tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post5787054092147439481..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: They came good in the end - well sort of anyway!Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-91771556155671500642010-09-27T14:55:14.910+00:002010-09-27T14:55:14.910+00:00I might have known that you'd come up with som...I might have known that you'd come up with something like that Anon - I have your number even if you aren't plot 49 any more!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-10862660654850029912010-09-27T12:14:08.407+00:002010-09-27T12:14:08.407+00:00Sue
when photographing two tomatoes together alway...Sue<br />when photographing two tomatoes together always include a large courgette, with tomatoes placed at the stem end of said courgette; it never fails to get a laugh - at least with the people i know.<br /><br />Plot 49Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68444076167260764512010-09-16T09:08:22.016+00:002010-09-16T09:08:22.016+00:00Hello ~fer it's amzing the peculair shape that...Hello ~fer it's amzing the peculair shape that some fruit and veg grow I have a page of photos on my website <a href="http://glallotments.co.uk/PlottersStrangeVegetables.aspx" rel="nofollow">strange fruit and vegetables</a><br /><br />But next year it will be a reality CraigSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-71805280088987606552010-09-15T20:04:46.019+00:002010-09-15T20:04:46.019+00:00Blimey, you are harvesting away at the moment :D i...Blimey, you are harvesting away at the moment :D it's nice to just look.. and dream on for next year! :D<br /><br />That is all I can do until then.. dream :)The Boy Ollertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551038094292328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-7776828575788601522010-09-15T15:37:42.593+00:002010-09-15T15:37:42.593+00:00So many tomatoes!
that is a very nice harvest, is ...So many tomatoes!<br />that is a very nice harvest, is so nice that you had the chance to grow so many varieties. Too bad the ones in the plot didn't work as well. <br />Also ,on the confused identities i also see one pumpkin tomato on the box.~ferhttp://www.mygardeninjapan.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-56947637907254346082010-09-15T08:41:03.273+00:002010-09-15T08:41:03.273+00:00Welcome Benny
The blackberries were OK - it took a...Welcome Benny<br />The blackberries were OK - it took a bit of a slow start to ripen one side of the canes but this just meant that instead of all coming at once the picking was more spread out. <br />Gooseberries were loaded<br /><br />Hi MKG - Our peas were not at all successful - I think the weather turned too dry when they needed rain and something loved nibbling the young shoots. The harvest is from the garden greenhouse last year we had lots more and made lots of raosted tomatoes fot the freezer for pasta and soups etc.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-81745984819546247092010-09-15T00:13:08.963+00:002010-09-15T00:13:08.963+00:00I never had luck with tomatoes. Our peas trellis s...I never had luck with tomatoes. Our peas trellis stick broke due to strong wind last week had some trouble putting them up again. You still have good harvest from your tomatoes.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-55163626366381187832010-09-14T20:40:39.253+00:002010-09-14T20:40:39.253+00:00how were your blackberries this year? mine have b...how were your blackberries this year? mine have been terrible, though we did have a bumper crop of gooseberries!bennyhttp://games.ladbrokes.com/en/games/quiz/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-jackpot-quiznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-19949777903796733732010-09-14T11:56:31.110+00:002010-09-14T11:56:31.110+00:00Hi vrtlarica
We grew a black variety last year suc...Hi vrtlarica<br />We grew a black variety last year successfully.<br /><br />All our greenhouse failures were in the plot greenhouse - the plants just didn't grow away after being transplanted and yet some given to us ready potted by a plot neighbour were OK in there. <br /><br />We are convinced the problem was with the compost. It was a multipurpose type and we also had problems with some seeds not germinating. The tomatoes in the garden greenhouse grew really well but the seeds were sown in a compost from a different bag and the plants grown on in growbag compost.<br /><br />The problem of poor germination and failing to thrive wasn't just confined to tomatoes and the same compost was used for other things. It seemed that some bags of the same type of compost were OK but other bags must have come from a different batch.<br /><br />Also other gardeners have experienced the same problem.<br /><br />There have been lots of complaints about compost in the UK for the past couple of years so much so that gardening programmes and magazines have done some testing and found that compost is really variable. It is a problem that begun when companies tried to cut down on use of peat. <br /><br />September 14, 2010Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-38084971173966831162010-09-14T11:32:02.938+00:002010-09-14T11:32:02.938+00:00You have some very interesting tomato varieties. I...You have some very interesting tomato varieties. I have been looking at your list of varieties and there is a Black variety, but I don't see it on pictures. Do you think that black tomatoes are more difficult to grow?<br />I also see that a number of crops failed in the greenhouse. Did you keep the doors (or windows) open all the time? I was told that there always should be some kind of ventilation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-4856600619679129772010-09-14T10:53:25.888+00:002010-09-14T10:53:25.888+00:00Yes it was a case of better late than never.
Your&...Yes it was a case of better late than never.<br />Your'e right Tanya the late peas miss the egg laying stage of the pea maggot but unfortunately they also tend to be when there isn't enough rain which I guess is why these peas took so long to mature but they were good.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-88114740433791770662010-09-14T09:47:04.329+00:002010-09-14T09:47:04.329+00:00Well at least you got some tomatoes in the end and...Well at least you got some tomatoes in the end and those late peas must have put a smile on your face!!<br /><br />I always find that when I grow late peas there are never any maggots in them...I think the life cycle of the pea moth is an early one....maybe we should just grow peas late to avoid the nasty maggots!!allotments4you.comhttp://www.allotments4you.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-84401193783508289072010-09-14T09:39:01.079+00:002010-09-14T09:39:01.079+00:00Glad that you got your tomatoes in the end. Tomato...Glad that you got your tomatoes in the end. Tomatoes are one of my favourite things to grow, I just love all the different varieties, shapes and colours.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com