tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post2104853092110497446..comments2023-09-22T10:50:41.465-07:00Comments on Finny Knits: Don't blink or you'll miss it. + Random experimentsFinnyKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08813175777047535103noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-48880155891603040062009-04-01T12:22:00.000-07:002009-04-01T12:22:00.000-07:00Kris - Yeah, it's true. I get blocks regardless of...Kris - Yeah, it's true. I get blocks regardless of my planting method, really. I guess I could have just planted two rows in the one bed, but that would have been a sad waste of space. So - I have blocks inside the block. Let's hope it's OK :)<BR/><BR/>Maybe you can justify your voyeuristic glee by letting me try this out for a year to see how bad/effective it really is. Then you decide for sure ;)<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping for some semi-impressive results. <BR/><BR/>Wendy - Thankfully I'm wildly anal retentive and love spreadsheets and tracking almost as much as growing tomatoes. It's a sick life I lead.<BR/><BR/>We'll see if I can stick with it.<BR/><BR/>Junie - They never do - there are so many of us with veg gardens that it makes its way around the neighborhood or gets donated to the food banks. <BR/><BR/>Although thankfully I'm not growing squash, so I don't have to door ditch zucchinis on my neighbor's porches. No one likes that.<BR/><BR/>Sarah - Definitely see Kristin's comment on this - basically, that was based on a flawed method, from my POV. <BR/><BR/>I don't think most people who are really trying to get the most from their vegetable garden pay a professional landscaper to design their space. In my house, I'm the landscaper, gardener, harvester, seed starter, pest remover, irrigation specialist, and so on. <BR/><BR/>Anyway - read it and see what you think - everyone has their own ways. <BR/><BR/>But if we get to the end of this season and my tomatoes come out costing $64 each, I'll eat my laptop.<BR/><BR/>Trailing - Cross your fingers, babe! These better be some cheap tomatoes.<BR/><BR/>Kris - Yes. Anyone who buys a $215 mower to "mow their garden" is retarded. Plant your seeds closer together and avoid mowing altogether. And $215??? Try a garage sale for godssake.<BR/><BR/>Anna - Why thank you! They have many fans around our house. And when I say "many", I mean Bubba is their biggest fan. I'm hoping for some good numbers, too. Let's hope I don't have a bum year.<BR/><BR/>Liz - Oh, believe it, friend. I love spreadsheets and tracking almost as much as I love gardening. And that's a lot. Bringing the two together is almost too much to bear ;)<BR/><BR/>Jeph - Yeah, we'll see how far I get with the tracking, but given how good I've been with our budget tracker (I have records going back to 2001), I feel pretty good about it.<BR/><BR/>I planted the corn in 3, 3x3 squares. So, 27 seeds total. We'll see if such a small crop will bring in any food. It might be useless, but at least it only cost a few cents to plant.FinnyKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813175777047535103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-76662126057393589442009-04-01T06:18:00.000-07:002009-04-01T06:18:00.000-07:00Nice spreadsheet!!! Looking forward to tracking t...Nice spreadsheet!!! Looking forward to tracking the progress - and, without trying to sound pessimistic, seeing if you're able to keep up with it. I think you'll do a much better job with this than I have. The last couple of years I've had the best intention of tracking everything I bring in from the garden, but that loses it's excitement REAL quick!<BR/><BR/>RIP Favas!<BR/><BR/>So how many corn seeds across in your raised beds do you think you'll put in? Are those three foot wide beds?<BR/><BR/>My word verification is "farsts". Sounds too much like "farce" and "farts" all in one!Jephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02843262392217281569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-7129956010108827902009-03-31T13:33:00.000-07:002009-03-31T13:33:00.000-07:00Wow! Organization AND home-grown goodies! I look...Wow! Organization AND home-grown goodies! I look forward to seeing how your garden grows as last year's posts were very interesting. Can't believe you are doing a spreadsheet and all that, tho! Trying to make the rest of us look bad???Liz in Kansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313745653387343456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-4007669034742254512009-03-31T05:57:00.000-07:002009-03-31T05:57:00.000-07:00Oooh, I'll be very anxious to see the final tally ...Oooh, I'll be very anxious to see the final tally on the spreadsheet. Our gardening (or lack thereof) has always been on such a small scale that it didn't pay. I think bigger, like yours though is much better. And thanks for linking to our melon post -- I missed it the first go-round, and may I just say what very fine melons you have (had?)!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-15392154143930063222009-03-31T04:43:00.000-07:002009-03-31T04:43:00.000-07:00Sarah: "The $64 Tomato" was a RIDICULOUS book. R...Sarah: "The $64 Tomato" was a RIDICULOUS book. Ridiculously dumb, I mean. The way he calculated that cost was irritating, adding in the cost of a professional landscape architect to design his garden and all kinds of machinery and things that a normal gardener doesn't need. Dude pissed me off, trying to scare people away from gardening like that. <BR/><BR/>Not that I have an OPINION on this or anything. Ahem.Kristin @ Going Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221544641416039741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-77747216568056225202009-03-31T04:32:00.000-07:002009-03-31T04:32:00.000-07:00Yeah !! This post got me so excited for my garden...Yeah !! This post got me so excited for my garden! (in which I will not be able to plant for two more months). but still.... looking forward to seeing the results of your work :)Trailing Mirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13919459586328252361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-32395034104314848062009-03-30T20:15:00.000-07:002009-03-30T20:15:00.000-07:00I have often thought about tracking how much I spe...I have often thought about tracking how much I spend in the hopes that it will amount to showing that we are saving lots of money. Honestly I am scared that it will show that we aren't saving any money at all and that my gardening obsession is just as bad as my husbands technology obsession! Have you ever read the book "The $64 Tomato" I haven't yet, but I hear it is good...Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903513942718478342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-27082784903304342372009-03-30T19:13:00.000-07:002009-03-30T19:13:00.000-07:00Your garden looks great and I am positive wondrous...Your garden looks great and I am positive wondrous things will grow, inundating you with so much food you'll be standing on the street in front of your house handing out bags of free food. No one in your neighborhood will go hungry.Junie Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561131734782279400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-46320902799744365312009-03-30T16:00:00.000-07:002009-03-30T16:00:00.000-07:00I'm with Kristin, I've thought about tracking the ...I'm with Kristin, I've thought about tracking the costs, but I know I won't. Unless I make it a homeschool project. Unfortunately though, Joey has the same attention span as her mommy. Can't wait to see what you come up with.<BR/><BR/>I just recently pulled out all my old seeds. I still have almost a month and a half before I can put anything in the ground.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882235346307802213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15363790.post-8831574127567439082009-03-30T15:55:00.000-07:002009-03-30T15:55:00.000-07:00It occurs to me as I look at the photo of your gar...It occurs to me as I look at the photo of your garden that you really can't plant any way OTHER than in blocks. Unlike in my garden, where we can plant loooong rows. So your corn would probably have been okay regardless.<BR/><BR/>Also? That spreadsheet idea? I want to do that, I SHOULD do that, but . . . I probably won't do that. We argue all the time about the value of the food that comes out of the garden and it would be nice to have some hard numbers to back up my assertion that all those sweat-soaked hours in the dirt save us lots of $$$$, but I'm not good with things like spreadsheets. They bore me. So I'll just have to keep making my unsubstantiated claims of vast savings, and track your spreadsheets with voyeuristic glee.Kristin @ Going Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221544641416039741noreply@blogger.com