Comments on: Pumpkins and the Best Thanksgiving Letter Ever http://www.theasthmamom.com/2009/11/09/pumpkins-and-the-best-thanksgiving-letter-ever/ Raising a breathless kid, traveling, and other adventures a mile high. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:14:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jakey1 http://www.theasthmamom.com/2009/11/09/pumpkins-and-the-best-thanksgiving-letter-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-22585 Jakey1 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:20:44 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/?p=795#comment-22585 Nice Blog! Nice Blog!

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]]> By: Amy http://www.theasthmamom.com/2009/11/09/pumpkins-and-the-best-thanksgiving-letter-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-6029 Amy Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:14:43 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/?p=795#comment-6029 I think my favorite is the ice cream passage--no generics! Get the Haagen-Dazs! (but no pressure), lol. Then again, the intro is golden, too. So much to love in this letter, and I totally think I'd show up with a pack of lunchmeat and a case of Nat Light. I do think pumpkins work well here b/c of the semi-arid climate. An actual gardener told me pumpkins and melons like to sit on dry ground--NOT a problem here. I think my favorite is the ice cream passage–no generics! Get the Haagen-Dazs! (but no pressure), lol. Then again, the intro is golden, too. So much to love in this letter, and I totally think I’d show up with a pack of lunchmeat and a case of Nat Light.

I do think pumpkins work well here b/c of the semi-arid climate. An actual gardener told me pumpkins and melons like to sit on dry ground–NOT a problem here.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.theasthmamom.com/2009/11/09/pumpkins-and-the-best-thanksgiving-letter-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-6022 Michelle Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:55:40 +0000 http://www.theasthmamom.com/?p=795#comment-6022 I tried Pumpkins one year. They took over my yard and I only got one damn itty bitty punkin. It was beautiful and tasted yummy, but all of his little brothers and sisters perished as flowers due to some sort of fungus. Too wet that year (2005?), I guess. The biggest lesson I've learned about gardening, not being an expert or anywhere near proficient, is that you really have to invest in what grows well in your area. Never try to force your garden to grow tomatoes (ahem...I've finally resigned myself) if you don't have a hell of a lot of sun, for example. Looks like pumpkins work well in your area, at least this year, so I would go with that. And, I will be trying some of those ideas. And a word or two about that letter - Holy Crap! I would NEVER go there if I had to follow those directions. I would be the last one on the list where she noted "I don't know why I send this, she never listens..." Yeah, that would be me. I tried Pumpkins one year. They took over my yard and I only got one damn itty bitty punkin. It was beautiful and tasted yummy, but all of his little brothers and sisters perished as flowers due to some sort of fungus. Too wet that year (2005?), I guess.
The biggest lesson I’ve learned about gardening, not being an expert or anywhere near proficient, is that you really have to invest in what grows well in your area. Never try to force your garden to grow tomatoes (ahem…I’ve finally resigned myself) if you don’t have a hell of a lot of sun, for example. Looks like pumpkins work well in your area, at least this year, so I would go with that. And, I will be trying some of those ideas.

And a word or two about that letter – Holy Crap! I would NEVER go there if I had to follow those directions. I would be the last one on the list where she noted “I don’t know why I send this, she never listens…” Yeah, that would be me.

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