tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post7411545373407686101..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Fruit for the plot.Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-89829958579698164902013-01-13T15:06:20.426+00:002013-01-13T15:06:20.426+00:00Crown Prince does require a lot of space, Janet. M...Crown Prince does require a lot of space, Janet. Make sure you get alpines that don't produce runners if you don't want ground cover plants.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-81626802344700429802013-01-13T15:00:37.630+00:002013-01-13T15:00:37.630+00:00Alpine strawberry seeds duly added to my list. I l...Alpine strawberry seeds duly added to my list. I love crown prince squash too, but think I will opt for a smaller trailing type to train up supports this year.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-23098690235937534182013-01-13T12:41:59.282+00:002013-01-13T12:41:59.282+00:00I'm not on Facebook, so it won't let me on...I'm not on Facebook, so it won't let me on to the page unless I sign up, which I'm reluctant to do as I waste so much time on the computer as it is.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-40813705817047908062013-01-12T09:21:17.678+00:002013-01-12T09:21:17.678+00:00Thanks njgf I'll had a read.Thanks njgf I'll had a read.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-45895435480984404672013-01-11T20:25:06.549+00:002013-01-11T20:25:06.549+00:00A good explanation of the difference between the p...A good explanation of the difference between the pumpkin, squash and gourd is explained here: <br /><br />http://voices.yahoo.com/the-difference-between-pumpkins-gourds-squash-6691116.html?cat=22<br /><br />It's really interestingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-63338987735735365472013-01-11T20:15:37.763+00:002013-01-11T20:15:37.763+00:00They're not all that larger, Roger. The size d...They're not all that larger, Roger. The size does vary quite a lot though. You certainly need lots of plants to produce a worthwhile picking.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-50196070942469784542013-01-11T18:49:08.448+00:002013-01-11T18:49:08.448+00:00Your strawberries look really enticing. I occasion...Your strawberries look really enticing. I occasionally eat a wild alpine strawberry, they are delicious bur so small....<br />I will follow your lead and sow some seed of a named strain, I suspect they are a little larger. Never the less I admire your patience picking all those in your basketRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-52566661661936070252013-01-11T12:55:41.564+00:002013-01-11T12:55:41.564+00:00Woodend Nurseries as it is called has a Facebook P...Woodend Nurseries as it is called has a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woodend-Nurseries-Great-Preston/168430639885397?fref=ts" rel="nofollow">Facebook Page</a>, Jo<br /><br />You can put just about anything in the courgette as a stuffing - it's down to what you enjoy eatingSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78595602575256753642013-01-11T12:09:43.278+00:002013-01-11T12:09:43.278+00:00Ahhh, I see this is the ham and mushroom variation...Ahhh, I see this is the ham and mushroom variation. Doh, I'm slow on the uptake today.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-66917429725483996442013-01-11T12:07:00.262+00:002013-01-11T12:07:00.262+00:00Thanks for that, Sue. I knew you'd have a reci...Thanks for that, Sue. I knew you'd have a recipe somewhere. I thought it looked a bit like tuna in your photo, but I also stuff mine with mince, a similar recipe to your's. Thanks for letting me know about the nursery, I might have had a trip there tomorrow if I have time, but I won't bother now.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-54541461555701321862013-01-11T11:15:12.530+00:002013-01-11T11:15:12.530+00:00Ours don't die down in winter, Mark but lots o...Ours don't die down in winter, Mark but lots of leaves dry up as they do for ordinary strawberries, leaving the plant looking shabby. Then a new crop of fresh leaves grow in spring. I can't say for certain whether yours are lost forever or not - I'm guessing that they are still in the open so haven't dried out. If I were you I'd set some more seeds as an insurance policy. After all the worst that could happen is you will end up with some more plants and you can;t really have too many!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-82267554995921576762013-01-11T11:05:10.776+00:002013-01-11T11:05:10.776+00:00The Alpine Strawberry plants which I grew from see...The Alpine Strawberry plants which I grew from seed look dead. Do they die down completely and then re-appear in the Spring, or have I lost them irretrievably?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-16829716502855285442013-01-11T10:49:51.745+00:002013-01-11T10:49:51.745+00:00It's just easier to create a cavity in the rou...It's just easier to create a cavity in the round ones, Jo. I have written a recipe and variations of what we stuffed ours with on <a href="http://ossettweather.com/glallotments.co.uk/stuffed%20courgettes.html" rel="nofollow">this page</a> of my website.<br /><br />I tried looking up the difference between squash and pumpkin on the Internet too and got different answers from each page I viewed.<br /><br />By the way I tried the nursery at G Preston on Wednesday and it was shut. Apparently they were closed for the Christmas break and open again on Monday so we'll have to try again another time.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-15327849494819716342013-01-11T09:57:25.239+00:002013-01-11T09:57:25.239+00:00I'm growing a variety of round courgette for t...I'm growing a variety of round courgette for the first time this year. I do stuff the long courgettes, but hadn't thought about the round ones being easier for this. What do you use for the stuffing? No idea what the difference is between a squash and a pumpkin. It's all to do with the sub categories of the cucurbita family, according to a website I was reading, but even then it's very confusing. It all depends where you live too, as some countries call all kinds of squash, pumpkins.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com