tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post2104733610384847655..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Trying to play catch upSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-5821434037591652972017-11-02T10:01:50.557+00:002017-11-02T10:01:50.557+00:00I am, Dina. I’m just left with a cough nowI am, Dina. I’m just left with a cough nowSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-32679386928989490922017-11-01T20:11:37.998+00:002017-11-01T20:11:37.998+00:00I bet you are glad to get that pruning out of the ...I bet you are glad to get that pruning out of the way! I do hope you cold has gone now and you are feeling better.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-62480118577418092352017-10-30T16:31:31.973+00:002017-10-30T16:31:31.973+00:00I don’t prune the autumn fruiting raspberries ‘til...I don’t prune the autumn fruiting raspberries ‘til spring, Mal. I hope that the Malwinas perform for you.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-44331163805874792262017-10-30T13:10:34.005+00:002017-10-30T13:10:34.005+00:00By my reckoning you are still well ahead. I haven...By my reckoning you are still well ahead. I haven't touched my berries (black, blue, goose) or currants yet. The autumn raspberries have only just stopped fruiting and I feel I should let them die back a bit before the ground level chop! I have a Jostaberry and a Gojoberry waiting to be planted out and some Malwina strawbs on order. So a bit of a revamp is due in the close season.Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-32109496012254722082017-10-30T11:18:05.291+00:002017-10-30T11:18:05.291+00:00It's not too bad with the right equipment, Mal...It's not too bad with the right equipment, Malar. The worst task is tidying up afterwards.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-915424482129965932017-10-30T11:16:51.329+00:002017-10-30T11:16:51.329+00:00It does, Brian.It does, Brian.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-39010938451706116372017-10-30T11:16:09.140+00:002017-10-30T11:16:09.140+00:00We had gusts of 30mph in the garden ( which maybe ...We had gusts of 30mph in the garden ( which maybe doesn't sound much but more than Brian of Ophelia) but the plot is far more open and windier.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68372266887902736762017-10-30T10:42:55.818+00:002017-10-30T10:42:55.818+00:00It's a lot bigger than mine! The part I will b...It's a lot bigger than mine! The part I will be using is probably twice the size, but there are lots of mature fruit trees, currants, berries etc too, which I may or may not get involved with.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78454975789028391682017-10-30T08:56:17.948+00:002017-10-30T08:56:17.948+00:00Wow! that's heavy pruning! Very hard work inde...Wow! that's heavy pruning! Very hard work indeed! ;)Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16190896905436225442017-10-29T20:22:39.001+00:002017-10-29T20:22:39.001+00:00We've been working on pruning and cleaning up ...We've been working on pruning and cleaning up our berry patch here too, though we have considerably less than you do. It does always give a sense of satisfaction to get it done though, doesn't it!Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-81880864716997093022017-10-29T13:29:24.962+00:002017-10-29T13:29:24.962+00:00When I say 'sturdy breeze' I mean in exces...When I say 'sturdy breeze' I mean in excess of 25 mph, but I gather you had quite a blast last night? I just can't work when everything is whipping into my face or blowing away all the time. <br />Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-74798513712512518912017-10-29T11:52:11.802+00:002017-10-29T11:52:11.802+00:00The jostaberry isn’t prickly, Roger so that’s fine...The jostaberry isn’t prickly, Roger so that’s fine. Now had it been the tayberry that would have been quite different - gloves for that. I have small hands but I don’tknow about delicate :-)Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-3294608458892725132017-10-29T11:38:08.124+00:002017-10-29T11:38:08.124+00:00I see you are not wearing gloves. Do you manage th...I see you are not wearing gloves. Do you manage the hybrid berries without them? Your hands in the picture look quite delicateRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-48197818723335953082017-10-29T10:00:30.233+00:002017-10-29T10:00:30.233+00:00I bet you are happy to gave sorted out that raspbe...I bet you are happy to gave sorted out that raspberry bed, Margaret. I just hope that I can keep on top of ours. The weather helps enforce resting and now the daylight ours have shortened there is less time to work on the plot.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-28924849489079212602017-10-29T09:57:28.923+00:002017-10-29T09:57:28.923+00:00The cold is still hanging on Jenni but as a cough ...The cold is still hanging on Jenni but as a cough now which is especially irritating when trying to sleep. Our weather is changeable - gales yesterday!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-89400061223858348602017-10-29T09:55:14.156+00:002017-10-29T09:55:14.156+00:00I guess the weather will determine whether. We can...I guess the weather will determine whether. We can re-establish and sort of routine, Mark. How big is the garden that you have taken on?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-73309929892390705492017-10-29T09:52:47.377+00:002017-10-29T09:52:47.377+00:00I’ve been left with a cough. Jo which is annoying....I’ve been left with a cough. Jo which is annoying. Without the weed control fabric we definitely wouldn’t be on top of thingsSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-17887463504708389832017-10-29T09:50:54.099+00:002017-10-29T09:50:54.099+00:00There was more than a sturdy breeze blowing here l...There was more than a sturdy breeze blowing here last night,DeborahSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-32272710796704581072017-10-28T19:38:46.456+00:002017-10-28T19:38:46.456+00:00Great job - it is a feeling of accomplishment, isn...Great job - it is a feeling of accomplishment, isn't it? Coincidentally, I finally got around to de-grassing/weeding golden raspberry run yesterday. I dug the grass out, my daughter moved it to the hilltop - it was so much quicker with some help! Hope you are taking care of yourself and resting up - feel better soon!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-79562236695624657642017-10-28T19:11:48.630+00:002017-10-28T19:11:48.630+00:00Hi Sue, we've just trimmed up our raspberries ...Hi Sue, we've just trimmed up our raspberries this week too. We are having a stretch of lovely weather, so, trying to make the most of it. I hope you've shaken the cold off and are feeling better!Rainy Day Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139202327960366363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-18738166469733475452017-10-28T16:52:20.455+00:002017-10-28T16:52:20.455+00:00After your enforced absence, and various ailments,...After your enforced absence, and various ailments, I bet you are looking forward to getting back into a regular plot routine! I had my first work session at my new garden today. I was very pleased with the soil condition, and the plot is only a bit weedy - not completely overgrown. There are lots of fruit bushes and trees too - the owner loaded me down with apples to take home.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-89984235894178808552017-10-28T16:28:00.422+00:002017-10-28T16:28:00.422+00:00Hope you're feeling better. It's a good jo...Hope you're feeling better. It's a good job that you're always on top of jobs at the plot, things don't get so out of hand when you don't make it down there quite so often then. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25328707202023788872017-10-28T12:21:21.285+00:002017-10-28T12:21:21.285+00:00Well done you wrestling with all that and a cold! ...Well done you wrestling with all that and a cold! I just keep looking at mine swaying merrily in the sturdy breezes that put me off going out to garden!Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.com