tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post3271868097440161979..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: The alliums have moved home!Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-19876833854852107052012-03-31T17:24:13.637+00:002012-03-31T17:24:13.637+00:00Hi Lorraine and welcome - sorry for the delayed re...Hi Lorraine and welcome - sorry for the delayed response but we were away on holiday. We grew Picasso last year and were happy with it. Our sets came early which is why we start them in pots. I promise to visit your blog soon.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-80406775809688694732012-03-25T07:29:55.732+00:002012-03-25T07:29:55.732+00:00Love your Picasso Shallots. I have planted the sam...Love your Picasso Shallots. I have planted the same one but have put them straight in the ground about a weeks ago and already have a good two inches of growth. I have not grown these before but am very happy with how they have started off.. www.lorrainesvegpatch.blogspot.comLorraine Pullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471647053257519352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-2985041487944149692012-03-23T14:27:52.221+00:002012-03-23T14:27:52.221+00:00Some of ours are hard neck too Elaine. It's di...Some of ours are hard neck too Elaine. It's difficult to see from the photos but some of the leaves on some plants are stiffer and more upright than on others.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25256363792446325572012-03-23T13:47:54.338+00:002012-03-23T13:47:54.338+00:00Everything looks very sturdy you should have a gr...Everything looks very sturdy you should have a great harvest from the look of it. My garlic looks different to yours the leaves are standing proud of the bulb on a stiffer stem - perhaps it is hard-neck garlic (the stem is darker in colour) - what do you reckon?elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-85178535649011922292012-03-23T09:34:53.914+00:002012-03-23T09:34:53.914+00:00Have you to find a new home yet or do you know whe...Have you to find a new home yet or do you know where you are moving to Diana? Just wondered whether you had chance of a bigger garden in your new place.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-90157368470114413602012-03-23T04:42:00.748+00:002012-03-23T04:42:00.748+00:00So many allium there looking good. Wish we have bi...So many allium there looking good. Wish we have bigger space to grow them more. We are not growing them this year since we are moving middle of the year. So I hope you share some of your harvest with us later virtually.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-24685811908480938182012-03-22T21:16:37.772+00:002012-03-22T21:16:37.772+00:00Yours put mine to shame. I'm taking a leaf ou...Yours put mine to shame. I'm taking a leaf out your book next time.Lottie loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366956440203990233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-80035344994276870062012-03-22T16:24:01.700+00:002012-03-22T16:24:01.700+00:00Onions a bit like triffids Jo? A scary thought!Onions a bit like triffids Jo? A scary thought!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-13686427161731013042012-03-22T12:48:46.601+00:002012-03-22T12:48:46.601+00:00I thought you'd got walking onions when I read...I thought you'd got walking onions when I read the title of the post. My onions and shallots have all started shooting since I started them off in the greenhouse so I must get them out soon.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-88376074635186460972012-03-22T11:29:06.185+00:002012-03-22T11:29:06.185+00:00It seems onions are a popular vegetable LizIt seems onions are a popular vegetable LizSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75508486280165322322012-03-22T11:01:30.469+00:002012-03-22T11:01:30.469+00:00Can you ever have too many onions? - not in my kit...Can you ever have too many onions? - not in my kitchen anyway. Ah I've just read the above and it seems I'm not the only one. Very jealous about how much room you can devoted to them.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-35651381140913119422012-03-22T09:38:29.975+00:002012-03-22T09:38:29.975+00:00I noticed that you had planted out your onions too...I noticed that you had planted out your onions too Lottie.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75281901230599010832012-03-22T09:35:42.155+00:002012-03-22T09:35:42.155+00:00Onions are in just about every recipe Malar that i...Onions are in just about every recipe Malar that is trueSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68934250618861367422012-03-22T09:34:58.848+00:002012-03-22T09:34:58.848+00:00The only trouble now Jenni is that we have taken s...The only trouble now Jenni is that we have taken steps just in case the onions don't store well again - if they do we will need a dedicated onion store. Onion Marmalade?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-19135837965780914552012-03-22T08:41:13.115+00:002012-03-22T08:41:13.115+00:00I'm also a believer that you can never have to...I'm also a believer that you can never have too many onions. I might have changed my mind at the end of this season though.Lottie loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366956440203990233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75972919204808669382012-03-22T01:55:39.703+00:002012-03-22T01:55:39.703+00:00Well arranged plot! Really amazing! Onions are a m...Well arranged plot! Really amazing! Onions are a must in cooking! <br />I must worked out my little garden now......Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-83630424249620738492012-03-21T21:17:52.873+00:002012-03-21T21:17:52.873+00:00Hi Sue, you've got some great looking starts f...Hi Sue, you've got some great looking starts from the greenhouse, they really did well over winter. I'm with Kelli, it all looks so tidy! I hope you have better luck with your onion crop staying good after harvest this year. Cheers, JenniRainy Day Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139202327960366363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-65763099091810272762012-03-21T20:10:41.683+00:002012-03-21T20:10:41.683+00:00I guess it was a strong smell of onions Stacy! The...I guess it was a strong smell of onions Stacy! They definitely needed to go out as they had a really good root system which in the case of the shallots was coming out of the bottom of the pots.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-83370703303944795352012-03-21T20:09:00.039+00:002012-03-21T20:09:00.039+00:00Frost won't harm the alliums Tanya. garlic act...Frost won't harm the alliums Tanya. garlic actually likes it. Any of the more tender plants won't be out for a while yet.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-72313698409968271552012-03-21T20:07:54.613+00:002012-03-21T20:07:54.613+00:00And that's just the start KelliAnd that's just the start KelliSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-10885511605419111212012-03-21T19:38:14.713+00:002012-03-21T19:38:14.713+00:00I planted out my onions that i started off in the ...I planted out my onions that i started off in the greenhouse today aswell, there must have been somthing in the air! <br />you can never have to many onions...Can you? <br />and as for the onion soup make sure you have some cheesy croutons with it its amasing!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249594797953083237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-37824608135147512452012-03-21T19:37:30.569+00:002012-03-21T19:37:30.569+00:00I still have onions from last year too. You have c...I still have onions from last year too. You have certainly given your onions and garlic some TLC. Mine tend to get just lobbed in the ground..always works for me!!<br /><br />Aren't you a little worried about late frost damaging your plants?? I always worry about planting out too early.<br /><br />Having said that...your plot is looking very tidy...think I need to get a lot more done on mine before I take any photos..lolallotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-57241767983243572022012-03-21T19:24:30.438+00:002012-03-21T19:24:30.438+00:00It all looks so tidy! I'm amazed at the number...It all looks so tidy! I'm amazed at the number of plants you put in!Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-67406016926591200922012-03-21T18:52:49.241+00:002012-03-21T18:52:49.241+00:00Wow, you've been busy! No such thing as "...Wow, you've been busy! No such thing as "too many onions", and you could always make some French-style plaits and give as exceptionally lovely Christmas presents if you really do end up with a surfeit.BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.com