Comments on: Surprise squash http://www.wisemandarine.com/surprise-squash/ none the wiser Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:18:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: mandarine http://www.wisemandarine.com/surprise-squash/#comment-3431 mandarine Sat, 29 Sep 2007 05:00:39 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/surprise-squash/#comment-3431 I am currently working out all possible schemes to grow food with minimum work involved. I want to prove that someone can have a job and kids and a house to build and still be able to grow most of their food themselves. I am currently working out all possible schemes to grow food with minimum work involved. I want to prove that someone can have a job and kids and a house to build and still be able to grow most of their food themselves.

]]> By: Tai http://www.wisemandarine.com/surprise-squash/#comment-3407 Tai Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:55:39 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/surprise-squash/#comment-3407 That is just hands-down beautiful! Really kind of shows how nature doesn't need us ... she doesn't mind when we lend a hand so long as we don't muck things up. Sometimes if you just stay out of the way you get the best results. That is just hands-down beautiful! Really kind of shows how nature doesn’t need us … she doesn’t mind when we lend a hand so long as we don’t muck things up. Sometimes if you just stay out of the way you get the best results.

]]> By: mandarine http://www.wisemandarine.com/surprise-squash/#comment-3357 mandarine Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:53:58 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/surprise-squash/#comment-3357 Emily: we've had tomatoes, potatoes, onions and squash grow on the compost pile, but I never let them grow. I mean, this is a compost pile -- no decent place for young plants. healingmagichands: they have actually sown spurge as an 'ornamental' addition to the village square's flower beds. I personally have to fight against bindweed, which has overwhelmed the strawberries and is trying to take down the tomatoes. I will probably sow morning glory seeds so that at least my invasive bindweed makes nice flowers. Emily: we’ve had tomatoes, potatoes, onions and squash grow on the compost pile, but I never let them grow. I mean, this is a compost pile — no decent place for young plants.

healingmagichands: they have actually sown spurge as an ‘ornamental’ addition to the village square’s flower beds. I personally have to fight against bindweed, which has overwhelmed the strawberries and is trying to take down the tomatoes. I will probably sow morning glory seeds so that at least my invasive bindweed makes nice flowers.

]]> By: healingmagichands http://www.wisemandarine.com/surprise-squash/#comment-3337 healingmagichands Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:30:59 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/surprise-squash/#comment-3337 I love surprises, especially when they are delicious! I have a surprise kale plant in amidst the serrano peppers. It is hidden so well the cabbage looper butterflies didn't even find it, so no worms are eating it to death. I just wish all my gardens were this easy, but there is a constant battle against the bermuda grass, crab grass, and spurge. Spurge is a scourge. I love surprises, especially when they are delicious! I have a surprise kale plant in amidst the serrano peppers. It is hidden so well the cabbage looper butterflies didn’t even find it, so no worms are eating it to death. I just wish all my gardens were this easy, but there is a constant battle against the bermuda grass, crab grass, and spurge. Spurge is a scourge.

]]> By: Emily Barton http://www.wisemandarine.com/surprise-squash/#comment-3328 Emily Barton Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:20:11 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/surprise-squash/#comment-3328 You just reminded me of the surprise squash that grew out of our compost pile during the second summer we lived in our house. I loved it and hoped ever since we'd get surprise strawberry patches, cherry trees, peach trees, etc. (but no such luck). We never even got another squash. Maybe in the new home (with all the Divine help)... You just reminded me of the surprise squash that grew out of our compost pile during the second summer we lived in our house. I loved it and hoped ever since we’d get surprise strawberry patches, cherry trees, peach trees, etc. (but no such luck). We never even got another squash. Maybe in the new home (with all the Divine help)…

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