tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post5405445684577051513..comments2024-03-28T18:27:54.152-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: Buried TreasureMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-88963125021930365712022-08-29T17:19:37.595-04:002022-08-29T17:19:37.595-04:00God, I am a nurturer, aren't I? Maybe you shou...God, I am a nurturer, aren't I? Maybe you should try growing a patch of sweet potatoes in your garden! They make a lovely ground cover. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-61047037132960600472022-08-29T17:18:47.868-04:002022-08-29T17:18:47.868-04:00Yes! I look at them and think of delicious soups a...Yes! I look at them and think of delicious soups and stews and casseroles. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-68924157150811577952022-08-29T17:18:19.677-04:002022-08-29T17:18:19.677-04:00All of the original Stones are/were tiny. They wer...All of the original Stones are/were tiny. They were Blitz babies and I do not think they had great nutrition growing up. Their spirits did not suffer though. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-55684487162245919972022-08-29T17:17:22.257-04:002022-08-29T17:17:22.257-04:00No, no more chickens have been taken. As long as t...No, no more chickens have been taken. As long as they're in the coop, they won't be. <br />We got rain again today. We've been getting it pretty regularly. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-7367672646976737572022-08-29T17:16:36.739-04:002022-08-29T17:16:36.739-04:00Wow! I bet! Wow! I bet! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-66695861662515342062022-08-29T17:16:16.563-04:002022-08-29T17:16:16.563-04:00Yes. We have two full gardening seasons a year. We...Yes. We have two full gardening seasons a year. We are lucky in that, I think. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-23120750320072406892022-08-29T17:15:53.166-04:002022-08-29T17:15:53.166-04:00We love them baked and in soups and stews, too. I&...We love them baked and in soups and stews, too. I'm sorry you don't like them. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-90388686419363103382022-08-29T17:15:12.626-04:002022-08-29T17:15:12.626-04:00At least two weeks but they can be stored for mont...At least two weeks but they can be stored for months. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-46067353667743596552022-08-29T17:14:54.976-04:002022-08-29T17:14:54.976-04:00A very long time ago I read a plan for a garden (t...A very long time ago I read a plan for a garden (this was in Organic Gardening magazine) that had two sections. One for the things currently growing, the other for chickens to be kept in to do exactly that- scratch and fertilize, eat bugs and weeds. The problem is that I have discovered chickens can indeed fly. We've gone to a lot of trouble to fence the garden in such a way that they can't get in. Now, of course, that's not a problem. Thank you for reminding me. At this point, I do not know how we'd get the chickens in there as we're not very good at herding them. We have got to figure out some solution though, some alternative to keeping them in the coop. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-86616531155398648722022-08-29T17:10:02.803-04:002022-08-29T17:10:02.803-04:00Well, in this case, I did not lift a finger to gro...Well, in this case, I did not lift a finger to grow those potatoes. They just did it all by themselves. Life- there is no stopping it! Sometimes, anyway. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-14447316367427803982022-08-29T17:09:14.641-04:002022-08-29T17:09:14.641-04:00You may well be too far north. They need long days...You may well be too far north. They need long days of heat, I think. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-63052275791542391102022-08-29T17:08:49.489-04:002022-08-29T17:08:49.489-04:00The one I always heard was, "If something is ...The one I always heard was, "If something is worth doing, it is worth doing right." Not everything in my opinion. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-24090028331410905642022-08-29T17:07:39.545-04:002022-08-29T17:07:39.545-04:00I have seen that word before- petrichor- but I dou...I have seen that word before- petrichor- but I doubt I've ever heard anyone ever say it. I wonder if petrichor in North Florida smells like petrichor anywhere else or if every ecosystem has its own unique one. <br />Yes. You have to let the sweet potatoes rest so that the sugars can form in them. Or so I read. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-21928174946419487672022-08-29T11:49:23.799-04:002022-08-29T11:49:23.799-04:00It cracks me up that you have the urge to cook for...It cracks me up that you have the urge to cook for your chickens. You are such a nurturer! (I'm laughing with you, not at you. :) ) Those sweet potatoes are truly impressive and what a great surprise.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-42102446979806435712022-08-29T11:02:01.750-04:002022-08-29T11:02:01.750-04:00Oh my goodness, how exciting to find so much good ...Oh my goodness, how exciting to find so much good nourishment buried in your garden. Those are some healthy looking sweet potatoes, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-69119657612872388682022-08-29T10:53:15.925-04:002022-08-29T10:53:15.925-04:00I am always amazed at how small Mick Jagger looks ...I am always amazed at how small Mick Jagger looks on stage. He is such a big personality!<br />Good crop of sweet potatoes!Ellen D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-64935710249079951132022-08-29T09:24:21.346-04:002022-08-29T09:24:21.346-04:00I'm single minded like that too. Once I start ...I'm single minded like that too. Once I start on something I don't want to stop til it's done. That's quite a haul of sweet potatoes. We were supposed to get rain yesterday, didn't. Predicting rain for every day this week. I gather no more chickens have been lost keeping them penned? ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-81586130605756938322022-08-29T07:14:37.181-04:002022-08-29T07:14:37.181-04:00I remember when I moved to a garden apartment in B...I remember when I moved to a garden apartment in Brooklyn. The first night there was a soft rain. I was in the kitchen with the windows open on the garden and there was a wonderful smell. It took me a bit to realize it was damp earth. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993304308363772234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-4207187551224833402022-08-29T06:04:05.913-04:002022-08-29T06:04:05.913-04:00Congratulations on your sweet potato haul with mor...Congratulations on your sweet potato haul with more to come by the sound of it. The idea of a "fall garden" is, I think, a sub-tropical concept. I have never heard of an autumn garden in England.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-49664613149791264532022-08-29T05:59:36.087-04:002022-08-29T05:59:36.087-04:00Those sweet potatoes are VERY impressive! Can'...Those sweet potatoes are VERY impressive! Can't stand the things myself but kudos to you!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-11506098352438895972022-08-28T23:49:16.896-04:002022-08-28T23:49:16.896-04:00She sounds just like my mother, who also said if y...She sounds just like my mother, who also said if you do it right the first time you won't have to come back and do it over. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-36772933842086212812022-08-28T23:38:03.864-04:002022-08-28T23:38:03.864-04:00How long do the sweet potatoes need to be left for...How long do the sweet potatoes need to be left for the curing?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-39140814583318774512022-08-28T23:26:21.954-04:002022-08-28T23:26:21.954-04:00What a great haul of sweet potatoes and thank you ...What a great haul of sweet potatoes and thank you for the curing information, I had no idea and will pass it on to my brother in Perth who has sweet potatoes growing this year. I'm sure the chicken will appreciate the extra space and the greens that you throw to them. <br />I notice fencing on both sides of the now-bare patch. Can you fence the ends somehow, for a while and let the chickens in there to scratch for leavings, insects and fertilise the soil at the same time?<br />The scent when the first fat raindrops hit the dirt is called petrichor. it smells even better than chocolate cake baking!Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-37245676597622468832022-08-28T22:11:42.886-04:002022-08-28T22:11:42.886-04:00My eyes are as heavy as your sweet potatoes, but n...My eyes are as heavy as your sweet potatoes, but not too far gone to admire some mighty fine growing! Tomorrow waits and they won't know what hit them.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-1239229707176234962022-08-28T20:19:38.227-04:002022-08-28T20:19:38.227-04:00Those sweet potatoes are huge! I never grew them, ...Those sweet potatoes are huge! I never grew them, except indoors for the foliage as a house plant. I think I'm too far north for them.Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.com