tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post1119038440331279580..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: A plum weekSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-14505779859431398092015-08-22T18:24:59.251+00:002015-08-22T18:24:59.251+00:00The last couple of days have been ideal for blight...The last couple of days have been ideal for blight so maybe on our next plot visit things won't be so rosy.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-48736824782964360712015-08-22T18:23:03.684+00:002015-08-22T18:23:03.684+00:00Thank you AlainThank you AlainSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-61025179429171579832015-08-20T14:15:11.729+00:002015-08-20T14:15:11.729+00:00Just realized that I missed this post - all that h...Just realized that I missed this post - all that harvesting/processing is distracting me. Such beautiful onions; and lucky you to be avoiding blight. Looks like early blight has found our tomato beds and all the recent rain isn't helping matters at all.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-18752447440821537752015-08-18T23:19:13.418+00:002015-08-18T23:19:13.418+00:00Your harvest is as impressive as ever Sue.Your harvest is as impressive as ever Sue.rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-582407736755000322015-08-18T19:15:17.489+00:002015-08-18T19:15:17.489+00:00Maybe the weather this year hasn't been peachy...Maybe the weather this year hasn't been peachy in more ways than one, JoSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-73899818065847947022015-08-18T13:45:26.421+00:002015-08-18T13:45:26.421+00:00My beans are just starting to produce now too, the...My beans are just starting to produce now too, they're later this year but then they were sown later. I think my peaches are going to be a failure this year, there's fruit on the tree but it just hasn't grown. I think I need to do a bit of research.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-91615163731290113782015-08-18T08:51:56.199+00:002015-08-18T08:51:56.199+00:00It was the peaches and nectarines that weren'...It was the peaches and nectarines that weren't ripe enough, Dina the plums were fine. The wasps are a problem though - great care is needed when picking,<br /><br />If only lots fruit and veg was the key to perfect healthSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-47111909601976153592015-08-17T22:04:40.280+00:002015-08-17T22:04:40.280+00:00What a shame about the plums not being ripe enough...What a shame about the plums not being ripe enough. I lost all the fruit off one of my plums trees, it all dropped, probably a hundred odd plums as I had been so busy, I lost the lot to wasps and it was a nightmare trying to walk past it with the wasps and all, still I have another plum tree full of unripe fruit....<br />Oh...those onions are marvelous, serious onion envy here! I still await the first ripe tomato....sighs...<br />You two must be the healthiest people on the planet with all this home grown fruit and veg!xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-76455721032209839382015-08-17T17:40:40.945+00:002015-08-17T17:40:40.945+00:00We aren't ruthless enough either, Jo - I mean...We aren't ruthless enough either, Jo - I mean what if you thin the fruits and then some drop off?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-62599109977917394602015-08-17T17:37:18.968+00:002015-08-17T17:37:18.968+00:00It's not an age issue Angie as we had one or t...It's not an age issue Angie as we had one or two peaches the first year that we planted the tree and they were delicious.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-13307270364609651792015-08-17T17:33:42.697+00:002015-08-17T17:33:42.697+00:00We'll have to be more patient DaphneWe'll have to be more patient DaphneSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-55563295337547461472015-08-17T17:31:47.506+00:002015-08-17T17:31:47.506+00:00Thanks DebsThanks DebsSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25131684518746713502015-08-17T17:30:55.929+00:002015-08-17T17:30:55.929+00:00Many of our plums are nibbled CJ we always cut the...Many of our plums are nibbled CJ we always cut them in half before eating just in caseSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-81184406794575113362015-08-17T17:27:23.302+00:002015-08-17T17:27:23.302+00:00 Maybe the plants know best Sue, our potatoes get ... Maybe the plants know best Sue, our potatoes get very little attention no watering however drySue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75888589556599398442015-08-17T13:52:02.844+00:002015-08-17T13:52:02.844+00:00Lovely harvest Sue. I picked a few beans earlier t...Lovely harvest Sue. I picked a few beans earlier to add to a curry & the plums will be picked soon to make jam. I hope your peaches & nectarines improve, my peaches are still small I don't think I'm being ruthless enough with the thinning. x Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-52522008417553228462015-08-17T12:02:25.784+00:002015-08-17T12:02:25.784+00:00It's at this time of the year I regret not gro...It's at this time of the year I regret not growing at least one or two veg or fruit. I should really try to change that and make a bit of an effort.<br />Great harvest, tasty by the sounds of things too. I hope the nectarines and peaches improve as your trees age Sue. It would be a real shame should they not.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-88943310971724612302015-08-17T10:37:53.051+00:002015-08-17T10:37:53.051+00:00I always love your harvest photos. You have such a...I always love your harvest photos. You have such a great variety of fruit. I picked the first of my apples too. They also aren't quite ripe. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-66897093405754207702015-08-17T08:58:36.026+00:002015-08-17T08:58:36.026+00:00You will feast like kings and queens! Great harves...You will feast like kings and queens! Great harvest, and a good variety too.Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25520360039799101042015-08-17T08:26:17.030+00:002015-08-17T08:26:17.030+00:00Wow, a fabulous harvest. I've grown Cobra bea...Wow, a fabulous harvest. I've grown Cobra beans this year and they're doing brilliantly, I'll definitely grow them again. The plums look delicious. I ate my single plum the other day, it was fabulous. Something else had had a little nibble and it had fall off the tree, but what I had was lovely. I have high hopes for next year.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-91885629920257980392015-08-17T08:23:37.134+00:002015-08-17T08:23:37.134+00:00I always look forward to your weekly harvests-they...I always look forward to your weekly harvests-they are very impressive (and frankly--BEAUTIFUL!)<br />You bring gardening to a whole new level--I am impressed.<br />And as an aside-my best potato harvests always come from unattended plants. Why is that!?!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com