tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post2425844153913375500..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Wrapping up warm Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12738378910285895612013-11-11T08:47:36.911+00:002013-11-11T08:47:36.911+00:00Glad to be able to give the prompt, SnowbirdGlad to be able to give the prompt, SnowbirdSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-74493544034322078392013-11-10T20:19:08.176+00:002013-11-10T20:19:08.176+00:00This is a good reminder for me to do the same with...This is a good reminder for me to do the same with mine!xxxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-80942347376060906612013-11-10T17:04:00.013+00:002013-11-10T17:04:00.013+00:00I really hope so too Janet!I really hope so too Janet!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-7805738850299226062013-11-10T15:49:46.742+00:002013-11-10T15:49:46.742+00:00Smart move Sue, I hope they repay you with an abun...Smart move Sue, I hope they repay you with an abundance of fruit next year. Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-47544742326815410412013-11-09T17:56:10.402+00:002013-11-09T17:56:10.402+00:00You can get sort of fleecy pillowcase shaped cover...You can get sort of fleecy pillowcase shaped coverings to pop over plants to protect them, Mark. Would it be worth getting a couple to just pop over the bays if they forecast a harsh frost?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-48962400836392563542013-11-09T17:54:32.068+00:002013-11-09T17:54:32.068+00:00Thank you CJ. WE spent Saturday in the Dales.Thank you CJ. WE spent Saturday in the Dales.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-89384630510147401992013-11-09T17:53:50.608+00:002013-11-09T17:53:50.608+00:00It is more if we have a winter like the one before...It is more if we have a winter like the one before last that they could suffer isn't it Linda? I think it's the constantly freezing temperatures that cause the damage. Maybe last year you were lucky.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-17909549149238515992013-11-09T17:52:14.687+00:002013-11-09T17:52:14.687+00:00We have had a couple of morning mild frosts, Rooko...We have had a couple of morning mild frosts, Rooko. Can you have a mild frost?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12495983532377459032013-11-09T17:51:20.287+00:002013-11-09T17:51:20.287+00:00They are going to stay in pots NadezdaThey are going to stay in pots NadezdaSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-33919624073341191742013-11-09T17:50:47.044+00:002013-11-09T17:50:47.044+00:00I only had six to do Angie so it didn't take l...I only had six to do Angie so it didn't take long at allSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-71511781846309396362013-11-09T09:57:39.531+00:002013-11-09T09:57:39.531+00:00I hope my newly-revived Bay trees will be OK... I ...I hope my newly-revived Bay trees will be OK... I have put my little Fig tree in the garage next to the window, but the Bays are too enormous to get the same treatment.<br />That bubble-wrap stuff has done a lot to make our lives easier. In the old days it would have been layers of hessian.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31931673955274803142013-11-08T22:08:15.058+00:002013-11-08T22:08:15.058+00:00You're right, you can't count on things su...You're right, you can't count on things surviving. I've lost a peach and an apricot, both in pots, over the winter before now. The bubble wrap looks like it will do the job though. You are very organised I think! Hope you both have a lovely weekend.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-86651234745484649412013-11-08T20:15:43.928+00:002013-11-08T20:15:43.928+00:00We'll be doing the same this weekend Sue. I le...We'll be doing the same this weekend Sue. I left many of my potted fruit trees out all last winter because I'd gotten to the point where I didn't care what happened to them - they survived despite not being covered and now this year I actually want to keep them alive so it's guaranteed that if I leave them out they again they won't lol. All the pots of flowers will be coming in too - it's bare garden season :(Lindachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307042289297886569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-55231550130982148982013-11-08T20:05:50.511+00:002013-11-08T20:05:50.511+00:00It usually pays to be prepared. No frost here as y...It usually pays to be prepared. No frost here as yet but the temperatures have gone well down this week with 1 lot of hailstones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31058435938110124872013-11-08T18:41:23.218+00:002013-11-08T18:41:23.218+00:00Sue, I do the same covering my roses with special ...Sue, I do the same covering my roses with special cloth. Will you plant your trees in ground in spring or stay them potted?Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-56661521316200939442013-11-08T17:54:17.295+00:002013-11-08T17:54:17.295+00:00I usually do this will most of my pots - this year...I usually do this will most of my pots - this year, I'm saving myself the bother (far too many) - I've tucked them up against a sunny wall. That said, a few shrubs have been given the bubble wrap treatment and should be adequate.<br />I too was spurred into action by the first frost. Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-26122773224128955842013-11-08T17:32:40.374+00:002013-11-08T17:32:40.374+00:00Should be OK Alain as it got the peach tree throug...Should be OK Alain as it got the peach tree through one of our worst wintersSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-57579597172926254472013-11-08T17:17:12.651+00:002013-11-08T17:17:12.651+00:00I think this should work quite well for you. It wo...I think this should work quite well for you. It would not do here as our winter are too severe. If it did not work for you, you could try making a box with foam rigid insulation. It is cheap, easy to cut and one inch thick is the equivalent of a foot of soil. rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-7644916976422390912013-11-08T14:53:36.725+00:002013-11-08T14:53:36.725+00:00It would be strange to have no winter Endah.It would be strange to have no winter Endah.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-45177183934602530332013-11-08T14:52:49.283+00:002013-11-08T14:52:49.283+00:00It is Jessica but to be honest I don't think t...It is Jessica but to be honest I don't think they know what will happen 'til it does. OI think they play it safe so people can't complain that they had no warningSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-65219510615140088172013-11-08T14:51:25.444+00:002013-11-08T14:51:25.444+00:00The problem is you never know when a bad frost is ...The problem is you never know when a bad frost is likely, David and I wanted a dry day for the task.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-53447835101658175932013-11-08T14:50:12.364+00:002013-11-08T14:50:12.364+00:00We leave them outdoors, Jo. The peach tree was out...We leave them outdoors, Jo. The peach tree was out during the really cold winterSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-24673118487404703282013-11-08T13:59:32.248+00:002013-11-08T13:59:32.248+00:00I have no idea about winter planting. I think it&#...I have no idea about winter planting. I think it's so interestingEndah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-59901023391244332292013-11-08T12:46:35.794+00:002013-11-08T12:46:35.794+00:00Better safe than sorry. Rumour has it, it's go...Better safe than sorry. Rumour has it, it's going to be a hard winter this year too. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-15665952057241922822013-11-08T12:10:27.934+00:002013-11-08T12:10:27.934+00:00Very sensible forward planning Sue, the last few w...Very sensible forward planning Sue, the last few winters have been very cold.David Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.com