Comments on: Cutest Garden I Ever Saw…

By: Ivory Soap

Ivory Soap — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:14:45 +0000

@ Erin–COOL!!! I’m from East TN. Gorgeous. What’s SITS again?

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:28:20 +0000

Oops, I said I stopped over from SITS, but I don’t think I did…I’m not sure how I found your blog, but I’m glad I did…I’ll be following you in google reader

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:25:31 +0000

Hey, stopped over from sits, and just can’t seem to get enough of your blog! so many good ideas! Ok, so, we are moving next week to the Appalachian Mountains, where we plan on becoming as self-reliant as possible…I have never had a garden, but really want to, so this is encouraging, it looks great! Ok, this might be a really stupid question, and if so, Oh well…but, what is the point of having the grid of strings? How and why does this help? Thanks…

By: Cucumber Support System | Little House in the Suburbs

Cucumber Support System | Little House in the Suburbs — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:11:35 +0000

[...] friend who’s garden I’ve fluttered over for the past week really only wanted me to go do one thing. Support her [...]

By: Viki

Viki — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:14:20 +0000

Heather, I tried an idea I saw in another site, try using the wire tomato cages that you buy at walmart or kmart and place over the squash plants. I am trying this for the first time this year and it seems to be working although I have had to stake the cages since the squash plants got so big. Feel free to look at the pics I have on my blog to get an idea. Hope this will help.
Ivory, I agree that is a very cute garden! Love your pics.

By: ivorysoap76

ivorysoap76 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:39:28 +0000

@Heather—Squash won’t really climb. You have to stake and tie it like tomatoes. I’ve heard that pumpkin might, though. Anyway, if I had full rows of climbers, I’d put 6ft stakes in deep on the outside of the box and run some kind of strong wire fencing between.

By: ivorysoap76

ivorysoap76 — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:37:06 +0000

@landscape–She’s a genius, that friend o mine.

By: Maximizing Raised Bed Tomatoes | Little House in the Suburbs

Maximizing Raised Bed Tomatoes | Little House in the Suburbs — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:31:47 +0000

[...] I knew that I had to do it, but I still didn’t like it. Luckily, there wasn’t any fruit on the stems I cut, but STILL! Her tomatoes were SO pretty!!! [...]

By: landscape garden design

landscape garden design — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:42:04 +0000

I love the pebbles idea, too. And yeah, I agree. Your friend’s garden is pretty neat for a first-timer. Imagine how good she’s going to be after a few years and she’ll get a lot more experience with gardening and with landscape garden design.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:40:11 +0000

My plants are getting to the point where my cucumbers and peas are probably going to need something to climb on- what would you suggest putting in there to let them climb? I have two rows of each (cuc, beans, & black eye peas) and I also have a few squash- in a raised bed, do you put something for them to climb up as well?