tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post5269286080588424051..comments2023-04-28T04:10:44.539-07:00Comments on My Back 40 (Feet): Gardens That Workchuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-76239209629581056952008-01-31T14:49:00.000-08:002008-01-31T14:49:00.000-08:00Chuck! Thank you so much for this post - I felt li...Chuck! Thank you so much for this post - I felt like I was there and I learned so much. <BR/>By the way - I used to have a Montanoa! It was amazing - I bought it a a specialty nursery in LA which is sadly gone now ... they called it the Chocolate Chip Cookie tree because the scent of sweet chocolate was so strong. Unfortunately, 20 ft of daisies was too much for my little back yard. To this day, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-29839043958015907212008-01-30T20:04:00.000-08:002008-01-30T20:04:00.000-08:00Ah! :) Well, I can agree to that... lol.Ah! :) Well, I can agree to that... lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-31600665923433920332008-01-29T14:04:00.000-08:002008-01-29T14:04:00.000-08:00He also sings. Well, in fact.He also sings. Well, in fact.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-67289082826530225652008-01-29T13:57:00.000-08:002008-01-29T13:57:00.000-08:00I'm sorry I missed this lecture , sounds like it w...I'm sorry I missed this lecture , sounds like it was a good one !<BR/>As a designer I have always seen the vegetable garden as something that can be beautiful and functional .<BR/><BR/>Oh poor Ted Kipping, he just can't help himself ! <BR/>I find his impromptu interruptions and commentary annoyingly amusing, if not downright educational - even if you don't care to know more about whatever he isDeviant Deziner, aka Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10469269749640113223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-52314808230722727242008-01-28T23:48:00.000-08:002008-01-28T23:48:00.000-08:00What a wealth of information! I wish I had been t...What a wealth of information! I wish I had been there.<BR/><BR/>I'll need to add Magda squash to my vegetable interest list.<BR/><BR/>Judging by the pictures Jim took, mon jardin potager, isn't really up to the same high standards as the French, but I do manage some nice crops from it - Currently enjoying sugar snap peas (enjoyed the historical anecdote in one of your previous blogs) and waitingBrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11450393891493020636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-87204796152391708572008-01-28T20:19:00.000-08:002008-01-28T20:19:00.000-08:00Kim: I'm laughing because...if only I had enough ...Kim: I'm laughing because...if only I had enough ground to cover! One rambling gourd plant would easily overflow the confines of my garden. Thymes are the only viable options in my garden. <BR/><BR/>Jim: Everyone should go see your pictures! Those are great. I've never been much of a traveler so I'll have to see the world through your eyes.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-34480377277428100192008-01-28T17:34:00.000-08:002008-01-28T17:34:00.000-08:00Excellent post. I've been contemplating a potager ...Excellent post. I've been contemplating a potager garden ever since I went to Villandry.<BR/><BR/>I have been inspired to put up a post I've been thinking about for quite a while.<BR/><BR/>I went to Villandry last year and have just posted about potager gardens with photos I took at Villandry. The place is magical.<BR/><BR/>I've also linked back to your site here to this article.<BR/><BR/>Come Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-69969421067845750112008-01-28T17:26:00.000-08:002008-01-28T17:26:00.000-08:00Wow... what a cool day of classes you had! (Sans ...Wow... what a cool day of classes you had! (Sans Mr. Red.)<BR/><BR/>Why were you laughing at the idea of growing gourds as groundcover? There's a guy around here who grows pumpkins and squash like that and lets them grow all over his yard. He picks them up to mow, then rearranges them however he wants for the next week. I think it's a fun idea... and I admit, I hope he has one of those Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-79165247325677038362008-01-28T15:56:00.000-08:002008-01-28T15:56:00.000-08:00Frances, it's a general rule of the Internet that ...Frances, it's a general rule of the Internet that you never have to ask permission to link to anything. By putting something up, one gives the world tacit permission to link to it. <BR/><BR/>Permission need only be sought when you want to re-post something someone else wrote, although quoting small portions is fine (best practice to include a link).<BR/><BR/>But since you ask, yes, you may linkchuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-8022361887172854212008-01-28T15:21:00.000-08:002008-01-28T15:21:00.000-08:00I have written a post about growing food in the ga...I have written a post about growing food in the garden , with a link to this post. Do I have your permission, before it gets published?<BR/>FrancesFrances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-10637033416230355412008-01-28T13:04:00.000-08:002008-01-28T13:04:00.000-08:00Absolutely as good as being there, to read your po...Absolutely as good as being there, to read your post. The idea of planting the veggies to grow up and on each other is brilliant. This year will be more food crops at Faire Garden! One bed is ready to go and the onions just germinated today!Frances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-25467064783555513752008-01-28T11:54:00.000-08:002008-01-28T11:54:00.000-08:00Chuck, you are awesome.Chuck, you are awesome.Gardener of La Manchahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16457774843474364872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-70990219929248369502008-01-28T11:36:00.000-08:002008-01-28T11:36:00.000-08:00Magda squash! In the time it took me to drive hom...Magda squash! In the time it took me to drive home I'd forgotten the name...<BR/><BR/>Of course I spent two hours last night pouring over my Seed Savers Exchange catalog, then to Territorial's website. I was madly jotting down all the stuff I wanted to get this year, and all the cool ideas I'd gotten from Jennifer and Margaret and Don and Linda. I actually have a note in my notes saying "ask Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-1060892876921557662008-01-28T06:51:00.000-08:002008-01-28T06:51:00.000-08:00Excellent report. The next best thing to being the...Excellent report. The next best thing to being there. Now off to the McEvoy Ranch.Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.com