tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post2539573709617873276..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Timing is importantSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-43016633349100097212013-09-24T06:57:35.446+00:002013-09-24T06:57:35.446+00:00There just seems to be some sort of pest waiting t...There just seems to be some sort of pest waiting to attacke everything., LisaSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-20760614781327720742013-09-23T19:42:32.526+00:002013-09-23T19:42:32.526+00:00Really interesting post Sue, I enjoyed reading abo...Really interesting post Sue, I enjoyed reading about it. The Allium Leaf miner came to us last year for the first time but I've got to say it affected my onions far more than my shallots. I don't know if they prefer the onions to shallots or if it was to do with where they were planted...time will only tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-55753052687311400932013-09-22T08:43:53.066+00:002013-09-22T08:43:53.066+00:00So will we swefflingSo will we swefflingSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-50990387117114410862013-09-22T08:43:27.941+00:002013-09-22T08:43:27.941+00:00Welcome back Tanya. Look forward to reading what y...Welcome back Tanya. Look forward to reading what you have been up to!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-45036784963425494982013-09-21T21:59:08.823+00:002013-09-21T21:59:08.823+00:00This is really helpful, thank you so much. My red...This is really helpful, thank you so much. My red onions were rubbish last year and I thought it was just because I am a learner veggie gardener. I will note and learn from your experiences, very grateful.swefflinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966574718104896830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-81966242172820643212013-09-21T18:40:26.337+00:002013-09-21T18:40:26.337+00:00Hi Sue...well I al grovelling again in my long abs...Hi Sue...well I al grovelling again in my long absence but I hope that now I can get caught up and stay on top of things as life once again settles into routines. I have to confess to not having being through and read all of your posts that I missed as they were published as there are just so many but maybe over the next week or so I will be able to get through them at leisure. Your onions look FANTASTIC by the way. My whites were good this year but my reds have left a lot to be desired and I wonder if I will even bother with any next year. So that's all the blogs written to...now I just have to get on and write a post of my own...maybe a lot of them over the next few weeks!!<br /><br />Thanks for the note on the manure...I will pass that info on to my fellow allotment holders!!Tanya.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08436595615435609755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-3149608831825309762013-09-21T07:45:28.391+00:002013-09-21T07:45:28.391+00:00I think it was a case of more than the week making...I think it was a case of more than the week making the difference, Snowbird it was more the time of the year meaning the plants needed to go out much quicker.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-79318833781098852742013-09-21T07:43:58.494+00:002013-09-21T07:43:58.494+00:00I'm afraid I haven't always found garlic r...I'm afraid I haven't always found garlic reliable CJ but I do think growing in a garden where you have more chance of keeping ab eye on things helps.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-64214889358899311002013-09-20T21:29:18.945+00:002013-09-20T21:29:18.945+00:00What an interesting post Sue, one which I'll t...What an interesting post Sue, one which I'll take note of given my dismal onion growth....again! I love the shallots producing so many more and wow...what a difference a week makes eh...xxxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12914772276079612452013-09-20T20:05:07.729+00:002013-09-20T20:05:07.729+00:00A wonderful harvest Sue. I love growing onions an...A wonderful harvest Sue. I love growing onions and garlic, they are so reliable and easy. They even grow in my dreadful soil at home. When I first moved to a house with a garden it was autumn, and garlic was the first thing I ever planted. I was so excited to have a garden, and I remember being thrilled when the first green shoots came up. And I still am, every year.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-11377158089866187272013-09-20T17:54:52.721+00:002013-09-20T17:54:52.721+00:00That's one way of managing spring onions then,...That's one way of managing spring onions then, JoSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-57223884080796936632013-09-20T10:52:43.716+00:002013-09-20T10:52:43.716+00:00I put all my eggs in one basket, so to speak. I th...I put all my eggs in one basket, so to speak. I think next year I'll do as you're going to do, plant up half in to modules and plant half directly in to the ground. At least if one lot aren't so good, there's another to fall back on. If you've got leftovers, like you had this year, you could pull them throughout the season and use them as spring onions.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-3002062351120408292013-09-20T10:27:46.755+00:002013-09-20T10:27:46.755+00:00I think if I had limited space I wouldn't devo...I think if I had limited space I wouldn't devote a large area to onions, MarkSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-3389362632927149232013-09-20T10:26:27.628+00:002013-09-20T10:26:27.628+00:00Hi John, Whereabouts are you - allium leaf miner h...Hi John, Whereabouts are you - allium leaf miner hasn't arrived here yet so I don't now much about it. I hope it keeps away!!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-19353021061115839012013-09-20T10:19:19.677+00:002013-09-20T10:19:19.677+00:00Well, at least you have acquired some useful knowl...Well, at least you have acquired some useful knowledge - and I'm sure many beginners will thank you for passing it on. I had quite a good year for shallots, though of course I only grew a tiny quantity. Maybe one day I'll pluck up the courage to grow some onions. People say that thay are hugely better than commercially-grown ones, in terms of taste anyway. The trouble is that in order to grow onions I would have to stop growing somethng else...Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-41092006795230542182013-09-20T09:57:55.034+00:002013-09-20T09:57:55.034+00:00Hi Sue
Your experience with onions almost parallel...Hi Sue<br />Your experience with onions almost parallels mine, with a few exceptions. Having suffered the module rootbound condition, I decided never to do it again as the time taken up with prep and care didn't warrant any gain. So they all go straight in, but a little later than others on the site. Reason? Avoiding allium leaf miner which has totally destroyed onion crops here in recent years. This year there has been none and the weather has suited onions so much that even those tricky reds have not performed their usual going-to-seed trick that at least a third of them do.<br />I can also recommend those French echalotes grises from seed (Zebrune, DT Brown). They are free germinating and grow to small onion size. V tasty!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851144889986408135noreply@blogger.com