Comments for The Root

Comment on Basil Sprout, Hours Old by Natalie S.

Natalie S. — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:16:41 +0000

Great picture! Thank you so much for posting it. I have just planted my first garden and am thrilled to see that everything we planted has now sprouted. I couldn’t remember what was what (definitely a novice), so it is great to see your photo. What I thought was basil is in fact basil. Thanks and good luck with your garden! =)

Comment on Growing Again by Madeline

Madeline — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:23:42 +0000

Those little hands are darling! I just love those photos so much. Lucky you to have a little helper beside you And to have had your lettuce sprout in 3 days!

Comment on Ideas for Ant, Slug & Snail Control by Andy

Andy — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:13:10 +0000

Living in the south of France, you’d expect us not to have as much of a slug snail problem as the french eat half of the enemy… but we do… We have planted Marigold (Tagetes) between the veg which tends to attract them more then the veg themselves… but they do get a bit costly to replace. My mother has told me to put ash down from a wood burning chimney… but in this new build home with such good insulation there is no chimney to burn wood.. .role on BBQ season. You can also put half scooped out orange skins down that attrack the slugs after their feast as a nice shelter from the sun.. of course they still need collecting and disposing of but at least they’re not there the next night too… Record night hunt is 73 snails.

Comment on Oh, Girl! by cake

cake — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:59:20 +0000

i’ve missed your blog. i love reading about the joy you have watching seedlings grow. i share that. i seriously check my indoor seed station about once every hour, to see if anything new has sprouted.

my pumpkins were also a bust last year. crazy vines, not a single fruit. therefore, i am planting no winter squash or pumpkins of any sort this year. they are plentiful at the farmer’s market anyway, so why bother. course, i could say that for tomatoes, peppers, beans etc. but for me, those are easier to grow.

Comment on Growing Again by cake

cake — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:47:35 +0000

you’re gonna love having those little hands helping you garden. what a cutie! she is almost exactly 2 years younger than my son cosmo.

Comment on Rosemary Flowers by cake

cake — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:44:43 +0000

oh, how i envy you! i have killed more rosemary plants than i care to list here. and i do sort of have a green thumb, so it’s a bit disgraceful. i’ve tried them indoors, and out, containers and ground. they always die. congratulations! i’ve heard that getting them to flower is even more rare than keeping them alive.

Comment on Bacterial, Fungal, or Animal? by Felix

Felix — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:27:44 +0000

That definetly looks like sunburn. It will get brown after a while and this leave will be lost.

Comment on Growing Again by nigeysex

nigeysex — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:14:46 +0000

Hi the root,
Glad to see some sowing going on – I’ve not done anything growing wise for months and months, but back on board now as we bought seed potatoes today!! yahhay for the new season (though it’s just started snowing today….)

Look forward to a Feb update from you soon?

Nigeygreen

Comment on Growing Again by Kate

Kate — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:53:26 +0000

Some! The lettuce is doing fairly well. (Not so much the spinach or chard.)
Most of the green action is happening in the countertop hydroponic system I got for my birthday. That’s fun — growing basil, chives, mint, and more, at five times natural speed. It’s the breadmaker of gardening, yo!

Comment on Growing Again by Claudia

Claudia — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:55:57 +0000

Love it! Have you had success?

Comment on Freya! by Rosemary Menday

Rosemary Menday — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:37:33 +0000

Hi Kate,
Freya is as gorgeous as ever. She is growing up beautifully .We get updates from her proud grandfather who sent us the link for a Freya video but we were unable to open it so I thought I’d check out your blog again. Good luck with the salads. Our garden is extremely dry and burnt with the heat but last night we got some much needed rain. Love Rosemary & Elton

Comment on Freya! by inadvertentfarmer

inadvertentfarmer — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:17:08 +0000

What a little angel! I have 4 boys and just one precious little girl…they are soooo very sweet!

Comment on Coconut “Faux-Pound Cake” by inadvertentfarmer

inadvertentfarmer — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:15:56 +0000

I truly love coconut…thanks, I’m going to have to give it a try!

Comment on Oh, Girl! by Nige-we have a freya too-ygreen

Nige-we have a freya too-ygreen — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:41:35 +0000

Hi there root girl.

Nice to see your posts – I haven’t posted for months either so will update soon. Our harvest was pretty good (on the fifth round of sewing carrots!)

Your lady freya is coming on great. good to see. Our little one (Isabel Freya) is doing good too – 9 months – walking and jabbering! We’re going off the name Isa as trying to get people to pronounce it right is really irritating and we think we always preferred Freya anyway! So we might be joining you and you lass if that’s alright!!!

See ya
Nigeygreen

Comment on Oh, Girl! by digthischick

digthischick — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:41:39 +0000

hi there! welcome back. Yup, we all have our seasonal disappointments. And the story of the pumpkin…all proud of your one giant pumpkin and it just up and rotted on you. Bummer. I echo Heather. Let’s see that Freya