tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post6298434394867027880..comments2024-01-26T20:41:02.065+13:00Comments on Quote Unquote: Competitive gardeningStephen Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-11392549486481929152010-10-31T22:14:41.791+13:002010-10-31T22:14:41.791+13:00Anonymous BE - please share. Some swear by boiling...Anonymous BE - please share. Some swear by boiling water, others by . . . well, there are as many solutions to the oxalis problem as there are stars in the sky. But if you have one that works, and isn't Roundup, I'd love to know.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-83395670765632665492010-10-28T19:11:22.516+13:002010-10-28T19:11:22.516+13:00I know how to kill oxalis. It's my secret, mi...I know how to kill oxalis. It's my secret, mine, mine, all mine.<br /><br />BEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-70090184144891235832010-10-27T22:28:36.936+13:002010-10-27T22:28:36.936+13:00Danyl, I see you and I raise you. I too have a spl...Danyl, I see you and I raise you. I too have a splendid crop of oxalis, right through the lawn, the flower beds (wife-controlled) and vegetable beds (mine). Probably a rarer variety, though. I'm sure we could compete on that basis.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-56524099350210873912010-10-27T22:25:36.691+13:002010-10-27T22:25:36.691+13:00Stephanie - feed your tomatoes. Feed them well and...Stephanie - feed your tomatoes. Feed them well and they will reciprocate. <br /><br />I will report on the pumpkin challenge later.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-18654327118477825732010-10-27T22:23:21.271+13:002010-10-27T22:23:21.271+13:00Anonymous Michelle - yes, I find that staring at a...Anonymous Michelle - yes, I find that staring at a vegetable plant enhances its growth prospects enormously. It has not worked for the banana, though.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-5210615977699571902010-10-27T22:20:31.421+13:002010-10-27T22:20:31.421+13:00Anonymous Ray - yes. Labour weekend is when garden...Anonymous Ray - yes. Labour weekend is when gardeners get into the garden. Vegetable gardeners, at least - call me old-fashioned but I leave the flowery stuff to my wife.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-59442217654199513842010-10-26T14:11:32.209+13:002010-10-26T14:11:32.209+13:00Mostly what I am growing is oxalis and I am confid...Mostly what I am growing is oxalis and I am confident you will never challenge my supremacy in this area.Danylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-55150771620437540592010-10-26T07:13:28.906+13:002010-10-26T07:13:28.906+13:00How I envy you being able to grow tomatoes - I can...How I envy you being able to grow tomatoes - I can't grow them so they taste of anything, at all. You did a fine job this weekend, and Xmas will taste great if nothing else is good about it! Go pumpkins!Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-2553676476758811912010-10-26T06:03:07.611+13:002010-10-26T06:03:07.611+13:00I planted a tomato plant too, it's called '...I planted a tomato plant too, it's called 'Bloody Butcher' and with a name like that, it can afford to laugh mockingly in the face of your multitudinous offerings. If a tomato's growth is dependent upon being stared at, mine are going to be world champions.<br />- MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-74811601667472935152010-10-25T20:39:11.740+13:002010-10-25T20:39:11.740+13:00It is interesting how many blogs have comments on ...It is interesting how many blogs have comments on the planting of gardens up and down the country<br />Maybe Labour day should be renamed spring garden day as the old 8 hour day disappears<br />RayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com