tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post8354124829145471606..comments2023-11-30T03:20:26.787-05:00Comments on The Gardens at Melissa Majora - a Honeybee Sanctuary: Survival modeKrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-44118516029670842562012-07-08T13:07:49.071-04:002012-07-08T13:07:49.071-04:00Oh Linda, SO many UK blogs are posting about your ...Oh Linda, SO many UK blogs are posting about your lack of summer this year. I read about folks lighting fires in the evening, wearing jumpers and otherwise trying to keep warm - IN JULY! It's just not right. I think most of us are just about ready to give up this year and focus on NEXT year. But that gives no comfort to our summer activities and the decidedly lack of harvest. Keep warm.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-48247164810874083622012-07-08T04:09:23.281-04:002012-07-08T04:09:23.281-04:00Oh dear, our extremes of weather are getting us bo...Oh dear, our extremes of weather are getting us both down. You can't get out for the heat, and I can't get out for the rain. We have had the central heating on. We haven't sat outside in the garden once this year - like you it is so strange just to be indoors at this time. Hoping we both get some respite.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-72489973985851000632012-07-06T16:44:25.353-04:002012-07-06T16:44:25.353-04:00BER stands for 'blossom end rot'. It'...BER stands for 'blossom end rot'. It's a calcium problem - either too much, not enough, not in proportion, etc. You'd know it if you had it. Glad yours are holding up. Thanks for the tips!Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-71631921348676389162012-07-06T16:32:31.302-04:002012-07-06T16:32:31.302-04:00Summer's not over yet!! Heads held high, troop...Summer's not over yet!! Heads held high, troops! What is BER? I have more tomatoes growing, fat balls of tastiness. Give your plants some water that you've enriched with epsom salt (1/4 cup par gallon) and a few big glugs of liquid kelp. It will help them withstand heat stress. They'll love ya for it!! :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-11878049715381219382012-07-06T15:04:42.277-04:002012-07-06T15:04:42.277-04:00As bad as it is for me, Glenda, I'm sure it...As bad as it is for me, Glenda, I'm sure it's worse for you because this would be the 2nd year in a row of heat and lack of rain for you. I didn't think I had BER here, but just this morning I saw that ALL the romas on one plant have it. ^%W#! I picked them all off. I'm not planning on freezing any harvest this year. *sigh* <br /><br />Now, would you like some deer??Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-82560295562346168372012-07-06T14:40:10.500-04:002012-07-06T14:40:10.500-04:00and we all started out with such high hopes! Like...and we all started out with such high hopes! Like you I am about ready to throw in the towel this year. Iguess I will keep watering the sweet corn and tomatoes...peppers look great.<br /><br />After fighting the JB with the wrong spray and finally changing to Sevin, I found something had pulled most of the peaches off the tree and DH found the seeds laying on the ground. I see they are nowgldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645803822598151817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-80901865954118144782012-07-06T11:11:17.967-04:002012-07-06T11:11:17.967-04:00Your LAST tomato? Waaaaaah! Mine are a loss - ...Your LAST tomato? Waaaaaah! Mine are a loss - so much BER due to heat. Guess I'm gonna have to stock up on a lot of jarred spaghetti sauce this Fall. This year is just a wash out. You hang in there, too! Try to keep cool in this heat. I imagine you're dealing with criminal humidity there too. *pant*Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-22292859884745502932012-07-06T10:52:36.096-04:002012-07-06T10:52:36.096-04:00It's supposed to be 106 here tomorrow. ACK! My...It's supposed to be 106 here tomorrow. ACK! My water bill rivals the GNP of a small third world country and an obese squirrel ate my last almost ripe tomato. Hang in there!!Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-6518554800891664852012-07-05T14:02:29.550-04:002012-07-05T14:02:29.550-04:00Oh, don't worry about me, my dear. I've w...Oh, don't worry about me, my dear. I've worked through the 5 stages of garden loss: shock; anger; retaliation; acceptance and - right now - I'm working on hope/anticipation (for next year).<br /><br />As for the YR - no. I prefer to have a lawn that's a mix of grass and clover with just enough odd bits (Queen Anne's lace, violets, violas, lamium, etc for when I let it growKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-70156055354793549942012-07-05T13:52:46.410-04:002012-07-05T13:52:46.410-04:00Actually, we organic gardeners enjoy the poo along...Actually, we organic gardeners enjoy the poo along WITH the pony! ;-DKrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822528453563683772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-66335052881599590682012-07-05T13:17:19.795-04:002012-07-05T13:17:19.795-04:00Oh you poor lovely, you're never going to look...Oh you poor lovely, you're never going to look back on this season with happiness, are you?<br /><br />Personally, I might give up on the tomatoes. You could end up spending more on water than the value of your crops. I cannot remember the exact number but at a certain temperature tomato flowers will not set - it's why I have gone to such lengths this year to keep the temps down in our BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196958089933062632.post-46861396634285536212012-07-05T09:31:43.517-04:002012-07-05T09:31:43.517-04:00Hang in there and keep looking for the pony in the...Hang in there and keep looking for the pony in the poo. XOXOXOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com