tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post1536575263515098248..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Beauty is just skin deepSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-65938656569807427422014-12-03T18:41:42.547+00:002014-12-03T18:41:42.547+00:00We were considered ti be oddities, Margaret as we ...We were considered ti be oddities, Margaret as we grew strange things like herbs and didn't always grow things in rows that all lined up in the same directionSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-35701035970614069212014-12-03T18:37:29.482+00:002014-12-03T18:37:29.482+00:00Definitely delicious, JannekeDefinitely delicious, JannekeSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-38876355287960172662014-12-03T17:12:39.095+00:002014-12-03T17:12:39.095+00:00That bit about the conversation with the stalwart ...That bit about the conversation with the stalwart is hilarious! I too would love to have harvested such large carrots. I didn't let mine grow to full size, unfortunately realizing this only after I had already dug them up. Hopefully I will do much better in the carrot department next year - probably not quite so large as yours though.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-38606302915733158372014-12-03T11:01:21.319+00:002014-12-03T11:01:21.319+00:00These carrots and parsnips look gorgeous, what a s...These carrots and parsnips look gorgeous, what a size. They are not only a feast for the eyes but I suppose also delicious on your plate. I have never grown parsnips, because in our country it's rarely seen. Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-72685391465415059982014-12-03T09:18:12.759+00:002014-12-03T09:18:12.759+00:00Your supermarket may have seem the light Helene bu...Your supermarket may have seem the light Helene but looking at the displays at ours there doesn't appear to be any three legged carrots or curly cucumbers.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-6759166481828616262014-12-03T09:09:59.964+00:002014-12-03T09:09:59.964+00:00All the better to eat then my dearAll the better to eat then my dearSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46411206385771059142014-12-03T03:07:23.512+00:002014-12-03T03:07:23.512+00:00Wow, that’s some huge carrots, and great to hear t...Wow, that’s some huge carrots, and great to hear they still taste good as big carrots tend to taste less sweet. I must admit I really don’t care what shape my harvest take, as long as it tastes good – and by the time it’s chopped up and served, no one can see what the original shape was anyway. I think supermarkets are less strict with shape of vegetables these days, I don’t grow carrots myself and I buy a bag of 1 kg most weeks – and often find rather strange shapes in the British grown ones. Great, I think.HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-35292673822193216162014-12-02T15:54:27.798+00:002014-12-02T15:54:27.798+00:00Goodness me - what big carrots you have grandmamma...Goodness me - what big carrots you have grandmamma.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-17242660891422663422014-12-02T08:34:30.684+00:002014-12-02T08:34:30.684+00:00That won;t be happening, Malar as he died quite a ...That won;t be happening, Malar as he died quite a few years agoSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-91997121528015741882014-12-02T08:33:24.195+00:002014-12-02T08:33:24.195+00:00How disappointing, Dina, I hope that you have bett...How disappointing, Dina, I hope that you have better luck next yearSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-67873713474521202582014-12-01T23:38:27.943+00:002014-12-01T23:38:27.943+00:00That's really a good harvest! You have done a ...That's really a good harvest! You have done a great job with carrot! It will be great if the person come and see these carrot harvest! ;)Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-62353306694869960982014-12-01T22:02:17.604+00:002014-12-01T22:02:17.604+00:00Tell you what...all those parsnips are beautiful t...Tell you what...all those parsnips are beautiful to my eyes, especially as I didn't get a single one! What fab specimens od the carrots and gigantic parsnip!xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-80942658170447889292014-12-01T20:22:07.722+00:002014-12-01T20:22:07.722+00:00If you follow the link on my reply to CJ you can r...If you follow the link on my reply to CJ you can read how we grow them Michelle. We grow carrots in the same way buy cover with enviromesh from seed sowing to covering with straw for winter otherwise the carrot fly attacks themSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-32184396982456937632014-12-01T20:17:59.251+00:002014-12-01T20:17:59.251+00:00They can be very slow to germinate and need to use...They can be very slow to germinate and need to use fresh seed. We do get gaps in germination but usually manage a crop; Our growing method <a href="http://ossettweather.com/glallotments.co.uk/parsnips.html" rel="nofollow">is described on this page on my website</a> which may be of some help.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-15831092165433579982014-12-01T19:55:48.742+00:002014-12-01T19:55:48.742+00:00One of these days I'm going to learn how to gr...One of these days I'm going to learn how to grow parsnips and I'll be extremely happy if I can manage to grow beauties like yours. My husband would be thrilled if I could grow carrots like those trophies.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-63866239218087401012014-12-01T19:42:40.525+00:002014-12-01T19:42:40.525+00:00Fantastic carrots and parsnips. I think I'll ...Fantastic carrots and parsnips. I think I'll try parsnips next year, I do love them. And the home/plot grown ones always taste so much better than supermarket ones. I've heard they're tricky to germinate though. Might be another one where I sow a whole packet and end up with nothing.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12272676988799812712014-12-01T19:23:55.694+00:002014-12-01T19:23:55.694+00:00Any fruit or vegetable that passes the taste text ...Any fruit or vegetable that passes the taste text is beautiful to me, Mark regardless of looks. Our clay soil isn't ideal for parsnips but every so often we get a good one.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-70120225438343396702014-12-01T19:20:00.482+00:002014-12-01T19:20:00.482+00:00I'll take the carrots any way they come too, ...I'll take the carrots any way they come too, Angie,, Trouble is we are probably viewed as the auld yins now. Some people still insist that carrots can't be grown in our soil and maybe think those that manage it are dabbling in dark arts!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-14837061906612691692014-12-01T19:15:48.471+00:002014-12-01T19:15:48.471+00:00Parsnips are one veg that cause a sleepless nights...Parsnips are one veg that cause a sleepless nights (metaphorically) after sowing, Julie and great celebration when they actually germinate.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-57770471472509961032014-12-01T19:11:41.288+00:002014-12-01T19:11:41.288+00:00We have out fair share of sorry ones too, Daphne.We have out fair share of sorry ones too, Daphne.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16127648736802155282014-12-01T19:10:44.463+00:002014-12-01T19:10:44.463+00:00Showing isn't for us Shirley, Just as entering...Showing isn't for us Shirley, Just as entering best plot competitions when the council ran them weren't either, Vegetables are for eating,Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-48884670354603114642014-12-01T19:07:56.416+00:002014-12-01T19:07:56.416+00:00I could have guessed that you would like the singl...I could have guessed that you would like the single one the best, Jo. When it came down to it there weren't many single climbers with good fragrance and the colour I wanted.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78229456392341888292014-12-01T18:57:06.338+00:002014-12-01T18:57:06.338+00:00Who cares about good looks when you can get parsni...Who cares about good looks when you can get parsnips and carrots that big? I don't think I would ever be able to grow parsnips that long - my soil is not deep enough. I have about a foot of decent stuff in the raised beds, but it sits on a thin sprinkling of soil spread over builders' rubble from the construction of the house!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-18728892771843294912014-12-01T18:15:43.902+00:002014-12-01T18:15:43.902+00:00Great harvest so late in the year Sue - personally...Great harvest so late in the year Sue - personally I don't really care how carrots look (don't like parsnips) so long as they taste yummy.<br />I'll be it feels great to have proved those auld yins wrong!Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25958050233126790612014-12-01T15:52:02.109+00:002014-12-01T15:52:02.109+00:00Lovely harvest and very impressed with the size. ...Lovely harvest and very impressed with the size. Our carrots have done well size wise this year too... haven't grown parsnips for a couple of years now and I miss them so they are definitely back on the list for next year. :o) Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/15712709232628195386noreply@blogger.com