tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.comments2023-06-24T09:41:47.905-05:00GRANDBOB'S GARDENRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03595328865646472211noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-37807956610670637912014-06-21T13:21:30.804-05:002014-06-21T13:21:30.804-05:00Wonderful article! Wonderful article! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394957361511240798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-89008079305729223852014-06-21T13:20:38.845-05:002014-06-21T13:20:38.845-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394957361511240798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-10303489883850122052014-06-18T22:06:55.506-05:002014-06-18T22:06:55.506-05:00Nice Bee!Nice Bee!Pat'sPlacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093555787323618047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-6249508217353163652014-05-23T22:05:49.838-05:002014-05-23T22:05:49.838-05:00Great how-to...Thanks!Great how-to...Thanks!claudiapatxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181361527324015969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-87916688284161796022009-09-05T18:25:15.894-05:002009-09-05T18:25:15.894-05:00Yes, you method is definitely simpler. But less me...Yes, you method is definitely simpler. But less messy, that Is debatable. Of course, your method works and works well but a lot of people like to have their seeds looking slick and clean. Then put them away to send to a seed bank or give as a gift. I use your method for cantelopes. I don't send them out to anyone and I take the whole mess outside! Put the seeds and pulp in a three gallon bucket and flush them good with the water hose working the pulp off the seeds with my hand. However, as they dry over a few days, they sure stink. Not bad when they are completely dry. <br />GrandbobRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595328865646472211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-8624935580390748962009-08-26T15:23:12.061-05:002009-08-26T15:23:12.061-05:00Thanks Diann for your comment. You know, about a w...Thanks Diann for your comment. You know, about a weekago, I was looking for the same article. I know I had it from 2008 season. I got the same results as you! Somehow this article vanished into never, never land! So, I checked back in my computer archives, and though I didn't find the article, I did find the pictures! And I should have the whole new article up within a few days. I am working on it now. Sorry for the frustration it may have caused!<br />Bob<br />GrandBobRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595328865646472211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-84657170207334086132009-08-24T07:27:20.129-05:002009-08-24T07:27:20.129-05:00Dear Grandpa Bob,
I have been reading your blog. I...Dear Grandpa Bob,<br />I have been reading your blog. I find it very informative. I like the pictures which help a lot. You obviously have a great deal of wisdom and practical experience to share. My only commend is that I didn't find the titles of your articles to be commensurate with the actual data. Like the one on cleaning tomato seeds, it was actually about seedlings. I need some tips on cleaning tomato seeds. :) Keep going and I will keep reading your articles.<br />Best, DiannDiann The Garden Lady of Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017501383390781748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-17037783574731932232009-05-23T08:56:15.946-05:002009-05-23T08:56:15.946-05:00This is my second year trying onions. Last year, I...This is my second year trying onions. Last year, I planted the onions too late and too deep so the bulb only grew a little (about the size of a tangerine). The stalk however, grew huge and eventually flowered. You have to let the flower open fully but, if you cut the stalk when the flower bulb is closed, it will open anyway. Once it opens, cut it and let it dry. <br />I put the flower head inside a brown paper bag and shook it. I got A LOT of seeds this way. I planted some seeds this year and they actually sprouted and they are young right now. I could pull them up and eat them like spring salad onions if I wanted it.<br />The onions I grew from set are not growing too well. I don't know if it is because of all the rain we got recently but some are plain sad looking. I planted them in soil made according to Mel Bartholomew's recipe (for square foot gardening) and I did not plant them too deep. I think they should be much bigger by now but I'll leave them in the ground to see what happens.Davidhttp://sewa-ania.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-77511672697407232272009-05-12T05:32:00.000-05:002009-05-12T05:32:00.000-05:00Thanks for this great step-by-step information! I ...Thanks for this great step-by-step information! I think an increasing number of people will be turning toward your website and other gardening websites, as Americans with no gardening experience plant wonderful recession gardens around the country:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/qq2vteDrDebhttp://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-7312-Miami-Interfaith-Spirituality-Examinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-83600604243807043402009-05-11T18:45:00.000-05:002009-05-11T18:45:00.000-05:00Great info! This saves money since if I use newspa...Great info! This saves money since if I use newspaper I won't have to buy little peat pots anymore. :D Nice info about the cheap tomato stakes, too - I was trying to figure out something cheap and easy for tomatoes, peas and cukes. By the way, I've switched to just using perlite for potted plants - works swell for both seedlings and plants, as long as you feed them of course.Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-41530114709241651302009-05-01T23:14:00.000-05:002009-05-01T23:14:00.000-05:00I do about 50 or 60 at a time. If the cups are rea...I do about 50 or 60 at a time. If the cups are ready. Filled with soil. The hole prepared for the plant, I can do about that many in an hour. Sure glad I do this for fun and not a living! I talked to a young man recently who had worked in a nursery for 7 years - and had to get out. To tedious. But when your doing it for fun, you can take your time and you don't have a boss breathing down your neck for 8 to 12 hours in the early spring!Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595328865646472211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-82411314736685281402009-05-01T08:11:00.000-05:002009-05-01T08:11:00.000-05:00Bob, you have the patience of Job. That sure seems...Bob, you have the patience of Job. That sure seems like a big and detailed job. By the time I am done planting and transplanting I will have about 20 tomato plants of different varieties and let me tell you 20 is enough --I have about 25 pepper plants and a variety of other things.<br />200 plants? I leave that to hardier folk than me!Davidhttp://sewa-ania.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-41037380745731023122009-04-14T22:30:00.000-05:002009-04-14T22:30:00.000-05:00Good Point! They usually have a certain height and...Good Point! They usually have a certain height and roof area (length and width)beyond which you cannot go without a foundation, etc. Most people don't want a shed bigger than that anyway for Garden tools etc. Just call your City - they will let you know. Save yourself a lot of trouble.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595328865646472211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-23378541236894347172009-04-14T18:37:00.000-05:002009-04-14T18:37:00.000-05:00Checking local laws is an important one. A friend ...Checking local laws is an important one. A friend of mine built a large garden shed without the correct approvals. The local authorities made him take it down.Shedhttp://www.gardenshedsonline.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-85095434974572835692009-04-12T22:31:00.000-05:002009-04-12T22:31:00.000-05:00A lovely story, Bob. If ever I am in Kansas I will...A lovely story, Bob. If ever I am in Kansas I will be sure to go. This Sunday near Bergerac in France there is something similar and I plan to be there next time it comes along.... like the Kansas one it may be a regular thing, I don't know. I will be happy to put a link on my blog, to your's. Come by soon.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784846529596496854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-7306501310707793912009-04-06T21:44:00.000-05:002009-04-06T21:44:00.000-05:00Your Very Welcome David. Glad you liked it. Let us...Your Very Welcome David. Glad you liked it. Let us know what you thought of it. It's Fun, Inspirational and Free. A wondeful way to spend the evening after work, for the whole family.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595328865646472211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-38654082134697567252009-04-06T15:49:00.000-05:002009-04-06T15:49:00.000-05:00This sounds great. This is one city slicker who wi...This sounds great. This is one city slicker who will be taking his two boys to the Chicken Auction!<BR/>Thanks for the info!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07045659037010138375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-61846373598209684602009-03-08T09:29:00.000-05:002009-03-08T09:29:00.000-05:00This is great blog post.....Garage Door RepairThis is great blog post.....<BR/><A HREF="http://www.mycontractoronline.com" REL="nofollow">Garage Door Repair</A>Lalchand Khatrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364648593499967946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-40351463746315159222009-02-28T02:17:00.000-06:002009-02-28T02:17:00.000-06:00Look on the right of this page at the Article List...Look on the right of this page at the Article Listing. Click on Tomato Stake Extension.<BR/>I get a 6 foot Cedar Fence board. Rip it into 3/4 inch strips, stain them green with green paint thinned with paint thinner after pointing one end. And I have about 7 nice stakes to pound in about 1 foot. I put these in as soon as the tomato is about 1 foot. And after placing a tomato tower or cage. Tie the main limbs loosle to the stick. Works Great. Looks Great. And should last several seasons! <BR/>GrandBobRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595328865646472211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-69691396236166162312009-02-25T23:17:00.000-06:002009-02-25T23:17:00.000-06:00I usually plant in trays ( a shoebox is a good inc...I usually plant in trays ( a shoebox is a good incubator too - as long as a little air can enter). Then when the plants emerge with their false leaves (cotyledons)and then start putting out their first true leaves, I transplant them into pots.Since a good rate of sprouting of seeds is 70%, a few pots probably won't sprout in any case. If you planted 100 pots, probably about 20 would be duds. Is that OK? You take you choices...<BR/>Thanks for writing!<BR/>GrandBobRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595328865646472211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-11399001272854659722009-02-24T10:18:00.000-06:002009-02-24T10:18:00.000-06:00Thanks for the instructions. I'm a real newbie wh...Thanks for the instructions. <BR/>I'm a real newbie when it comes to gardening so my first question is: Is it better to start my seeds in these pots, or a whole bunch in the plastic shoe boxes and then transplant? Or is the real question, how many plants am I willing to take care of and have room to plant outside?Judeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293091887061677442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-52160812951476614372009-02-22T07:08:00.000-06:002009-02-22T07:08:00.000-06:00Terrific idea! I was going to use those plastic s...Terrific idea! I was going to use those plastic solo cups (small ones) for my seedlings.. but these newspaper cups can probably be placed right into the garden.<BR/><BR/>Question about staking -- what do you use to support your tomato plants? I have tried everything -- metal cages, bamboo.. everything is either too flimsy or too expensive. Found another product that I just ordered from www.thetomatostake.com Thoughts?Jane Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971909279209125502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-59422510351465820882009-01-05T07:34:00.000-06:002009-01-05T07:34:00.000-06:00I love gardening and still learning because some o...I love gardening and still learning because some of plants can't survive. Thank you for sharing.. Great tips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-52503870014064400172008-12-16T23:49:00.000-06:002008-12-16T23:49:00.000-06:00i like your blog :]i like your blog :]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912827897933515777.post-77138263730974938372008-08-26T01:46:00.000-05:002008-08-26T01:46:00.000-05:00Pokeweed also called pokeberry or pokeStrong-smell...Pokeweed also called pokeberry or poke<BR/>Strong-smelling shrublike plant (Phytolacca americana) with a poisonous root resembling the shape of horseradish, native to wet or sandy areas of eastern North America. It has white flowers, reddish black berries, and dark green leaves that often are red-veined or borne on red leafstalks. The berries contain a red dye used to colour wine, candies, cloth, and paper. Like the roots, the red or purplish mature stalks are poisonous. Very young green shoots (up to about 6 in. [15 cm]), however, are edible.<BR/>Becomes very invasive!!<BR/><BR/>http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Polk+weedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02623990878364051776noreply@blogger.com