tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post2576549395402715643..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Rabbit Food ?Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-6893510323721751472011-02-11T15:18:53.442+00:002011-02-11T15:18:53.442+00:00The lettuce looks so crisps and ready for a fresh ...The lettuce looks so crisps and ready for a fresh salad.<br />Yummy..Garden Forumhttp://www.gardeningchannel.com/forums/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31216246909563828842011-02-10T09:59:31.812+00:002011-02-10T09:59:31.812+00:00YRVG - Most of our salad seeds will be from last y...YRVG - Most of our salad seeds will be from last year too although magzines keep giving us free Little Gems.<br /><br />My dad called it rabbit food too Woody! I did used to be just the plain green floppy sort though! And our selection is just the tip of the iceberg (pardon the pun!) :DSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-72245509256738411532011-02-09T19:54:54.765+00:002011-02-09T19:54:54.765+00:00My dad, deceased these 13 years now, always referr...My dad, deceased these 13 years now, always referred to salad, rather derisively, as rabbit food. Late in life he decided he was allergic to lettuce.<br /><br />But he might have changed his mind if he'd ever seen the sheer variety you have there.Gordon Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796375484099193959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75265409829455738882011-02-08T01:49:38.980+00:002011-02-08T01:49:38.980+00:00Good effort. Stay writing!Good effort. Stay writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-40361459186487253322011-02-07T19:56:47.900+00:002011-02-07T19:56:47.900+00:00Great photos - it makes me feel like spring is alm...Great photos - it makes me feel like spring is almost here! Thanks for sharing your favourites as well.. it's always fun to see what other gardeners are enjoying.. I just organized my seeds and discovered that I have about 2 dozen packets of various lettuce to use up! I guess I'll need to order less with my next seed order! :)Year Round Vegetable Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089013518729172122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-64954835052183452392011-02-07T10:38:27.835+00:002011-02-07T10:38:27.835+00:00I am thinking of trying to make a bit more of how ...I am thinking of trying to make a bit more of how decoratove vegetables look this year Holly <br /><br />You are by no means inferior Tanya - we have been at this for years (maybe I shouldn;t emphasise that so much) and there are two of us and now we don't go out to work either or have small people to look after. We'll start off with salads in containers too.<br /><br />Anon - It's my pleasure - literally<br /><br />You may end up with self sown lettuce like us Diana.<br /><br />I agree Ana never too much and I like the crispy ones too so am looking forward to the red iceberg.<br /><br />Succession is definitely the way to have lettuce for longer as it can be a bit shortlived M & S (funny we're M & S too - never S & M though!. I bet your chicken love their share!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-79372163935375358912011-02-07T09:32:05.605+00:002011-02-07T09:32:05.605+00:00What a lot of lettuce! :)
We sow in succession lik...What a lot of lettuce! :)<br />We sow in succession like you. We also let some go for the Chickens.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05252983027018111307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31310078360892243842011-02-07T09:29:50.461+00:002011-02-07T09:29:50.461+00:00I love your lettuce pictures. My favorite, that I ...I love your lettuce pictures. My favorite, that I will grow this year again, are Great Lakes and Iceberg - I like the crispy ones.<br />And I think that you can never grow too much lettuce. No matter how much I grow, there is always shortage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-88183608430410807892011-02-07T03:38:21.153+00:002011-02-07T03:38:21.153+00:00Morning Sue, I like to see your rows of beautiful ...Morning Sue, I like to see your rows of beautiful growing lettuces picture. Lettuce is always the saviour during winters here. We always have unfinished lettuce in the garden. Due to summer heat, we have some flowering lettuce in the patch.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-66558335697450549872011-02-06T23:57:52.344+00:002011-02-06T23:57:52.344+00:00Many thanks for finding the time to publish such a...Many thanks for finding the time to publish such a valuable blog, it's been very useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-73811883112721167052011-02-06T21:24:33.145+00:002011-02-06T21:24:33.145+00:00I continue to be utterly amazed about how organize...I continue to be utterly amazed about how organized you are with all your seeds and names...I just grow stuff!!<br /><br />I grow all my salad stuff in containers on my gravel...I think maybe the slugs and snails don't like the gravel as I never get damage from them.....maybe I will start to pay more attention to names of the stuff I'm growing this year as I plant them as I am feeling a little inferior every time i read your wealth of knowledge!!<br /><br />I will be happy if my crops look just a half as good as your photos this year!!allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-39266793725240401412011-02-06T18:48:54.348+00:002011-02-06T18:48:54.348+00:00Beautiful greens!!Beautiful greens!!~TastyTravels~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17242583069509116828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-72342009369689789572011-02-06T16:34:34.562+00:002011-02-06T16:34:34.562+00:00You don't want to spend too much time inside c...You don't want to spend too much time inside cooking do you when the weather is good so salads fit the bill nicely so loads of lettuce is a must! We also eat a lot of the other vegetables raw in summer popped into some side salad like home made coleslaw etc.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16580275443778878702011-02-06T16:11:36.968+00:002011-02-06T16:11:36.968+00:00Good selection of lettuce, I tend to grow quite a ...Good selection of lettuce, I tend to grow quite a lot as we live off salads in the summer.Damohttp://www.twochancesvegplot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-14305419756558460562011-02-06T13:40:02.138+00:002011-02-06T13:40:02.138+00:00Lettuce doesn't like it too hot Bangchik or it...Lettuce doesn't like it too hot Bangchik or it soon goes to seed which is why we have to plant plenty in succession - a few days of hot weather in summer (which probably isn't hot at all by your standards)and it has gone over.<br /><br />We eat lots of salads in summer Jo - have your got free Little genm from your garden magazine? We have just ended up with a second packet of Gradener's Delight tomatoes. I wish the magazines would get their act together and each offer something different.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-52205312693596768202011-02-06T13:28:30.987+00:002011-02-06T13:28:30.987+00:00We don't eat a lot of lettuce so I usually gro...We don't eat a lot of lettuce so I usually grow Salad Bowl which is a cut and come again variety. I can just take the amount I want then without any waste. I also grow Little Gem, I love the taste of this and it's a nice compact variety.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-72117275769918822312011-02-06T13:21:51.313+00:002011-02-06T13:21:51.313+00:00Nice lettuce.... and colourful! I have been trying...Nice lettuce.... and colourful! I have been trying to grow lettuce.., but success is limited. It is tough to get a cool spot in this hot weather...Bangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-21920119580809119722011-02-06T12:36:07.765+00:002011-02-06T12:36:07.765+00:00I love eating salads Robin so can't wait to ge...I love eating salads Robin so can't wait to get them growing.<br /><br />The lettuces don't all come at once Mark (the photos were taken at different times throughout last year and some even the previous year just to show the varieties that are possible)and we do give some away. We sow in succession so we always have some sort of lettuce to pick. All you need is some weather that the lettuce don't like and they soon die off.<br /><br />We plant the lettuces close together Fer but it depends on the variety - for instance Little Gem and cut and come again or salad leaves can be closer than the Iceberg and loose leaf types. Little Gem types about a trowel width apart and maybe for the larger one a trowel length apart although to be honest I rather play it by ear. I decide where I want them - count the plants and spread them out accordingly. If when they grow they seem a bit too close you can always harvest every other one first.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25611299595298142182011-02-06T12:25:58.571+00:002011-02-06T12:25:58.571+00:00Your lettuce looks beautiful. How far apart do you...Your lettuce looks beautiful. How far apart do you put it when is on the ground? I am about to change my veggies to the big containerferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276731855082908670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-57337392125898440722011-02-06T12:17:39.505+00:002011-02-06T12:17:39.505+00:00That is certainly an impressive amount of lovely-l...That is certainly an impressive amount of lovely-looking salad. What do you do with it? Surely it is more than enough for your family to eat? You could supply a restaurant with that amount!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-48740863628037057022011-02-06T11:49:27.815+00:002011-02-06T11:49:27.815+00:00What a nice variety and beautiful pictures of your...What a nice variety and beautiful pictures of your lettuce! Now I'm hungry for a salad :)Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.com