Comments on: Fruits of Our Labor ’08 Edition

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:58:00 +0000

Nolan picked all the green tomatoes last year. He has been better this year, and thankfully Vivian is a better listener than he!

Sorry about the rabbits. A .22 is our solution!

By: phoward336

phoward336 — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:01:00 +0000

Fried Green Tomatoes! That’s what we do with the tomatoes my little helpers pick for me . . .

By: BlondeMomBlog (Jamie)

BlondeMomBlog (Jamie) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:06:00 +0000

We have tomatoes and basil and mint…OH MY LORD the mint. Can you say invasive? The tomatoes are just turning red. I can’t wait to eat them. My mom’s tomatoes have been ripe for about two weeks. I love homegrown tomatoes!

By: Christi

Christi — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:08:00 +0000

Your tomatoes are beautiful! We didn’t grow any this year, and now I’m regrettting it.

By: Londa

Londa — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:20:00 +0000

Our first garden ever = big tomatoes, roma tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, summer squash, cucumbers, hot peppers! It’s AMAZING! We are loving it! Hopefully we’ll have carrots, peas, and green beans soon, too!
We got hit by the rabbits, too! My parents checked their local Menards for chicken wire and ended up getting a huge roll for FREE because it had fallen off a semi and was slightly scratched up on the bottom! We put this around our raised garden with stakes and twine. It has kept the rabbits out and has even deterred our twin 2 year old boys…no easy feat! Good luck!

By: sala

sala — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:42:00 +0000

Love your tomatoes. I think gardening – no matter how small or large is a great experience for young children. When kids see where their food comes from and then can pick and eat it, there is a connection and appreciation to the food. It’s amazing how my 2 year old actually eats peas and cucumbers off the vine – things he refused to eat before.

We live in a tight lot and so we have built a rather fruitful garden just in pots alone – lettuce, bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, basil and parsley.

By: Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home

Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:34:00 +0000

Sorry, I’m still working on the toddler issue! Mine loves to pick the peas that aren’t ready yet. I fear for all of my just-developing green tomatoes and teensy tiny cucumbers!

Thanks for the chocolate zucchini cake link- I need a way to use up my bountiful zucchini harvest. I definitely hit the mother load (hee hee, guess that’s a funny term to use in a comment on your blog!).

By: Lylah Ledner

Lylah Ledner — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:21:00 +0000

our garden here: http://lylahledner.blogspot.com/2008/03/garden-dirt-to-grass-to-easter-egg-hunt.html and here:http://lylahledner.blogspot.com/2008/04/rolling-out-beauty.html was beautiful and bountiful BUT with the AZ desert heat, it’s not looking so happy. Besides i just got back from 4 weeks in Spain/France here: http://lylahledner.blogspot.com/2008/07/traveling-tales-of-lylah-part-10-madrid.html AND I’m just starting to clean it out and prep it to plant Heirlooms seeds. So jazzed about it. We are prolific in basil, thyme and cucumbers.

By: Mrs. Pear

Mrs. Pear — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:00:00 +0000

What you still have looks great!

For rabbits I suggest chicken wire fencing and cayenne pepper (just sprinkle it where you don't want them, their sensitive noses will do the rest).

As for toddlers...let me know when you figure it out!

By: Mandy

Mandy — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:08:00 +0000

Hi Amy-
I don’t know about the rabbit, but I had the same problem with Spencer last year picking my green tomatoes. We had a 4′ wire fence last year that helped to keep him out when I wasn’t out there with him to supervise. This year, the fence is gone, and he still forgets sometimes that it is only the red ones he’s supposed to get, so when that happens, I put the green tomatoes in a basket with the red ones and they’ll start to ripen. I also read somewhere that you can wrap them in newspaper for a couple of days, or a brown paper bag, the same way you ripen hard peaches. Good luck! I just picked my last two tomatoes and yellow squash. All of my plants are dying from the heat (I’m in Arizona). I actually started pulling everything out of my garden yesterday so that I can start getting it ready to plant again in September.