http://citydiggity.com A green space for urban gardeners Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://citydiggity.com/2011/07/07/lifes-riddles/#comment-1140 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:40:17 +0000 http://citydiggity.com/?p=3980#comment-1140 Miss Avis. So I finally got here! And I ‘m loving it! Your blog is awesome and inspiring. I feel like I just walked into that blessed field of flowers in the movie “The Color Purple”! As I watch my pancies and kale grow (and pray the rabbits don’t eat them) this winter ……I’ll be looking for the riddle in it all. . Can’t wait for your next post.

]]> http://citydiggity.com/2011/07/07/lifes-riddles/#comment-1139 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:07:26 +0000 http://citydiggity.com/?p=3980#comment-1139 Gardens can make people happy when they are sad and can also do a lot of things. I agree with you on this one keep up the good writing.

]]> http://citydiggity.com/2009/05/25/vine-time/#comment-1138 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:39:10 +0000 http://citydiggity.com/?p=1501#comment-1138 Thanks for the tip… I’ve never tried pineapple before. Will have to give it a shot!

]]> http://citydiggity.com/2009/05/25/vine-time/#comment-1137 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:37:45 +0000 http://citydiggity.com/?p=1501#comment-1137 Hi,
They turned green eventually!

]]> http://citydiggity.com/2009/05/25/vine-time/#comment-1136 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:50:33 +0000 http://citydiggity.com/?p=1501#comment-1136 and about those avocados, they take a long while to sprout, at least for me. they started splitting after maybe 2 or 3 weeks (a good sign, although I initially expected otherwise), and about 3 months to push the slightest hint of a root. I left mine in water from early June to last week, so I got fed up of waiting and tossed the three of them into a large pot, and figured to hell with em whether they sprouted or not. A few days ago, I dug one up out of curiosity, and it finally had an inch long root sliding out from the bottom, but still no leaf sprouts from the top. I think a better investment would be pineapples- twist the leafy top of the pineapple off, pull off 10 leaves to expose the root cells, and stick the thing in a 6-8″ pot. It’ll grow roots in a few weeks and be on its way to giving you a homegrown fruit in little over a year, which is more than can be said for these avocados! If you try the pineapples though, don’t let even a drop of water get into the leaves, because you’ll rot the thing out. Instead, water around the plant, but only once a week to keep the soil just slightly moist

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