tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post2952924280256413677..comments2023-11-13T06:25:27.206-05:00Comments on Our Little Acre: January JittersKylee Baumlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-82101410361382481302010-02-02T17:41:36.893-05:002010-02-02T17:41:36.893-05:00LOL, I love this post! I'm so glad you found ...LOL, I love this post! I'm so glad you found the orchid to ease your January jitters. :) It's lovely!Adrienne Zwarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399915534602362046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-62844015648411641152009-02-26T14:55:00.000-05:002009-02-26T14:55:00.000-05:00I love winter seed sowing!!! I need to sow some mo...I love winter seed sowing!!! I need to sow some more tomatoes in fact.Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-51475205250281192492009-01-21T12:44:00.000-05:002009-01-21T12:44:00.000-05:00Rose ~ Books work, too! Unless they show something...<B>Rose ~ </B>Books work, too! Unless they show something that I decide I must have. Of course, during the winter, we have to delay our gratification for most things. I'm not very good at that!<BR/><BR/><B>Brenda ~ </B>We don't have a Lowe's all that nearby, but when I do go into one, I HAVE to check out the plants, both inside and out. If I see a marked-down bargain that will fit into my garden, that looks like it will recover from whatever ails it, I find it hard to resist.<BR/><BR/><B>Cinj ~ </B>Yes, it is a lot, and I really hope to pare that down next winter. It's not that much work, but it's kind of like having too many cats in the house at once!<BR/><BR/><B>Kate ~ </B>Wow! What a battery! Romie just had to replace the one in the Beetle this week. And I'd not heard the term Saskatchewan Screamer until this week. They mentioned it on TV, too, but we generally get the Clippers.<BR/><BR/><B>Knitting Painter Woman ~ </B>I sow them in milk jugs. You can read about it <A HREF="http://ourlittleacre.blogspot.com/2008/01/wintersowing-2008.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/><B>Jan ~ </B>Rabid gardeners just understand each other, don't they? :-) So what did ya get, huh? I'm heading over to your blog to see if you've posted about something new!<BR/><BR/><B>Patsi ~ </B>Did you end up getting anything? ;-)<BR/><BR/><B>Cindy ~ </B>Thanks for the vote of confidence, Cindy! I'm not doing it this year. Not sure why I'm not, other than I didn't have any desire to! *hugs back!*<BR/><BR/><B>Jennah ~ </B>We have two inside cats, plus Jilly is in for the winter this year, so I guess that's three. LOL. They're really pretty good with the plants - they bother them very little.<BR/><BR/>For seeds, I have purchased from Swallowtail Seeds, Park Seeds, and John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds. I've had great results from their seeds, but I wouldn't hesitate to also recommend Johnny's Selected Seeds or Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-34109476693557581482009-01-19T18:48:00.000-05:002009-01-19T18:48:00.000-05:00Oh how I synpathize with that addiction. Luckily (...Oh how I synpathize with that addiction. Luckily (I guess) my house is pretty small - so that combined with 2 cats means I can't have too many house plants (still, I have about 12-15!). But my collection at the office is slowly growing.<BR/><BR/>What are your recommendations for seed catalogs? I get plant and bulb catalogs now, but I'm going to try my hand at some seeds, and might want more of a selection than Lowe's can offer. Suggestions for some I can request online?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-75653538006533958392009-01-15T23:40:00.000-05:002009-01-15T23:40:00.000-05:00LOL! You just couldn't resist! Well, I think you...LOL! You just couldn't resist! Well, I think you got some great buys. I have to tell you that I've already sent two people over to your post last year on winter sowing. Your post is so informative that they may try it. <BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>CindyCindy Garber Iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543940998038589239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-38335174761956723352009-01-15T16:51:00.000-05:002009-01-15T16:51:00.000-05:00You go girl !Great story and oh so true.Hmmm... wo...You go girl !<BR/>Great story and oh so true.<BR/>Hmmm... wonder what time lowes is open 'till tonight?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-38206524600912471542009-01-15T11:23:00.000-05:002009-01-15T11:23:00.000-05:00Kylee, You remind me of me:)Except for the part th...Kylee, You remind me of me:)<BR/>Except for the part that I haven't actually (yet) succumbed to my lusts!!<BR/>But, after reading this, muah-ahha-I can no longer control myself and it's out the door for me today, to Lowe's, HomeDepot or Walmart I must go!!!<BR/>Yep, I've seen those orchids just sitting there WAITING for a nice home, for someone to take care of them; Well, now is the time! I'm going to adopt one!!<BR/>Or, who knows? Maybe MORE than one??? I'll let you know....<BR/>Thanks for this nice post;)<BR/>JanJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-36499918251149583042009-01-15T01:08:00.000-05:002009-01-15T01:08:00.000-05:00Makes sense to me... and we don't have to store ou...Makes sense to me... and we don't have to store our tools. Do you sow on the snow? Sprout seeds indoors someplace? If so, where??? a garage? closet? (We don't have basements.. I suppose basements with gro-lites on a timer might be ideal. Neophytes want to know.Dana S. Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702927918890797596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-5155947196946276202009-01-14T22:35:00.000-05:002009-01-14T22:35:00.000-05:00We must have been separated at birth ... I can so ...We must have been separated at birth ... I can so identify with you. (Are you sure the Alberta Clipper isn't really a Saskatchewan Screamer?? LOL Our wind chills today were -47F ...but the car started.kate smudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564410520744285676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-32607292108486507622009-01-14T21:09:00.000-05:002009-01-14T21:09:00.000-05:00Wow, that's a whole lot of indoor plants. I don't...Wow, that's a whole lot of indoor plants. I don't do well with houseplants, forgetting to water and plant eating cats do not make for healthy houseplants.<BR/><BR/>I always love a good deal though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582157624382487302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-25956959560187430882009-01-14T18:15:00.000-05:002009-01-14T18:15:00.000-05:00Yep, I clearly suffer from this. It makes my heart...Yep, I clearly suffer from this. It makes my heart sink a little when I visit a Lowes or Home Depot and the nursery area looks bedraggled and half-empty. An addiction I will admit to!<BR/>BrendaBrenda Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544794729410559072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-33501891626504194332009-01-14T17:18:00.000-05:002009-01-14T17:18:00.000-05:00Kylee, Your cure for the January jitters seems per...Kylee, Your cure for the January jitters seems perfectly logical to me--much cheaper than therapy:) Your orchid is gorgeous! I've resisted the houseplant cravings pretty much so far, but I couldn't pass up an amaryllis at Meijer's a few weeks ago, and there are the pots of tulips I'm trying to force. My semi-cure is a book--I just came home from the library with an armful of gardening books. That should help take my mind off the wind howling and the sub-zero temperatures outside.<BR/><BR/>The photo of the icy fencerail, by the way, is terrific. Stay warm!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-76182487432109760772009-01-14T14:00:00.000-05:002009-01-14T14:00:00.000-05:00Jodi ~ Just call me The Enabler!Anna ~ LOLOL!!Sue ...<B>Jodi ~ </B>Just call me The Enabler!<BR/><BR/><B>Anna ~ </B>LOLOL!!<BR/><BR/><B>Sue ~ </B>Oh for SURE, reading garden blogs helps, until you start reading those warm climate ones. LOL<BR/><BR/><B>Debbi ~ </B>Weren't you paying attention, Debbi? Here's what you do...go to your local garden center (practically any one of them will do when it's winter), find an irresistible plant, don't resist it - BUY IT! I promise, it works! The only problem is, you might have to have repeat doses...<BR/><BR/><B>Ewa ~ </B>Oh yes, we gardeners are all kindred spirits, aren't we? :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Lisa ~ </B>I practically guarantee it, Lisa. Let us know what your personal cure is, okay?<BR/><BR/><B>Colleen ~ </B>Let's see...spring. More than two months away, but Thanksgiving was about that many months ago and doesn't that seem like just yesterday? Okay, maybe not, but it sounds good anyway. Hang in there, woman! I'm hanging with you!<BR/><BR/><B>Cameron ~ </B>Oh do I ever know THAT feeling! But if you don't try new things, how will you ever learn about them? (I can rationalize with the best of 'em.)<BR/><BR/><B>Dave ~ </B>Absolutely. That's why I eventually fall off the wagon during the time when I'm supposed to be thinking of taking care of the house (which gets sorely neglected during gardening season). It seems I just can't resist.<BR/><BR/><B>Nancy ~ </B>Are you like I am? Even if I don't plant all the seeds I have, I sure love looking at those packets in my box. LOL Maybe it's because of the possibilities we see when we look at them.<BR/><BR/><B>Connie ~ </B>We probably do need a support group, but I don't want one, do you? :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Shady ~ </B>Oh dear! Don't give me that to live up to! LOL. I'm just the same as you and every other gardener out there...living and learning every day by what the garden teaches me. Isn't it fun?<BR/><BR/>Yes, I think you can reshape the milk jug. The seeds don't care if they're perfect. ;-) Good luck with your winter sowing!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-20669260465774419012009-01-14T13:32:00.000-05:002009-01-14T13:32:00.000-05:00Kylee, if there were anyone I could hold up as the...Kylee, if there were anyone I could hold up as the epitome of gardening (besides my Aunt MEA) it would be you (and your mom)! I love that you have tons of plants indoors during the Winter (nice, healthy, fresh air) and that you do the Winter Sowing! This year, I aim to try!!!! I just squished a milk jug and am paying for it by my feeling of great remorse. ;-) I wonder, though. Don't you think if I start cutting, I could re-shape it? (Worth a try!) Thanks for broaching all these subjects in one post! :-)Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-47322303453890131172009-01-14T11:16:00.000-05:002009-01-14T11:16:00.000-05:00This was a humorous and entertaining post...I chuc...This was a humorous and entertaining post...I chuckled my way all the way through it. But only because I UNDERSTAND, ha. Maybe we need a support group? :-)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-74028050601167582602009-01-14T10:24:00.000-05:002009-01-14T10:24:00.000-05:00Resistance is futile, it would seem. :) But what ...Resistance is futile, it would seem. :) But what joy those little packets and pots may bring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-57729479371459664112009-01-14T08:56:00.000-05:002009-01-14T08:56:00.000-05:00The temptation to get new plants and gardening gad...The temptation to get new plants and gardening gadgets will always be there. The seeds are what is tempting me right now. It's January and I'm actually thinking of starting a few indoors. I need to wait but the act of not doing anything for the garden seems wasteful!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-7358079117201017772009-01-14T08:14:00.000-05:002009-01-14T08:14:00.000-05:00It seems like I "window shop" the seed catalogs ev...It seems like I "window shop" the seed catalogs every evening. I already have seeds to sow, but I'm trying to curb my appetite for MORE! <BR/><BR/>cameronF Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-68277494305100576332009-01-14T07:19:00.000-05:002009-01-14T07:19:00.000-05:00I know exactly where you're coming from, Kylee! I ...I know exactly where you're coming from, Kylee! I completely have the January Jitters. I wasn't going to do any winter sowing this year either, but I just needed to smell soil again (do I sound like an addict, or what?) So I did a few milk jugs, and I swear I'm stopping at that :-)<BR/><BR/>My local Lowes didn't have any of those crocus kits left. I ended up buying a couple more houseplants, and they had some "lucky bamboo" on clearance, so I bought that. If it was green, I was all over it LOL.<BR/><BR/>It'll be spring soon, right?Colleen Vanderlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396040906688814232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-60091771793463768572009-01-14T06:45:00.000-05:002009-01-14T06:45:00.000-05:00I see you found the just the right antidote for yo...I see you found the just the right antidote for you jitters. I must try this and see if it helps me. :)Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-66825074266967457682009-01-14T03:43:00.000-05:002009-01-14T03:43:00.000-05:00this is funny - I can see araucaria (my favourite ...this is funny - I can see araucaria (my favourite indoor plant - have 2 of them) and orchid - you are my type of girl!Ewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-55676257403721526352009-01-13T23:56:00.000-05:002009-01-13T23:56:00.000-05:00Very cute. Does anyone know of a cure?Very cute. Does anyone know of a cure?Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-2644306257084783302009-01-13T23:48:00.000-05:002009-01-13T23:48:00.000-05:00And I'm up past my bedtime, gardening through blog...And I'm up past my bedtime, gardening through blogging! Lovely plants!Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-54744721427234406722009-01-13T23:46:00.000-05:002009-01-13T23:46:00.000-05:00I've been pouring over plant selections for weeks ...I've been pouring over plant selections for weeks now. I enjoy it just like the rest of us crazed January gardeners. Looks like you got some good selections and a fix till tomorrow. Tomorrow you'll have more room in the car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-20844296662409593462009-01-13T23:01:00.000-05:002009-01-13T23:01:00.000-05:00Now, happily for me (or not), I haven't been up to...Now, happily for me (or not), I haven't been up to going to any stores yet, so I've remained oblivious to January jitters. But I KNOW the first time I go into one and see something in bloom, I will snap. But I'll blame it on you, okay?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.com