tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post1413178134862295417..comments2024-03-19T07:05:39.186-05:00Comments on In the Garden: To Do List for November 08tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-16920008255752297112008-11-04T12:37:00.000-06:002008-11-04T12:37:00.000-06:00Cindy, Always, you know me:)Garden Author (Deb), Y...Cindy, Always, you know me:)<BR/><BR/>Garden Author (Deb), Yes, we have many things in common. Isn't blogging great to find others who have such similar interests AND who love pets? BJ loved Lucy's blog, as did I. He is not a happy camper this morning as he made a trip to the vet:( But all is fine. Thanks for visiting us.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-91399795931349698152008-11-02T20:26:00.000-06:002008-11-02T20:26:00.000-06:00Great tips, Tina... we seem to be kindred spirits,...Great tips, Tina... we seem to be kindred spirits, as far as gardening and pets are concerned. I also have a history of garden club lectures (along with college classes, my own radio & TV garden shows, weekly garden column, etc.) and am presently wrapping up a workshop series at the garden center where I work. <BR/><BR/>One of my six blogs is the monthly newsletter 'Corliss Clips' Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-91823558194494914432008-11-02T19:46:00.000-06:002008-11-02T19:46:00.000-06:00Hi Tina ! Great list, it sounds like you will be a...Hi Tina ! Great list, it sounds like you will be awfully busy in November! Your gourds look great, by the way. And I can't wait to see what you do with them.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388267373707402090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-9852153678027538442008-11-02T19:08:00.000-06:002008-11-02T19:08:00.000-06:00JGH, Thanks so much for stopping by! You are not s...JGH, Thanks so much for stopping by! You are not so far away and so many of things on my to do list should apply in New York as well. Leaves add so much organic matter to the soil and just disappear into that I surely leave them. Not due to laziness I assure you:) Gourds are cool. I had NONE last year due to the drought so went overboard this year. I think the big ones are the martin gourds. I amtinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-17464390464092892632008-11-02T18:48:00.000-06:002008-11-02T18:48:00.000-06:00Tina, thanks! Good that I read this -- since I am...Tina, thanks! Good that I read this -- since I am always in need of guidance and reminders. Am trying what you described with the leaves on top of the beds and planning new ones. Also, I admire your gourds. I grew little white "gooligans" this year. I didn't get many, but boy are they cute. Yours look like little white pears.JGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710652130966518173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-75860815413664420612008-11-02T15:56:00.000-06:002008-11-02T15:56:00.000-06:00Cosmo, Been wondering where you were. Glad to hear...Cosmo, Been wondering where you were. Glad to hear from you. Yup, leaves are great in the garden.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-75333815743533449542008-11-02T15:27:00.000-06:002008-11-02T15:27:00.000-06:00Great list, Tina! I'm digging a couple of new bed...Great list, Tina! I'm digging a couple of new beds--I like to do that in the cold weather (but obviously before the ground freezes). And I'm going to try your leaf mulching--we have plenty of leaves! I hope you had a happy Halloween--I love the gourds.Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260783700118031314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-82324151935184914062008-11-02T10:19:00.000-06:002008-11-02T10:19:00.000-06:00Got it. Wasn't sure.Got it. Wasn't sure.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-29136976532984223112008-11-02T09:06:00.000-06:002008-11-02T09:06:00.000-06:00Tina, you are reading too deep into my words...lol...Tina, you are reading too deep into my words...lol<BR/> Limb up from the ground means.... We picked up limbs from the ground yesterday. The Saint had the wheel barrel and I had the wagon hooked up to the Red Rider and we went to town. I had two huge loads and he dumped several but not sure of the count. But we did not even go into the woods yet. Too much in other places that needed the attention Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-4835335124786017652008-11-02T08:45:00.000-06:002008-11-02T08:45:00.000-06:00VP, You're welcomed! I enjoyed my visit.Racquel, T...VP, You're welcomed! I enjoyed my visit.<BR/><BR/>Racquel, Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Kanak, Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Jan, Yup-tons to do still.<BR/><BR/>Layannee, Thanks!<BR/><BR/>Happy to be, Thanks! <BR/><BR/>Donna, Never enough time:(<BR/><BR/>Lola, I grew two types. The birdhouse gourds and the purple martin gourds. I will have to find the seed packets to tell you the exact variety. But the center one is a tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-62489624917510614302008-11-02T08:33:00.000-06:002008-11-02T08:33:00.000-06:00Tina, Just when I thought I could rest from garden...Tina, Just when I thought I could rest from garden work this winter! Glad to know that Mother Nature's method of spreading leaves on my flowerbeds is a good mulching--she has certainly obliged me!<BR/>Love the photo at the end--a reminder of what we have enjoyed all summer long.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-55702767378700766902008-11-02T00:52:00.000-05:002008-11-02T00:52:00.000-05:00That's a good reminder that gardening is a round t...That's a good reminder that gardening is a round the year endeavor, miss any steps and the summer crops suffer as a result. Really nice photo at the end.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989947946488835186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-32546488049709825442008-11-01T23:33:00.000-05:002008-11-01T23:33:00.000-05:00Holy Moly...good luck with that, lol! I on the ot...Holy Moly...good luck with that, lol! <BR/>I on the other hand am going to be puttin up razor wire around the garden to keep out the stupid camel...then I will feel like I've accomplished something useful this month!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-11918698519865208812008-11-01T22:46:00.000-05:002008-11-01T22:46:00.000-05:00Tina I just re-looked at your pics. My gourds are ...Tina I just re-looked at your pics. My gourds are like the one in the middle of yours. The same shape. I missed it the first time. I need to id this particular type. Can you help!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-81589398069966298902008-11-01T19:52:00.000-05:002008-11-01T19:52:00.000-05:00Thanks for all the to do reminders. I have so much...Thanks for all the to do reminders. I have so much to do and so little time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-70649428103246530242008-11-01T18:49:00.000-05:002008-11-01T18:49:00.000-05:00Wow alot of infromation on the garden,,thanks for ...Wow alot of infromation on the garden,,thanks for sharing Dawn...my daughter name is Dawna Thanks for coming by...hugs and smiles GloriaHappy To Be/ Gl♥riahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515180398559277746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-13079633115207318202008-11-01T18:31:00.000-05:002008-11-01T18:31:00.000-05:00Good suggestions and a gorgeous picture to boot!Good suggestions and a gorgeous picture to boot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-30885741781257317272008-11-01T18:05:00.000-05:002008-11-01T18:05:00.000-05:00Sounds like you have a lot planned for this month....Sounds like you have a lot planned for this month. I know I will be doing some of the same chores.<BR/><BR/>Jan<BR/>Always GrowingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-33747662594779814572008-11-01T12:39:00.000-05:002008-11-01T12:39:00.000-05:00That's a lot of stuff you'll be doing, Tina. About...That's a lot of stuff you'll be doing, Tina. About the leaves, I do that too...every one of them! Lovely gourd harvest and the last pic is gorgeous!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-60069566837365733182008-11-01T12:09:00.000-05:002008-11-01T12:09:00.000-05:00What a list of things to do for the month. I'm exh...What a list of things to do for the month. I'm exhausted just thinking of it. :) I have checked some of those off my list for the season. Great picture of the butterfly on the zinnia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-20588894665071846272008-11-01T11:21:00.000-05:002008-11-01T11:21:00.000-05:00Hi Tina - thanks for stopping by at my place!You'r...Hi Tina - thanks for stopping by at my place!<BR/><BR/>You're putting me to shame - I haven't even thought about what needs to be done this month yet! Best get cracking...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-55408356305757231472008-11-01T10:39:00.000-05:002008-11-01T10:39:00.000-05:00Lola, I am so glad the boys liked my butterfly:)Sk...Lola, I am so glad the boys liked my butterfly:)<BR/><BR/>Skeeter, WHAT is limb from the ground? Are you limbing up? That is a rough chore indeed. Bonfires are fun. Keep ya warm.<BR/><BR/>Brenda, Yes, do leave the leaves. What's up with all these leaves?:) Mother Nature takes care of, just like my mother says. Funny just how fast those leaves disappear.<BR/><BR/>Mom, You are so right! Those tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-48724665068605493212008-11-01T10:03:00.000-05:002008-11-01T10:03:00.000-05:00I have never raked leaves in the fall as they are ...I have never raked leaves in the fall as they are great for wherever they fall. Come spring there are few left in the yard at all. Mother nature does a good job.Jean Merrimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135474696468199060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-77904732756862685172008-11-01T09:00:00.000-05:002008-11-01T09:00:00.000-05:00Thanks for the tips. I keep raking, and the leaves...Thanks for the tips. I keep raking, and the leaves keep falling. But instead of raking them from the beds. Now, per your instruction, I shall leave them. <BR/>BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113123529932691813.post-15557386416806635612008-11-01T08:57:00.000-05:002008-11-01T08:57:00.000-05:00Talk about a fright after Halloween. Raking leaves...Talk about a fright after Halloween. Raking leaves... argggg, that is one task I dont care to think about much less do in our yard. We have tons of trees that have started to drop their leaves weeks ago and will continue to do so until the end of December and some years, into January! Toughest job in the fall/winter months is leaf removable around here. Not looking forward to that job… Speaking Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.com