tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post4858242715492509456..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Hello, My Name is Mama Pea and I'm a Slow LearnerMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-38867667913205145632014-07-30T00:49:04.171-05:002014-07-30T00:49:04.171-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.OSr Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641301746574651210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-31933337647596274802014-07-27T07:47:55.627-05:002014-07-27T07:47:55.627-05:00Oh fabulous! I haven't had any luck with the ...Oh fabulous! I haven't had any luck with the herbs I started in the spring, but am going to go great guns again. Thanks for the great ideas. My biggest use in the kitchen is "italian seasoning", so I want to grow what I need for that, to make my own.<br /><br />http://caffeinatedhomestead.weebly.com/blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-10163540468105242462014-07-21T15:36:19.888-05:002014-07-21T15:36:19.888-05:00Lisa - Thanks! I grow cilantro every year because...Lisa - Thanks! I grow cilantro every year because I think it's so beautiful when it flowers . . . but I don't really care for the taste of it. Silly, huh?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-79962207351129249432014-07-21T15:34:49.009-05:002014-07-21T15:34:49.009-05:00Sandy - That's the thing about dehydrating. I...Sandy - That's the thing about dehydrating. It seems like you end up with so little . . . and yet that's also one of the advantages of drying . . . it takes so little storage space and no energy to keep it in storage!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-80088519049103979432014-07-21T15:33:17.150-05:002014-07-21T15:33:17.150-05:00Leigh - I never knew parsley did bolt! How differ...Leigh - I never knew parsley did bolt! How different our growing conditions, huh? Hope yours does self-seed. If so, does that mean you could get plants big enough to harvest before your winter sets in?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-4130637604100783942014-07-21T08:10:04.781-05:002014-07-21T08:10:04.781-05:00Just began doing this with our basil and cilantro ...Just began doing this with our basil and cilantro this past year!! Your parsley is beautiful. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872753120191298033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-41807433149396254202014-07-20T22:09:29.520-05:002014-07-20T22:09:29.520-05:00Mama Pea,
Looks really good!!! I bet if you pic...Mama Pea, <br />Looks really good!!! I bet if you picked a 5 gallon bucket full you probably would get 1 quart jar.<br /><br />It's a lot of work but well worth all the picking, cleaning, and dehydrating. <br /><br />Enjoy your parsley!Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-80525861307821214132014-07-20T20:25:55.615-05:002014-07-20T20:25:55.615-05:00Beautiful! My parsley bolted way too early because...Beautiful! My parsley bolted way too early because it got so hot and dry so quickly. Hopefully it will seed itself because I love parsley. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-24332258702553808972014-07-20T15:43:41.336-05:002014-07-20T15:43:41.336-05:00Susan - If you hear someone banging around in your...Susan - If you hear someone banging around in your pantry some night, don't panic as it will just be me stealing some of your dried parsley. So tell me, how much did you do last year? What should I shoot for?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-8540669715235757592014-07-20T15:42:44.247-05:002014-07-20T15:42:44.247-05:00Carolyn - Do you know I CANNOT grow basil? I don&...Carolyn - Do you know I CANNOT grow basil? I don't think it's warm enough on a regular basis. This is the first year I haven't planted some just hoping . . . good thing I didn't as it wouldn't have stood a chance in he** this year!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-91929240515961795662014-07-20T15:41:11.509-05:002014-07-20T15:41:11.509-05:00Tami - Yeah, even though at times the light bulb i...Tami - Yeah, even though at times the light bulb is very, very dim! (Or sometimes the switch doesn't work at all . . . )Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-30498818480075197442014-07-20T15:40:11.559-05:002014-07-20T15:40:11.559-05:00Mark - I have four plants. Wonder if that is enou...Mark - I have four plants. Wonder if that is enough??Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-74718433562391652952014-07-20T15:39:32.618-05:002014-07-20T15:39:32.618-05:00Sparkless - Our dehydrator is an old relic (but I ...Sparkless - Our dehydrator is an old relic (but I won't give it up), big and bulky and permanently lives on the corner of a work bench in hubby's garage!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-86357786726573597472014-07-20T13:58:00.651-05:002014-07-20T13:58:00.651-05:00I snorted into my morning tea at that post heading...I snorted into my morning tea at that post heading! I dried parsley last year and still have tons. But that was nothing compared to my new 10 year supply of dried dill. I find that I miss the obvious at least six times a week...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-2436805402141458822014-07-20T08:11:20.959-05:002014-07-20T08:11:20.959-05:00thanks for the reminder.....need to get my butt ou...thanks for the reminder.....need to get my butt out there and harvest some of the basil that's going to go to waste if I don't dry it!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-35341308603661174982014-07-20T03:47:04.413-05:002014-07-20T03:47:04.413-05:00Look at you...You're such a smart girl! Don&#...Look at you...You're such a smart girl! Don't you love it when the light bulb comes on?Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-51888239378208755302014-07-19T21:02:54.536-05:002014-07-19T21:02:54.536-05:00Umm.. Excuse me while I go plant some more parsle...Umm.. Excuse me while I go plant some more parsley. I clearly didn't plan anywhere near enough. :-)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08343134852881572900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-27612539967547864462014-07-19T20:21:15.548-05:002014-07-19T20:21:15.548-05:00We didn't plant any parsley this year but now ...We didn't plant any parsley this year but now I'm regretting it. I really need to get a dehydrator but with all the other appliances we have I'm not sure where I'd put it.Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.com