tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post6326658690330213492..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Last lot of seeds - promise!Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-41224880950605911652013-01-28T13:11:21.913+00:002013-01-28T13:11:21.913+00:00If I tokk photos now you wouldn't be as cheere...If I tokk photos now you wouldn't be as cheered, Anna. Very, very soggySue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-34404652031645711842013-01-28T12:09:41.148+00:002013-01-28T12:09:41.148+00:00Loving the chard! I can't wait to grow more of...Loving the chard! I can't wait to grow more of that this year. Your post is really cheering me up Sue! I feel like now the snow has gone we are really turning a corner! Plus, it's nice to know what you will be growing this year :)<br /><br />Anna BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-4331317887001481262013-01-23T16:56:48.617+00:002013-01-23T16:56:48.617+00:00We've never managed to crop any yet - nor have...We've never managed to crop any yet - nor have others on out siteSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-4183116453915376802013-01-23T13:29:01.184+00:002013-01-23T13:29:01.184+00:00I am so looking forward to growing celeriac again,...I am so looking forward to growing celeriac again, though last time I only got one usable plant! Such a great crop though, lets hope we all succeed with it this year!Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-49026203247555099672013-01-23T09:28:24.736+00:002013-01-23T09:28:24.736+00:00Unfortunately the photos were of last years's ...Unfortunately the photos were of last years's or in chard's case a previous year's crops.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-67267204857175290252013-01-23T09:27:35.827+00:002013-01-23T09:27:35.827+00:00I can eat spinach in things Mal but don;t enjoy it...I can eat spinach in things Mal but don;t enjoy its taste as a vegetableSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-20179177538466456512013-01-23T09:20:55.133+00:002013-01-23T09:20:55.133+00:00Such huge Chard!
Everything look so promising and ...Such huge Chard!<br />Everything look so promising and yummy!Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-83152885182350292382013-01-22T21:28:08.862+00:002013-01-22T21:28:08.862+00:00Enjoyed all your seed posts, Sue. In my book readi...Enjoyed all your seed posts, Sue. In my book reading a magazine is an alternative activity to actually gardening. Mind you if you stuck on a train or plane...<br /><br />I'm a big seakale beet/ Swiss chard fan. But the best tasting is the white - even though it doesn't look as spectacular. It's a nuisance having leaf and stem and cooking them differently, but buttery stalks are better than asparagus in my book. They are also great in stews. The leaf, boiled and pressed, is pretty good too. (Don't you like spinach either?)Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-17204957337713873572013-01-22T14:06:32.014+00:002013-01-22T14:06:32.014+00:00I just tastes a bit earthy to my taste ShinnyI just tastes a bit earthy to my taste ShinnySue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68595974350929571722013-01-22T14:05:59.587+00:002013-01-22T14:05:59.587+00:00I'd wondered about whether it would help warm ...I'd wondered about whether it would help warm the soil up a bit FlowerladySue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-14083414444476325192013-01-22T12:36:26.720+00:002013-01-22T12:36:26.720+00:00Chard is a wonderful veg.This year as well as the ...Chard is a wonderful veg.This year as well as the white stemmed varieties I'm going to grow Pink Passion and Golden "rare breeds" from the Real Seed Co.<br />It's great simmered in with potatoes,putting the sliced lower stem part in first and then the top leafy part.Drain ,crush lightly adding butter, lemon,salt and pepper ,yum. it also braises down well in oil with hardly any water.You can tell that I'm a convert...<br />I know what you mean about spring onions ,they seem to take for ever to get to an reasonable size nowdays.David Shinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01349275095909121230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-86400550734946485322013-01-22T12:33:44.505+00:002013-01-22T12:33:44.505+00:00Like you we grow our currant bushes through the we...Like you we grow our currant bushes through the weed supressant,I have used it in the past with wood chip on the top but found as the wood chip decomposed weeds flourished.We have found crops do much better as it keeps the soil warmer and moisture in.Not that anything needed moisture keeping in last year!flowerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723569414963037767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-76379876492063350772013-01-22T09:21:44.683+00:002013-01-22T09:21:44.683+00:00They also usually a month too early ElaineThey also usually a month too early ElaineSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-28144938708140728662013-01-22T07:21:35.788+00:002013-01-22T07:21:35.788+00:00I have stopped buying gardening magazzines - they ...I have stopped buying gardening magazzines - they just say the same things over and over. I didn't have a decent radish at all last year hoping for better this year.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-86052237580453400752013-01-21T17:21:26.573+00:002013-01-21T17:21:26.573+00:00Which is why we are more than likely going to stop...Which is why we are more than likely going to stop buying any, MarkSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-6554861004726185762013-01-21T16:19:43.582+00:002013-01-21T16:19:43.582+00:00Sue, I like your message to Magazine Editors - but...Sue, I like your message to Magazine Editors - but it will fall on deaf ears. They are aiming at an audience very different to you. Their magazines are mostly bought by the type of person who thinks that gardening is just a matter of scattering a few seeds in the ground and waiting a couple of weeks until a bumper crop of perfect veg just magically happens to appear!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-4244643882004092102013-01-21T15:46:46.718+00:002013-01-21T15:46:46.718+00:00We were surprised to find that the weed control fa...We were surprised to find that the weed control fabric didn't seem to encourage slugs, Martin. That was our fear - maybe we were just lucky.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-53777269193627695702013-01-21T15:45:14.782+00:002013-01-21T15:45:14.782+00:00It was the first time we had tried this Flowerlady...It was the first time we had tried this Flowerlady. We used weed control fabric on our carrot bed successfully and are also using it for our winter brassicas and onions. We're just trying to save some weeding as our plot is quite big. You may be interested in <a href="http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/we-need-all-help-we-can-get.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a> and <a href="http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/we-are-hoping-there-will-be-lots-of.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a> It's all a bit experimental at the moment.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-19736606276923774722013-01-21T15:19:05.986+00:002013-01-21T15:19:05.986+00:00Jeeez!!!
I know what you mean about all of those ...Jeeez!!!<br /><br />I know what you mean about all of those free seeds and the price of the magazines these days. I was horrified to see GYO magazine priced at £4.99 this month. I will not buy it at that price, and I stocked up on seeds in the seed sales last year. <br /><br />I really like the way you are growing your lettuce through the black lining, it's a tip I think I'll be using this year.<br /><br />Martin :)Martin and Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16156539747964207702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-74084840652923329632013-01-21T14:50:59.006+00:002013-01-21T14:50:59.006+00:00Sue your lettuce look very happy,do you always gro...Sue your lettuce look very happy,do you always grow them through weed supressant membrane?We grow our potatoes through it to save earthing up but we don't use it for any other veg.I am very envious of your sweetcorn we have badgers that always seem to know when the sweetcorn is ripe and come and flatten the lot.I have managed to protect my bulbs but have yet to come up with sufficient protection for sweetcorn,you would be amazed how much they will climb to get something they want.We love Ruby chard steamed and with a bit of butter,it is so colourful and lasts so long.flowerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723569414963037767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-9826913318582704382013-01-21T13:51:21.811+00:002013-01-21T13:51:21.811+00:00Must admit we are seriously thinking of stopping o...Must admit we are seriously thinking of stopping our magazine subscriptions, KelliSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-2713437474604621102013-01-21T13:50:33.640+00:002013-01-21T13:50:33.640+00:00Here's to a corny year, JoHere's to a corny year, JoSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-55768692093924788042013-01-21T13:21:34.265+00:002013-01-21T13:21:34.265+00:00For some reason I haven't had much success gro...For some reason I haven't had much success growing salads, maybe the slugs are to blame in some cases. I love the look of your ruby chard, so pretty. I used to like the free seeds with the magazines, however, why do they always seem to give away the same type of seeds. All the magazines seem to offer the same type of lettuce, radish' leek etc. It's putting me off buying magazines.Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-10382165561071580232013-01-21T12:41:27.303+00:002013-01-21T12:41:27.303+00:00I'm hoping that my sweetcorn does much better ...I'm hoping that my sweetcorn does much better this year, it can't get any worse. Chard does brighten up the plot, even if you're not really keen on it.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com