"I saw you like to grow the valentia orange bells. Do they start out green as well? And are they a sweet variety? I am always looking for ways to spice up the looks of my home-made salsa."
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Barney Wade Howard left a comment for Jeanie Recktenwall"Just joined Midwest Gardeners. I hail from Missouri, Kansas City area."
Peg Senholtz left a comment for Jeanie Recktenwall"Hi Jeannie ! I'm not far from you so I thought I'd say hello ! I understand about the sand too as I am close to Demotte and the river so that's what I started with 6 years ago. My best investment for my 5 acres was my chipper…"
Nymia De Luna left a comment for Jeanie Recktenwall"Hi Jeanie,
OMG this weather is killing me....it's been pouring for weeks now."
Rhonda Gustafson left a comment for Jeanie Recktenwall"Hi Jeanie,
Those yellow foliage plants are gold dust spirea, so they are actually more chartruese than yellow. These are young yet so they probably look more yellow than green. They are hardy tho, one was practically dead when we planted from lack…"
Jeanie Recktenwall left a comment for Rhonda Gustafson"Hi Rhonda. I have a ton of relatives in Milwaukee and Sheboygan WI, but I think your further north. I love rock gardening too. That picture of your front yard is beautiful. What are the two plants in the rock garden that have yellow foliage? I am…"
Audra Mabrey - Z5/IN left a comment for Jeanie Recktenwall"Instead of compost, I have a "scrap" pile. I have a funny corner in the yard out back and that's where everything goes. I did notice that it has a really pretty sweet potato vine growing out of it :-) I'm anxious for the leaves…"
Jeanie Recktenwall commented on Jeanie Recktenwall's blog post hello"Oh gosh, I think my fave veggies to grow are valencia orange bell peppers, kholrabi and of course...tomatoes (pink brandywine are my fave). I try to plant everything I can get my hands on, which isn't always a good thing. I had over 25 tomato…"
Jeanie Recktenwall left a comment for Audra Mabrey - Z5/IN"Yes, it really is beautiful down there right now with the leaves starting to turn. It seems the further south you go in Indiana, the prettier it gets. I love yarrow too, it was the first thing I planted at my new house. Its so hardy and spreads so…"
Janet Singler commented on Jeanie Recktenwall's blog post hello"Hi Jeanie, I'm also new to this but not to gardening! I grew up on a farm so gardening was just a way of life! We mostly did vegetables back then as Dairy farming wasn't a big money maker (still isn't from what I hear) But about 20…"
V L S commented on Jeanie Recktenwall's blog post hello"Hi Jeanie,
Best advice for sandy soils, add c,ompost, compost, compost. Isn't if fun when you get a new home that needs to be totally landscaped: been there, don that! I love some of your favs as well. Don't know black lace shrub, so…"
Audra Mabrey - Z5/IN left a comment for Jeanie Recktenwall"I'm zone 5 down here, real close to zone 6. I love it down here, especially this time of year. I have to think about my favorite, probably yarrow. I have three varieties and I love them. I am a huge Colt's fan - Go Colt's!!! :-)"
Jeanie Recktenwall left a comment for L E Terwilliger"Oh, you are soooo lucky. Florida is so beautiful and you can grow exotic plants, well at least they are exotic to me. Is it zone 10? I always wanted a tropical garden area with pitcher plants, birds of paradice, orchids, and those elephant ear…"
Jeanie Recktenwall replied to PAULA aCHENBACH's discussion Is it Too Late in the group Midwest Gardeners"No problem, I had the exact same problem with my spring bulbs because in NW Indiana we have had unseasonably cold weather and I thought it was too late. I did some reading about it and I came to the conclusion that if it doesn't work out, oh…"
L E Terwilliger commented on Jeanie Recktenwall's blog post hello"Hi Jeanie, I'm new also to facebook bloging, have not twitter yet. I live in South FL and enjoy gardening in the yard. I was looking to join a local gardening club and came across this web site. I'm going to make my own page and put…"
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Posted on September 30, 2009 at 11:04am 4 Comments 0 Likes
Hi..I am new to the blogging, twittering, facebooking world and I haven't mastered the ropes yet. So if anyone can give me some advice I would appreciate it.
Gardening is my faveorite thing to do besides painting art. I live in zone 5 with extremely sandy soil which is tough at times as you probably know. I just moved into a new home that my husband and I built ourselves. I have a whole yard to landscape. I spent 3 months landscaping so far and i feel like i barely put a dent in it.… Continue
Gardening is my faveorite thing to do besides painting art. I live in zone 5 with extremely sandy soil which is tough at times as you probably know. I just moved into a new home that my husband and I built ourselves. I have a whole yard to landscape. I spent 3 months landscaping so far and i feel like i barely put a dent in it.… Continue
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- At 12:25pm on April 13, 2010, Barney Wade Howard said…
- I saw you like to grow the valentia orange bells. Do they start out green as well? And are they a sweet variety? I am always looking for ways to spice up the looks of my home-made salsa.
- At 12:18pm on April 13, 2010, Barney Wade Howard said…
- Just joined Midwest Gardeners. I hail from Missouri, Kansas City area.
- At 12:16pm on April 13, 2010, Barney Wade Howard gave Jeanie Recktenwall a gift…
- At 12:57pm on April 2, 2010, Peg Senholtz said…
- Hi Jeannie ! I'm not far from you so I thought I'd say hello ! I understand about the sand too as I am close to Demotte and the river so that's what I started with 6 years ago. My best investment for my 5 acres was my chipper shredder. EVERY mowing went to my compost pile. We also have chickens so they contribute too !Now after 6 season's I have some really good black soil. We do have to buy lime to add but that's been it so far. If you ever have any ques. you can reach me at asen54@wildblue.net too . Have a Happy Easter !
- At 11:25am on October 14, 2009, Nymia De Luna said…
- Hi Jeanie,
OMG this weather is killing me....it's been pouring for weeks now.
- At 6:56pm on October 6, 2009, Rhonda Gustafson said…
- Hi Jeanie,
Those yellow foliage plants are gold dust spirea, so they are actually more chartruese than yellow. These are young yet so they probably look more yellow than green. They are hardy tho, one was practically dead when we planted from lack of water and planting on a really windy day and it came back almost as big as the others.
I am a little further north than your relatives plus they are nearer Lake Michigan than I am and I think that makes their temps a little warmer. But who cares when it is 20 below?
I noticed you have a big veggie garden. Do you have any good tips for freezing tomatoes? I don't want to can them. I am making some salsa, but don't know what else to with all I have. We had to pull everything because we got frost warnings. Drat it all!
- At 5:03am on October 6, 2009, Audra Mabrey - Z5/IN said…
- Instead of compost, I have a "scrap" pile. I have a funny corner in the yard out back and that's where everything goes. I did notice that it has a really pretty sweet potato vine growing out of it :-) I'm anxious for the leaves to turn down here. The fields are being harvested, but the leaves are still holding in there. Oh, my ex has a big Bears fan. I predicted that if they ever went to the Superbowl, that would probably be the end... I was right :-) I just love football and watch whatever game is playing. I like the Bears and whoever Brett is playing for.
- At 4:54am on October 5, 2009, Audra Mabrey - Z5/IN said…
- I'm zone 5 down here, real close to zone 6. I love it down here, especially this time of year. I have to think about my favorite, probably yarrow. I have three varieties and I love them. I am a huge Colt's fan - Go Colt's!!! :-)
- At 5:44pm on September 30, 2009, Audra Mabrey - Z5/IN said…
- Hi! Welcome to the site. I'm in Columbus, I'll have to get out the map and find Lake Village.
- At 11:47am on September 30, 2009, Nymia De Luna said…
- hi Jeanie, welcome to the site...am new to the site too...gardening is my pacifier,lol...
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