Comments for North Jersey Gardener http://somegardener.com A yearly case of gardening ambition vs. gardening reality in Essex County Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:59:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Oh Deer by Kevin http://somegardener.com/2011/10/04/oh-deer/#comment-128 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:59:46 +0000 http://somegardener.com/?p=294#comment-128 It was a neat experience. We see deer every once in a while around the neighborhood. Most of them wander down from South Mountain Reservation, a few blocks up the road.

Sounds like our tomato weather was similar to yours. Hard to think about winter coming, ugh.

]]> Comment on Oh Deer by Alana http://somegardener.com/2011/10/04/oh-deer/#comment-127 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:22:09 +0000 http://somegardener.com/?p=294#comment-127 WOW! Urban deer are everywhere! I’ve been seeing a group of them down by the MO river on my route to work daily. Nice that you caught a pic of him, I hope he stays safe. Good reminder to drive the hood slow and keep your eyes peeled. Look twice, deer are everywhere :)

Tomato harvest overall sucked here in KC, I read a local gardening advice columnist say it was too cold in May, too wet in June, and too hot in July. I still have a few peppers coming in. It’s been cool in the AM, we’re preparing to move inside whatever is coming in for the winter.

Anyway, thanks for sharing the pic, made me smile! Have a wonderful day!
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]]> Comment on Pestilence by Kim http://somegardener.com/2011/08/18/pestilence/#comment-124 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:45:50 +0000 http://somegardener.com/?p=272#comment-124 Excellent informative post!

]]> Comment on End of May Progress Report by Pestilence « North Jersey Gardener http://somegardener.com/2010/05/26/end-of-may-progress-report/#comment-123 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:12:40 +0000 http://somegardener.com/?p=163#comment-123 [...] Cabbageworm.  I mentioned these in a post last year when they attacked my broccoli and kale.  While I saw similar bite marks on both plants this year, [...]

]]> Comment on Early Summer by Kevin http://somegardener.com/2011/06/15/early-summer/#comment-104 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:08:02 +0000 http://somegardener.com/?p=238#comment-104 Awesome. Recently familiar with aquaponics. I’ve been reading about this guy Will Allen (http://www.growingpower.org/) for a few years – he transforms urban areas into gardens with soilless growing mediums that include aquaponic systems like what you saw. Very inspiring. Favorite quote: “We need 50 million more people growing food, on porches, in pots, in side yards.”

]]> Comment on Early Summer by Alana http://somegardener.com/2011/06/15/early-summer/#comment-103 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:44:11 +0000 http://somegardener.com/?p=238#comment-103 The Urban Farm tour was AMAZING! Are you familiar with aquaponics? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaponics) One of my neighbors has a huge 6 tank system with 1000 tilapia in their backyard! It’s so awesome, they have hydroponic plants growing above the tanks, fed by the fish water…the whole system blew my mind!

]]> Comment on Early Summer by Kevin http://somegardener.com/2011/06/15/early-summer/#comment-102 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:03:17 +0000 http://somegardener.com/?p=238#comment-102 Thanks. We’ve had a good bit of heat the last week, so everything’s really picking up steam. No worries, I’m also in purgatory until my warm weather stuff starts to produce. NJ and Maine have a lot of similarities farm-wise in that there are a lot of them, plenty of pick-your-own options for apples, berries, etc, and farmers markets abound. Maplewood and many of the burbs around here have community garden plots that are full each season. I think the main difference is CSAs (few and far between in this area) and actually getting produce at the farmers markets/farms directly from farmers. Maine seems to be more focused and have more options (esp. organic options) in that area than NJ. I don’t think that’s the fault of the farmers, I think folks around here are used to getting their produce at the store or having food delivered via FreshDirect or another grocery delivery service. Now, an Urban Farm Tour, we definitely don’t have! That’s great.

]]> Comment on Early Summer by Alana http://somegardener.com/2011/06/15/early-summer/#comment-101 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:29:25 +0000 http://somegardener.com/?p=238#comment-101 WOW, your garden is rocking! Do you find NJ more farming friendly than Maine or just different? We didn’t plant as much this year and of course we use containers anyway which aren’t as bountiful. Nothing is near close to harvest yet so I’ve been hitting a local organic urban farmers market weekly for my veggie fix :) We’re going on an Urban Farm tour this weekend (http://urbanfarmstourkc.com), should be fun and inspiring! Happy Summer!

]]> Comment on A Word About Potato Bags by Early Summer « North Jersey Gardener http://somegardener.com/2009/07/08/a-word-about-potato-bags/#comment-100 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:03:02 +0000 http://somegardener.com/?p=29#comment-100 [...] the potatoes (Yukon Gold, Russian Banana Fingerling) established for almost a month now in the grow bags.  The dirt is near the brim, so nothing to do now except wait until August.  With the lettuce [...]

]]> Comment on It’s a Start by Kevin http://somegardener.com/2011/04/14/its-a-start/#comment-93 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:35:25 +0000 http://somegardener.com/?p=216#comment-93 Ha. And to think, I almost changed the margins to edit out my shadow. Thanks, there will be another one right next to it in a couple of weeks.

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