tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post2984651488477037336..comments2023-11-15T03:44:35.033-05:00Comments on Fast Grow the Weeds: Going to seedElhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-12387086259330365972007-06-02T16:26:00.000-04:002007-06-02T16:26:00.000-04:00Exactly, El. ALL of nature is about making babies...Exactly, El. ALL of nature is about making babies. :) Which is why it's sometimes a little tricky to go against one's nature (speaking of myself here).<BR/><BR/>But, I did see the cutest little duck babies today. Maybe I need some. sigh.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18050568652179207175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-57446193767071178062007-05-31T07:27:00.000-04:002007-05-31T07:27:00.000-04:00Kim, so much of this is fun trial and error, isn't...Kim, so much of this is fun trial and error, isn't it? That's what is so compelling about it, I think.<BR/><BR/>Paige, it just keeps getting better, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>Liz, babies come in SO many forms. We have 10 little things here, if you count the child with the chicks and the keets.<BR/><BR/>Moonbear, my mom and MIL say grandmothering is tons of fun, and I can believe it. And Seed Savers seems like quite the club. I would love to get ahold of some freaky beans from them. And maybe squash. And then tomatoes...<BR/><BR/>Carol, keep using those hoes of yours and we'll be saying that our 80s are fabulous, too.Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-22126914361522360142007-05-30T22:00:00.000-04:002007-05-30T22:00:00.000-04:00"I am glad to be living it in a garden"... me, too..."I am glad to be living it in a garden"... me, too! And the forties are grand, aren't they?Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-72708856581280381632007-05-30T19:31:00.000-04:002007-05-30T19:31:00.000-04:00What a great take on "going to seed". Makes me fee...What a great take on "going to seed". <BR/>Makes me feel lots better about my age. (58) What am I starching up for the next generation, or the next?<BR/>And you remind me that I want to join the Seed Savers!Moonbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703879019455303112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-88829489623571072682007-05-30T17:36:00.000-04:002007-05-30T17:36:00.000-04:00El, thanks for the answers! I may have to try some...El, thanks for the answers! I may have to try some of that with the chard, beets, lettuces, etc. Most of what I have are heirlooms/open pollinated varieties except for the tomatoes and peppers that I caved in and bought as seedlings this year.<BR/><BR/>The onions left for seed were happy accidents, but I'm looking forward to seeing what comes of those bloomstalks. Sometimes I feel like a little kid constantly exploring and experimenting in the garden. (And I like that.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-83688997086275551932007-05-30T17:15:00.000-04:002007-05-30T17:15:00.000-04:00It's all about making babies, isn't it? ;)It's all about making babies, isn't it? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-17049056428511405872007-05-30T12:39:00.000-04:002007-05-30T12:39:00.000-04:00lovely post. oh, the forties and mothering and goi...lovely post. <BR/><BR/>oh, the forties and mothering and going to seed are quite fine, thank you much. <BR/><BR/>too late getting things in for lettuce season here, but i'll have some for fall, you bet. at present what's thriving *visibly* are (aside from the glorious toddler i'm tending) paste tomatoes, green to gold bells, oregano, rosemary, mexican sunflowers, and dill. this despite the dog and the babe into it all with admirable irreverence. everything else is coming along in its pokey way, just like this sweet life of mine.Ms. Booty Homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468536186448152481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-50554396666608967032007-05-30T11:29:00.000-04:002007-05-30T11:29:00.000-04:00Hi Kim...I sow everything every year, it seems (an...Hi Kim...I sow everything every year, it seems (and I have loads of space so it is relatively easy) and I simply allow a select few to go to seed each year. The radicchio, for example, never died over the winter, though it can often go to seed in the same year. (Like broccoli, or rapini.) Chard does require a second season to seed, like its sisters, the beets. I noticed you had some seeding onions (or alliums): they're beautiful seedheads. Those are onion blossoms that are on my picture, by the way. But save the seed even if it's not an heirloom, or even a hybrid. It's just fun to see what comes up.Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878724196098024140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31401979.post-15689195561821367032007-05-30T11:06:00.000-04:002007-05-30T11:06:00.000-04:00El, you are inspiring me to try to grow more heirl...El, you are inspiring me to try to grow more heirloom biennials and save more seeds from them. As I have a small garden, though, I would like to pick your brain a little:<BR/><BR/>Do you just make sure that you sow biennials like raddichio for two years in a row to ensure continuous seed sources of everything, or do you switch off and have raddichio going to seed one year, swiss chard the next, etc.?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.com