Comments on Dig, Grow, Compost, Blog: Sunny This and That

Jean it is too bad you do not get to see the goldf...

2010-03-03T09:54:51.276-06:00

Jean it is too bad you do not get to see the goldfinches in their bright plumes! Thank you for caring for them all winter though!! Great shots of your dark humus! Looks like chocolate and I am sure to your garden plants it is a similar treat! Hammering hard stems is like cutting them for the hammering breaks up the stem and allows more surface to slurp up the water. I sometimes do both with lilacs. Peeling off a bit of the bark at the bottom will also help the branch to take up water. Your blossoms look lovely!

I am lusting after your soil. SInce my husband put...

2010-03-01T06:36:30.057-06:00

I am lusting after your soil. SInce my husband put a cab on the back of our truck I can't just pop on down to pick up dirt and I really need some right now. Love the bradford pear photo. Very oriental with the red background. Nothing to force here.

Look forward to the progress at hand!

2010-02-28T21:37:34.063-06:00

Look forward to the progress at hand!

I AM lusting after your new dirt and like Jimmy Ca...

2010-02-28T07:16:25.430-06:00

I AM lusting after your new dirt and like Jimmy Carter, I'm committing adultery in my heart. Please don't tell the crappy soil that's in my garden beds.

donna

Hi Jean, Just came across your blog, very nice! Ca...

2010-02-28T02:41:27.340-06:00

Hi Jean,
Just came across your blog, very nice! Can't wait to see your garden in Spring/Summer.

Oh, yes, I looked at that black soil as it was a c...

2010-02-27T15:10:02.727-06:00

Oh, yes, I looked at that black soil as it was a chocolate...

While the average person would admire the shot of ...

2010-02-26T10:21:50.885-06:00

While the average person would admire the shot of the flowers, the true gardeners are drooling over that black soil. How I long to put on my garden gloves and plunge my hands & trowel into it.
Cute lizard!

I am coveting your soil! I've noticed lots o...

2010-02-25T15:58:17.319-06:00

I am coveting your soil!

I've noticed lots of goldfinches lately at the feeders, many more than previous months.

So right, major dirt lust happening here! Although...

2010-02-25T12:22:59.787-06:00

So right, major dirt lust happening here! Although I still have about 2 yards of soil piled in the driveway (left-over from an ambitious project last summer that got away from me...), it's still frozen solid underneath a layer of slippery mud (it's been raining here for 2 days now). Ah, to have warm, sunny weather and crumbly, loamy soil - what could be better?!

Hi Jean! I'm like Kate - I would love to have...

2010-02-25T10:28:11.132-06:00

Hi Jean!

I'm like Kate - I would love to have both your dirt, or shall we say "soil", and your warm weather. Snow on the ground here as well. The finches are still brownish green here, but there are lots of them. I know that your new gardens will be lovely, and give us excuses to see lots more of your great photos!

Kathy

How nice to see the sun again! I can understand y...

2010-02-25T10:17:36.175-06:00

How nice to see the sun again! I can understand your excitement, Jean--once the weather finally warms up here, I think we Midwesterners will all be out digging in the dirt instead of blogging, too.

I started digging up a new bed last fall, but wore out before I got finished. I think I'd better start taking some vitamins and getting back to a regular exercise regime before spring starts:)

Nothing like good dirt to make a gardening girl...

2010-02-25T09:34:40.404-06:00

Nothing like good dirt to make a gardening girl's heart beat a little fast!

Aw, the anole is so sweet. And that cactus is HUGE...

2010-02-25T07:24:44.387-06:00

Aw, the anole is so sweet. And that cactus is HUGE! I was lusting after your soil, except I thought it was compost being so rich and dark. Ah, well. We have snow and that's better than freezing cold with no snow, imho.

Jean, That last shot of the forced Bradford pear b...

2010-02-25T06:42:15.075-06:00

Jean, That last shot of the forced Bradford pear bloom is lovely...a beautiful Asian feel to it. The dirt does look rich and starting a new bed sounds wonderful. it's back to freezing here at 21 degrees this AM! I've been thinking that once spring arrives and projects begin there will be a lot less blogging going on!

Yep, first things first. When the sun is out, it&...

2010-02-24T21:47:22.042-06:00

Yep, first things first. When the sun is out, it's no time to be sitting in front of a computer blogging. I know my posts have been very brief recently. Here's to sunshine and short blog posts continuing!

How exciting to start that big new bed from scratc...

2010-02-24T19:40:03.132-06:00

How exciting to start that big new bed from scratch! Can't wait to see it develop.

I AM lusting after your dirt! And, your warm weath...

2010-02-24T15:37:36.579-06:00

I AM lusting after your dirt! And, your warm weather, too. Heaps of snow on the ground in my backyard... :(

There will, indeed, be much lusting after that bea...

2010-02-24T15:17:48.705-06:00

There will, indeed, be much lusting after that beautiful soil.

No digging here today. Too wet, after our 'blizzard' of yesterday. Too bad, because the weather here is great, today. I hope this is on the way to you.

Love those gold finch photos.

I do indeed know how it goes for gardeners ... I w...

2010-02-24T15:06:50.218-06:00

I do indeed know how it goes for gardeners ... I wish it could go that way for me today! I'm glad you're able to get out there and get a head start on spring!