tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post4446758073081753691..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: It's taken a long while to get to this point Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-73555580450698856262017-06-23T15:50:23.511+00:002017-06-23T15:50:23.511+00:00Sorry, Anna just found this waiting moderation. A ...Sorry, Anna just found this waiting moderation. A job for early spring/autumn I reckonSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-84038559941883318212017-05-10T22:26:11.151+00:002017-05-10T22:26:11.151+00:00Bindweed certainly has a strong survival instinct,...Bindweed certainly has a strong survival instinct, Dina.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-70694640465480802482017-05-10T22:24:28.663+00:002017-05-10T22:24:28.663+00:00I hope so too, Malar.I hope so too, Malar.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-86332576728742334592017-05-10T21:21:40.965+00:002017-05-10T21:21:40.965+00:00Oh a labour of love Sue but well worth the end res...Oh a labour of love Sue but well worth the end result. I have beds of autumn fruiting raspberries and strawberries both with an understory of couch grass. They are now of course in flower so it's a job that has gone on the back burner for a while.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-77060079617761043742017-05-09T23:59:16.727+00:002017-05-09T23:59:16.727+00:00What a great job you have done, painstaking though...What a great job you have done, painstaking though!!! It's so hard to keep on top of certain weeds isn't it, especially when they grow though the roots of plants. I have an endless battle with bindweed, mare's tail and ground alder, they seem indestructible, their roots are always sneaking away underground.xxx Snowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-64562166949673750352017-05-09T05:27:42.744+00:002017-05-09T05:27:42.744+00:00That's really a hard work! The bed look so goo...That's really a hard work! The bed look so good now! Hope you will get some berries this season! ;)Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-84593573675898476562017-05-08T12:24:28.621+00:002017-05-08T12:24:28.621+00:00Thankfully that is something we don't have to ... Thankfully that is something we don't have to contend with, Margaret I understand that it is a nightmare. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-55074162876303383852017-05-08T12:23:46.068+00:002017-05-08T12:23:46.068+00:00 I raspberries ready available in the shops in you... I raspberries ready available in the shops in your part of the world, Endah<br />Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-26629258245056977162017-05-08T08:45:48.262+00:002017-05-08T08:45:48.262+00:00Looks good. We have some bindweed on our plot but ...Looks good. We have some bindweed on our plot but the main problem weed is Horse tail which pops up all over the place.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08979390044895652899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-39376074000425228842017-05-08T02:32:22.937+00:002017-05-08T02:32:22.937+00:00I have never tried growing raspberry in our tiny g...I have never tried growing raspberry in our tiny garden. Such an interesting plant! This plant is only grown in the highland tropics here.Endah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-81827772896193106032017-05-07T22:40:30.770+00:002017-05-07T22:40:30.770+00:00Fish, blood and bone fertiliser is readily availab...Fish, blood and bone fertiliser is readily available in most garden centres, Nadezda.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-23190867042163025482017-05-07T07:26:40.395+00:002017-05-07T07:26:40.395+00:00What a hard work Sue. I've never fertilized be...What a hard work Sue. I've never fertilized beds with a dose of fish, blood and bone, I should try. Where do you get this thing? Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-39060400730217479402017-05-06T22:12:11.793+00:002017-05-06T22:12:11.793+00:00We still have some areas that need some major work...We still have some areas that need some major work, Caro. The bindweed certainly takes over if you turn your attention away for a short time from about this time of year for a few more months.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-77314806811748498152017-05-06T22:06:37.153+00:002017-05-06T22:06:37.153+00:00I am glad to have got this done, Belinda as I wasn...I am glad to have got this done, Belinda as I wasn't lookng forward to it but it is satisfying now it's done.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-28618960749528823572017-05-06T16:48:59.617+00:002017-05-06T16:48:59.617+00:00Raspberries are very resilient and yours will than...Raspberries are very resilient and yours will thank you for no longer being choked with couch grass. I resolved a couple of years ago that doing a little bit of weeding on a regular basis was the best way forward and am trying to encourage the other plot sharers to do the same, especially with the bindweed.Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-91939333819718408442017-05-06T09:44:22.521+00:002017-05-06T09:44:22.521+00:00Oh well done! That is a job that I don't look ...Oh well done! That is a job that I don't look forward to!Belinda Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019296108085163049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-2216920479887620712017-05-06T07:56:48.334+00:002017-05-06T07:56:48.334+00:00It pops up in various places, Margaret. Yesterday ...It pops up in various places, Margaret. Yesterday I weeded out some shoots that were trying to recolonise the Joan J raspberries and no doubt there will be more attempts.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-4956322071632991422017-05-06T07:51:21.446+00:002017-05-06T07:51:21.446+00:00Hopefully, Mal and we have summer fruiting ones to...Hopefully, Mal and we have summer fruiting ones too.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-18527045970324550472017-05-06T07:49:08.723+00:002017-05-06T07:49:08.723+00:00Our plots were over head high in grass and weeds, ...Our plots were over head high in grass and weeds, Deborah as you can see <a href="http://ossettweather.com/glallotments.co.uk/plotters/plottersclearingplot41.html" rel="nofollow">on this page on our website </a> so we have the same problem.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-24372980182830844812017-05-05T22:05:27.863+00:002017-05-05T22:05:27.863+00:00I hope so Sue. The problem is when the grass grows...I hope so Sue. The problem is when the grass grows in amongst the raspberry roots.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16584858718043424482017-05-05T15:47:34.901+00:002017-05-05T15:47:34.901+00:00Looks amazing! I have similar bindweed issues in ...Looks amazing! I have similar bindweed issues in my garden but not so much among the raspberries. The biggest issue in those beds is simply grass encroachment as they were never mulched/edged properly. But this year it's a priority item especially as I ended up losing a few blackberry canes last year.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-82091928857161581642017-05-05T11:32:41.020+00:002017-05-05T11:32:41.020+00:00Hard work, Sue! At least you will get some great ...Hard work, Sue! At least you will get some great JoanJ while you watch these bed in.Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-66259676064442196532017-05-05T10:50:13.750+00:002017-05-05T10:50:13.750+00:00p.s. Job Well Done!p.s. Job Well Done!Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-72742873343773465792017-05-05T10:49:12.621+00:002017-05-05T10:49:12.621+00:00Sighs ~ been there, still doing that! Couch grass ...Sighs ~ been there, still doing that! Couch grass is a beggar and that's for sure. My cottage was built on an old patch of a former field so I'm swamped with that and many other nasties too. Unfortunately, as a full time carer the garden really does take second, even third place to other responsibilities these days so the couch and weeds are winning.Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-92088538336770693452017-05-05T09:58:05.784+00:002017-05-05T09:58:05.784+00:00Oh, what a job! But it looks great now, and I'...Oh, what a job! But it looks great now, and I'm sure that the occasional grass that appears will be easy to remove.<br /><br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com