tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post6357740051399680740..comments2023-10-30T03:38:46.243-07:00Comments on Gallo Organico: My Sketchbook: How Does Your Garden Grow?Maria Ontiveroshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00120998825608732473noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-63348155114179281332012-08-13T10:22:39.135-07:002012-08-13T10:22:39.135-07:00Unfortunately as our trees grew our veg garden got...Unfortunately as our trees grew our veg garden got smaller and smaller till we finally had to change it into a shade garden so no home grown veg anymore here. I do so miss the home grown tomatoes, nothing else tastes anywhere near as good. Our apple trees haven't done well this year because of the very early spring temperatures followed by some hard freezes but hopefully they'll be back in all their glory next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-27635349029260022172012-08-12T17:51:15.957-07:002012-08-12T17:51:15.957-07:00I garden has taken a big hit this year. May have ...I garden has taken a big hit this year. May have something to do with the lack of water and beautifully, hot summer days. I think we are mostly growing Jack Rabbits. They keep they show up various times of the day to eat anything green and even now they are not beneath eating the dead weeds from our yard. If there can be a bonus in all this I'd have to say it is all the little rabbit droppings left behind. Do you think that'll help with fertilizing the ground? :)The Mann Famhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03899131177212546505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-14065542769641975952012-08-12T16:35:32.606-07:002012-08-12T16:35:32.606-07:00We planted nothing this year and I'm glad, I d...We planted nothing this year and I'm glad, I don't think anything would have gotten the needed attention. Have missed seeing your sketches, thanks for sharing these!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502950142316640988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-21623399695548903912012-08-12T14:38:42.200-07:002012-08-12T14:38:42.200-07:00Great Drawings. We harvested our little Red potato...Great Drawings. We harvested our little Red potatoes today and picked lots of green beans and a few cherry tomatoes. our big ones are still green yet. I should have drawn the potatoes as I pulled them up roots and all. I did photograph it tho. :)Cris, Artist in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067969984221375853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-75070210541565858992012-08-12T11:44:14.690-07:002012-08-12T11:44:14.690-07:00I've had cherries(birds got THEM) and apricots...I've had cherries(birds got THEM) and apricots (wasps got most of THEM)my little orange tree LOOKS great, but has no oranges this year:<<br />Glad you garden survived Rinda<br />Alison xxAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085826005055196079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-48369388328614316492012-08-12T10:10:40.959-07:002012-08-12T10:10:40.959-07:00we have a lemon tree but that's it. i would l...we have a lemon tree but that's it. i would love to have home-grown tomatoes - yum! your onions look fun to sketch/paint with all their lines and pretty colors.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433914150035377956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-50788002302241335662012-08-12T10:05:31.938-07:002012-08-12T10:05:31.938-07:00delightful drawings from your neglected garden. lo...delightful drawings from your neglected garden. love that food comes to you cared for or not.<br /><br />many years now since I've vegetable gardened. that was a passion at one time.<br /><br />my fruit tree is fruiting right now, but we had it cut back last year and I need a chair to reach what I can reach, and the rest will go to the birds. <br />the figs are delicious.<br /><br />peaches have come and gone and we were on vacation for most of that so the neighbors got the harvest.<br /><br />red trumpet vine is in bloom. waiting for purple sage.<br /><br />Mexican primroses down to just a few, honey suckle too. <br /><br />one lone holly hock or is it two?<br /><br />think I'll go draw some figs, you have inspired me to.Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-13373659329914417612012-08-12T10:03:23.597-07:002012-08-12T10:03:23.597-07:00The weather has not been kind to our garden this y...The weather has not been kind to our garden this year. About the only thing surviving is the wave petunias! Your vegetables drawings are beautiful.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052375309496859453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-52817079440688833212012-08-12T08:58:51.019-07:002012-08-12T08:58:51.019-07:00That sounds like a good harvest to me. Our garden ...That sounds like a good harvest to me. Our garden has produced nothing really worth talking about this year. It has been too wet. But on the plus side, the rain has brought us a frog. Never had a frog in our garden beforeSianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764280029794453933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-30211159060148418372012-08-12T07:51:24.133-07:002012-08-12T07:51:24.133-07:00Hi Rinda ~ First of all, I LOVE that you sketched ...Hi Rinda ~ First of all, I LOVE that you sketched your crop to share with us rather than photographing it. SO Rinda and I love that. <br /><br />Our tomato plants didn't survive the heat so those have been cleared out. Sunflowers are on their way out too - they are all bending downward with the exception of one stalk that hasn't bloomed yet and stands taller than Doug! Basil is doing well but something is busy eating little holes on every leaf. We have two blood orange trees that were almost dead when we bought the house a year ago, but we are going to have a bumper crop this fall. They are covered with little green fruit. Yay!Deb @ PaperTurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957816023851249171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-9477565891340295582012-08-12T01:18:44.667-07:002012-08-12T01:18:44.667-07:00those sketches are good. Our garden looks nice and...those sketches are good. Our garden looks nice and full at the moment with all the rain we've had this year xLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258116584432205229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-91623537793433176022012-08-12T00:55:59.735-07:002012-08-12T00:55:59.735-07:00My "garden" is 18 feet by 15 feet and th...My "garden" is 18 feet by 15 feet and there is nothing green below chicken head height. I have three rescue chickens who have eaten all the weeds and all the Fuchsia plants and neatly trimmed off the Virginia Creeper and the Wisteria Sinensis. When I stop keeping chickens the garden will explode into greenness after all that nitrogen filled chicken poop. I'll take picturesLadkyishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835766855890936214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-16073317748385142152012-08-12T00:16:13.716-07:002012-08-12T00:16:13.716-07:00We have a plum tree in the garden but never get to...We have a plum tree in the garden but never get to eat them as they are always full of plum moth grubs. A plum moth trap is so expensive that it is not worth buying so we look at the pretty flowers, admire the fruit and them curse as we clear up the mess of the fallen fruit. <br /><br />Love how your sketching and painting is developing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-55285575910133821692012-08-11T23:44:17.330-07:002012-08-11T23:44:17.330-07:00I'd love to have the climate to grow lemons in...I'd love to have the climate to grow lemons in! Sadly the weather this year doesn't seem to have been good for fruit....the apple trees have a fair few....but the plums and cherries are not happy at all.scrappyjackyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11761068895383717904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671093558941693832.post-47132210451019349942012-08-11T22:21:24.454-07:002012-08-11T22:21:24.454-07:00Our theory towards gardening is that if it survive...Our theory towards gardening is that if it survives it is worth keeping. This takes into account our climate and lack of water along with our skills!<br />Our garden is a bit sad right now, it's been dreadfully neglected through the renovation, we are just starting to work out our plan of attack - one that requires the least amount of upkeep!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009119301336136337noreply@blogger.com