tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post2200463335854732734..comments2023-11-05T06:37:03.280-06:00Comments on A Corner Garden: Some of the ways I gardened frugally this year with my potsCorner Gardener Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-4810149285884182672012-07-10T13:58:55.371-05:002012-07-10T13:58:55.371-05:00Congratulations on being debt free! A wonderful fe...Congratulations on being debt free! A wonderful feeling we all strive for. Your side yard is lovely! I don't even see any signs of drought stress. It is still so full and happy. The galvanized water garden is simply wonderful. I think it makes quite an impact. One day I hope to do something similar. Sorry your blog is having trouble. Sometimes that happens to mine too. I did not have any problems viewing your blog. Under webmaster tools on your account page you can check your blog for problems. It is easy. I find broken links and what not can affect my blog occasionally but I keep up on them pretty good. Happy gardening!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-69910129507108160012012-07-07T10:18:46.403-05:002012-07-07T10:18:46.403-05:00Hello Sue, I had a little time this morning so I s...Hello Sue, I had a little time this morning so I spent it in your garden. My, you are a busy, busy gardener, everything looks so healthy.<br /><br />I love the new kitchen redo, too. Our kitchen is in need of an overhaul so it was inspiring to see what is possible if we could ever commit to what we want. Yours is gorgeous!<br /><br />So good to pop in for a visit this morning. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368318730124533690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-40713320013029795922012-07-07T06:40:26.171-05:002012-07-07T06:40:26.171-05:00Sue,
Your garden has finally filled in, it looks ...Sue,<br /> Your garden has finally filled in, it looks great. Our garden has finally done it also. <br /><br />The malware at my site was from the Inadvertent Gardener whose blog I loved visiting, no post since last fall. You might drop any blogs not posted in the last year and see if that helps. I have a mac so malware does not register here.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-50929433629393164382012-07-05T22:56:20.486-05:002012-07-05T22:56:20.486-05:00Love the goose-neck loose strife. It is gorgeous, ...Love the goose-neck loose strife. It is gorgeous, along with everything else growing in you fantastic garden!<br />The unknown looks like an amaryllis of some sort. I have found that if you take them in around November, un-pot it and leave it in a dark place for two months: then pull it back out and re-pot it, it will usually grow double the size and flower. Oh course, you probably already know this. Anyway.......beautiful pics as always.DesertSnowdrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536625464260264587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-43008004918820211712012-07-05T12:16:10.721-05:002012-07-05T12:16:10.721-05:00Thanks everyone, for the nice comments. Andrea, I...Thanks everyone, for the nice comments. Andrea, I can't remember now how many potatoes I got from the ornamental sweet potato plants last year. I'm thinking that it wasn't very many. That is the most common search that causes folks to find my blog, wanting to know if they can be eaten.<br /><br />Rebecca, Most summers, the tubs only need to be watered every other day. Since we've had very hot weather lately, we've been watering them every day.<br /><br />I have been reusing my potting soil, at least in the bottom half of the tubs. I have been trying to use organic potting soil with worm castings in it the last couple of years. It is more expensive, but since this ends up on my compost at some point, I decided to go ahead and spend the extra money for it. Even before doing that, though, I rarely fertilized. If I do, it's worm castings, fish emulsion, or something like that. That would be once or twice a season, and some years, I space it off. The garden centers would like us to think we can't have a garden without a plethora of the products they sell.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-45873077175663565652012-07-05T11:14:49.084-05:002012-07-05T11:14:49.084-05:00I hope you had a lovely 4th of July. How great to ...I hope you had a lovely 4th of July. How great to have cleared your debt and have some nice plans to look forward to.Wallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185673383516848927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-44523617598468707242012-07-05T09:47:47.681-05:002012-07-05T09:47:47.681-05:00Sue, you have an amazing garden that apparently ta...Sue, you have an amazing garden that apparently takes up your entire yard. I don't know how you can keep up with it all. So many different kinds of plants would boggle my mind to keep them straight. The heat here in eastern Nebraska is extreme as well. Hopefully, it will break and give us some rain soon or gardens will be in trouble. They are on the edge of being really stressed out now. I've been hauling water to the new garden just to keep it in the survival mode. Gardening a 5:30am (sunrise) has kept me from getting over heated. <br /><br />Have the best day that you can in the garden.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571521947867768070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-82507509148968297052012-07-05T02:09:49.435-05:002012-07-05T02:09:49.435-05:00I have totally enjoyed the creativity in this post...I have totally enjoyed the creativity in this post...love all these planters! And congrats on being debt free too, what an accomplishment. (o:Anita Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581280313136512145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-16670690314445385682012-07-04T21:11:01.230-05:002012-07-04T21:11:01.230-05:00I remember your bicycle basket from last year--gre...I remember your bicycle basket from last year--great idea to plant succulents in it! Your tubs are wonderfully whimsical. I've had trouble growing Calla Lilies, too, but I LOVE 'em! And that Iris looks like some of the ones we saw in New Orleans--gorgeous!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-29206500930735630452012-07-02T21:39:01.838-05:002012-07-02T21:39:01.838-05:00Sue, A+ for your frugality and A++ for your ingen...Sue, A+ for your frugality and A++ for your ingenuous containers...There are several that I would gladly have in my garden! I am so glad you plant what you want! gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-34297022356244466662012-07-02T18:49:37.190-05:002012-07-02T18:49:37.190-05:00This is a most AMAZING post in my opinion! I have...This is a most AMAZING post in my opinion! I have never been very successful with container plants, but I am inspired to try harder after scrolling through your post. <br /><br />I'm assuming regular and frequent fertilizing and watering?????Rebeccahttp://sceneinourgarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-1367532083492983122012-07-02T12:12:31.328-05:002012-07-02T12:12:31.328-05:00Way to go on being free of your mortgage. Eric an...Way to go on being free of your mortgage. Eric and I sort of did things wrong by buying a new house in our fifties that we will be paying for till our eighties! I love all your tubs and containers.I've started adding some in our garden too - now if I can just get the watering schedule down...Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993407315693699146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-9989716831530687852012-07-02T09:53:02.559-05:002012-07-02T09:53:02.559-05:00Well done on clearing the loan, Looking forward to...Well done on clearing the loan, Looking forward to one day being mortgage free!<br /><br />The pots look stunning and even better for being mostly self seeded. Its amazing how much nature will give to us if we let it. You really cant tell that you have cut back at all!DGhttp://www.diligentgardener.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-76856692876279341992012-07-02T07:37:47.362-05:002012-07-02T07:37:47.362-05:00Congrats on retiring the loan. Always a good feeli...Congrats on retiring the loan. Always a good feeling. I love all your tubs, and it is good to be reminded that we don't HAVE to buy lots of new plants every year and still can have a full garden.Commonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-79326539385576793052012-07-01T21:05:57.099-05:002012-07-01T21:05:57.099-05:00I am amazed at your tub and planter collection, an...I am amazed at your tub and planter collection, and i bet you are also frequented by butterflies. I love most that water garden, i wish to do it too, but we don't have cheap tubs here. I still recall your trailing sweet potato last year, i see it again now. Did it give you some roots to eat as vegetables?Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-6628788739174819992012-07-01T20:26:33.989-05:002012-07-01T20:26:33.989-05:00Sue, Congrats on being debt free! Good job! You ha...Sue, Congrats on being debt free! Good job! You have many pots/tubs, and I am quite amazed by them all! Your mystery plant that has not bloomed looks like an amaryllis to me. Have a good week!<br />BethBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792341123595520130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-46026796869532768942012-07-01T18:20:15.803-05:002012-07-01T18:20:15.803-05:00Sue, once again your garden amazes me. You have ve...Sue, once again your garden amazes me. You have very creative and fun ideas you have implemented in your garden. I just love it! The pictures are also fab-great job!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614391502032930541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-48460286346078039332012-07-01T13:37:26.806-05:002012-07-01T13:37:26.806-05:00Hi Sue! Thanks for your kind words. I had to disab...Hi Sue! Thanks for your kind words. I had to disable comments due to some problems.....but not to worry--I visit your lovely blog often and you can't keep me quiet-LOL! <br />Hope you had a great weekend, and again---LOVE those containers. Have you ever counted just how many you have????Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-1355047549487504552012-07-01T10:36:39.071-05:002012-07-01T10:36:39.071-05:00It is good to pay off a debt I have one more payme...It is good to pay off a debt I have one more payment on my teeth then I will owe no one it has been a long year. You are brave to have this many pots and tubs I forget to water mine. What is the name of the bronze Rudbeckia. I have the Goldilocks I thought it was dead but low and behold it came back. They really hold their flowers a long time. love you gardenGardening with Juanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071441275450520077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-5687824066754725762012-07-01T08:01:35.779-05:002012-07-01T08:01:35.779-05:00I wrote a comment, but it didn't work. Could b...I wrote a comment, but it didn't work. Could be my browser.<br /><br />Congratulations on being debt-free! We did that in 2005 and it feels so good! <br /><br />FredaF Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-4552368430219642612012-06-30T17:22:05.683-05:002012-06-30T17:22:05.683-05:00Trying the new pop-up window.
Your grandson made...Trying the new pop-up window. <br /><br />Your grandson made a good choice of pansies. The more you pick, the more they bloom. When I was not much older than he is, Mama's cousins let me pick all I wanted. I thought it was because they liked me.Jean Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000315400392984647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-4659284382579787302012-06-30T14:13:19.162-05:002012-06-30T14:13:19.162-05:00Sue, Let me know if you subscribed to these follow...Sue, Let me know if you subscribed to these follow up comments. I have not seen any place to leave comments on your blog for awhile. Are you not allowing them on purpose? I am glad to see you are back home and have such a nice harvest of veggies, and flowers that are doing well. You even have some weeds to pull to get you out into the garden.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-77375913527838909782012-06-30T13:50:33.563-05:002012-06-30T13:50:33.563-05:00My goodness you have quite an assortment of contai...My goodness you have quite an assortment of containers in your garden. It is beautiful too! <br />Love the water feature. <br />PatPatricia @ 9th and Denverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786692442689958889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-8084754231124382942012-06-30T11:31:12.899-05:002012-06-30T11:31:12.899-05:00Sue and Larry-congratulations on being "debt ...Sue and Larry-congratulations on being "debt free" as Dave Ramsey says-it is the BEST FEELING. Good for you. Your garden relects alot of the love you devote to it. Really it all looks lovely. Whenever I am in your part of town I drive by just to get a look. <br />The Bike with Sedum is so neat. I am looking for an old bike for my garden. I am pulling alot of weeds. Hay was just harvested in our pasture and our neighbors and lots of birds are all about gathering the remnants. I am not so ambitious with the heat. Glad to get to your blog-hope to see you soon. SaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-57077034947520173092012-06-30T08:51:57.561-05:002012-06-30T08:51:57.561-05:00You did an excellent job filling the containers &q...You did an excellent job filling the containers "cheaply." I'm envious that you can get marigolds to self seed. I have to make sure I save the seed and replant them each year. I don't know if the birds eat the seed or if our winter gets them somehow. I like the rudbeckias. Such happy colors. Total score on the tub with angled corners. I've never seen one like that before. Nice find. The elevated water garden is great. I never considered trying to give one some height. Congratulations on being debt free!!!!!Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.com