tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post2648808941890191799..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: End of June review including the tatty bits.Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-87685362435091584462011-07-12T09:57:36.932+00:002011-07-12T09:57:36.932+00:00Our weeds are regrowing so lots of weeding for us ...Our weeds are regrowing so lots of weeding for us too Tanya.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12473411896277934242011-07-12T08:43:08.136+00:002011-07-12T08:43:08.136+00:00As always everything is looking great....so much b...As always everything is looking great....so much better than my weedy plot at the minute...I really need to have a good couple of sessions down the allotment to catch up with myself.<br /><br />No idea on the bug...we have a bug book upstairs though so i may take a look through it....it's a lovely shot of it!allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-18314625350377564162011-07-04T07:51:57.175+00:002011-07-04T07:51:57.175+00:00The lavender is now flowering fully, Jenni so hope...The lavender is now flowering fully, Jenni so hopefully the butterflies and bees will soon descend - I also need to take more cuttings.<br /><br />I hope our floppy rhubarb isn't a sign of something more sinister then MarkSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-79849211457796736342011-07-03T22:10:34.213+00:002011-07-03T22:10:34.213+00:00Thanks Sue. The potato scheme is fiendishly good....Thanks Sue. The potato scheme is fiendishly good. I'm suffering crop failure for early potatoes for the first time ever. The later varieties have surpassed the earlies - all down to the dry weather in April and May. Curiously the (also unwatered) rhubarb is doing well enough.Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-48224625735790613122011-07-03T20:29:45.541+00:002011-07-03T20:29:45.541+00:00Hi Sue, walking through your slide show was amazin...Hi Sue, walking through your slide show was amazing. I knew you had a large plot, but wow!! I really like your lavender borders. So glad to have found your blog this year.Rainy Day Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139202327960366363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-20829978172610845932011-07-03T11:22:20.824+00:002011-07-03T11:22:20.824+00:00Your plot looks great! It is so big with such a va...Your plot looks great! It is so big with such a vast variety of fruit and veggies! I have no idea what that insect is. It is very interesting looking though.<br /><br />Keep up the good work!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-81490769294868114442011-07-03T09:20:05.508+00:002011-07-03T09:20:05.508+00:00The dahlias just make good cut flowers Mal althoug...The dahlias just make good cut flowers Mal although I put a bit of bleach in the water as they can go smelly. It's the first year we have grown them from seed. Just hoping the rhubarb recovers as we can't water everything. As for potatoes in bags it was to get some early new potatoes. As they start off in the cold greenhouse they are streets ahead of the ones grown outside. We've been cropping since 30 May and haven't dug any outside yet. It also makes use of the greenhouse until we need it for tomatoes.<br /><br />I wonder whether sweet corn counts as herbaceousSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-82596310490008515052011-07-02T20:39:24.973+00:002011-07-02T20:39:24.973+00:00p.s. That's a positive ID on the green sawfly...p.s. That's a positive ID on the green sawfly. According to Natural England it feeds on "a very wide range of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants."Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-61834702578087989142011-07-02T20:12:51.351+00:002011-07-02T20:12:51.351+00:00Great tour Sue. You know what you're doing an...Great tour Sue. You know what you're doing and the results speak for themselves.<br /><br />That rhubarb is pretty shocking. <br />Curious to find you are a dahlia fan. (I'm growing some this year, for the first time for about 30 years). Now tell me why you felt the need to grow potatoes in bags???Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-15259797545464856742011-07-02T19:46:10.875+00:002011-07-02T19:46:10.875+00:00Oops did I really put 150mm long? - I meant 15mm. ...Oops did I really put 150mm long? - I meant 15mm. We were into the realms of horror films there!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-73228955222979227072011-07-02T17:20:45.474+00:002011-07-02T17:20:45.474+00:00Remember we don't have to work or look after ...Remember we don't have to work or look after children Jo. No chance of getting bored as we have now started to pull the garden to pieces too.<br /><br />I think in all it's about a third of an acre Diana<br /><br />Or even Dr Who Kelli with those claws on it's legs<br /><br />We don't grow chillies Mark :) and I think you are putting yourself down your gardening skill is up there. The insect was 150mm long - the photo doesn't give a sense of size. To be honest I took it just to help identify it - my plot neighbour insisted!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-80499011322814866752011-07-02T15:46:19.866+00:002011-07-02T15:46:19.866+00:00Sue, is there anything you DON'T grow? Until I...Sue, is there anything you DON'T grow? Until I discovered your blog I thought I was pretty fanatical about growing things, but your energy and skill level far surpasses mine, and the results bear this out.<br />I have never seen an insect like the one you show. It looks vaguely like a dragonfly, though I know it isn't one.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-17830740879379667972011-07-02T15:00:23.160+00:002011-07-02T15:00:23.160+00:00It's great seeing all your plants, I enjoyed y...It's great seeing all your plants, I enjoyed your slide show. Your plot is so big and in very good order - so many plants! That little green insect looks like it could feature in a Disney film (not sure what he is). KelliKellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-84541075566211507252011-07-02T12:47:34.372+00:002011-07-02T12:47:34.372+00:00I enjoyed the tour very much. How big is your allo...I enjoyed the tour very much. How big is your allotment? It must be at least more than half an acre.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78201970928989664322011-07-02T10:32:06.962+00:002011-07-02T10:32:06.962+00:00Well, I think it all looks great, you put the rest...Well, I think it all looks great, you put the rest of us to shame. I'm sure you'd soon get bored if everything was ship shape and there was nothing left to do, though there's always something which needs doing on an allotment.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com