tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post4313017120932565011..comments2023-10-31T04:49:45.875-05:00Comments on Sharing Nature's Garden: Full for the Freeze...or, I blew bloom day!Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-89071757887928650482008-11-19T17:43:00.000-06:002008-11-19T17:43:00.000-06:00Hi Diana, just came across your blog & love th...Hi Diana, just came across your blog & love the pictures & writings, especially about your new greenhouse! Its the perfect size. Have fun! Why 1500 snacks? Sounds like a very big Christmas party...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-72949715215331518252008-11-17T13:20:00.000-06:002008-11-17T13:20:00.000-06:00Conscious Gardener - The lemon tree is about 5 ft ...Conscious Gardener - The lemon tree is about 5 ft tall -- kind of bushy looking. This is the best year I've had in 5 years. The greenhouse is 8x10 and it was not a kit. We don't have the skills to build one of those ourselves! It would have been a lot cheaper, but they came out and put it up for us, so it's done right!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-88080712240189008982008-11-17T13:12:00.000-06:002008-11-17T13:12:00.000-06:0030 lemons! How big is your tree? I want a greenh...30 lemons! How big is your tree? I want a greenhouse so bad, yours looks to be just the right size too...was it a kit?ConsciousGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12253940238405185012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-48338884254260123102008-11-17T10:04:00.000-06:002008-11-17T10:04:00.000-06:00Gail - it is a tomato bonanza. I took a big batch...Gail - it is a tomato bonanza. I took a big batch of the non-slicing worthy ones and stewed them yesterday and I'll put them in freezer baggies today. I'll probably do that a few more times as they ripen.<BR/><BR/>Nancy - Sorry about your tomato crop - I had only about a dozen in the spring and these are the plants I kept for the fall. I sure was surprised.<BR/><BR/>Pam - Annie has lemons too -- so it must be time. Seems odd to me, though. And it got down to 33 in my garden so I squeaked by by the hair on my chinny chin chin!<BR/><BR/>Lisa -- having the greenhouse is like having a new pet! I'm always watching the temperature in there and I go in and talk to the plants!<BR/><BR/>Meems - the greenhouse IS new...If you scroll a couple posts back you will see the process as I took photos along the way I was so excited. These are my Spring tomatoes that never did perform because it got to over 100 in early May and was too hot to set fruit, Only had about a dozen tomatoes then, but I cleaned the plants up of the dead stuff and hoped they would produce for the Fall out of guilt! My Fall planted plants have done nothing either - a few golf ball sized fruits that won't make it.<BR/><BR/>Dee - it got to 33 and I was shocked. (We get lots of DANGER weather alerts here for nothing!) But everything was safe and the greenhouse was great. Strangely enough - that lemon tree produced almost nothing last year with all the rain we had. <BR/><BR/>Annie - this lemon tree was here when we moved in 5 years ago, and it is in the ground. No lemons last year at all, but it sure made up for it this year. It had lots of bees this year and I was glad to see them back around the plants. I do have a lime tree in the greenhouse in a pot that has a dozen limes on it, but it's not ready yet. Just seems late in the year for me...maybe it was too hot for them.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-5979547628577510612008-11-17T07:50:00.000-06:002008-11-17T07:50:00.000-06:00Wow, what a crop of both lemons and tomatoes! Kudo...Wow, what a crop of both lemons and tomatoes! Kudos to the Head Gardener! I am right there with you when it comes to temperature: I do NOT want to see another day above 75 for at least the next 5 months!Cindy, MCOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094260737874973235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-61652503515727372212008-11-16T21:14:00.000-06:002008-11-16T21:14:00.000-06:00That's a lot of lemons! This tree is pretty large ...That's a lot of lemons! This tree is pretty large and is in the ground, right? My Meyer's Lemon that grows in a container dropped some fruit in late spring when it got so hot and has six almost ripe Lemons now. I thought that was pretty good until I saw your crop! The tree in the ground only has 3 lemons but it has grown a lot in height. <BR/><BR/>Last year the tree in the pot bloomed in late fall, too and kept blooming when I brought it into the kitchen. The other tree waited until very early spring when there were few insect pollinators. Maybe I should have gone out and done their job with a paintbrush. <BR/><BR/>The greenhouse looks pretty useful, Diana and I hope it works out well for you!<BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable Rose <BR/><BR/>PS In answer to your question on my GBBD post, the brugmansia has morning sun and afternoon shade. It's only a couple of feet away from the hose faucet, making it easy to keep it watered.Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-87051568358585317812008-11-16T09:29:00.000-06:002008-11-16T09:29:00.000-06:00I want a lemon tree, and a greenhouse and . . . th...I want a lemon tree, and a greenhouse and . . . thanks for giving me something to wish for. Hope it didn't get too cold.~~DeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-57663499744993645792008-11-16T07:36:00.000-06:002008-11-16T07:36:00.000-06:00Diana, First of all I LOVE your greenhouse... is t...Diana, First of all I LOVE your greenhouse... is that new? I didn't picture Austin as a place that needed one but it must be and it came in handy last night for your cozy plants. <BR/><BR/>Happy for you with the beautiful tomatoes and lemons. I'm curious when did you planted your tomatoes? Right now mine have flowers all over them but no fruit yet.<BR/>MeemsMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-10706178279986879922008-11-16T06:07:00.000-06:002008-11-16T06:07:00.000-06:00I can see why you were so occupied that you couldn...I can see why you were so occupied that you couldn't look for blooms. What fun you were having loading up your greenhouse. I must say that husband of yours is a keeper.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-52527135894388496152008-11-16T00:34:00.000-06:002008-11-16T00:34:00.000-06:00A gardener friend just gave me a bag of lemons fro...A gardener friend just gave me a bag of lemons from his Meyer lemon tree. It must be harvest time all over Austin. Sounds like you really raked it in.<BR/><BR/>And I'm with you---it isn't going to freeze in my garden(s) either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-311695927007236702008-11-15T23:26:00.000-06:002008-11-15T23:26:00.000-06:00Wow! I didn't get a ripe tomato this year at all,...Wow! I didn't get a ripe tomato this year at all, as I'd had disease and bug problems. I also envy the green house, I guess I'll just have to live with my home made one.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12629439279545629954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-54108845658076027882008-11-15T22:03:00.000-06:002008-11-15T22:03:00.000-06:00Congrats on a full house! It is really beautiful ...Congrats on a full house! It is really beautiful Diana! <BR/>I just told my spouse about your tomato bonanza, he is also impressed;-)Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-1141261135147431772008-11-15T20:39:00.000-06:002008-11-15T20:39:00.000-06:00Oh robin - come by and you can have some more lemo...Oh robin - come by and you can have some more lemons! I am going to try to squeeze and freeze some for their juice into ice cube trays for cooking later. I will probably make a big pitcher of lemonade and maybe a pot of Greek lemon and rice soup, if I can find a good recipe. Hmmm...lemon chicken? There - I'm out of ideas!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327638960016684551.post-49336767643958586642008-11-15T20:28:00.000-06:002008-11-15T20:28:00.000-06:00Diana, I officially have lemon and tomato envy! Es...Diana, I officially have lemon and tomato envy! Especially those lemons, since I love eating them and have never lived somewhere where I could pick them right out my door. Good job and good greenhouse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com