Comments on: Bumblebee Garden July Update

By: SFaith

SFaith — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:51:43 +0000

I love your header by the way. And your gardens are so pretty.

Try the pineapple tomatillos. They’re delicious. I eat them right off the bush. They don’t even make it into the house.

By: dog suckers

dog suckers — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:23:03 +0000

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By: Mary Ann Newcomer

Mary Ann Newcomer — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:48:28 +0000

I really really like the fenced garden. Is that the colonial theme garden? Can you please take more pictures of it? I am on a tear about kitchen gardens/potagers. Tell me everything you are growing there…..including the salsa garden stuff.

By: Caroline of Spotty Boxes

Caroline of Spotty Boxes — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:16:19 +0000

Love the idea of dividing a garden into distinct areas. Allows you to indulge different passions and interests.

Looks great.

By: Carol, May Dreams Gardens

Carol, May Dreams Gardens — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:13:27 +0000

Your garden looks great, love that little fence all around it and those nice raised beds. I’ve got a green tower, too, actually two of them, and just saw that Layanee at Ledge and Garden has one, too. Must be “the thing”.

I need to redo the sides of my raised beds. I used cedar boards and yes, eventually it rots, too. What did you use on yours?

My raised beds are made with 4′ x 4′ cedar boards seated with rebar. Very sturdy. The board cost a mint.

Robin at Bumblebee

By: mss @ Zanthan Gardens

mss @ Zanthan Gardens — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:29:37 +0000

Looks green and lovely–and orderly, even though it feels like chaos to you.

What was your source for tomatillos? Did you buy plants or start them from seed? I’m thinking of trying them next year so I’m curious to know how they do for you.

Hi M,

I started the tomatillos from seed. Frankly, they are outrunning the bugs. I have yet to see what’s eating them, but Carol at May Dreams tells me maybe it’s flea beetle? I don’t spray, of course, and since I can’t see what’s eating them, I don’t see how tenting them will help.

Still, they are growing. The tiny fruits are growing inside of these green skins. I think the fruits grow into the skins, which are the papery skins you see on the mature fruit when picked. Really, it’s fascinating to watch, given that I’ve always bought tomatillos rather than grown them! I expect I’ll post something about it somewhere. I have a couple of great photos.

Yes, my garden is orderly. I am, frankly, a control freak and am working to allow a little more chaos into the garden for a lush look. I admire gardens that bloom with wild abandon, but I really need more structure than that! I suppose it has something to do with the gardens that influenced me as a child.

Robin

By: Sheila

Sheila — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:40:06 +0000

Nice to hear from you!

By: Brenda Kula

Brenda Kula — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:02:24 +0000

I SO love your picket fence! And all your other garden spaces and decor. And congrats on doing the column. I bet you’re so glad you have tomatoes while the rest of us “tomato-less gardeners” who failed to plant them are consternated by the current tomato dilemma. I don’t know how you do it all!
Brenda

Hi Brenda,

In fact, I picked my first tomatoes today! I did it after the fellows were gone and consumed them standing at the sink!

There are always your local produce stands.

Robin at Bumblebee