tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post7195552732809546996..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Blighted.Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-32026837735490611182016-09-13T22:42:20.508+00:002016-09-13T22:42:20.508+00:00I hope that you remain blight free, Tanya. The app...I hope that you remain blight free, Tanya. The apples are delicious too.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-9337282003944653942016-09-13T22:40:48.478+00:002016-09-13T22:40:48.478+00:00The yellow courgettes have been better than the gr...The yellow courgettes have been better than the green ones this year, PhuongSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-2906158407243800872016-09-13T22:39:15.770+00:002016-09-13T22:39:15.770+00:00We picked more corn today, Malar.We picked more corn today, Malar.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31468121760198038242016-09-13T21:23:12.376+00:002016-09-13T21:23:12.376+00:00That's a great harvest Sue, things are slow go...That's a great harvest Sue, things are slow going on my plot this year as I am still trying to get back into it. Luckily (touch wood) I have never had blight problems on my tomatoes but and allotment neighbours has just had to cut hers down due to blight so I hope I'm not affected. My fruit trees don't seem to have done so well this year though we did get a lovely plum harvest. Those pink apples look lovely!Tanya.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08436595615435609755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-47011742459689995102016-09-13T11:26:13.867+00:002016-09-13T11:26:13.867+00:00Blight always hits here as well, but we're luc...Blight always hits here as well, but we're lucky in that tomatoes ripen so early here and it usually strikes after the plants are finished. Your ear of corn is nice and big, very impressive. And it seems like your yellow courgettes did very well this year.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-1525971758477375972016-09-13T02:16:05.987+00:002016-09-13T02:16:05.987+00:00That's good harvest Sue!. The first corn look ...That's good harvest Sue!. The first corn look huge! <br />Hope your tomatoes give enough harvest! ;)<br />The flowers are so beautiful! Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68448198353235234772016-09-12T22:10:40.617+00:002016-09-12T22:10:40.617+00:00Let's hope that blight leaves our healthy toma...Let's hope that blight leaves our healthy tomatoes alone, Gill.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-18090183845326870552016-09-12T22:08:45.857+00:002016-09-12T22:08:45.857+00:00It doesn't need many waem and humid days for b...It doesn't need many waem and humid days for blight to strike here, Julie.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68207735379517413702016-09-12T22:06:32.131+00:002016-09-12T22:06:32.131+00:00They were from the Joan J that I split and replan...They were from the Joan J that I split and replanted earlier this year, Deborah. Hopefully next year they will bounce back.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-36973215435719035702016-09-12T22:03:46.095+00:002016-09-12T22:03:46.095+00:00Thank you, Linda.Thank you, Linda.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-13628463728432822732016-09-12T22:03:13.995+00:002016-09-12T22:03:13.995+00:00We always expect blight to turn up ever year, Mrga...We always expect blight to turn up ever year, Mrgaret.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-34480273869900702802016-09-12T21:07:51.879+00:002016-09-12T21:07:51.879+00:00Blight got our outdoor toms too before they even s...Blight got our outdoor toms too before they even started to ripen. I have picked what green ones are unaffected(yet). I will put them towards some glutney chutney later this week. Like you our indoor toms are okay so far, fingers crossed<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-11972652727674874362016-09-12T19:41:20.188+00:002016-09-12T19:41:20.188+00:00Oh the dreaded blight! It shows up every year her...Oh the dreaded blight! It shows up every year here, but my hot and humid climate is perfect for blight. Your flowers are gorgeous and those apples look delicious!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-14741505523303329122016-09-12T18:45:27.941+00:002016-09-12T18:45:27.941+00:00Despite the blight it is still quite a harvest. I ...Despite the blight it is still quite a harvest. I had to smile at the three red raspberries in the punnet of golden ones Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-73848382273316818172016-09-12T15:38:43.475+00:002016-09-12T15:38:43.475+00:00Everything is beautiful, and the flowers are brill...Everything is beautiful, and the flowers are brilliant!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-66241188929127744862016-09-12T15:14:46.664+00:002016-09-12T15:14:46.664+00:00I so love your flowers - I normally place some fre...I so love your flowers - I normally place some fresh cut flowers in the house throughout the season, but this year things were just so chaotic that this fell through the cracks. And blight is a beast - consider yourself lucky for having one blight free year. I had one - my first year with the garden - and that was that. We do have neighbours that are similarly affected, so that may be a contributing factor.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-40718841582211221052016-09-12T14:41:58.383+00:002016-09-12T14:41:58.383+00:00That's interesting about the shop bought plums...That's interesting about the shop bought plums, Mark. I am probably going to regret writing this at some point but we haven;t ever had blight in the garden greenhouse and we do keep the door open. However, when we grew tomatoes outside in the garden we didn't have blight. When our allotment site was only sparsely populated and we were surrounded by head high weeds we didn't get blight there either. I guess the disease needs a corridor of plants to spread along. If you already get blight in your garden it may be a different story for you. Do many of your neighbours grow tomatoes in their garden?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-808417264636974382016-09-12T14:35:45.173+00:002016-09-12T14:35:45.173+00:00You are right, Jo the lowers we grow wouldn't ...You are right, Jo the lowers we grow wouldn't have any commercial value as they don't last long enough but we have a plentiful supply and can replace them often.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-79935277404556383552016-09-12T14:34:03.505+00:002016-09-12T14:34:03.505+00:00To be honest the greenhouse tomatoes are our main ...To be honest the greenhouse tomatoes are our main plants, Dave the outdoor ones are just an additional bonus if we manage to harvest anything from the.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-22012128213238741572016-09-12T14:31:58.298+00:002016-09-12T14:31:58.298+00:00We have the tomatoes in the garden greenhouse that...We have the tomatoes in the garden greenhouse that are unaffected too, Belinda.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-66999760517491846022016-09-12T14:30:46.277+00:002016-09-12T14:30:46.277+00:00Glad you managed to beat the blight somewhat, Jo.Glad you managed to beat the blight somewhat, Jo.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-44158879974564903672016-09-12T14:29:40.630+00:002016-09-12T14:29:40.630+00:00Not at all surprising, Jayne in fact we had expect...Not at all surprising, Jayne in fact we had expected blight to strike sooner.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75486932479130006182016-09-12T14:28:43.524+00:002016-09-12T14:28:43.524+00:00We see blight as more or less inevitable. Sue. Whe...We see blight as more or less inevitable. Sue. When it doesn't strike it is a bonus. Enjoy your week ahead too.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31817703442017660952016-09-12T14:26:17.258+00:002016-09-12T14:26:17.258+00:00As Mark commented it has been just the sort of wea...As Mark commented it has been just the sort of weather that blight enjoys, CJ Last year was quite a different story.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46449632623689470032016-09-12T13:06:25.134+00:002016-09-12T13:06:25.134+00:00I'm glad you managed to save at least some of ...I'm glad you managed to save at least some of the outdoor tomatoes. Weather conditions down here have been really very blight-conducive - warm and humid. Remind me: do you ever get blight on the toms in your garden greenhouse, or is it only the one on the plot? (I'm considering buying a small greenhouse for growing toms and chillis...) It's a shame about the maggots in your plums, but I think it must be a particularly bad year for them. Some of the plums we have bought have been similarly afflicted, and I bet the commercial growers spray theirs.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com