tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post921210416695222410..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Sorry FlamencoSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-64725938044284649512011-10-30T16:22:15.153+00:002011-10-30T16:22:15.153+00:00Try growing some in a tub, Liz then you can pop th...Try growing some in a tub, Liz then you can pop them somewhere that gets the sun. If the plants came with your house they may be past it - you are generally advised to plant new plants every three years. As for alpines you do need quite a lot of plants to make growing them worthwhile we use ours to edge bedsSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-29807106540317387282011-10-30T11:51:45.608+00:002011-10-30T11:51:45.608+00:00I really must give the alpine ones a try. My gard...I really must give the alpine ones a try. My garden is littered with the other type (not sure what variety they came with the house) but they never do that well for me - I think largely due to a lack of sun. Yours look just delicious.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-1865109343529031002011-10-25T10:26:36.433+00:002011-10-25T10:26:36.433+00:00Glad I am not the only one to confuse plant labels...Glad I am not the only one to confuse plant labels! I will remember your success with Flamenco for next time I plant strawberries. This year's runners are about to get potted up and put in the greenhouse for the early crop, assuming I get around to buying more compost...Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46886962783093101512011-10-25T09:57:04.397+00:002011-10-25T09:57:04.397+00:00The alpines are great, Mark but you need quite a f...The alpines are great, Mark but you need quite a few plants - we use them as edging. Never seen any in shops.<br /><br />Our alpines are all grown from seed and self seed too Diana. They don't manage all year round but still have an incredibly long picking season and the birds don't seem to notice them.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-7069270940268686882011-10-25T09:27:55.471+00:002011-10-25T09:27:55.471+00:00My kids like alpine strawberry very much. We have ...My kids like alpine strawberry very much. We have many self-seeded alpine strawberry last winter. That is the only strawberry does will in our garden and lucky that it fruits all year round. So many strawberry harvest you have this year Sue!Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-59122127364934236302011-10-24T17:46:07.119+00:002011-10-24T17:46:07.119+00:00A little bit of technology is great in the right p...A little bit of technology is great in the right place, and that mulch seems to have been very successful. It must be great to have such a large quantity of strawberries - those little Alpine ones must be worth a fortune!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-71993182283530847102011-10-24T17:22:58.747+00:002011-10-24T17:22:58.747+00:00It's been really dry here Bridget but not much...It's been really dry here Bridget but not much sunshine and heat.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-20736399431871158352011-10-24T15:28:55.098+00:002011-10-24T15:28:55.098+00:00Strawberries were a disaster for us this year due ...Strawberries were a disaster for us this year due to the sunless wet Summer...even in the polytunnelBridgethttp://www.arignagardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-33854370887908609692011-10-24T11:52:57.437+00:002011-10-24T11:52:57.437+00:00We don't really eat jam Kirsty so we make a co...We don't really eat jam Kirsty so we make a compote from the berries and use it too add to natural yoghurt to make our own fruit yoghurts. Tastes good.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-44128335868229221382011-10-24T11:21:43.876+00:002011-10-24T11:21:43.876+00:00I love alpine strawberries, they make the most del...I love alpine strawberries, they make the most delicious jam too.Kirsty @ Bowerbird Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511849105347338654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-77514168497484008362011-10-24T09:16:56.532+00:002011-10-24T09:16:56.532+00:00Fortunately the labels were next to each plant JO,...Fortunately the labels were next to each plant JO, which is unusual that I actually do that and if I do they stay putSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-71714871621206437882011-10-24T08:45:28.764+00:002011-10-24T08:45:28.764+00:00You've had a good haul from Flamenco, especial...You've had a good haul from Flamenco, especially as it's their first year. It's so easy to get things muddled up unless you take lots of care with labelling, something which I'm not very good at.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com