Comments on: There is a forest in my basement http://elekhni.com/2009/04/there-is-a-forest-in-my-basement/ Sat, 19 May 2012 12:06:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Meira http://elekhni.com/2009/04/there-is-a-forest-in-my-basement/comment-page-1/#comment-2973 Meira Fri, 15 May 2009 10:29:42 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1388#comment-2973 Haha. Waise did you know tomatoes are also called Love Apples(why ?). I can picture you spreading a lot of love :D Haha. Waise did you know tomatoes are also called Love Apples(why ?). I can picture you spreading a lot of love :D

]]> By: lekhni http://elekhni.com/2009/04/there-is-a-forest-in-my-basement/comment-page-1/#comment-2972 lekhni Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:42:56 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1388#comment-2972 That is a great idea :D But no fear, I may still get my chance :P That is a great idea :D But no fear, I may still get my chance :P

]]> By: lekhni http://elekhni.com/2009/04/there-is-a-forest-in-my-basement/comment-page-1/#comment-2971 lekhni Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:41:08 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1388#comment-2971 Nice! I am quite convinced your tomatoes will do very well. Don't bother watering them daily - infrequent watering seems to be the trick. Apparently, their roots grow deeper in search of water if you water them every few days. So as long as you remember about twice a week that you have tomato plants somewhere, they will grow fine :D (See, now that's a good way to grow plants) Nice! I am quite convinced your tomatoes will do very well. Don’t bother watering them daily – infrequent watering seems to be the trick. Apparently, their roots grow deeper in search of water if you water them every few days. So as long as you remember about twice a week that you have tomato plants somewhere, they will grow fine :D (See, now that’s a good way to grow plants)

]]> By: lekhni http://elekhni.com/2009/04/there-is-a-forest-in-my-basement/comment-page-1/#comment-2970 lekhni Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:37:56 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1388#comment-2970 I can see myself puréeing lots to tomatoes this summer :) But at this point it's all in the future, and I'd rather not count my tomatoes before they grow. I can see your neighbor is a kindred soul! I can see myself puréeing lots to tomatoes this summer :) But at this point it’s all in the future, and I’d rather not count my tomatoes before they grow.

I can see your neighbor is a kindred soul!

]]> By: Rofl Indian http://elekhni.com/2009/04/there-is-a-forest-in-my-basement/comment-page-1/#comment-2969 Rofl Indian Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:55:10 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1388#comment-2969 Had the plants wilted in your absence, you could have titled the post <b><i>Comatose Tomatoes</i></b>! :-D Cheers Had the plants wilted in your absence, you could have titled the post Comatose Tomatoes! :-D
Cheers

]]> By: Shefaly http://elekhni.com/2009/04/there-is-a-forest-in-my-basement/comment-page-1/#comment-2968 Shefaly Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:29:54 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1388#comment-2968 Lekhni I should give you an update. My lovely neighbour today went to the garden centre and bought planters and tomatoes. Then she came over, and planted them all and covered them with the polytunnel which she had also thoughtfully bought. Now I am only to water them regularly and every now and then feed them. They are organic alicante and moneymaker varieties. I am still shaking from the responsibility placed on my shoulders (although I had said 'yes' to her yesterday not knowing she had asked seriously; my shoulders have previously responsible for carrying the janaazaa (pall) of serranto chillis earlier in the year. I borrowed her trowel and spent many hours weeding the patio at the back and the yard in front. I hope the tomatoes grow. I may recover my nerve and take a photo and blog about it so that I can later publicly document my humiliating defeat at the hands of a few saplings :-/ PS I have a feeling I should blame you but she thinks it is not your fault and I may learn a few things from your gardening experience. Now, there, the burden on your shoulders! Lekhni

I should give you an update. My lovely neighbour today went to the garden centre and bought planters and tomatoes. Then she came over, and planted them all and covered them with the polytunnel which she had also thoughtfully bought. Now I am only to water them regularly and every now and then feed them. They are organic alicante and moneymaker varieties. I am still shaking from the responsibility placed on my shoulders (although I had said ‘yes’ to her yesterday not knowing she had asked seriously; my shoulders have previously responsible for carrying the janaazaa (pall) of serranto chillis earlier in the year.

I borrowed her trowel and spent many hours weeding the patio at the back and the yard in front. I hope the tomatoes grow. I may recover my nerve and take a photo and blog about it so that I can later publicly document my humiliating defeat at the hands of a few saplings :-/

PS I have a feeling I should blame you but she thinks it is not your fault and I may learn a few things from your gardening experience. Now, there, the burden on your shoulders!

]]> By: Shefaly http://elekhni.com/2009/04/there-is-a-forest-in-my-basement/comment-page-1/#comment-2967 Shefaly Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:18:43 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1388#comment-2967 L: I have a friend in Texas who goes to a farmer's market every weekend to sell her baked goods. You can explore options near you for surplus crop (it is perishable after all). BTW why not just visit me? My neighbour keeps saying she wants to make one of our fence posts into a gate so they can expand their veggie garden into mine. Today she said she will bring me some tomato seeds to grow. :-/ I think you and she will get along very well. L:

I have a friend in Texas who goes to a farmer’s market every weekend to sell her baked goods. You can explore options near you for surplus crop (it is perishable after all).

BTW why not just visit me? My neighbour keeps saying she wants to make one of our fence posts into a gate so they can expand their veggie garden into mine. Today she said she will bring me some tomato seeds to grow. :-/ I think you and she will get along very well.

]]> By: lekhni http://elekhni.com/2009/04/there-is-a-forest-in-my-basement/comment-page-1/#comment-2966 lekhni Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:38:02 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1388#comment-2966 <i>Pakau</i> as in spreading boredom? No, I find it rather hard to get bored, there are so many distractions around. Pakau as in spreading boredom? No, I find it rather hard to get bored, there are so many distractions around.

]]> By: lekhni http://elekhni.com/2009/04/there-is-a-forest-in-my-basement/comment-page-1/#comment-2965 lekhni Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:34:46 +0000 http://elekhni.com/?p=1388#comment-2965 No, no, I am going to grow my tomatoes to be God-fearing and non-violent and Gandhian; they will not throw things (or be thrown) ;) Which reminds me, I hear there is a massive tomato surplus in India now? No, no, I am going to grow my tomatoes to be God-fearing and non-violent and Gandhian; they will not throw things (or be thrown) ;)
Which reminds me, I hear there is a massive tomato surplus in India now?

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