tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post5563033497676132057..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: December buddingsSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-39921620556044674872013-01-01T10:53:37.669+00:002013-01-01T10:53:37.669+00:00Well I'm not going to edit the photo Mark!
I&...Well I'm not going to edit the photo Mark!<br /><br />I'll check the blackcurrant when I am next on the plot - to be honest it may not be a blackcurrant!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-23255399521235251272013-01-01T10:51:49.371+00:002013-01-01T10:51:49.371+00:00Here's hoping Woody - definitely netting to wa...Here's hoping Woody - definitely netting to ward off blackbirds for us. Happy New YearSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-91935376317705272832013-01-01T10:50:57.398+00:002013-01-01T10:50:57.398+00:00I've enjoyed keeping up with you too Jo and ho...I've enjoyed keeping up with you too Jo and hope 2013 is the year of the cherry. 2012 was year of the raspberry!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-69470058838971678952012-12-31T17:07:34.742+00:002012-12-31T17:07:34.742+00:00The emerging Blackberry bud looks (to me!) like a ...The emerging Blackberry bud looks (to me!) like a young dragon! :)<br /><br />I haven't been out to inspect the fruit trees - it's been raining all the time - but I'm also hoping for a good fruit season in 2013. In 2012 my Conference Pear produced no fruit at all, so by rights 2013 ought to be really good. I read somewhere that pears sometimes adopt a biennial habit, so we shall see...<br />P.S. Are you sure the Blackcurrant is OK? Round-shaped buds like that are sometimes the sign of Big Bud Mite (qv)Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68132733653110833452012-12-31T17:03:26.489+00:002012-12-31T17:03:26.489+00:00I didn't get any cherries this year either. B...I didn't get any cherries this year either. But next year....ah, next year I'll be drowning in the little blighters. Well, you can hope can't you! but I do plan to swaddle the tree in netting to keep dem pesky squirrels off, and pesky birds too.<br /><br />Next year is bound to be better. Happy New YearGordon Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796375484099193959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-56468864490689288032012-12-31T16:06:56.027+00:002012-12-31T16:06:56.027+00:00I'm keeping my fingers crossed for cherries in...I'm keeping my fingers crossed for cherries in 2013 too, I didn't manage to harvest one this year, and that was after such a great harvest in 2011. Thank you for your friendship this year, I've appreciated your many, helpful comments on my blog, and I've enjoyed reading your intersting posts. All the very best for 2013.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-84929292062368477422012-12-31T14:41:40.834+00:002012-12-31T14:41:40.834+00:00Oh dear I had high hopes from Stella. She's in...Oh dear I had high hopes from Stella. She's in a large tub by the garden greenhouse. Mine is on a dwarfing rootstock. Maybe it din't like the weather this year as lots of our trees aborted their fruit! It <b>WILL</b> be better next year!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-64951973483827339162012-12-31T14:26:20.083+00:002012-12-31T14:26:20.083+00:00Bloomin' blasted Stella has been the tease of ...Bloomin' blasted Stella has been the tease of my life! We have had blossoms every year and fruit this year but the blasted tree dropped them all just as they were greating perfectly ripe and delicious looking. Oh how I shaked my fist!!! The tree has been moved this year out of necessity onto the other plot but I still have hope, always with the hope..... let me know if you discover any secrets ;)Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-58038104651750709902012-12-31T13:39:35.704+00:002012-12-31T13:39:35.704+00:00Thanks Anna, Fingers crossed indeed. I shall be in...Thanks Anna, Fingers crossed indeed. I shall be interested to see what you get up to in 2013 too!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-7354158635725811892012-12-31T12:35:08.169+00:002012-12-31T12:35:08.169+00:00Fingers crossed for next year! The buds look reall...Fingers crossed for next year! The buds look really promising :) Really happy to have found your blog this year and looking forward to following in 2013. Best Wishes! Anna BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-42137611094078402262012-12-31T10:33:06.717+00:002012-12-31T10:33:06.717+00:00It's always a race against the blackbirds for ...It's always a race against the blackbirds for cherries awpol - once we know we have cherries we net our tree.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-14282997473617194152012-12-31T10:32:19.501+00:002012-12-31T10:32:19.501+00:00The polytunnel will make all the difference Linda....The polytunnel will make all the difference Linda. Do you watch Beechgrove Gardens as they grow lots of fruit in their poltunnel? Maybe you'll end up investing in a few.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-1114567725439799022012-12-31T10:30:35.508+00:002012-12-31T10:30:35.508+00:00I think the buds will be OK Tanya. They are pretty...I think the buds will be OK Tanya. They are pretty resilient - it's if they open that there could be a problem.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-76008839976223764072012-12-31T10:26:12.583+00:002012-12-31T10:26:12.583+00:00I have buds also, I am hoping for cherries this ye...I have buds also, I am hoping for cherries this year. The three the tree produced were eaten by the birds. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-43122540731765070402012-12-31T09:06:17.833+00:002012-12-31T09:06:17.833+00:00Our Cherries produced loads of fruit this year but...Our Cherries produced loads of fruit this year but I'm guessing it's because they were in the Polytunnel. We put them outside after they fruited because they take up so much room. They're looking pretty frightful just now and I don't think they'll produce anything in 2013 :(<br />Good luck with your fruit this coming year.<br /><br />linda<br />http://thetenaciousgardener.blogspot.co.uk/Lindachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307042289297886569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-59724513565954954802012-12-31T08:17:20.189+00:002012-12-31T08:17:20.189+00:00I have noticed a few buds appearing of late to Sue...I have noticed a few buds appearing of late to Sue. It worries me though that we could get a cold spell which will kill them all off. Fingers crossed it works out well for us this year!!allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.com/noreply@blogger.com