tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post8395919350745622791..comments2023-10-05T06:31:44.750-07:00Comments on A Cultivated Nest: Growing Food In Your BackyardManuela@A Cultivated Nesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08282273791971364124noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-49016534570866150982008-11-07T12:23:00.000-08:002008-11-07T12:23:00.000-08:00What a great garden. let me know how yours does. ...What a great garden. let me know how yours does. Thanks for stopping by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-78693012658237917592008-11-04T16:14:00.000-08:002008-11-04T16:14:00.000-08:00Manuela, You are so amazing! I love your garden...Manuela,<BR/><BR/> You are so amazing! I love your garden and am a kindred spirit in that area (and many others)!! I love your arbor, raised beds, and the picket fence around the garden. I'm excited to see your solutions for eating from the garden year-round as that's always been an ideal of mine as well.<BR/>Keep up the inspiring work and thanks so much for sharing with us so generously.<BR/>Warmly,<BR/>Tracey McBrideTracey McBride ~ Frugal Luxuries®https://www.blogger.com/profile/03043055986653442733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-54017461397906659852008-11-03T19:39:00.000-08:002008-11-03T19:39:00.000-08:00I've just about helped DH realize he really wants ...I've just about helped DH realize he really wants to be the vegetable gardener as his new hobby, lol :)<BR/><BR/>I handed him 3 books...SFG, New Victory Garden and Carrots Love Roses (about companion planting)...<BR/><BR/>now I hope all my hard work pays off :)sheila from life @ #17https://www.blogger.com/profile/14307471105709629639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-30051266989666188142008-11-03T17:03:00.000-08:002008-11-03T17:03:00.000-08:00Thanks for the book recommendations :)Thanks for the book recommendations :)Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16315635566608283734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-56554064926297500832008-11-03T13:41:00.000-08:002008-11-03T13:41:00.000-08:00Impressive. I need to try growing a garden. I ha...Impressive. I need to try growing a garden. I have the space. It just feels so intimidating. Love your thoughts!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808000825496796497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-45622006628711553122008-11-03T11:14:00.000-08:002008-11-03T11:14:00.000-08:00Dear Manuela,Your garden is so pretty! We eat all ...Dear Manuela,<BR/><BR/>Your garden is so pretty! We eat all organic and grow organically too. We also have raised beds and have planted, chard, kale, lettuces, beets, carrots, green onions, parsley, arugula and few other things I can't remember! I hope to plant some blueberries next spring and some saturn peach trees too. I love to garden and I thank you for sharing yours. <BR/>Love, PaulaPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09955769851619781088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-17470877558420821172008-11-03T06:42:00.000-08:002008-11-03T06:42:00.000-08:00I could eat blackberry cobbler everyday! I did tha...I could eat blackberry cobbler everyday! I did that last summer too...this year for some reason I didn't get to pick.ShabbyInTheCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091272622098491527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-46166673962966209722008-11-03T06:25:00.000-08:002008-11-03T06:25:00.000-08:00Manuela, You have impressed me greatly (like that ...Manuela, You have impressed me greatly (like that should suprise me) creating such a wonderful garden in a fairly urban area. It's funny that you posted on this as I hade taken pictures of our raised beds this weekend. :)<BR/>I wish you lived nearby. We are planning a huge garden (my first) for the spring since we know we won't be moving again and wouldn't it be fun to have someone to share it with!<BR/>Have a great Monday!<BR/>JenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-27916592655732396692008-11-03T03:31:00.000-08:002008-11-03T03:31:00.000-08:00Oh how excting!!! I would love to have a space to ...Oh how excting!!! I would love to have a space to grow. There is nothing like eating home grown produce! So much more delicious and how wonderful to be able to plan meals around what is ripe and seasonal. I'm very jealous!The Cwtchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988622998599690201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-11639451381556797572008-11-02T22:24:00.000-08:002008-11-02T22:24:00.000-08:00My sweet husband found some large wood boxes for f...My sweet husband found some large wood boxes for free and turned them into planters for my tomatoes and peppers. He also built me a large raised bed for my herbs and green beans. (Without me asking, which is pretty amazing!) We very much enjoyed our produce, since this was our first successful try at gardening in containers. (or anything for that matter) I think we are hooked!<BR/><BR/>By the way, I love the red toile pattern on your plates and the fabric in your blog title photo. It makes me smile everytime I see it, toile is one of my favorite patterns, and red is one of my favorite colors that it comes in!Mrs. Homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08132888354828951245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-77572066270834458872008-11-02T20:22:00.000-08:002008-11-02T20:22:00.000-08:00Hi Manuela...I'm very impressed with your gardenin...Hi Manuela...I'm very impressed with your gardening skills and will certainly have to get some pointers from you in the spring. My neighbor asked if I wanted to do a raised "salad garden" between our houses and after seeing what you have done and reading about your fruit cobblers everyday I'm ready to start digging!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074713188145597455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-84509483148133030482008-11-02T17:27:00.000-08:002008-11-02T17:27:00.000-08:00We have never tried a garden...yours looks GREAT!!...We have never tried a garden...yours looks GREAT!! Those are big beds for some great veggies! I don't have such a green thumb....and can barely keep plants alive.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862436836886238624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-66557013217997996042008-11-02T16:51:00.000-08:002008-11-02T16:51:00.000-08:00Hi, M, I have always admired all your fruits &...Hi, M, I have always admired all your fruits & veggies you are growing. We just bought 6 blueberry bushes from the local nursery that specializes in these things & are planning to plant some blackberries too...the HUGE variety. Can't wait til we are picking our own fruit too. I have a feeling we didn't need to plant 6, but that's my hubby's idea. :)Rhoda @ Southern Hospitalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741881774379561710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-4879307445225223142008-11-02T15:07:00.000-08:002008-11-02T15:07:00.000-08:00I so wish I could grow food in my backyard. I do ...I so wish I could grow food in my backyard. I do not have a green thumb at all....I forget about my plants.Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03926876082330494640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-68578328777224882942008-11-02T07:33:00.000-08:002008-11-02T07:33:00.000-08:00Wow you have quite the variety for a back yard gar...Wow you have quite the variety for a back yard garden I love the idea of raised beds and hope to have a garden in the back yard this next summer. we have so many trees that we are abit limited but I miss having veggie gardens!Cyndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12513341095936723890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-70235594289455119762008-11-02T05:20:00.000-08:002008-11-02T05:20:00.000-08:00Wow! You really have a green thumb. My husband and...Wow! You really have a green thumb. My husband and I are already planning a bigger garden for next spring, here in Michigan the growing season is pretty much over. I can't say that gardening is one of my passions. Having had to work the 3 acre garden that my parents had as a child pretty much turned me off to it. Every day of summer began with weeding. The weeding and much of the harvesting and canning was up to us kids. It was a monumental job and often hot and miserable. All that to say, we are planning one more out of necessity than love. It is good to know that I have the skills and ability to garden and can the produce, so I guess there was something good about all that work.Kathleen Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551093555973581448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-1968293953009839972008-11-02T00:00:00.000-07:002008-11-02T00:00:00.000-07:00I also planted blueberries when I bought my house,...I also planted blueberries when I bought my house, but only 2 years ago. How old are yours now, and do you have problems with birds eating the berries? Would love to see a photo. ConnieConniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190235296942905567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-76991030758605792202008-11-01T21:08:00.000-07:002008-11-01T21:08:00.000-07:00One of my favorite things to do is to go outside a...One of my favorite things to do is to go outside and pick my salad for dinner. Love it. So good and good for you too. Love your picket fences. You must live in a warm winter area. Lucky you. MimiMimi Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615059010141169618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-23627071393614745942008-11-01T20:27:00.000-07:002008-11-01T20:27:00.000-07:00You have a lovely garden, Manuela. You must certa...You have a lovely garden, Manuela. You must certainly have a green thumb. I'm in awe of all your talents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-64124129178091602502008-11-01T18:07:00.000-07:002008-11-01T18:07:00.000-07:00Manuela, I love your garden, we have ten acres, hu...Manuela, I love your garden, we have ten acres, hubby grew peas, butter beans, watermelons, ect. at the back. I loved having the small tomatoe garden. I love the raised beds. I want to try. Hubby cuts the blackberry bushes, much to the girls and my dismay, they grow all over, I have bought blueberry bushes, they die on me, I have been rooting cutting of roses and other flowers,grapes and figs. They doing great. I have plastic over to keep the frost off. Does your blueberrys still have leaves? Do still want the loofa seeds? If so email me an address, and I mail the seeds. Love your arbor! You are so inspiring.Lady Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533249224991345863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-3671583203215836852008-11-01T15:43:00.000-07:002008-11-01T15:43:00.000-07:00Well done, Manuela. I was very intrigued by your c...Well done, Manuela. I was very intrigued by your corn experiment.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-83185336094687605542008-11-01T15:36:00.000-07:002008-11-01T15:36:00.000-07:00I appreciate you recommending some books, I am goi...I appreciate you recommending some books, I am going to look them up tonight and choose 1 or 2 to add to my Winter reading pile. Take Care, April.April@Crafty*Nesty*Thriftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561812741283049720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-41504762189550779602008-11-01T15:25:00.000-07:002008-11-01T15:25:00.000-07:00We had a good blackberry year in our garden here i...We had a good blackberry year in our garden here in Colorado, also. I'll be making cobbler from frozen blackberries all winter. We are expanding our garden for next spring right now, but sometimes it is a toss-up as water is really expensive here in our semi-arid climate. Congrats on your efforts!! SallySalmagundihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698059457806433623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419684017931883072.post-55628140245462443282008-11-01T14:51:00.000-07:002008-11-01T14:51:00.000-07:00Manuela, you go girl. You won't believe this, but ...Manuela, you go girl. You won't believe this, but I have pretty much the same things you do in my garden. There is nothing like gardening. Thank you so much for sharing.GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.com