tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post5033063270865582642..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: The will to survive,Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-35375981615752492292015-09-07T11:43:15.061+00:002015-09-07T11:43:15.061+00:00Volunteer parsley it's quite a good achieveme... Volunteer parsley it's quite a good achievement, Daisy. Apples and pear trees are just as pretty as ornamentals but if you do decide to plant one make sure it is self fertile otherwise you will need more than one tree to end up with any fruit Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-73965893042527177682015-09-06T08:34:30.553+00:002015-09-06T08:34:30.553+00:00We always plant more plants than we need and this ...We always plant more plants than we need and this year confirms that is a good idea, LouSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-76083681091888472015-09-06T08:27:43.791+00:002015-09-06T08:27:43.791+00:00We pinch out in that way and do usually have longe...We pinch out in that way and do usually have longer stems but not this year RiNSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-24441294567431040532015-09-06T01:41:39.550+00:002015-09-06T01:41:39.550+00:00I've had volunteer dill and volunteer parsley,...I've had volunteer dill and volunteer parsley, but fruit trees? Wow. I was picking pears today at a friend's, and I gave some serious thought to taking out our mock cherry tree (although it is so pretty in the spring!) and replacing it with apple or pear.Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-26806356694231779982015-09-05T22:50:35.161+00:002015-09-05T22:50:35.161+00:00The apples are amazing sue. It's always the th...The apples are amazing sue. It's always the things we forget about that do the best! Although the rest of your harvests look fab too anyway.<br />Haha, I love the apple peeling gizmo.<br />My courgettes have been slow too but luckily have a few plants as well so am getting a steady crop.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-52295385813961356142015-09-02T12:34:05.641+00:002015-09-02T12:34:05.641+00:00They were pinched out while still in their pots, a...They were pinched out while still in their pots, about six inch's reduced to five, planted out a week or so later and then got hit by frost, we thought we had lost them, but a couple of weeks later they started up again, the shorter stems are 12 inches most of them are around 15 inches, I am just wondering if it was the frost as our first year here I planted out the plants ( without pinching out) and they got hit by a late frost just as they had started climbing, they also had very long stems.Renovation in Galiciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134753603087085719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25677874629342624542015-09-02T08:03:18.093+00:002015-09-02T08:03:18.093+00:00We pinch out the tops before planting when the pla...We pinch out the tops before planting when the plants are small. RiG did you do this after planting?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25479455185433640662015-09-02T07:53:43.680+00:002015-09-02T07:53:43.680+00:00Thanks Anna I'll look at those varieties. I th...Thanks Anna I'll look at those varieties. I think I have grown Gwendoline in the pastSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-22283237531064704312015-09-01T23:58:59.662+00:002015-09-01T23:58:59.662+00:00We have grown Cobra for the first time this year w...We have grown Cobra for the first time this year we will be sticking with it, a great bean, our runners are a failure this year, only one meal so far but they are still blooming. The sweet peas had a bad start, we had a hard frost just after they were planted out, they recovered, then we heard Monty say to pick out the leaders for long stems, so we did, we have the longest stems we have ever had and a picking a big bunch every day. Renovation in Galiciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134753603087085719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-69142858270089452622015-09-01T21:34:45.746+00:002015-09-01T21:34:45.746+00:00I hope that you have got more than one apple corer...I hope that you have got more than one apple corer Sue. Sweet pea 'Gwendoline' has done well for me this year - long stem and quite scented too. 'Erewhon' too.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-52708944543274643352015-09-01T16:34:37.801+00:002015-09-01T16:34:37.801+00:00 Thank you, Endaf Thank you, EndafSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68036185122690786842015-09-01T16:33:31.857+00:002015-09-01T16:33:31.857+00:00 What a lovely word, Normala What a lovely word, NormalaSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78215403417388158332015-09-01T16:31:50.053+00:002015-09-01T16:31:50.053+00:00Usually it's almost a full time job picking sw... Usually it's almost a full time job picking sweet peas, Margaret. I don't know what has happened this year. Maybe the weather, maybe the varieties, I just don't know. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-20433513081454210732015-09-01T16:29:36.095+00:002015-09-01T16:29:36.095+00:00 Some apples will be made into a compote and froze... Some apples will be made into a compote and frozen, Dina and no doubt some of the others will find their way into crumbles and pies etc. We have had a wasps nest in a hole under the root of one of our blackcurrant bushes. I have had to be really careful when picking the currents this year. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-20097969915138603472015-09-01T16:23:11.994+00:002015-09-01T16:23:11.994+00:00 Given half a chance the wasps well home in on the... Given half a chance the wasps well home in on the apples too, Daphne. If there is a mark on them they so find their way in and actually hollow them out Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-7709484222080364262015-09-01T16:17:25.191+00:002015-09-01T16:17:25.191+00:00 This year we avoided peach leaf curl, CJ but the ... This year we avoided peach leaf curl, CJ but the tree got red spider mite instead. Not quite got it right yet. Our peaches were nibbled and spoiled. What do you think has been nibbling yours?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-2692440330544883712015-09-01T16:13:09.460+00:002015-09-01T16:13:09.460+00:00We have a system with runner beans, Sue. I top and... We have a system with runner beans, Sue. I top and tail, Martyn takes off the edges, and then I chop them up. It's quite a production line Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-55582573556595081702015-09-01T16:09:33.965+00:002015-09-01T16:09:33.965+00:00There's nothing as contrary as a plant, Debs. ... There's nothing as contrary as a plant, Debs. I do have an apple peeling gizmo it's called Martyn. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-14994978242096277622015-09-01T16:06:34.353+00:002015-09-01T16:06:34.353+00:00We've been pleased with our tomatoes to this y... We've been pleased with our tomatoes to this year, Jo. The ones in the greenhouse have been grown in much better compost than usual. Usually we don't grow any outside but we popped the odds and ends of spare tomato plants directly in the ground and because we have had no blight they've done well too. Maybe next year we will try some blight resistant varieties outdoors. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-37090559758170354242015-09-01T16:02:23.032+00:002015-09-01T16:02:23.032+00:00 Yes we are Cobra converts, Mark thanks to you. Ha... Yes we are Cobra converts, Mark thanks to you. Have you another apple tree or crab apple tree to pollinate your Bramley I actually think it needs pollen from two other varieties. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-793694685032777642015-09-01T13:45:05.831+00:002015-09-01T13:45:05.831+00:00We don't make jam not Nadezda because it has t... We don't make jam not Nadezda because it has too much sugar in it but we will puree some of the apples and freeze them the rest will be stored in the garage. We were surprised at our beans we didn't think we would have any this year.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-86867599181050607762015-09-01T13:39:10.699+00:002015-09-01T13:39:10.699+00:00 Our other apples are on the plot, Sarah so they w... Our other apples are on the plot, Sarah so they will be blissfully unaware there of what happened to their kin.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-20900220647053398192015-09-01T08:03:49.955+00:002015-09-01T08:03:49.955+00:00Very very lovely harvest! Especially your beans an...Very very lovely harvest! Especially your beans and berries.Endah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-8032019496871895042015-09-01T06:58:40.324+00:002015-09-01T06:58:40.324+00:00Beautylicious harvest..Beautylicious harvest..Normala Saadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625976050611300336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-22706545449740435822015-09-01T02:47:57.246+00:002015-09-01T02:47:57.246+00:00Those are a lot of apples - they look wonderful! ...Those are a lot of apples - they look wonderful! That's too bad about the sweet peas - I recall your constant sweet pea pickings from last year - they just kept going and going and going.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.com