Comments for Seeds

Comment on an update and an announcement by Linda MacPhee-Cobb

Linda MacPhee-Cobb — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:51:13 +0000

Cool photo. I’m surrounded by baby birds this year. It is good to know they will like the loquat tree I planted. ( at least they will a few years from now when it grows up )

Comment on Ruby swiss chard by mss @ Zanthan Gardens

mss @ Zanthan Gardens — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:38:10 +0000

1/4 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup raisins
1 small red onion sliced thin
1 1/2 lbs chard. (Strip leaves away from stems.)
2 Tbl olive oil
salt
black pepper
1 Tbl balsamic vinegar

1. Toast pine nuts and set aside.
2. Fry onions in oil over medium high heat for 4 minutes. Add raisins and cook 1 minute longer.
3. Add chard. Cook until wilted, about 6 minutes.
4. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar and roasted pine nuts.

Comment on Ruby swiss chard by bryan

bryan — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:12:33 +0000

Sorry, no recipes, but I like the photo!

Comment on Jalapeños by mss @ Zanthan Gardens

mss @ Zanthan Gardens — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:00:58 +0000

Same here. I’m getting a few peppers here and there. Even without any fruit, I love the glossy leaves of the pepper plant. But I’m not sure growing hot peppers is cost effective. They’re so cheap to buy. Now sweet peppers are another story…but I haven’t had any luck getting a crop from them. Maybe in the fall.

Weird–I have sweet peppers, too, but like you, no crop yet. I haven’t even seen any flowers on the plants. They look otherwise healthy, though.

This is a brutal summer for veggie gardeners here in Austin.

-Brianna

Comment on Jalapeños by deb

deb — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:48:07 +0000

Durn, hate it when that happens.

Oof–me, too. Thanks for visiting.

-Brianna

Comment on Blue passion flower by kat

kat — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:02:57 +0000

I have a Passion Flower in my yard that is growing on the fence and it is 12 ft long 4 ft high with hundreds of blooms on it.
I am wondering where the seeds are in the blooms so that I can start more plants. If you know please email me at katndan4e1@verizon.net. thank you so much

Comment on Yellow squash blooms by Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:55:06 +0000

I have been getting tons of blooms, but as of yet, no squash. The plants are beautiful and healthy and get plenty of water. should i be worried? I haven’t seen any evidence of bugs or disease either. The blooms, bloom, and then fall off.

Maybe you’ve only seen male blooms so far? Or maybe you haven’t had any pollinators visiting your plants? I’m really no expert on squash–this summer’s veggie garden is my first real attempt since childhood. Hope you see some squash soon.

-Brianna

Comment on Blue passion flower by hong

hong — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:56:46 +0000

I see a bee flying towards the beautiful flower. A cheerful shot.

Thanks for visiting, Hong.

-Brianna

Comment on Yellow squash blooms by Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:45:37 +0000

Your plants look amazingly healthy. Please share your fertilizer tips.
Jenny

I’m just using the compost that we make from leaf waste and kitchen scraps to enrich the soil. Haven’t used any other fertilizer so far.

-Brianna

Comment on Yellow crookneck squash by bill/prairie point

bill/prairie point — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:12:24 +0000

nice.

Thanks.

-Brianna