tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post8650284563652453419..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: The harvests are starting to improve.Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78686778704725590632017-06-16T21:10:22.996+00:002017-06-16T21:10:22.996+00:00They certainly can, Kathy. I have a soft spot for ...They certainly can, Kathy. I have a soft spot for the single flowered types.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75128736216783511382017-06-16T18:20:41.881+00:002017-06-16T18:20:41.881+00:00What a lovely selection of strawberries, Sue! We a...What a lovely selection of strawberries, Sue! We also love roses and have some with good scent.. I wish we had space for more!! They can fill a room with perfume, can't they?Kathyhttp://www.alittlebitofsunshine.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-5895651968196663382017-06-14T22:07:53.169+00:002017-06-14T22:07:53.169+00:00Thank you , EndahThank you , EndahSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-18955866316175339222017-06-14T22:07:15.594+00:002017-06-14T22:07:15.594+00:00I love broccoli too, Malar.I love broccoli too, Malar.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-71571996319484543592017-06-14T22:06:04.146+00:002017-06-14T22:06:04.146+00:00If you look at the photos above of the long flower...If you look at the photos above of the long flower border thwirmare perennial cornflowers at the ends of the border I have more photos <a href="https://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/cornflower-art.html" rel="nofollow">on this blog post</a>Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-45790682766122276902017-06-14T21:28:13.228+00:002017-06-14T21:28:13.228+00:00I'm actually not sure if they are self-seeding...I'm actually not sure if they are self-seeding or perennial, although I'm leaning towards the latter.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-91211638974113298642017-06-14T07:36:13.515+00:002017-06-14T07:36:13.515+00:00Beautiful roses! Your broccoli looks so healthy!Beautiful roses! Your broccoli looks so healthy!Endah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-91242674870689527152017-06-14T02:07:30.237+00:002017-06-14T02:07:30.237+00:00Beautiful harvest! I love the broccoli! They look ...Beautiful harvest! I love the broccoli! They look so fresh and green!Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-5851661545438550912017-06-13T22:37:43.747+00:002017-06-13T22:37:43.747+00:00Somewhat but not completely, BrianSomewhat but not completely, BrianSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-50146800104815690752017-06-13T19:37:16.114+00:002017-06-13T19:37:16.114+00:00Your plot appears to have recovered from the gales...Your plot appears to have recovered from the gales.Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-84765413338169027222017-06-12T22:06:18.240+00:002017-06-12T22:06:18.240+00:00We are hoping that the strawberries keep on coming...We are hoping that the strawberries keep on coming, Dina.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-69230545102292849682017-06-12T21:42:09.924+00:002017-06-12T21:42:09.924+00:00Ah ... sounds reasonable. The flower do expand. Th...Ah ... sounds reasonable. The flower do expand. Thanks for the explanation.Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-88927750607012075502017-06-12T20:52:42.550+00:002017-06-12T20:52:42.550+00:00Love your broccoli! You are certainly having a mar...Love your broccoli! You are certainly having a marvelous strawberry crop, mine are ripening now too. Those early potatoes do indeed look delicious.xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-41129132644309464332017-06-12T19:19:59.180+00:002017-06-12T19:19:59.180+00:00I'm sure that you could pop in some flowers so...I'm sure that you could pop in some flowers somewhere, MichelleSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-11108098902400316062017-06-12T19:18:35.262+00:002017-06-12T19:18:35.262+00:00But think of all the wonderful things that you can...But think of all the wonderful things that you can grow in your climate, Phuong,Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-59411770768813908762017-06-12T19:17:38.480+00:002017-06-12T19:17:38.480+00:00Are yours perennial cornflowers, Margaret? These a...Are yours perennial cornflowers, Margaret? These are the tallest that I have grown which I put down to the fact that they were sown last autumn and so have had a long growing season.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-76526906960167485332017-06-12T19:15:25.985+00:002017-06-12T19:15:25.985+00:00The only explanation for the name that I can find,...The only explanation for the name that I can find, Jane is bachelors would wear this flower in their button hole if they liked someone and wanted to date them. If the flower thrived, it meant their love was reciprocated.<br />Cornflower is a much more obvious name!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-48525513954308608312017-06-12T15:09:00.503+00:002017-06-12T15:09:00.503+00:00Your broccoli is so perfect! Calabrese never makes...Your broccoli is so perfect! Calabrese never makes a head that big in my garden. I always love to see your flowers, that's something that I just don't devote time and space to.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-19369785998572952442017-06-12T14:10:58.466+00:002017-06-12T14:10:58.466+00:00Look at all your broccoli, it's so amazing. An...Look at all your broccoli, it's so amazing. And your strawberries are coming on strong. It's a wonderful time of year when the harvests really start coming in. And I'm glad the storm didn't do too much damage.<br /><br />We're unable to grow potatoes here, they never form tubers probably because it's too hot. They probably need to be planted in February in our climatePhuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-74230642260555224362017-06-12T14:04:21.550+00:002017-06-12T14:04:21.550+00:00I didn't realize that cornflowers were bachelo...I didn't realize that cornflowers were bachelors buttons, which I actually have scattered around the ornamental beds. Mine are only about a foot tall, though, and the petals are nowhere near as dense on the flowers.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-83487488161729233662017-06-12T13:19:23.734+00:002017-06-12T13:19:23.734+00:00The picture of the onions, the calabrese, the corn...The picture of the onions, the calabrese, the cornflowers which I learned as batchelor's buttons (why that name?), sweet william (my favorite) and strawberries is so heartwarming and mouthwatering. The nigella blues are lovely, too.Jane Stronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016381279699618539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-33830479147529403812017-06-12T12:21:07.683+00:002017-06-12T12:21:07.683+00:00The spring planted onions were OK, Dave. I think i...The spring planted onions were OK, Dave. I think it was just that the autumn planted ones were ready for harvesting anyway. Whatever the shape I bet the broccoli tastes good.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-90159776266314459102017-06-12T12:11:34.122+00:002017-06-12T12:11:34.122+00:00The winds must have really been fierce to blow oni...The winds must have really been fierce to blow onions over like that! We did have the wind blow over a mature blueberry bush once, but that was leftover wind from a hurricane. My broccoli never forms domes like yours, which is picture perfect.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.com