tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post5677419922917595122..comments2023-09-22T10:50:41.465-07:00Comments on Finny Knits: And you didn't think I'd really do it.FinnyKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08813175777047535103noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-74483611859615529992009-09-28T15:36:42.155-07:002009-09-28T15:36:42.155-07:00Oh my sweet mary moses, that is so awesome. I am s...Oh my sweet mary moses, that is so awesome. I am so glad you took the time to calculate this! Talk about getting your money's worth!African Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741350447523434665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-4748842815293807162009-09-26T17:57:27.597-07:002009-09-26T17:57:27.597-07:00Don't be hatin on chemicals, yo. I consider my...Don't be hatin on chemicals, yo. I consider myself a "city chick" through and through- which means my food comes from a store, likely processed and sprayed with loads of chemicals and/or injected with stuff. Which is why I can't eat organic- everything tastes bizarre and yucky. (me=gagging at the thought right now) But really? It's all a moot point because I think it's fairly established I don't eat fruits & veggies!Sara Strandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02641499434694637445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-20287016901354277662009-09-25T11:14:37.150-07:002009-09-25T11:14:37.150-07:00that is so awesome! how wonderful, really. our g...that is so awesome! how wonderful, really. our garden did all right. lots of zucchini, but we got blight-i think that is how you spell it. and a deer ate our green beans.<br />oh well, maybe a fence next year will have to go up. we are getting our first frost tonight so i think our growing season has stopped.Philigryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830448931204543522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-10871790269948810672009-09-25T11:10:45.588-07:002009-09-25T11:10:45.588-07:00Anon - I see why you listed yourself as anonymous....Anon - I see why you listed yourself as anonymous. I wouldn't want Kris coming down on me either. You do realize that she keeps angry rams, right? Living on the edge, there.<br /><br />Claudia - You can do this - try San Francisco Fog tomatoes out in your neck. I bet they'll produce just as well for you.<br /><br />Decca - CIPHER FOUND $20??<br /><br />Why can't Rocket do that? <br /><br />Hmpf.<br /><br />Dig - Isn't that crazy?? SO MANY VEGETABLES. <br /><br />And, honestly, it's not *that* much more (if at all) than I usually get in a season, so I can pretty safely say that we've been harvesting a couple hundred pounds of vegetables every summer for quite a few years. And this year it even cost more than usual because I replaced things that have 3-4 seasons in them (like the soil test kit that gets 4 years of use before needing to be replaced). <br /><br />I think in regular years, I probably have an even more valuable harvest, given that.<br /><br />I will have to come up with a funny way to make a statue from tomatoes. Just for fun.<br /><br />Steph - No diet should ever rule out tomatoes. That is criminal.<br /><br />Kris - Dude. Challenging Kris? HAVE YOU SEEN HER GARDEN?<br /><br />Really now, not always so bright around here. <br /><br />Anyway though, if I were able to get all 152+ lbs of tomatoes in one place at one time (thankfully they didn't ripen all at once, can you imagine? Wait - yes you can.) I would gladly build you a Finny Statue With Sidekick Dog, but I'm happy to report I only have to pick about 4-15 lbs at a time. Therefore, I can make you a statue of, say, my left leg. That ought to satisfy you.<br /><br />Anna - *Sigh* yeah - I'm not sure corn makes sense for my little garden. I mean, I loved growing the corn, but the variety wasn't all we dreamed of and more (went starchy too fast) and the value just isn't there. We can get really delicious corn for cheap around here, so I think I'll do something else with that bed next year.<br /><br />I'm thinking melons. Do you like melons? I will try not to continue crushing your dreams. ;)<br /><br />Jen - Your chard will keep going forever unless you stop it by force. Good luck with that. <br /><br />Congrats on your peppers though - that is one mighty plant!<br /><br />Wendy - HA! So, if Jeff is curious, these are 3'w X 8'l X 2'd. Made from 2x12s (sides and ends) and 4x4 posts at the corners. They're held together by big galvanized bolts at the corners and sunk into 2' holes. No concrete though. <br /><br />Let me know if you have any other questions though :)<br /><br />Jeph - As long as I don't have to water anything by hand (which I don't because I insist on having my irrigation do it automatically) I don't burn out from using the harvest. I love nothing more than to harvest for breakfast, lunch and dinner, never going to a store :)<br /><br />I agree with you on the corn thing - unless you're growing a field of it and can't buy it cheaply and organically nearby - I see little point in growing it yourself. <br /><br />How much more space are you looking at, crazy?<br /><br />Knittah - You let me know what kinds of things I can step-by-step for you and I'll do it. That's what kind of giver I am :)FinnyKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813175777047535103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-45091000281917821532009-09-25T11:03:04.846-07:002009-09-25T11:03:04.846-07:00When will we see the collected garden wisdom of Ms...When will we see the collected garden wisdom of Ms. Finny? I'm talking step by step manual so I can grow half as much as you do!Knittahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945035053199605558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-76678112836690694032009-09-25T08:44:05.088-07:002009-09-25T08:44:05.088-07:00DAAAAMN - you did REAL good! And you were probabl...DAAAAMN - you did REAL good! And you were probably better at USING all your harvested veggies than most folks who burn out.<br /><br />I have a feeling with corn you have to hit a certain quantity before you feel it's worth it. Too little space dedicated to them and too little harvested (like my 8 ears) and you wonder if it was worth it. I'm debating on dedicating MORE space to corn next year to see how I feel about it...Jephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843262392217281569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-42254010743999359752009-09-25T07:20:18.958-07:002009-09-25T07:20:18.958-07:00I'll say it. You harvested just under my weig...I'll say it. You harvested just under my weight in tomatoes.<br /><br />And I've been studying an older picture of your raised beds that gives me a pretty good idea of how they're constructed. Jeff doesn't know it yet, but he's got about 2 weeks to get a few of those babies built for me.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882235346307802213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-46261483883589045302009-09-25T05:39:43.143-07:002009-09-25T05:39:43.143-07:00Truly awesome! Alas, my garden did not harvest so...Truly awesome! Alas, my garden did not harvest so much because of the grody tomato bight. BUT I just picked 6 bell peppers off of one plant (from which I've picked probably 10 already--ONE PLANT!!!) and my eggplants keep coming. And then there's the ONE chard plant that just KEEPS GOING. We all permanently have green stuck in our teeth.<br /><br />and just for shits and giggbles: word verification: GUMGDOVEjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10611430258874396437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-66422992873789699342009-09-25T05:32:37.086-07:002009-09-25T05:32:37.086-07:00No more Corn??? Man, I'm just so out of synch...No more Corn??? Man, I'm just so out of synch with your garden...first it was my beet love and now the corn. You're an amazing farmer Ms. Finny -- all less-than-152-lbs of you!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-89776628567347381502009-09-25T04:50:33.884-07:002009-09-25T04:50:33.884-07:00Awesome. And I want to see that tomato statue.
P...Awesome. And I want to see that tomato statue.<br /><br />P.S. Is someone REALLY challenging me in your comments? That's unwise. You should really speak to that person.Kristin @ Going Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221544641416039741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-63161770852494302592009-09-24T22:53:45.814-07:002009-09-24T22:53:45.814-07:00Umm. DAMN dawg. That's a lot of freaking tomat...Umm. DAMN dawg. That's a lot of freaking tomatoes! Save some for me! I am a hopeless romantic when it comes to tomato sauce. Wait..I can't eat carbs right now..shit shit shit...Well, save some for me anyway, you and Bubs can come over and have some Italian cookin'.<br /><br />-SStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04486631742681894893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-61360583638686983862009-09-24T21:24:48.444-07:002009-09-24T21:24:48.444-07:00I have been waiting for this post. I scrolled down...I have been waiting for this post. I scrolled down as quickly as I could to find the stats. Thanks for bolding them. And then returned to read the post. I am off to simmer in the image of a finny tomato statue. Should give me sweet dreams.dig this chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08418144148141016215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-72895502590415042112009-09-24T21:07:33.307-07:002009-09-24T21:07:33.307-07:00Um....my cat found $20.
Yeah, sorry, can't ...Um....my cat found $20. <br /><br />Yeah, sorry, can't compete. Go Finny and your veggie express.Deccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515274049604839002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-70109896181243937472009-09-24T20:55:07.127-07:002009-09-24T20:55:07.127-07:00Wow!
Wow!
I wanna do that! We'll see.Wow!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wow!<br /><br />I wanna do that! We'll see.claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16572555442321120647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-77764472025645036252009-09-24T19:30:45.477-07:002009-09-24T19:30:45.477-07:00Well...so there!...Kristin@Going Country! Top that...Well...so there!...Kristin@Going Country! Top that! How bout them maters?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com