tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post4557924916039498793..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Peculiar ParsnipsSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46716195644252784792015-01-27T09:37:35.765+00:002015-01-27T09:37:35.765+00:00Some people have not conscience Kelli or sense of ...Some people have not conscience Kelli or sense of decencySue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-82838627921994824752015-01-27T09:36:14.416+00:002015-01-27T09:36:14.416+00:00These are our winter crops, Endah so maybe less co...These are our winter crops, Endah so maybe less common for you.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-63285139425773943802015-01-27T09:34:29.578+00:002015-01-27T09:34:29.578+00:00Yes the parsnips are sown in situ, Dina. See this ...Yes the parsnips are sown in situ, Dina. <a href="http://ossettweather.com/glallotments.co.uk/parsnips.html" rel="nofollow">See this page on my website</a> Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-7606577493272682922015-01-27T09:31:42.124+00:002015-01-27T09:31:42.124+00:00It is CJ . I guess someone needed some glass to re...It is CJ . I guess someone needed some glass to repair a greenhouse!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-77365942659811053792015-01-26T22:05:13.622+00:002015-01-26T22:05:13.622+00:00Wahey, nice parsnip sue. V wierd to steal greenhou...Wahey, nice parsnip sue. V wierd to steal greenhouse parts, it's such a shame. I had to contact the police yesterday as walking home from the allotment I saw a car that had had its window smashed in (didn't see it happen but wanted to make sure the owner found out asap).Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-47658890687948698722015-01-26T21:23:50.323+00:002015-01-26T21:23:50.323+00:00Great harvest, Sue! The parsnip is so strange for ...Great harvest, Sue! The parsnip is so strange for me. I have never grown and ateit before. I would love to try it someday.Endah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-18595839238705223882015-01-26T20:55:34.020+00:002015-01-26T20:55:34.020+00:00Struth...the end of January and still you reap!!! ...Struth...the end of January and still you reap!!! What a marvelous crop....love the parsnip, do you grow them from seed in situ? I really fancy that cabbage!xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-91955542733515604772015-01-26T20:39:18.801+00:002015-01-26T20:39:18.801+00:00Still a nice healthy sizeable harvest Sue, well do...Still a nice healthy sizeable harvest Sue, well done. How infuriating about the glass. We have regular shed break ins, and it's so frustrating for the shed owners. All that damage to be repaired all the time, and there's almost nothing worth stealing. Let's hope it's a one-off. CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16136849712463783212015-01-26T16:17:10.941+00:002015-01-26T16:17:10.941+00:00Maybe I should apply for an Equity card on its beh...Maybe I should apply for an Equity card on its behalf, Jessica.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16158510878311902082015-01-26T16:16:23.380+00:002015-01-26T16:16:23.380+00:00I don't know what happened with the savoys, Ba...I don't know what happened with the savoys, Barbara, I would expect seed companies to be careful not to let plants cross.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-20017667501604590542015-01-26T16:14:39.669+00:002015-01-26T16:14:39.669+00:00I'm sure that we will even enjoy the weird one...I'm sure that we will even enjoy the weird one Margaret, I think nowadays good manners us seen as a sign if weakness, Quite a few panes of glass were taken and the little metal bits that hold the glass in place. It's not just the theft it's how it makes the owners feel.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-77114172927579922582015-01-26T16:09:38.915+00:002015-01-26T16:09:38.915+00:00It's such a shame isn't it SandD? Our site...It's such a shame isn't it SandD? Our site also once had all the brass bits stolen from the taps so the council replaced them all with plastic bitsSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-86469956102998278232015-01-26T16:05:29.030+00:002015-01-26T16:05:29.030+00:00Someone once sent me a photo of a very rude parsni...Someone once sent me a photo of a very rude parsnip Sarah. <a href="http://ossettweather.com/glallotments.co.uk/plottersstrangevegetable.html" rel="nofollow">It's on this page on my website</a> but I'll warn you that it's X rated.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-45450121911643662972015-01-26T16:01:00.117+00:002015-01-26T16:01:00.117+00:00The savoys were fairly well spaced Mark just like ...The savoys were fairly well spaced Mark just like the other cabbages which grew to a normal size.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-48692832639068233352015-01-26T15:59:09.552+00:002015-01-26T15:59:09.552+00:00Doesn't it just, Jo I thought was incredible e...Doesn't it just, Jo I thought was incredible enough last year when someone took a plastic watering can out of our greenhouse!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-30108712287568643392015-01-26T15:46:04.890+00:002015-01-26T15:46:04.890+00:00I'm sure I've seen your parsnip in a film ...I'm sure I've seen your parsnip in a film somewhere. Was it Alien? rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-17478580904014098422015-01-26T15:23:43.505+00:002015-01-26T15:23:43.505+00:00Nice harvest. It always amazes me what we get from...Nice harvest. It always amazes me what we get from the ground. Perhaps you accidentally got seed that was crossed a bit with a smaller cabbage. Never know. ibarbidahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875598378198484479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-40587870152060916522015-01-26T15:12:13.665+00:002015-01-26T15:12:13.665+00:00Those are some huge parsnips - I hope they taste a...Those are some huge parsnips - I hope they taste as good as they look!<br /><br />As for the greenhouse window - that's just shameful. I sometimes think that people are getting less and less civilized. Even simple good manners, which cost nothing other than a second of your time, seem to be in short supply these days.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-33441432014128766452015-01-26T15:05:01.912+00:002015-01-26T15:05:01.912+00:00I've even had the compost stolen from my allot...I've even had the compost stolen from my allotment - so sadly I do believe that just about anything can go. Luckily there are also many lovely people on the allotments.Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-81390795274771578602015-01-26T13:06:41.621+00:002015-01-26T13:06:41.621+00:00Oh I love a comedy parsnip. I dug a couple of hugg...Oh I love a comedy parsnip. I dug a couple of hugging parsnips from the soil yesterday. They were like lovers intertwined... it seemed wrong to take a photo. It's shocking about the glass. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-1413325406749859982015-01-26T11:24:05.072+00:002015-01-26T11:24:05.072+00:00That Parsnip may not look handsome, but in one so ...That Parsnip may not look handsome, but in one so big there is bounds to be a fair bit of useable flesh, even when you have discarded the wonky bits. By the way, are you supporting Jamie Oliver's bid to get people to buy / ask for "Wonky" vegetables? Your Parsnip would be a prime candidate! Re the small Savoys: how far apart have they been? Spacing affects the eventual size of a cabbage, as I well know from experience in my little plot!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-44205864350410973782015-01-26T11:23:11.639+00:002015-01-26T11:23:11.639+00:00I'd welcome any sort of shaped parsnips at the...I'd welcome any sort of shaped parsnips at the moment, I'm missing them this year. I've heard everything now, glass taken from a greenhouse, it beggars belief.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com