Comments on: Garden 2.0 http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/ Our life in Rincon, Puerto Rico... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:14:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: We’re Moving The Garden | California 2 Puerto Rico http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/comment-page-1/#comment-14803 We’re Moving The Garden | California 2 Puerto Rico Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:23:54 +0000 http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/#comment-14803 [...] and I started Garden 2.0 back in July of 2008. If you check out the pictures, you’ll see that we built a raised [...] [...] and I started Garden 2.0 back in July of 2008. If you check out the pictures, you’ll see that we built a raised [...]

]]> By: Garden 2.2 | California 2 Puerto Rico http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/comment-page-1/#comment-4188 Garden 2.2 | California 2 Puerto Rico Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:01:28 +0000 http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/#comment-4188 [...] been working on Garden 2.0, and it has now become Garden [...] [...] been working on Garden 2.0, and it has now become Garden [...]

]]> By: Summer http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/comment-page-1/#comment-4132 Summer Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:44:36 +0000 http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/#comment-4132 Katrina - Yes, I think we failed with the composting because it was time consuming and fighting back weeds and pica pica ended up taking most of our time. I think once we have the property properly tamed, we'll be able to devote more time to composting. I still would like to get a composter, or perhaps I just need to read up on composting and develop a plan... Cassie - I totally agree, we do need more before and after pictures. We HAVE them, we just need to sort them out and Stefan is working on adding an official gallery to the blog. I also think that since no part of the house is 100% done yet, we arn't satisfied with the "after" pictures yet :D. Soe - I really have had no problems with getting healthy soy bean plants here. There is one green bug that likes to eat them, but other than that. It was one of the easier plants that I've attempted in the garden. I just stuck the seeds in the ground and they grew perfectly. Rob - Don't get me started on <a href="http://www.viciousenterprises.com/summersblog/2008/03/apple-operating-system-leopard-1052.html" rel="nofollow">Leopard</a>. I think it's the first crappy OS that mac has ever had! Katrina – Yes, I think we failed with the composting because it was time consuming and fighting back weeds and pica pica ended up taking most of our time. I think once we have the property properly tamed, we’ll be able to devote more time to composting. I still would like to get a composter, or perhaps I just need to read up on composting and develop a plan…

Cassie – I totally agree, we do need more before and after pictures. We HAVE them, we just need to sort them out and Stefan is working on adding an official gallery to the blog. I also think that since no part of the house is 100% done yet, we arn’t satisfied with the “after” pictures yet :D .

Soe – I really have had no problems with getting healthy soy bean plants here. There is one green bug that likes to eat them, but other than that. It was one of the easier plants that I’ve attempted in the garden. I just stuck the seeds in the ground and they grew perfectly.

Rob – Don’t get me started on Leopard. I think it’s the first crappy OS that mac has ever had!

]]> By: Amanda http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/comment-page-1/#comment-4121 Amanda Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:47:41 +0000 http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/#comment-4121 You guys are living the dream. How cool. Whenever I visit the Caribbean I wonder what it would be like to do what you are doing. Our blogs could not be more different in some ways, and yet in some ways we are doing the same thing. Keep up the good work---I'm fascinated by the things you guys have run into. You guys are living the dream. How cool. Whenever I visit the Caribbean I wonder what it would be like to do what you are doing. Our blogs could not be more different in some ways, and yet in some ways we are doing the same thing. Keep up the good work—I’m fascinated by the things you guys have run into.

]]> By: Stefan http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/comment-page-1/#comment-4003 Stefan Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:25:08 +0000 http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/#comment-4003 Rob We are Mac fans...BUT...we have had so many problems with leopard that we can't give them any undeserved props...for now. Rob

We are Mac fans…BUT…we have had so many problems with leopard that we can’t give them any undeserved props…for now.

]]> By: Cucumber Recipes from Mom | California 2 Puerto Rico http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/comment-page-1/#comment-3950 Cucumber Recipes from Mom | California 2 Puerto Rico Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:18:09 +0000 http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/#comment-3950 [...] you can see by Garden 2.0, Summer and I are working on our computers by night and planning/building a healthier [...] [...] you can see by Garden 2.0, Summer and I are working on our computers by night and planning/building a healthier [...]

]]> By: Rob http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/comment-page-1/#comment-3914 Rob Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:57:55 +0000 http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/#comment-3914 Seeing that you guys are seemingly mac fans, shouldn't it be Jaguar Garden instead of Garden 2.0 ;) Seeing that you guys are seemingly mac fans, shouldn’t it be Jaguar Garden instead of Garden 2.0 ;)

]]> By: Soe http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/comment-page-1/#comment-3893 Soe Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:01:32 +0000 http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/#comment-3893 Any tips for the soy beans? I've started a mini-garden at our home in St. Pete (west coast Florida) and have had no luck... I'm wondering if I need to pot them first and then transplant. We are getting our standard 3PM thunderstorms now so perhaps too much water? I keep checking back to see your progress and you guys are killing it! Totally jealous! :-) What's your average rainfall per day? We are around 3-5 inches...the pods just seem wilted... And, of course, I have to fight the fruit tree rats that pepper our area (we live on the salt water canal out to Tampa Bay). Also, fighting the puppy, who seems to appreciate getting into all of it - even with the wire fencing around it...grr. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks! Any tips for the soy beans? I’ve started a mini-garden at our home in St. Pete (west coast Florida) and have had no luck… I’m wondering if I need to pot them first and then transplant. We are getting our standard 3PM thunderstorms now so perhaps too much water? I keep checking back to see your progress and you guys are killing it! Totally jealous! :-) What’s your average rainfall per day? We are around 3-5 inches…the pods just seem wilted… And, of course, I have to fight the fruit tree rats that pepper our area (we live on the salt water canal out to Tampa Bay). Also, fighting the puppy, who seems to appreciate getting into all of it – even with the wire fencing around it…grr. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks!

]]> By: Cassie K http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/comment-page-1/#comment-3883 Cassie K Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:39:54 +0000 http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/#comment-3883 I love visiting your site! It makes me really ready to move down there. You should put more before and after pictures up. I noticed the picture of your house in the About Summer and Stefan page with you both standing in front of the house (with the dirt yard :-)and now with the hammocks, stairs, garden, palms and everything, it looks awesome! -Cassie I love visiting your site! It makes me really ready to move down there. You should put more before and after pictures up. I noticed the picture of your house in the About Summer and Stefan page with you both standing in front of the house (with the dirt yard :-) and now with the hammocks, stairs, garden, palms and everything, it looks awesome! -Cassie

]]> By: jeff kruse http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/comment-page-1/#comment-3876 jeff kruse Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:17:58 +0000 http://ca2pr.com/2008/07/23/garden-20/#comment-3876 Composting requires some tolerance for messiness and time. When Jeff weed whacks I rake (still trying to remove vines) loose stuff into piles. You need a high pile, it needs to have some air (so things don't rot) and moisture. Originally I had loads of branches and sticks which went down first, then grass/vines/weeds. The piles were 4 feet tall or so. I just left them and now have beautiful compost that I spread around nearby. So start a pile today! The more sophisticated but impractical way is to buy a rotating drum. Doesn't make enough to do anything with. You may want to pitchfork your tall pile (tall so heat generates) nextdoor once during the process but it isn't necessary if you don't mind waiting! Nature just lets leaves rot in place. Building a tall pile speeds things up. katrina Composting requires some tolerance for messiness and time. When Jeff weed whacks I rake (still trying to remove vines) loose stuff into piles. You need a high pile, it needs to have some air (so things don’t rot) and moisture. Originally I had loads of branches and sticks which went down first, then grass/vines/weeds. The piles were 4 feet tall or so. I just left them and now have beautiful compost that I spread around nearby. So start a pile today! The more sophisticated but impractical way is to buy a rotating drum. Doesn’t make enough to do anything with. You may want to pitchfork your tall pile (tall so heat generates) nextdoor once during the process but it isn’t necessary if you don’t mind waiting! Nature just lets leaves rot in place. Building a tall pile speeds things up. katrina

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