tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post3647962413181115326..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Preparing for TomatoesDaphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-81931785300989008512009-04-26T09:39:00.000-04:002009-04-26T09:39:00.000-04:00MacGardens, though a huge part of me wants do it, ...MacGardens, though a huge part of me wants do it, I'm holding off. I used to think it wasn't my tree, but the towns. But the recent survey by the town places it squarely in my lot. If I had known a decade ago, it would have come down then, but I'm looking for houses to move right now and I'm not about to go through the work and expense of removing a tree just before selling a house. I'll double dig my beds in the hopes of carrots, but I won't cut down the tree.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-27894807632555479052009-04-26T08:41:00.000-04:002009-04-26T08:41:00.000-04:00You have my permission to cut down the Norway Mapl...You have my permission to cut down the Norway Maple. Our front yard was never more glorious or sun-filled than when we took that major step. It took a while for my wife to convince me but now a perennial garden sits where the former Norway Maple held sway. http://macgardens.org/?s=norway+mapleMacGardenshttp://www.macgardens.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-31186308541577133702009-04-24T20:53:00.000-04:002009-04-24T20:53:00.000-04:00Sounds like a work out. Your soil looks very nice ...Sounds like a work out. Your soil looks very nice and black. I keep putting off digging out my news beds. Not much fun digging out 3 yards worth of soil and adding 3 yards worth back...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-2044552668428073252009-04-24T19:52:00.000-04:002009-04-24T19:52:00.000-04:00My back hurts just from reading all of that! What...My back hurts just from reading all of that! What a great looking bed. You can definitely tell you have been working on that soil for some time. It looks great!bughunter99http://gardenmutiny.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-59493128029646710872009-04-24T15:47:00.000-04:002009-04-24T15:47:00.000-04:00Oh, god, norway maples, how I hate you!!! All I do...Oh, god, norway maples, how I hate you!!! All I do these days is pull up tiny seedlings that are EVERYWHERE. I went to dig today about 50 feet from the stupid maple and its fibrous roots were everywhere! You're right, they do resemble the crooked hand of Baba Yaga!!!! Stupid trees. I fantasize about slashing my street tree just above the soil level so it'll die. But I've heard that as the roots decompose, your yard caves in!!! I'm cursed!<br /><br />I've just about given up on digging gardens at all - about the only thing I dig is potatoes. Now I just chop things down to the ground and mulch like crazy. Digging is too much work!!!! <br /><br />But it does look beautiful, what you did! I'm glad that you're taking such good care of your yard...Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08851500813463391836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-52856596352804894192009-04-24T12:09:00.000-04:002009-04-24T12:09:00.000-04:00our friend Ben, oh how sad to end up with Norway m...our friend Ben, oh how sad to end up with Norway maples when you are expecting sugar maples. I would love mine if they were sugar maples. Norway maples are so evil.<br /><br />Rachel, I could grow short carrots, but this year I want to try to grow some of those log beautiful ones. I've been amending my heavy clay soil for almost two decades, I'm thinking it is good enough now for carrots to grow. I hope.<br /><br />Keewee, I hope it works. At the very least the tomatoes will love it.<br /><br />Dennis, oh yes. I'm so jealous of all the southern gardeners right now. But come summer I'll be glad that I'm not living in Florida. I wilt in the heat, just like my plants.<br /><br />Cheryl, it takes me about two hours for every three feet. It seems so slow, but luckily doesn't have to be done very often.<br /><br />Tyra, I hope so. Tomatoes are hard here. We are so humid in the summer, the mildews love to grow.<br /><br />Michelle, I think with just two hours a day of work, I'll be fine. I probably won't even hurt the next day (I hope). More than that and I'll really feel it.<br /><br />Annie's Granny, I could, but then I'd have to get soil and drag it in here. And I keep telling myself that all the work is good for me.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-71737730309253307032009-04-24T10:47:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:47:00.000-04:00Daphne, you could always build a box and double-de...Daphne, you could always build a box and double-decker an area for carrots if you want to grow the longer ones. <br /><br />I hate landscape cloth too. I just finished removing it from my back flower (flowerless) bed. I must say, the soil that has developed over the top of it over the years was rich. I'm thinking of moving some of it into my tomato bed.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-31798199826231795352009-04-24T10:41:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:41:00.000-04:00I hope you have a nice big bath tub to soak in aft...I hope you have a nice big bath tub to soak in after your double digging sessions! It is so satisfying to get a job like that done though.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-70989223753696979992009-04-24T10:36:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:36:00.000-04:00It is loooking great Daphne! I sure your tomatoes ...It is loooking great Daphne! I sure your tomatoes will thrives in there...I would if I were a tomato :-) Thanks for a nice and informative post.<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend/ TyraTYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111758517855490413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-70659577654501407092009-04-24T10:18:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:18:00.000-04:00It takes a lot of work to rework a bed. I just di...It takes a lot of work to rework a bed. I just did a little bitty spot and it took hours. I feel for you doing an area that size.Cherylhttp://www.cherylsgardengoodies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-81198032054854413462009-04-24T10:17:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:17:00.000-04:00What a difference a couple of zones make. What are...What a difference a couple of zones make. What are you, zone 6? Here in Zone 9a my tomatoes are 2 feet tall and setting fruit! Of course by July my garden will be dead......and yours hitting it's sweet spot.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388745136047280126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-73019711535482384772009-04-24T10:08:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:08:00.000-04:00I see you had a back breaking day. It will prove t...I see you had a back breaking day. It will prove to be worth all your toil in the end.Jennifer AKA keeweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107693230744190952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-54963258313675679082009-04-24T08:57:00.000-04:002009-04-24T08:57:00.000-04:00What beautiful soil! Is it worth it to try short c...What beautiful soil! Is it worth it to try short carrots in the 7" soil? Enjoy, R.Rachel Clairehttp://rachelclaire.net/growingfood.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-1099520723784843212009-04-24T08:18:00.000-04:002009-04-24T08:18:00.000-04:00Wow, Daphne, I am SO impressed! A ton of work, yes...Wow, Daphne, I am SO impressed! A ton of work, yes, but just look at your beautiful soil!!! The folks who owned our homw before us put in a double allee of Norway maples thinking they were sugar maples. You can imagine my gratitude this time every year as I pull the bazillion seedlings out of pretty much everything. As for those roots... brrrrr!!!!!our friend Benhttp://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com