tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post2993971248889076219..comments2024-01-15T15:25:57.436-08:00Comments on LAST FRONTIER GARDEN: Where'd the sun go?Christine B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-4418639684396737862009-12-26T20:33:09.894-08:002009-12-26T20:33:09.894-08:00@Corner Gardener Sue
If we are lucky, we are snow ...@<a href="#c4837764395391538522" rel="nofollow">Corner Gardener Sue</a><br />If we are lucky, we are snow covered through the winter. It helps with plant hardiness, having a little snow blanket. Where I am, we usually have snow but sometimes it melts entirely in Feb/March so we get teased about an early spring. That doesn't happen, we eventually get more snow until "real" spring. <br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-48377643953915385222009-12-23T19:31:24.690-08:002009-12-23T19:31:24.690-08:00Now, I'm really embarrassed, because I remembe...Now, I'm really embarrassed, because I remembered I was visiting the blogs of those who left comments on my Wordless Wednesday post today.<br /><br />The freezing drizzle stopped, but they are still saying there is an 80% chance of snow tonight, and 100% for tomorrow. We could get 6 to 12 inches by Friday. Does it snow a lot where you are in Alaska? It's my impression that you are pretty much snow covered all winter, but I really don't know.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-66772437702749696982009-12-22T21:04:00.899-08:002009-12-22T21:04:00.899-08:00@Mary Anne
I like that freelance comparison. As f...@<a href="#c9037030834846829968" rel="nofollow">Mary Anne</a><br />I like that freelance comparison. As for the artwork, well, what can I say? Maybe I'll be the next Sydney Laurence of Alaska.<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-90370308348468299682009-12-22T20:38:29.024-08:002009-12-22T20:38:29.024-08:00The Artic Circle reminds me of the highs and lows ...The Artic Circle reminds me of the highs and lows of freelance work. You don't have the advantage of a steady paycheck, but there is no 9-5 and it's great to be able to set your own hours; you take the good with the bad. I'd take 24 hours of winter if it meant 24 hours straight of my favorite season, summer. What a glorious day that would be.<br /><br />Your hand-drawn sun in your photo is adorable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-7689589026480733492009-12-13T23:18:40.840-08:002009-12-13T23:18:40.840-08:00@James Missier
Yes, the sun is very moody up here....@<a href="#c3996100983437899918" rel="nofollow">James Missier</a><br />Yes, the sun is very moody up here. Not enough or too much!<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-18768021393172422872009-12-13T23:16:14.143-08:002009-12-13T23:16:14.143-08:00@Karen
I never knew (before this post) about the d...@<a href="#c2989685717846728960" rel="nofollow">Karen</a><br />I never knew (before this post) about the different types of winters either. It still isn't much of a comfort though, winter is winter! Did you know it's cheaper for me to fly to NYC (499)than to Seattle (524)right now? The airlines know we Alaskans love Seattle! I could even fly to Honolulu for cheaper (438). Hmm, that actually sounds really tempting right now. Maybe I'll save my Seattle visit for the big flower and garden show in February.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-68936579779229819542009-12-13T23:09:59.976-08:002009-12-13T23:09:59.976-08:00@Corner Gardener Sue
Sue,
Yeah, I feel the same w...@<a href="#c8416668459161493832" rel="nofollow">Corner Gardener Sue</a><br />Sue,<br /><br />Yeah, I feel the same way, wishing I had asked the grandparents more about their lives. Maybe I will send out a questionnaire to my mom and other surviving relatives and get some details. That would be a fun suprise for them, opening the Christmas card and a "quiz" falling out. Thanks for sharing your memory with us!<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-39961009834378999182009-12-13T22:16:49.976-08:002009-12-13T22:16:49.976-08:00I would be very worried if the sun doesn't sho...I would be very worried if the sun doesn't show up in my place. It happens sometimes when it rains all day from morning til night.<br />Thanks for sharing this. Never knew this could happen.James Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423981835876393119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-29896857178467289602009-12-13T15:27:47.667-08:002009-12-13T15:27:47.667-08:00Hi Christine - Thanks for this interesting post. I...Hi Christine - Thanks for this interesting post. I had never heard of the difference between astrological/meteorological winter but it makes a lot of sense, duh! Our seasons line up a bit more with the calendar than yours, but still... wow, you Alaskans are made of tough stuff. I could not do the all or nothing thing with the light! Seattle is dark enough this time of year.Karenhttp://greenwalks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-84166684591614938322009-12-13T07:05:30.226-08:002009-12-13T07:05:30.226-08:00Pam's comment caused me to remember what my gr...Pam's comment caused me to remember what my grandma told me about her teen years. She was a baby when her parents, Germans from Russia came to the U.S. They lived in our state, Nebraska for awhile, then moved to Oklahoma. They worked farm fields. When they moved back to the area of town known as the "Russian Bottoms" she was called an "Okie" among other things, and wasn't quite accepted into the community. I probably don't know the whole story. I wish I had learned more about her life before she died. There are photos of her and my grandpa in the western part of our state, working the beet fields. My dad as a little boy is in some of the photos.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-70123025318136682022009-12-12T23:35:22.164-08:002009-12-12T23:35:22.164-08:00@Pam/Digging
Oh I wish I had more time for bloggin...@<a href="#c8194143009081834233" rel="nofollow">Pam/Digging</a><br />Oh I wish I had more time for blogging but I have to restrain myself sometimes. I am a kid wrangler by day, two little ones, so I try not to get sucked into being on the computer for hours. If you are a Yankee from OK, what are we way, way up here in AK?<br /><br />Thanks for the low-down on the Mason-Dixon line,<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-77880531749630380942009-12-12T23:31:59.778-08:002009-12-12T23:31:59.778-08:00@Chandramouli S
Yeah, I am a bit sick of the snow ...@<a href="#c3116982864087313747" rel="nofollow">Chandramouli S</a><br />Yeah, I am a bit sick of the snow but am trying to cope by picking up winter sports and doing a lot of reading. We have a limited plant palette compared to some more temperate or tropical places, but a quick glance at my master yard list shows I have about 44 different types of hardy grasses, 88 different types of trees, shrubs, and vines, and 158 different types of perennials that are hardy in USDA zone 3/4. It's probably a good thing I am limited as to what can overwinter here, I am the type that wants one of everything and I have no room!<br /><br />Thanks for visiting,<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-13744282252434088142009-12-12T23:25:26.070-08:002009-12-12T23:25:26.070-08:00@Becky
Wow, thanks! I'm honored you like my b...@<a href="#c3206182334243400277" rel="nofollow">Becky</a><br />Wow, thanks! I'm honored you like my blog so much (and I'm always ready to take a little virtual vacation, so I'll stop by and check it out).<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-29837005354038556482009-12-12T23:23:27.880-08:002009-12-12T23:23:27.880-08:00@walk2write
Hello there in Florida,
We visited Fl...@<a href="#c5332532500321477867" rel="nofollow">walk2write</a><br />Hello there in Florida,<br /><br />We visited Florida last Christmas and my four year old still asks when we are going back to the beach. I'm missing it in this cold weather, let me tell you! But you're right, you can't have everything just right, I suppose, there is always something that is galling, whether it be insects, cold, heat, poor soils, what have you. I don't think there are many Alaskan garden bloggers out there, so I'm glad you stumbled onto my blog. Send some of your warm weather our way....<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-81941430090818342332009-12-12T22:58:40.290-08:002009-12-12T22:58:40.290-08:00I read your post with interest. What a strange con...I read your post with interest. What a strange concept to this lifelong southerner to hear about 19 or 24 hour days and nights. Your winters sound very difficult indeed, but I bet you have a lot of time for blog reading (there's always a silver lining, eh?). <br /><br />BTW, the Mason-Dixon line is the imaginary line that divides the northern and southern states along the East Coast. Old-time Southerners are acutely aware of this line and who was born below or above it. In fact, by virtue of birth in Oklahoma, even though I lived in the South from the age of 2 onward, I was never considered a native southerner by my childhood friends. Strangely, I was often called a Yankee. Huh?Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-31169828640873137472009-12-12T21:07:28.498-08:002009-12-12T21:07:28.498-08:00Hi Christine,
It's great to meet a blogger fro...Hi Christine,<br />It's great to meet a blogger from far northern part of earth. I've always wanted to be in a place where it snows, but I guess you must've gotten tired of it and the really short days. How about the plants? Do they survive there or is it a new garden every year?Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-32061823342434002772009-12-12T19:17:25.942-08:002009-12-12T19:17:25.942-08:00I love your blog so much that I put it on my Blogl...I love your blog so much that I put it on my Bloglines so I can read it whenever you post. Want to take a little tropical vacation? Visit Sunita at the-urban-gardener.blogspot.com. It always warms me up.Beckyhttp://stonewallgarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-53325325003214778672009-12-12T17:15:22.647-08:002009-12-12T17:15:22.647-08:00Yours is the first Alaskan gardening blog I've...Yours is the first Alaskan gardening blog I've read. It's great! Our daughter is dating a man who just loves Alaska and wants to return there when his Air Force Reserve training is finished. One of these days, she may be moving there too. I'll add your blog to my bloglist so she can get a taste of what Alaska is like. I do like that part about the veggies growing larger. Our soil is so poor here in NW Florida that it's a challenge to grow much of a garden without constant amendment of the soil and lots of water. Rain just soaks right into the sand, and the hot sun evaporates the moisture too quickly. Then there are the insects to contend with. One can't have everything just right, I guess.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-6463095138970124812009-12-12T15:50:32.120-08:002009-12-12T15:50:32.120-08:00@lisa
Hi lisa,
The light and lack of it tends to ...@<a href="#c6285033848834117107" rel="nofollow">lisa</a><br />Hi lisa,<br /><br />The light and lack of it tends to affect people differently. My hubby, for example, not at all. Me, I feel like a bear that knows it should be hibernating but for some reason it can't comprehend, it not. I just resist the urge to sleep until it's light out, very hard some days!<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-62850338488341171072009-12-12T14:09:42.812-08:002009-12-12T14:09:42.812-08:00Very interseting post! Much as I've always lov...Very interseting post! Much as I've always loved the cold and snow, I think Wisconsin is far enough north for me...the growing season is short enough here as it is. Somehow I don't think the day/night cycles would bug me too much though, my sleep patterns tend to be messed up all the time anyhow :)lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-70588392378298590442009-12-11T14:10:06.283-08:002009-12-11T14:10:06.283-08:00@Judy
Hello Judy,
I appreciate the compliments. ...@<a href="#c888639427627292823" rel="nofollow">Judy</a><br />Hello Judy,<br /><br />I appreciate the compliments. Most people are suprised when I tell them my thrifty husband made the salmon. I paid about 50 dollars for our first one and he said "I can make that" and now we have eight. I am glad you shared some info about the Mason-Dixon line. I kept reading about it in Dr. Michael Dirr's garden book, Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, and have always forgotten to find out just what it was.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting,<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-86323850847061000622009-12-11T14:01:11.403-08:002009-12-11T14:01:11.403-08:00@Deborah at Kilbourne Grove
Hello there Deborah in...@<a href="#c2259588850988474130" rel="nofollow">Deborah at Kilbourne Grove</a><br />Hello there Deborah in Toronto!<br />Working in a flower shop sounds like fun (and good therapy for garden deprivation). Only 11 more days until we start gaining more daylight: hurrah!<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-8886394276272928232009-12-11T05:28:32.913-08:002009-12-11T05:28:32.913-08:00beautiful blog Christine! I'm fasinated by yo...beautiful blog Christine! I'm fasinated by your stories and experiences in Alaska. -- love your drawing of the sun in that first photo! and I'm a hugh fan of the rusty salmon sculptures in your garden. <br /><br />Also, I live about 30 minutes from "the Mason Dixon Line! Simply put --in the 1760's it was surveyed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon in the resolution of a border dispute between the British colonies. Basically it marks the cultural boundary between the North US and the South US (Dixie). Read more about it here<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason-Dixon_Line<br />It's one of those imaginary borders we cross over when we drive from Pennsvlvania to Maryland.Judyhttp://oobos.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-22595888509884741302009-12-11T03:35:06.029-08:002009-12-11T03:35:06.029-08:00Christine, I live in Toronto, but I also leave for...Christine, I live in Toronto, but I also leave for work in the dark, work inside (actually the concourse level of a bank tower, and come home after dark. The only time I see daylight this time of year is on the weekends. The only perk is it is a flower shop, so I am surrounded by scent and beauty. I read somewhere that florists are very happy as all the green plants are cleansing the air and they work in a higher percnetage of oxygen then the rest of the world.<br />Yay, a natural and legal high! lolDeborah at Kilbourne Grovehttp://kilbournegrove.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462867846580440325.post-35023833470511094802009-12-10T22:02:47.832-08:002009-12-10T22:02:47.832-08:00@Hank Moorlag
Hi,
Thanks for the compliment about...@<a href="#c5968060309425970761" rel="nofollow">Hank Moorlag</a><br />Hi,<br /><br />Thanks for the compliment about the salmon. My hubby made them out of an old bathtub.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting,<br /><br />CBChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.com