tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post4586579933844246144..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: End of July reportSue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-34373298727125280552011-08-19T09:07:19.935+00:002011-08-19T09:07:19.935+00:00IT may be too late but nothing is lost having a go...IT may be too late but nothing is lost having a go Tanya, or pop to your local garden centres and see whether they still are selling any young plants.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75993519106549066022011-08-18T19:39:06.592+00:002011-08-18T19:39:06.592+00:00I was impressed with my garlic this year but had n...I was impressed with my garlic this year but had no peas at all.....I am very envious of your cabbages...mine just never seem to heart up very well....I have a lack of brassicas this year...mainly due to running out of time and I am wondering if it's now too late to sow some to put out ready for spring??allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-43807666029253348852011-08-06T09:21:05.873+00:002011-08-06T09:21:05.873+00:00Well Lisa or Robb I'll give you my version of ...Well Lisa or Robb I'll give you my version of the difference. To make matters more complicated our Oullins Gage tree is really a plum!<br /><br />We have plums which are oval(sort of egg shaped)and ripen to yellow, reddish or a purple plum colour. The fruits usually grow larger than a gage (although this year they are quite small. <br /><br />Then gage or greengage to give it it's full name. The fruits are rounder (more spherical - ball shaped). These ripen to green or a yellowish green. NO doubt someone will have a different explanation but that is mine!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-555395006036072672011-08-06T02:25:25.440+00:002011-08-06T02:25:25.440+00:00I'm curious what the difference between a plum...I'm curious what the difference between a plum and a gage is. I think Americans just call everything a plum.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-45680054163182628552011-08-03T09:01:50.332+00:002011-08-03T09:01:50.332+00:00I guess anyone who says nothing fails in the garde...I guess anyone who says nothing fails in the garden or on the plot isn't really telling the whole truth - every year we have had winners and losers. It's one reason we like to grow a mixture of varieties.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-84458812721431916772011-08-03T05:54:37.363+00:002011-08-03T05:54:37.363+00:00Sue, you have no idea how reassuring it is to read...Sue, you have no idea how reassuring it is to read that even experienced plotters like you have some failures. I am sorry to hear about your carrots. Mine have been rubbish so far, but I was putting some of this down to old seed. We had the same problems as you with potatoes. Your fruit looks wonderful, something I really would like to have the space for. Lots of it. Really interesting reading.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-32456765276316393422011-08-02T17:14:41.312+00:002011-08-02T17:14:41.312+00:00It would be good to think so, Diana but so far the...It would be good to think so, Diana but so far the ones we have dug have very small roots!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-1345203874402063712011-08-02T11:07:51.324+00:002011-08-02T11:07:51.324+00:00You had a good crop of gooseberries this year didn...You had a good crop of gooseberries this year didn't you Sue. Although your carrots seems not doing much above the soil, may be it is growing big roots for you. So I hope they grow big like the unexpected surprise from your spuds.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25801073481322801682011-08-01T19:15:21.727+00:002011-08-01T19:15:21.727+00:00I suppose so Damo. The trouble is we have had a ve...I suppose so Damo. The trouble is we have had a very dry summer to follow on from the dry spring. We almost seem to live in a tiny bit of England that has been a no go area for rain! WE don't usually need to water the garden but have had to this year as for the plot we just haven't been able to water enough to combat the lack of rain.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-59612643858768850122011-08-01T17:56:36.907+00:002011-08-01T17:56:36.907+00:00A mixed bag for me too Sue. Good - mangetout, car...A mixed bag for me too Sue. Good - mangetout, carrots, parsnips, brassicas, broad and french beans, onions and shallots. OK - spuds, bad - tomatoes, cucumber, sweetcorn, most squash and runner beans (so far). I've managed the watering as most is in the garden so have gotten away with the dry spring luckily. If results were predictable it would take the fun out of it......wouldn't it?Damohttp://www.twochancesvegplot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-22985330138368706112011-08-01T10:23:55.560+00:002011-08-01T10:23:55.560+00:00It has been a strange one Robin and us gardeners a...It has been a strange one Robin and us gardeners are never satisfied are we?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-37562886850149974552011-08-01T09:38:44.004+00:002011-08-01T09:38:44.004+00:00It's been a strange and diffficult for everyon...It's been a strange and diffficult for everyone. I know that you have had a lot of disappointments. But, you are doing much much better then a lot of gardeners here in the states. Great photos and I really like your harvesting list!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-4717441137153781452011-08-01T09:14:33.791+00:002011-08-01T09:14:33.791+00:00Courgettes usually get blossom end rot due to cool...Courgettes usually get blossom end rot due to cool weather meaning the flowers aren't pollinated correctly Kelli. Have you seen many insects on the flowers?<br /><br />Our cucurbits so far are doing OK, Mark, but peas have been rubbish.<br /><br />Your weather seems to have been very different too, Mal. The only main crop potatoes we grow are early maincrop Nicola and the tops are the same. The best tops are on Nadine and International Kidney. IK can be used as a maincrop though.<br /><br />So we are both going to smelling of onions FRGSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-21842780478898193892011-08-01T06:28:26.494+00:002011-08-01T06:28:26.494+00:00It's certainly been a challenging year for kee...It's certainly been a challenging year for keeping things going in all this dry weather - I've given up on some of my hanging baskets this year as theyve just needed too much water. But like you, so far my onions are coming on okay so I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of us. August could be the onion and courgette month at this rate!freerangegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535925508133692539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-21986595844601926962011-07-31T22:37:52.203+00:002011-07-31T22:37:52.203+00:00Intriguing - some things the same - and some diffe...Intriguing - some things the same - and some different. Generally your plants look healthier than mine (and you are growing a wider range). After a dry start summer has seen torrential downpours at interval in Edinburgh. The stars have been broad beans and peas Oregon Sugarpod and petit pois Waverex far exceeded last years results although early sown Kelvdon Wonder dissapointed. Thanks for the Marshmello update. After a great start all my new strawbs died a slushy death helped by the slugs - apart from one everbearer still to produce. The Marshmello would be ideal if they cropped now! (Awaiting delivery).<br /><br />Spuds same tale as you. How are your main croppers faring? My last rows are three or four foot high it was the earlies that suffered.<br /><br />On tenterhooks about the beans that the slugs didn't get. The pods are just starting to develop.<br />Courgettes good but started small and with end rot. Situation improving.Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-41236949263419048292011-07-31T20:05:20.016+00:002011-07-31T20:05:20.016+00:00Sue, the one thing you can be certain of is the fa...Sue, the one thing you can be certain of is the fact that nothing is certain in the gardening world! We may do "the same thing" year on year, but the results are always different. There are just too many variables.<br />Star performer of 2011 for me so far has been Broad Beans, and the Runners are starting off well too. My spuds have been great, and so has the lettuce. Very bad year for cucurbits, and for peas.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-45220132267116834012011-07-31T20:00:50.939+00:002011-07-31T20:00:50.939+00:00Some great photos and your photo slides are really...Some great photos and your photo slides are really super. I was reading about your courgettes, which look fab. My courgettes seem to be rotting at the flower end, never had that before. Your courgette burgers or 'courgette savoury cakes' a few posts back look really delicious.Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.com