tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post7377446371736921917..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Apples and PearsSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-15185041645235002872015-09-09T08:53:08.194+00:002015-09-09T08:53:08.194+00:00 You are right about today, Malar You are right about today, MalarSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-66767581284687556812015-09-09T08:50:10.490+00:002015-09-09T08:50:10.490+00:00 But you have those gorgeous peaches and melons, D... But you have those gorgeous peaches and melons, Daphne that I wish I had. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-43274641623774190952015-09-09T06:37:06.738+00:002015-09-09T06:37:06.738+00:00That's really a good harvest! Potatoes look so...That's really a good harvest! Potatoes look so good even though small in size! Nothing taste more good than own harvest vegetables and fruits!Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-65146652984778866972015-09-08T11:30:32.502+00:002015-09-08T11:30:32.502+00:00Wow you had an awesome harvest this week. I wish I...Wow you had an awesome harvest this week. I wish I had the plums you do. I'll be buying them from the farmers market this week I'm sure. My newly planted plum tree is growing really well. It seems so much healthier than any other plum tree I've had here. Maybe it will work out. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-32822794946004325072015-09-08T09:35:11.283+00:002015-09-08T09:35:11.283+00:00Plums are often biennial croppers Jo so you will p... Plums are often biennial croppers Jo so you will probably get a good harvest again next year. Our Oullins Gage plum didn't do as well this year so hopefully next year that one will be the main cropper. The greengages are the same this year we didn't get as much fruit as the previous year.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-83265126920353424972015-09-08T09:21:36.386+00:002015-09-08T09:21:36.386+00:00At least the trial weather meant we didn't hav... At least the trial weather meant we didn't have any blight, Susie. We only really water things that we know really need water in order to survive You can't water everything and really you never water as efficiently as the rain does anywaySue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-14663862317094899792015-09-08T09:14:04.894+00:002015-09-08T09:14:04.894+00:00 Thanks, Jo Thanks, JoSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-77715084061696141092015-09-08T09:12:33.648+00:002015-09-08T09:12:33.648+00:00Usually our plumbtrees have a really good harvest ... Usually our plumbtrees have a really good harvest one year and then a much weaker year the year after, Margaret after all the effort of fruiting they need a year's rest. Hopefully you will have a bumper crop next year Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-49094969320199670582015-09-08T09:03:21.258+00:002015-09-08T09:03:21.258+00:00That tree is amazing, Sue it never seems to grow a... That tree is amazing, Sue it never seems to grow any more and doesn't have many leaves either maybe we need to cut the top back Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-13660369270129208212015-09-08T08:56:03.186+00:002015-09-08T08:56:03.186+00:00Isn't it tempting to spray them with something... Isn't it tempting to spray them with something that will give them a bad stomach ache, S and D.? Greengages really worth growing as well as they are delicious Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-3658053805027575122015-09-08T08:48:33.700+00:002015-09-08T08:48:33.700+00:00 Those pears were very tasty, Angie :-) The tomat... Those pears were very tasty, Angie :-) The tomatoes seem to be definitely on the turn now, fingers crossed. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46983421671773309582015-09-08T08:44:31.817+00:002015-09-08T08:44:31.817+00:00 Thank you, Anne Thank you, AnneSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-54342136566545909042015-09-07T16:13:12.215+00:002015-09-07T16:13:12.215+00:00Your plums look delicious. After a decent harvest ...Your plums look delicious. After a decent harvest from my little tree last year, it hasn't produced one single fruit this year. It's in the ground though now so we'll see what next year brings. Your apples look delicious, they really look home grown and tasty, I get fed up of the offerings in the supermarket. I've been promised both apples and pears from my next door neighbour, they've had a bumper year this year. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-6924215781968080072015-09-07T15:11:37.232+00:002015-09-07T15:11:37.232+00:00Oh my gosh, so much amazing food!! I also tend no...Oh my gosh, so much amazing food!! I also tend not to water my potatoes but with the incredible hot summer, I have watered now and then (geez, just realized I've got the sprinkler on outside). Potatoes here have also been quite small so thanks for the insight as I don't always know why things come out the way they do.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-2694918862982922102015-09-07T14:26:29.768+00:002015-09-07T14:26:29.768+00:00Fabulous harvest as always. I've had a super c...Fabulous harvest as always. I've had a super crop of pears too, enough to give some away x Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-3213167668267354012015-09-07T14:11:38.433+00:002015-09-07T14:11:38.433+00:00Oh, look at all those lovely beans! Hopefully we&...Oh, look at all those lovely beans! Hopefully we'll have better luck with ours next year. And those Victoria plums look a bit like the French Prunes I have - it's my favourite variety of those that I grow, but unfortunately not very prolific. This year, we only got a handful of small plums from it (harvested just this morning).Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-83124051931090777922015-09-07T13:58:52.967+00:002015-09-07T13:58:52.967+00:00All your harvests are beautiful, but I gotta say, ...All your harvests are beautiful, but I gotta say, that pear tree is amazing--I'm surprised it doesn't snap from the weight of those gorgeous things. You've gotten an amazing variety of goodness. I just love seeing your photos. Have a good weekSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-11239685632081780502015-09-07T12:59:06.757+00:002015-09-07T12:59:06.757+00:00That's a brilliant idea to grow greengages to ...That's a brilliant idea to grow greengages to foil the thieves - I wish I had thought of it because we have always had all our allotment plums stolen too (the thieves also leave a pile of pips under the tree just to remind us how delicious they found them !!).Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-66788924548777301232015-09-07T12:54:02.602+00:002015-09-07T12:54:02.602+00:00I can see a few neighbour's greenhouses from m...I can see a few neighbour's greenhouses from my window and note that their tomatoes are still very green here. The purple pears look delicious, as does all your harvest Sue.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-50229042984643095642015-09-07T12:40:44.592+00:002015-09-07T12:40:44.592+00:00 Our purple climbing beans are Cosse Violettr, Mar... Our purple climbing beans are Cosse Violettr, Mark they also said go a darker green than the green ones after they have been cooked Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25312120994486209862015-09-07T12:39:52.436+00:002015-09-07T12:39:52.436+00:00What a wonderful harvest.What a wonderful harvest.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75958442222212114292015-09-07T12:05:56.289+00:002015-09-07T12:05:56.289+00:00Your purple beans are uniformly purple. Many of mi...Your purple beans are uniformly purple. Many of mine come out a bit blotchy - purple with green patches. I wonder if this is to do with the variety, or if it is perhaps caused by variable shading. How depressing that someone would stoop so low as to steal plums from someone else's trees.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com