tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post3821700896985206847..comments2023-07-30T00:58:26.428-07:00Comments on Simple Garden Made Easy: Strawberry failureJenny Rottingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-44652711239030515652012-05-30T08:22:11.423-07:002012-05-30T08:22:11.423-07:00Usually I don't have any issues with strawberr...Usually I don't have any issues with strawberries and last year I had more than enough growing and they were large. This year they're small, twisted, tasteless and buggy. Oh well.Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-6645495331710124592012-05-30T08:21:19.115-07:002012-05-30T08:21:19.115-07:00THanks, I needed that chuckle. Mother Nature has b...THanks, I needed that chuckle. Mother Nature has been in tiff lately so it's defintely not borring.Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-51407574388988552742012-05-30T08:20:42.126-07:002012-05-30T08:20:42.126-07:00Thanks Nancy, good luck with your garden too!Thanks Nancy, good luck with your garden too!Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-77731493714479480242012-05-30T08:20:18.285-07:002012-05-30T08:20:18.285-07:00I'm sorry to hear about your spinach and cabba...I'm sorry to hear about your spinach and cabbages and herbs. I lost few cabbages and cauliflower to insects as well - did not cover it on time. Hopefully the rest of the year will be better.Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-10705410323218486312012-05-30T04:31:03.348-07:002012-05-30T04:31:03.348-07:00Ugh, sorry about your strawberries. I sometimes wo...Ugh, sorry about your strawberries. I sometimes wonder if they are worth growing with all the space they take up and how little I usually get. I have a small bed of them but, like Granny's mine are all filled with roly poly bug holes and some have rabbit teeth marks.Suburban Gardenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555985514462862226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-21539083871822491862012-05-30T03:03:39.388-07:002012-05-30T03:03:39.388-07:00Would love to say that we feel your pain, Jenny! H...Would love to say that we feel your pain, Jenny! However, surprisingly enough, Michigan is on a dry spell as of late.... <br /><br />I'm glad we didn't start full scale gardening years ago. It would be a nuisance to always look back to the non-wild weather pattern days of gardening. ;)<br /><br />- CloudThe Stay @ Home-Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102175625149771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-5482671436214103812012-05-29T20:55:39.046-07:002012-05-29T20:55:39.046-07:00Hi! Sorry about your bad gardening luck. Hope thi...Hi! Sorry about your bad gardening luck. Hope things get better. If it makes you feel any better my strawberry plants are a complete failure and we could use some rain. Have been watering and I don't want to see our next water bill! Good luck! NancyCozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-44214478744423564862012-05-29T19:41:44.459-07:002012-05-29T19:41:44.459-07:00Sorry about your strawberries. I lost some new her...Sorry about your strawberries. I lost some new herbs, my spring spinach and my chinese cabbage so far. <br /><br />It seems as though the high temps have broken. Hopefully this rain won't last much longer and we won't have any tomorrow.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-10265026032422268272012-05-29T19:21:42.537-07:002012-05-29T19:21:42.537-07:00everything but the raised beds are flooded here to...everything but the raised beds are flooded here too. Last storm just went through and pounded everything to the ground. I'll check for damage in the morning but hoping that it's minimal. Hope your speclked lettuce are ok after the flood.Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-19056716626330759842012-05-29T19:20:32.860-07:002012-05-29T19:20:32.860-07:00I hope so too, so far I'm having bad deja vu a...I hope so too, so far I'm having bad deja vu ala 2009 - mild winter, rainy spring and blight in summer. let's hope it won't happen again.Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-27479297350403646082012-05-29T19:02:17.108-07:002012-05-29T19:02:17.108-07:00I'm sorry that your strawberries are being dif...I'm sorry that your strawberries are being difficult. I feel your pain with all the rain! We had a flash flood go through the yard this evening. Mulch everywhere but in the beds, flooded lower level. My perfect speckled lettuce plants where under water ai it got dark. Hopefully the slugs and the earwigs drowned!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433165045195052022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-43238582646588497112012-05-29T18:52:50.697-07:002012-05-29T18:52:50.697-07:00oh no..sorry to see that your old strawberry bed i...oh no..sorry to see that your old strawberry bed is not doing well. I wish we get some good summer and all our plants grow well.Saradahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851821835556255668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-11799435754701375882012-05-29T18:45:51.257-07:002012-05-29T18:45:51.257-07:00I'm sorry your pole beans got demolished. Mine...I'm sorry your pole beans got demolished. Mine are also suffering from bugs, especially by the fence in old garden. New one so far is ok. Interestingly enough, purple beans are not affected by bugs. I did order some Fortex from Johnny's seeds to try and plant so I can see what they taste like since you've recomended them. :)Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2106426376973109568.post-80027023796410852542012-05-29T18:41:34.877-07:002012-05-29T18:41:34.877-07:00Sorry about your strawberries, mine aren't doi...Sorry about your strawberries, mine aren't doing much of anything either. I picked a small handful today, tiny misshapen things with roly poly bug holes in them. I don't think anything is as bad as my poor pole beans though. Thankfully, there is also a lot of good going on in the garden.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.com