tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post136994137768297257..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Twenty icy fingers, twenty icy toesSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-26634581771976896532019-12-04T22:28:13.455+00:002019-12-04T22:28:13.455+00:00Oh, your poor fingers and toes! I get the problem ...Oh, your poor fingers and toes! I get the problem with garden centers at this time of the year, I had to visit three to find magnolia's for MIL's birthday, there's hardly a plant to be found. Loved your cyclamen and great to see your harvest, however frozen. Cheering on your spinach seedlings!xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-54590898757908998402019-12-03T18:50:17.827+00:002019-12-03T18:50:17.827+00:00Turnips and swedes are confusing, Lisa. In England...Turnips and swedes are confusing, Lisa. In England a swede is the one with yellow/ orange flesh and is good mashed- I think it is what you call a rutabaga. Turnips are generally picked quite small and have white flesh. In Scotland it’s a different story.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-92215896663369411942019-12-03T12:16:13.185+00:002019-12-03T12:16:13.185+00:00The root veg that looks like a turnip...is that wh...The root veg that looks like a turnip...is that what you are calling a swede? I had to look up what is a swede and google says it is what we call a rutabaga. Now I am all confused. It doesn't take much. ha... I hope you are warmed up by now and enjoying a good cabbage soup.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12687087070681249112019-12-03T11:20:18.015+00:002019-12-03T11:20:18.015+00:00We have a small garden centre that sticks to all t...We have a small garden centre that sticks to all things gardening, CJ with the exception of trees but it doesn’t have many house plants.we buy selection of potato tubers that are sold singly thereSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-79569654300889844702019-12-03T11:17:15.268+00:002019-12-03T11:17:15.268+00:00Most of our garden centres make sure that you can’...Most of our garden centres make sure that you can’t avoid the tat, Mal as the gardening stuff is right at the back. We’ll have to try visiting in allotment gear.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-28563497323003224352019-12-03T11:13:37.864+00:002019-12-03T11:13:37.864+00:00The frost is photogenic, Deborah. This may be our ...The frost is photogenic, Deborah. This may be our one and only successful swede. Maybe bear it but I don’t know about grinningSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-87930805378506082692019-12-02T23:43:24.262+00:002019-12-02T23:43:24.262+00:00We are planning on going to a night visit to an RH...We are planning on going to a night visit to an RHS garden where they are using lighting to display the plants, Jane but it’s not really flashing fairy lights etc. A house on our street has more lights than a high street. We probably won’t have turkey either, haven’t had for years. We are not really traditionalists. I love parsnips anc homegrown carrots.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-14489232410029474872019-12-02T23:37:02.499+00:002019-12-02T23:37:02.499+00:00We eat lots of veggie meals, Deb but we do eat pou...We eat lots of veggie meals, Deb but we do eat poultry and fish. No red or processed near.<br />Down to health reasons really.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-21844874616589906732019-12-02T15:28:36.081+00:002019-12-02T15:28:36.081+00:00The garden centres are shocking aren't they. H...The garden centres are shocking aren't they. Happily we have a garden shop in town, which is more in the old style of a garden centre - mostly plants and seeds, with a small section for pets and wild birds. They do have a few Christmas trees, but that's pretty much it. And you can buy peas, beans and onion sets loose in brown paper bags, which is great, because you can try loads of varieties quite cheaply. I always wonder how the tiny birds survive the icy weather as well, they really are amazing. CJhttps://cjabovetheriver.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-57797216521059146192019-12-02T12:44:05.765+00:002019-12-02T12:44:05.765+00:00I go in the "In" door but take the short...I go in the "In" door but take the shortcut to the checkouts and work my way back to the outdoor section to avoid the long and winding road past the tat. Our nearest centre has been refurbished/expanded and I feel enjoyably alien in my wellington boots...Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-88794700936132416152019-12-02T12:23:11.002+00:002019-12-02T12:23:11.002+00:00On the plus side, all the frost does make great ph...On the plus side, all the frost does make great photo opportunities. I only grew Swede successfully once, all other attempts failed. The ones I managed were not big but oh, my goodness the flavour was unsurpassed.<br />One of our local garden centres pretty much shuts down everything except the Grotto which is then charged £10 per child entry. I guess I will go in for free then? Anyway, soon it will be all eggs and bunnies, so let's grin and bear the grottoes!Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-80517760131982221962019-12-02T11:00:47.253+00:002019-12-02T11:00:47.253+00:00Too bad it being so cold it makes your lives miser...Too bad it being so cold it makes your lives miserable.<br /><br />I'm with you on the overuse of Christmas lighting especially in so called public parks where you now need tickets to visit at night. Scares away the owls which I prefer.<br /><br />I see my Christmas dinner here. For us it would be standing rib roast and Yorkshire pud as we just ate turkey at Thanksgiving a few days ago AND roasted carrots and parsnips which are not available fresh here, only old and withered, lucky you, leek and potato soup, and sauteed cabbage. Mouth watering vegs you've got. Oh, so yum. Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-34963054185428604072019-12-02T09:58:23.596+00:002019-12-02T09:58:23.596+00:00Oh glad I,m not the only one..garden centres in th...Oh glad I,m not the only one..garden centres in the run up to Christmas become very scary places indeed and I can do without the stress.<br /> I love that red Cyclamen . You,ve done really well with your root crop , a veritable feast you're going to have there ...I only managed to grow one parsnip and it is still in the ground , I will be digging it up for my Christmas dinner .Yep I,m still trying to be vegetarian ! :)Daisy Debshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105828820178399476noreply@blogger.com