tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post7873335332034588313..comments2023-10-23T23:46:54.128-04:00Comments on Upstairs Downstairs: From the GardenBabshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13819457826608198258noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-38290333743457465452012-07-26T19:07:08.275-04:002012-07-26T19:07:08.275-04:00Bab's, re: Hearts a Bustin - google it and it ...Bab's, re: Hearts a Bustin - google it and it will bring up a picture. I just love this native plant. I think I need to spray it with the deer spray, though. It must be tasty:)Leslie's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08934030162946774736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-420399397593821752012-07-26T16:50:05.551-04:002012-07-26T16:50:05.551-04:00Tomatoes are doing good, but the lawn has gone dor...Tomatoes are doing good, but the lawn has gone dormant, constantly watering, can't wait to see the water bill. <br /><br />Babs, I remember we like the same kind of books, and I just read Porch Lights, by D.F. Benton. Have you read it? Takes place on Sullivan's Island and has 3 generations at a beach house. Also reading Elin Hilderbrand books, that take place in Nantucket. Let me know what you've been reading.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422728024628691866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-63819171009218441942012-07-26T14:39:59.946-04:002012-07-26T14:39:59.946-04:00Lovely tomatoes and figs. Lovely fig tree,I have ...Lovely tomatoes and figs. Lovely fig tree,I have a meyer lemon tree that I planted and hopefully will get lemons sometime. Your fig preserves sound great!Sunflowers With Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312609081449141785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-47202873643363947882012-07-26T11:36:21.940-04:002012-07-26T11:36:21.940-04:00Beautiful tomatoes and figs! I've never had fi...Beautiful tomatoes and figs! I've never had fig preserves but I imagine they are delicious. My garden is a dried up hot mess. Too many days of triple digit heat for things to do well. Thanks for stopping by.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408033468550145002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-26060312477442766922012-07-26T08:22:59.949-04:002012-07-26T08:22:59.949-04:00Your fig tree is wonderful and what a bumper crop....Your fig tree is wonderful and what a bumper crop. Lucky you with the fig preserves. I have come visiting from a party, drop by for a visit. KathyKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14499202463423337207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-28473991168481902842012-07-25T20:12:03.343-04:002012-07-25T20:12:03.343-04:00Your fig preserves look delicious! Seems like the ...Your fig preserves look delicious! Seems like the tomato crop was a good one this year. We've eaten three CASES...eaten like apples.Leslie's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08934030162946774736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-49573064464788034852012-07-25T19:08:22.729-04:002012-07-25T19:08:22.729-04:00How nice your able to grow such
wonderful veggies ...How nice your able to grow such<br />wonderful veggies and fruit. The figs are something I love and buy<br />them often. <br />Thanks so much for your visit to my<br />blog today and your comment on the firespike. at the moment it's the only thing I have blooming due to<br />rainy season here in So Florida.<br />Have a great weekend<br />SandySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652526316321305796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-11322028234719180112012-07-25T18:36:27.785-04:002012-07-25T18:36:27.785-04:00Everything is burnt to a crisp here. I enjoyed se...Everything is burnt to a crisp here. I enjoyed seeing what you have in your garden. The fig preserves look wonderful!PAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891387278850772808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-81835484859336717392012-07-25T18:24:48.603-04:002012-07-25T18:24:48.603-04:00LUCKY!!! My fig tree is still tiny (potted) since ...LUCKY!!! My fig tree is still tiny (potted) since I live in Toronto its a miracle that its getting along at all, but I cant wait for some fresh figs! (one day) :D Your preserves look delicious! :) <br /><br />Hugs,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114482618134817788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-20577366568345746882012-07-25T16:53:54.552-04:002012-07-25T16:53:54.552-04:00I love figs and fig preserves. You are an awesome ...I love figs and fig preserves. You are an awesome preserver Babs. The deer come through here all the time and eat their way through the flower garden.Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562775041134498313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-68892866218316122182012-07-25T11:30:53.070-04:002012-07-25T11:30:53.070-04:00Babs,
YuM! Tomatoes and basil!!! Afraid my report ...Babs,<br />YuM! Tomatoes and basil!!! Afraid my report of our gardens would be quite dishearting! As "MR. Ed" says, "There's always next year!"<br />Fondly,<br />PatOn Crooked Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04194554531505722292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-11159948989933829202012-07-25T05:46:45.186-04:002012-07-25T05:46:45.186-04:00Your tomatoes are beautiful and I'll bet the f...Your tomatoes are beautiful and I'll bet the fig jam is amazing-enjoy:@)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420480574010238475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-79218225227079014552012-07-25T02:53:30.002-04:002012-07-25T02:53:30.002-04:00Wow Babs you are lucky to have lovely figs at hand...Wow Babs you are lucky to have lovely figs at hand I have to wait until they are available in the supermarket. <br /><br />In summer we often sit outside and have a 'ripped salad'. We have a beautiful and very large flat wooden platter which we sctatter with torn figs, torn chilled mozzarella, torn basil leaves, roughly cut toms, torn parma ham with lots of black pepper and olive oil. Simple, relaxed summer finger food and so moreish.Mr Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570356924117694493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-29147425320700546082012-07-25T01:20:20.964-04:002012-07-25T01:20:20.964-04:00Your bounty of figs looks wonderful! We have a sm...Your bounty of figs looks wonderful! We have a small fig tree, so I'm hoping one day to have a "bounty!"<br /><br />CASAn Oasis in the Deserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775583025686145582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-1056342089617364092012-07-25T00:52:13.106-04:002012-07-25T00:52:13.106-04:00Your veggies look so good! No vegetable garden her...Your veggies look so good! No vegetable garden here. But I did plant a tomato plant that has little tomatoes called jelly beans. There are 4 ready to eat now and lots more green ones. I also have basil and lemon verbena in a pot.Grandma Barb's This and Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06639649601385700411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-38952228299637588142012-07-24T23:28:57.713-04:002012-07-24T23:28:57.713-04:00Your veggies look great! We just recently began h...Your veggies look great! We just recently began harvesting tomatoes too. We ate BLT sandwiches for dinner tonight using them. I wish we lived closer so I could share the abundance of peppers we have with you. We have so many that we have resorted to freezing them! Your figs look wonderful! I bet those will be good around the holidays too.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938178631385143773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-35143435652879645802012-07-24T23:09:24.639-04:002012-07-24T23:09:24.639-04:00Tomatoes get very red when grown in cold climates....Tomatoes get very red when grown in cold climates. I wish we also have figs, love it fresh. I also love those dried figs i've seen in Turkey.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848957958059476177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-91524275402417395742012-07-24T23:06:02.252-04:002012-07-24T23:06:02.252-04:00Babs, I don't eat tomatoes, but yours do look ...Babs, I don't eat tomatoes, but yours do look pretty. No vegetable garden here, and certainly not much blooming in the flower garden. ;-) <br />I grew up on fresh figs. We always had a huge tee in our back yard. My mother put up fig preserves every summer and made the most delicious fig bars. Wish I had her recipe, but it seems to be lost. ;-(Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01873375271470225199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-54109805750363733822012-07-24T22:19:37.801-04:002012-07-24T22:19:37.801-04:00Oh, I'm so envious of your fig tree. We plant...Oh, I'm so envious of your fig tree. We planted 2 of them, but the cold winter that we had year before last killed them. I really should plant some more because I LOVE figs! We're still getting lots of tomatoes.Jane@Cottage at the Crossroadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608535211366946487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-70730939189967742662012-07-24T21:50:25.160-04:002012-07-24T21:50:25.160-04:00You DO have a bumper crop of figs!! You have the s...You DO have a bumper crop of figs!! You have the same type of fig tree. Can't wait till my tree get big and productive!! <br />Here's Food for thought- How does it get fruit since there is no bloom? No pollination? Kinda like being born without belly button?Suzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105925017959326571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-18373327959242656172012-07-24T21:47:58.133-04:002012-07-24T21:47:58.133-04:00Oh my. Those figs make my mouth water. I planted ...Oh my. Those figs make my mouth water. I planted my fig tree this year to replace the one the hurricane took out last year. So no figs for me this year. Boo! I will miss putting up my jam this year. :(<br /><br />Those maters are mouth-watering.<br /><br />xxooBarb @ The Everyday Home https://www.blogger.com/profile/02749743682942410349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-59042189634944442302012-07-24T21:46:45.154-04:002012-07-24T21:46:45.154-04:00Your tomatoes are gorgeous and I would be mad at t...Your tomatoes are gorgeous and I would be mad at the deer too for eating my peppers. Your figs are just right for making those great old fashioned fig preserves. Oh how my mom and dad loved to make and give away. They were delicious just as I'm sure yours are. Only think blooming here are the Crepe Myrtles and Lantana. Flowers are not blooming. Your flowers are pretty Babs.<br /><br /><br />~Emily<br />The French HutchThe French Hutchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10028597144785773804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-73293638942600968592012-07-24T21:24:29.705-04:002012-07-24T21:24:29.705-04:00Your pictures are beautiful. I am a new follower....Your pictures are beautiful. I am a new follower. What kind of camera do you use?Cindy Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145887602283306442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566773775160915517.post-61150297604580727472012-07-24T21:15:09.000-04:002012-07-24T21:15:09.000-04:00My gardens are great though we have received too m...My gardens are great though we have received too much rain in NOLA lately. Yum!!! I envy that fig preserve which is perfect on biscuits. xo, RonRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631416557029269606noreply@blogger.com