Comments on The Green Phone Booth: Down on the Farm

Allison: Do it! You won't regret it. My husb...

2009-08-05T21:08:52.718-07:00

Allison: Do it! You won't regret it. My husband, who's not a big gardener, was just commenting on what a good decision it was.

Daisy: I love that!!

Elizabeth: I'm thinking that I'll post some directions on what I did, at least, with photos next week some time. It has been such a successful, fun and rewarding move to plant out front and we've benefitted in so many ways. Why not share !?!

Utah: Thanks for the link. I'm heading over to check out your blog now. :)

My garden is much like yours. I am working on pos...

2009-08-05T20:16:41.300-07:00

My garden is much like yours. I am working on posting recipes for using garden produce on my blog. Check it out: http://greenfornothing.blogspot.com/.

. . Can I have directions? ;) This is lovely. Tha...

2009-08-05T17:47:00.983-07:00

. . Can I have directions? ;)

This is lovely. Thank you for another wonderful entry.

I think it's Garrison Keillor who said that sm...

2009-08-05T13:59:54.623-07:00

I think it's Garrison Keillor who said that small town people only lock their cars in August: when they're afraid someone will fill them with zucchini while they're in church. He didn't mention cherry tomatoes...

Green Bean, you're an inspiration! Now I fee...

2009-08-05T08:46:11.124-07:00

Green Bean, you're an inspiration!

Now I feel doubly, or triply convinced that I need to find a way some day to grow food in my front yard. I can't build community from hiding in my back yard.

I'll be back to see the photos :-)

Katrina: Indeed. I've thought of that. Or at...

2009-08-05T07:26:41.733-07:00

Katrina: Indeed. I've thought of that. Or at least on doorsteps or inside unlocked cars. ;-)

Jared: Thank you. I will post some pictures this weekend or next.

Cath: My pleasure. Now that I'm growing, I'm finding that there are even more reasons to grow than I initially had thought. Who knew one could feel so darn happy just after fifteen minutes in the garden.

Thanks soooo much for this well-written post, Gree...

2009-08-05T01:38:08.732-07:00

Thanks soooo much for this well-written post, Green Bean. Really made me think about my reasons for food growing.

Cath in Australia

I wish I had you as a neighbor! Please post pictur...

2009-08-04T22:27:24.008-07:00

I wish I had you as a neighbor! Please post pictures. You must be able to put together incredible edible arrangements and fruit baskets. Keep keeping the earth green.

You're going to turn into one of those neighbo...

2009-08-04T21:19:01.520-07:00

You're going to turn into one of those neighbors that puts vegetables in mailboxes you have so much of it! This is a wonderful story.

4Bushel: Why thank you. I didn't actually thi...

2009-08-04T20:25:55.210-07:00

4Bushel: Why thank you. I didn't actually think of that while writing the post but that is an unexpected benefit. I'm also out front a lot which means more chatting than if I were hiding in the house or back yard.

Mom: Totally!

Abbie: Absolute jungle. Bet its beautiful though. :)

Ruchi and Conundrum: Pictures never seem to do it justice but you check out some more recent ones on the Green Phone Booth Facebook site. There are photos of there of both my and Greeen Sheeep's gardens. I'll try to put together a more detailed post of how we transformed the yard, step by step in the next week. As to sprinklers, we had some already there and others put in before we started planting. I've chosen to go with micro sprinklers which can be easily and individually be moved around and turned up, down or off. I highly recommend this to anyone thinking of planting an edible garden. It is the MOST fun and most rewarding and easiest way to get a high.

Anonymous: You are indeed a superhero!! This looks awesome and the cherry tomatoes are slowly taking over the house so I'd better get cooking.

Pure Mothers: Moving to London! Ah well, yours neighbors will at least enjoy. :) As I said to Ruchi and Conundrum, please check out our blog's Facebook page and check back here for more photos.

Great visual I just got - but would love to actual...

2009-08-04T17:32:20.344-07:00

Great visual I just got - but would love to actually see your farm!

I just stepped in the house myself from filling up a basket of early girls and siletz tomatoes. Far too many to eat ourselves! I was going to make tomato sauce and can, but we're moving to London in less than 2 months. So, my neighbors will benefit this year too. :-)

Yes! to more pictures please. And a question: how ...

2009-08-04T12:01:36.669-07:00

Yes! to more pictures please. And a question: how do you handle watering? Did you have a sprinkler system before? We just moved into a house with a big yard and a sprinkler system. I am hoping that some of the sprinklers can be converted to drip irrigation and that we can do this to the sunny part of our yard next year! Tips, step-by step, pictures...more please!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-lauren...

2009-08-04T08:15:38.540-07:00

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/rigatoni-with-eggplant-puree-recipe/index.html

This is one delicious way to get rid of some of those cherry tomatoes! Good luck and keep on growin'!

GB, can you post more pictures of this yard? It so...

2009-08-04T07:10:29.411-07:00

GB, can you post more pictures of this yard? It sounds awesome!! :)

I was just thinking my garden was a jungle. I hav...

2009-08-04T06:17:25.562-07:00

I was just thinking my garden was a jungle. I have to duck and contort to pick cukes or tomatoes. It's crazy in there!

It's addicting isn't it?

2009-08-04T05:14:15.612-07:00

It's addicting isn't it?

It must be wonderful to have you as a neighbor! Y...

2009-08-04T04:20:11.923-07:00

It must be wonderful to have you as a neighbor! You share and build community!