Comments on: New Year’s GOOPs – a gardener’s faux pas

By: joenesgarden

joenesgarden — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:38:18 +0000

That's fine with me Jackie. I'd hate to encourage an environmental disaster in your neck of the woods.

By: Jackie Dishner

Jackie Dishner — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:25:22 +0000

My entire gardening experience has been one big GOOPs that I dare not repeat in print. I think it'll be much safer and better for the environment if I just live vicariously through yours.

By: joenesgarden

joenesgarden — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:31:48 +0000

Ulrike, I'm sure growing greens of any sort is much more difficult in a desert. Perhaps some potted veggies would work, particularly if shaded from the hot, hot sun?

By: joenesgarden

joenesgarden — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:29:44 +0000

Anna, I think all gardeners have at some point planted tender annuals too early, but I'm not sure everyone has buried thier keys ... that's definitely a new GOOPs in my book.

By: Ulrike, Dubai

Ulrike, Dubai — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:21:12 +0000

When I first moved to the Middle East, to Qatar, I brought seed packets with me and endevoured to create a vegetable garden. I managed to raise a couple of green tomatoes, three raddishes and one sad carrot.
But in the end had to admit that without a little air-conditioned green house and a lot of soil to replace the local sand it would never quite work. So now the plans are on hold until we move to a more temperate climate...