tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post1600117556034699776..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: A dramatic weekSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-76146965923750626772021-05-23T22:11:11.275+00:002021-05-23T22:11:11.275+00:00I do hope that the promised improvement in the wea...I do hope that the promised improvement in the weather materialises, Belinda Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75294246443762547212021-05-22T19:11:25.239+00:002021-05-22T19:11:25.239+00:00With you on hoping for warmer and more settled wea...With you on hoping for warmer and more settled weather after a very wet, windy and cool week. We almost went to the whole of today without any wet stuff but not quite. Sounds as if it was all happening on the lake!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-90017962529120101132021-05-22T08:53:55.307+00:002021-05-22T08:53:55.307+00:00The swan action shots are great and the dramatic w...The swan action shots are great and the dramatic weather pictures. We definitely need some sunshine now, or just some brightness for a change! But it looks set to improve next week...Belinda Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019296108085163049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-20517742299154005752021-05-18T22:46:20.588+00:002021-05-18T22:46:20.588+00:00The sunshine arrived safely this afternoon. Thank ...The sunshine arrived safely this afternoon. Thank you Dina for sharing it.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-40670959161880200582021-05-18T22:44:00.030+00:002021-05-18T22:44:00.030+00:00The best that we can hope for is to control the da...The best that we can hope for is to control the dandelions, David. We’ll never be rid of them.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-80245688942268096272021-05-18T22:41:34.404+00:002021-05-18T22:41:34.404+00:00Fortunately everything seems to have survived the ...Fortunately everything seems to have survived the hail, Dave. The julienne cutter works on other vegetables too. It’s great for salads and stir fries etc.<br />We cut crosses in the weed control fabric and fold the flaps under to make a diamond shaped hole or cut slits and fold under to form a long rectangle. The fabric does fray quite badly which is a nuisance but there isn’t really an alternative on the allotment. Something that heats using battery power that could cut by melting would be ideal but I’ve never come across any such gadget.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-22887667554634259022021-05-18T22:30:05.008+00:002021-05-18T22:30:05.008+00:00We certainly got rain, Sue and some! Dandelions re...We certainly got rain, Sue and some! Dandelions really are prolific and a nuisance in gardens but in the right place they are really pretty.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-79519375187533546222021-05-18T22:26:24.956+00:002021-05-18T22:26:24.956+00:00I wouldn’t like to get on the wrong side of an ang...I wouldn’t like to get on the wrong side of an angry swan, CJ. Do let the supplier know about the failed dahlia, most companies will replace a plant that does satisfy. Fingers crossed for your tomatoes.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12552421906122518602021-05-18T20:14:21.346+00:002021-05-18T20:14:21.346+00:00Oh my, loved all the swan drama. That looks a hand...Oh my, loved all the swan drama. That looks a handy gadget, I must try and buy one. I'm with you on the weird weather, it's been similar here but today we actually had sunshine all day, I'm sending some to you. xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-77405064659122486562021-05-17T18:06:18.070+00:002021-05-17T18:06:18.070+00:00I agree with you allotments are where you do not w...I agree with you allotments are where you do not want dandelions but we tolerate them in our garden as the bees like themDavid Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-42955405378512934712021-05-17T16:13:00.247+00:002021-05-17T16:13:00.247+00:00Yikes on that hail! It can do a lot of damage to a...Yikes on that hail! It can do a lot of damage to a garden as well as people. Your carrot gadget is something I need to look into. I don't grow carrots anymore but we use a lot in salads.<br /><br />I have a question for you. I wonder how you make the holes in your weed barrier fabric? I have seen gardening videos that talk about burning the holes. I am experimenting with it and when I cut it to length the cut end starts unraveling, and I can imagine if I cut holes they would do the same. I am planning to try it for our bush squashes this year.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-927870953074739052021-05-17T14:43:22.739+00:002021-05-17T14:43:22.739+00:00What fun to read your accounts. Glad you received ...What fun to read your accounts. Glad you received the rain. The photo of the dandelions is a nightmare! I struggle with neighbors up the hill who let theirs go to seed and then they blow or wash down to my garden. Oh bluebells!ediblegardens52/Sue Martinhttps://www.ediblegardens52.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-82471279390152490442021-05-17T09:39:40.936+00:002021-05-17T09:39:40.936+00:00I planted out some flower seedlings yesterday and ...I planted out some flower seedlings yesterday and my tomatoes the day before (outside) so I'm hoping for less weather drama going forward. One of my new dahlia tubers hasn't come up which is disappointing. I might mention it to the seller, which is a pretty big company. I remember a couple of years ago seeing mute swans driving a Bewick's swan off of 'their' lake at Slimbridge. The lake in front of the big heated observatory is where dozens of Bewick's spend the winter, with daily forays out to the fields and salt marsh to feed. The mute swans tolerate them the whole time and by breeding season they have usually headed back to Siberia. This last lone swan was a bit slow to get going and the mute pair decided he needed a bit of a nudge. It was similarly dramatic!CJhttps://cjabovetheriver.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com