tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post6674816989412654761..comments2024-03-15T04:46:41.313-04:00Comments on Perennial Passion: Answers to a Couple of CommentsDiana LaMarrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-59984499487473437042007-03-27T05:31:00.000-04:002007-03-27T05:31:00.000-04:00Good article, chopsticks. Thanks!I did find that f...Good article, chopsticks. Thanks!<BR/>I did find that font size a little hard to read though.Diana LaMarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-32097657024687244362007-03-27T03:09:00.000-04:002007-03-27T03:09:00.000-04:00Hi Zoey,Try a big pot of water and several large o...Hi Zoey,<BR/><BR/>Try a big pot of water and several large onions, skins and all. If I remember correctly, it's something about the onion chemicals that's irritating to bugs. Then just put it in a spray bottle and spritz.<BR/><BR/>Well, another blogger told me he learned from someone else to always respond to every comment. Afterall, if someone enjoys your blog enough to read and comment, it's nice to have that acknowledged. And I've noticed that the blogs I like, even if they get upwards of 50 comments, always respond to each one eventually. And since I usually don't get more than a dozen comments, it doesn't take much out of my day to respond after I've updated my next post. Anyway, that's just my take on it. There's a nice post here on the dos and don'ts of food blogging, which has lots of good points about blogging in general.<BR/>http://www.deliciousdays.com/archives/2007/03/07/howto-foodblog/Wandering Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-16657458245545056702007-03-26T19:45:00.000-04:002007-03-26T19:45:00.000-04:00Pea, you are so right about gardening being frustr...Pea, you are so right about gardening being frustrating! I try to just take it all in stride. In the big scheme of life, it really does not matter if aphids eat a plant or two.<BR/><BR/>Sissy, I had DH bring the hose out today. Now I just need him to be home to help me carry that heavy container out from under the house.<BR/><BR/>Sandy, I think I would rather squish an aphid or two with my bare hands than pick up a spider!<BR/><BR/>Now I wonder why this silly word verification is coming up on my own post? Maybe if you answer twice in a row, it makes you do it?Diana LaMarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-78474910090970693132007-03-26T19:40:00.000-04:002007-03-26T19:40:00.000-04:00Hi Chopsticks, I've never head of the onion cure, ...Hi Chopsticks, I've never head of the onion cure, but it's worth a try. Thanks! <BR/><BR/>I agree about the comment section being a good place to connect with your readers. I just wasn't sure if others felt the same way. I know some people get so many comments, it would be impossible to answer them all. <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a moment to let me know your feelings.Diana LaMarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-79605627265282055712007-03-26T18:30:00.000-04:002007-03-26T18:30:00.000-04:00Hi Zoey,My cannas are starting to sprout up again ...Hi Zoey,<BR/>My cannas are starting to sprout up again too. And I was so worried when I asked you b/c they all died during January's cold blast.<BR/><BR/>As for comments, I always answer mine in the post where the person commented. And I usually answer them when I put up my next post. People do come back to see what the answers are to their questions. But also, I view my comments as an ongoing conversation with my regular blog readers so I try to respond to every comment.<BR/><BR/>As for bugs, I remember one solution is to boil a bunch of onions in some water and spritz that on the aphids. I've never tried it myself but it can't hurt?Wandering Chopstickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703018765718062460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-51188571298156515112007-03-25T10:41:00.000-04:002007-03-25T10:41:00.000-04:00Thanks for the answer, Zoey.I know what you mean b...Thanks for the answer, Zoey.<BR/>I know what you mean by the bifocaled eyes! Have you ever picked up what you thought was a piece of sewing lint, then found when you got it up in front of the bifocals, it was a spider???<BR/>I won't be working out today, we got more snow last night. Nothing serious, just messy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-30261290536249113522007-03-24T12:53:00.000-04:002007-03-24T12:53:00.000-04:00Thank you, Zoey! For the longest time, I wondered ...Thank you, Zoey! For the longest time, I wondered why you never answered me, I am so forgetful, I forgot it was from a long ago post!!<BR/>You got big problems with those aphids, Zoey! They must have overwintered in the soil and hatched when it got warm. I would take those out and jet them with the hose!!Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-3653732919131325692007-03-24T08:54:00.000-04:002007-03-24T08:54:00.000-04:00I love gardening but I find it so frustrating at t...I love gardening but I find it so frustrating at the same time because of the bugs and diseases we must always fight off! Last summer my flowers seemed to be bug free and then the slugs got at them..can't win! lol I won't be able to work on my flower beds for a couple of weeks yet, there's still some frost in the ground and everything is soaked from the snow just melting. xoxCarole Buranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497329055251626140noreply@blogger.com