Comments on: Jan Norris Hates My Garden: No Watermelon for Norris

By: FlaNative

FlaNative — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:13:00 +0000

Your foot in a tar bucket! You are singularly the most stubborn sort I’ve met. I bet I can muster a crowd of others including your two spawns to back me up!

By: FlaNative

FlaNative — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:11:02 +0000

I, Jan Norris, concede defeat! And yes, I’m jealous of your melons, kinda sorta.

I’m actually so proud of your gardening prowess, Matt — even though it’s a throw-it-in-the-ground and hope mentality.

Cheerleading over. Next year, do corn, peas, and more beans. And radishes for me, please. I have a terrific “bread and butter radish” pickle recipe I want to do and homegrown food inspires me. I might have to do my own raised bed of stuff: green lady peas, big eggplant, zucchini, beefstake tomatoes, and Dixie scuppernongs – I miss them dearly.

Hmm: Wonder if you can grow peanuts this far south…boiled peanuts …whoo hoo baby!

By: SLM

SLM — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:19:24 +0000

All these posts and none by Norris. Hmmmm.
I suspect she is green with envy.

Might I suggest you give her one, let her taste it and review it on her sight. She might choose this as a title: “How it is that home-grown watermelons taste a little bit like crow.”

By: kara

kara — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:20:11 +0000

Jealous of your melons? Hmmm… Not heard that from a guy before…

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:22:16 +0000

Lots of people hate my garden, Kara.Some just don't understand (Dani). Some are tools of Big Grocery (Mark). Others are just jealous of my melons (Norris).Farming isn't for the thin-skinned.—Farmer Matt

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:18:58 +0000

I threw five seeds in the ground. Three turned into vines and two vines produced watermelons. There are still a bunch of yellow flowers but none seem to be turning into melons.

The seeds cost about $1.70 at Lowes. Let’s allocate $8 worth of water to the melons. If I get two good sized melons, I’m ahead of where I would have been if I bought them at the store.

—Farmer Matt

By: kara

kara — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:54:48 +0000

Wow, she hates your garden huh? Well, I believe adversity will make your plants stronger in the long run. Enjoy your gloating!!

By: GPrimm

GPrimm — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:40:35 +0000

Nice pair of melons (never thought I’d be saying that to a guy).

How many vines did you plant? Are you only getting 2 melons? They’re starting to look like the ones in the grocery. But I know they’ll taste better, since they came from your hard work. Enjoy.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:55:02 +0000

There are so many squished mulberries in my back yard, anyone who attempts to steal my watermelon will leave an easy to follow trail of purple footprints.

— Farmer Matt

By: ksteinhoff

ksteinhoff — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:54:41 +0000

You had better rig your live Tomato Cam to be able to see in the dark.

I can see Jan sneaking into the backyard under the cover of darkness to pour salt on your poor, unprotected garden.

She does not concede defeat easily or with class.