tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post3267288731873535642..comments2024-03-28T19:59:32.409-07:00Comments on Eat The Blog: Pattypan, Rocket, Radicchio, Carrots, and Cherry Tomatoes-With Fresh BasilGoodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-43443410755038249622009-07-31T11:06:30.136-07:002009-07-31T11:06:30.136-07:00Rocket (Racqet) is also called Arugula. I call it ...Rocket (Racqet) is also called Arugula. I call it rocket because if I say we're having arugula my stone-deaf husband will be looking for little cream cheese pastries (rugelach). I also can't say "The arugula is really taking off" and have it be funny. <br /><br />Yeah, God knows what got blown into the yard from the tornado last year. This is the raised bed though, so it is all new topsoil. I really didn't think without intensive applications of compost that we'd be seeing this sort of productivity. <br /><br />We planted grape vines which I'm kind of worried about-we're so close to a sprayed field that if the wind goes slightly our way it is going to curl the leaves right off of it. So far, it is still alive (though obviously not producing any fruit)but the more I think about it, the crazier it was to try and grow Concord grapes next to a corn field that gets regular applications of herbicide/pesticide/etc. As much as I keep the garden organic, I know there's little I can do about the nearby drift. Just a fact of life. So really, who knows what sort of Monsanto cocktail is wafting in there.I sort of prefer not to know if that's what's making the garden so productive!Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-1554003085575527132009-07-31T10:44:56.715-07:002009-07-31T10:44:56.715-07:00This looks fantastic, and I'm so envious of al...This looks fantastic, and I'm so envious of all the home-grown produce. Sounds great! (But I don't know "rocket." I'll Google it.<br /><br />I thought this earlier, from an earlier post of yours: d'ya think the tornado last year could've had something to do with the productivity of your garden this year? Just a thought.Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097447359828714543noreply@blogger.com