tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102266899310858136.post5180532287508434452..comments2010-01-02T14:09:32.692-05:00Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102266899310858136.post-10916178779196043172010-01-02T14:09:32.692-05:002010-01-02T14:09:32.692-05:00Deborah - I would enjoy strolls back and forth at your place with all the &quot;walks&quot; :)<br /><br />Joel- I&#39;ll need to look into an electric kitchen composter - that might help prevent the kitchen scraps back-up (and consequently, fruit flies) that happens all the time. <br /><br />Autumnbelle - you just love those plants so much!<br /><br />Grace - I do have my special discard bucket (a $1 IKEA bin). NOw that you mention it, I do still need to lug my discard bin, the bucket, and the spade. Maybe I should get a grocery cart and push that around. Then the neigborhood kids can REALLY think I&#39;m crazy!<br /><br />Rosey, that&#39;s a really good point about weeding/blog photos! Perhaps I&#39;ll be spending more time weeding as well!<br /><br />Julie, I totally agree. Each year, I&#39;ve definitely gotten better and better. Not good enough to warrant weighing any harvests, but maybe one day...Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04232693432045335251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102266899310858136.post-55229636473929787712010-01-02T08:40:59.148-05:002010-01-02T08:40:59.148-05:00Ohh I like these notes!<br /><br />The calendar thing worked great for me too. I also noted when I planted certain seeds so i knew when to expect to see them sprout - seems I always forget that, and start to get worried that something won&#39;t sprout, so I plant more... only to have the originals pop up a couple of days later. LOL<br /><br />I bought a small kitchen scale this year to keep track of my harvested produce. It&#39;s the best tool I invested in all year long, I used it far more than I&#39;d expected to.<br /><br />I have a notebook by the back door where I jot down how much of what things I harvested each afternoon. That will help me this year when I&#39;m determining how much of what to plant. I had just the right number of tomatoes, but I could have used more carrots and beets. I also tally the food that I put by for winter and make note of when it&#39;s all used up, again to help determine how much is needed for the next year.<br /><br />I love how gardening teaches us something new every year. There&#39;s satisfaction in having each growing season be just a little bit better than the one before it. :o)Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02821307241859156967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102266899310858136.post-48427498755332937392010-01-01T23:21:24.100-05:002010-01-01T23:21:24.100-05:00Hi Wendy,<br />I tried this bucket organizer but mine never looked as good as yours. What worked for me...hmmm...blogging kept me on my toes and made me want to get the weeding done so the pictures I took didn&#39;t look so cruddy. :) <br />I am looking forward to an IKEA in our area, soon, soon soon!<br />Also another thing that worked was using our our old trampoline netting to keep hail off of the greens.<br />RoseyRosey Pollenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102266899310858136.post-41193933776033824292009-12-31T12:59:03.739-05:002009-12-31T12:59:03.739-05:00Hi Wendy~~ Thanks to you I just figured out why I hated my bucket/caddy idea. I was using the pockets for my tools, etc. but unlike you, I was throwing weeds into the bucket. When I&#39;d go to dump the bucket, my tools would fall out and into the yard debris can. Now I know. Use two separate buckets. One for tools, one for unwanteds. Duh! <br /><br />A calendar is a good idea. Having it handy helps too. Your seed starting apparatus--no wonder you have success! What a great setup. <br /><br />I&#39;m looking forward to reading about your potager.Grace Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902499537311241849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102266899310858136.post-71840628986637002502009-12-31T04:28:59.278-05:002009-12-31T04:28:59.278-05:00I do agree that you are a well organised person. I think I am only 50% there, depending on my mood of the day. You have even done canning! This year, I grow more veges, herbs and spices from seeds, and I tried to rear some caterpillars to butterflies. Seems ok. I also prevented the death of my kalanchoes and adeniums from overwatering. Happy New Year 2010!Autumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102266899310858136.post-79766896157625405312009-12-30T11:59:52.600-05:002009-12-30T11:59:52.600-05:00Wendy, you are just way too organized. Well, I&#39;m jealous really. Organization has never been my thing. The big new thing I tried this year was &quot;Chili Spray&quot; on some plants. As you know I&#39;m quite fond of the insects, but I did want to keep them off some things. Unfortunately it didn&#39;t seem to work that well -or maybe I didn&#39;t apply it enough. I am thinking of buying an electric kitchen composter for this year. That seems like something you might be interested in too.<br />-Great Xmas pics! Happy New Year!joeltheurbangardenerhttp://joeltheurbangardener.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102266899310858136.post-62732942075558056362009-12-30T06:06:03.900-05:002009-12-30T06:06:03.900-05:00What great ideas Wendy, I could use all of these (but the seed starting, I am not in one house long enough at a time for consistent watering). I really need my own bucket, I am always far away from the garage when I realize I need something...it is getting further to walk back now, with so many obstacles(plants) that I have to weave my way through.<br />I hope you and your family have a Happy New Year.Deborah at Kilbourne Grovehttp://kilbournegrove.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com