552482007-07-27T06:31:00.000+01:002007-07-27T06:31:00.000+01:00As always an inspiring read. Thank you!!!As always an inspiring read. Thank you!!!Libbys Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537936739037961388noreply@blogger.com