tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post8054612489015857665..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: Green Shoots - At long last!Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-14014807628326172402011-01-18T12:02:11.943+00:002011-01-18T12:02:11.943+00:00Yes Amy they have absolutely shot up now. I know e...Yes Amy they have absolutely shot up now. I know exactly how you feltSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-46545977120293447342011-01-17T21:37:31.108+00:002011-01-17T21:37:31.108+00:00Hooray! Glad the garlic are sprouting - have they ...Hooray! Glad the garlic are sprouting - have they absolutely shot up since this post? Ours are several centimetres tall now - it's great to see something growing again after the late autumn where it just felt like everything out on the windowsill was dying on me...Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02311403423357988448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-38066134753242923732011-01-10T15:50:29.758+00:002011-01-10T15:50:29.758+00:00Ah Shirl but I bet they are not dead dead! Some pe...Ah Shirl but I bet they are not dead dead! Some people buy dead plants! You are like my sister she feels sorry for plants that don't look their best and are left on the shelf which is OK if they sell them off cheaper than those that are fit and healthy :D<br /><br />Fortunately we have room for planting plenty potatoes so have various sorts in the hope that some do well.<br /><br />I'd plant garlic in the ground but our soil is clay and gets very boggy during winter.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-17155356942587313912011-01-10T13:14:09.195+00:002011-01-10T13:14:09.195+00:00I am so envious of your potato harvest and hope th...I am so envious of your potato harvest and hope they all make it through the winter. I'll definitely be looking at your post on potato sowing. I plant my garlic right in the ground in the early spring and it has always done fine. You might be right about losing the cyclamen, and I'm pretty sure I've already lost my rosemary, especially now that the snow cover has melted away and it's turned cold again.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956948481990170675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-70421230587848246262011-01-10T12:01:20.515+00:002011-01-10T12:01:20.515+00:00Hi again Green Lane, enjoy all your shoots, soups ...Hi again Green Lane, enjoy all your shoots, soups etc in 2011 :-)<br /><br />I smiled at your comment to Mark – I buy dead looking plants. I pull them apart and propagate from them. Its great fun, if I haven’t paid much for them it’s worth a shot.<br /><br />We’re covered in snow again too. I feel the need for a rain dance ;-)Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-43252622748241206162011-01-07T14:12:20.277+00:002011-01-07T14:12:20.277+00:00Welcome Beyond my Garden - Would you believe we ar...Welcome Beyond my Garden - Would you believe we are covered in snow again!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-26165083156246536462011-01-07T13:18:22.769+00:002011-01-07T13:18:22.769+00:00You all have really had a hard winter this year, i...You all have really had a hard winter this year, in so far. I hope things get better for you in Great Britain.Nellie from Beyond My Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149596937067869426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78038816447132960962011-01-03T18:21:40.624+00:002011-01-03T18:21:40.624+00:00We haven't yet the sniffs, Carrie although we&...We haven't yet the sniffs, Carrie although we've had some false alarms, but everything is too wet to do anything on a plot with clay soil!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-56293992912417607872011-01-03T17:47:05.551+00:002011-01-03T17:47:05.551+00:00you have managed impressively well! oh new green s...you have managed impressively well! oh new green shoots are a joy to see. we're in a pickle with our lottie - so much work but the weather so nasty and we both have the cold - sniff :(Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-47766395809520776732011-01-03T12:46:21.268+00:002011-01-03T12:46:21.268+00:00You'll be most welcome Mark and we can even le...You'll be most welcome Mark and we can even lend you some secateurs.<br /><br />I'm always amazed that some people actually by the dead plants!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-32258348592507119202011-01-03T12:18:16.535+00:002011-01-03T12:18:16.535+00:00Thanks for sending me the links to the photos of y...Thanks for sending me the links to the photos of your beautiful Buddleias - I'm very jealous now, If I visit Yorkshire this year I'm coming round to your allotment with a pair of secateurs!<br /><br />I visited my local garden centre yesterday. I was amazed to see them attempting to sell all sorts of plants that had been well and truly frosted - limp, black, DEAD!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-20920978134558773032011-01-03T12:14:12.937+00:002011-01-03T12:14:12.937+00:00At least the onions should stay dry Fer!At least the onions should stay dry Fer!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-40272518955287503422011-01-03T12:12:56.527+00:002011-01-03T12:12:56.527+00:00Spring seems miles away Diana but the white carpet...Spring seems miles away Diana but the white carpet has now gone - at least for now as it may well be back!<br /><br />Hi Vrtlarica, I think it was damp that affected them mostly as we have had high hunidity levelsSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-11267633950161664172011-01-03T07:31:16.587+00:002011-01-03T07:31:16.587+00:00Both onions and potatoes are looking great! I'...Both onions and potatoes are looking great! I'm keeping my onions on the balcony (warped up in newspaper), so they did suffer a few freezes, but it doesn't seem to do them any harm. They have become a bit sweeter. Unfortunately, I did not grow many onions, so I will have to start buying them soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-71365917747221684132011-01-03T07:13:31.027+00:002011-01-03T07:13:31.027+00:00You still have many supply of onions and potatoes ...You still have many supply of onions and potatoes and spring is not that far away. The green shoots must be so welcome when everything is under the white carpet outdoors.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-50961396513480924282011-01-02T19:59:02.331+00:002011-01-02T19:59:02.331+00:00I am definitely trying some garlic next year. Hope...I am definitely trying some garlic next year. Hope your crops will be better in the new place.ferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307248426034018988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-54252963157430805572011-01-02T19:09:12.297+00:002011-01-02T19:09:12.297+00:00I'd given up too Woody and was going to plant ...I'd given up too Woody and was going to plant some more. We didn't plant autumn shallots but popped in some onions which had begun to grow before the snow - haven't checked on them since the thaw!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12756711914768556742011-01-02T17:56:06.366+00:002011-01-02T17:56:06.366+00:00My garlic is doing just the same< I'm pleas...My garlic is doing just the same< I'm pleased to say. I'd just about given up on it. No sign of life from the autumn-planted shallots yet thoughGordon Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796375484099193959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-38004618625952038602011-01-02T17:31:48.548+00:002011-01-02T17:31:48.548+00:00Hi Tanya,
Our potato sowing methods is decsribed o...Hi Tanya,<br />Our potato sowing methods is decsribed on our website <a href="http://glallotments.co.uk/potato1.aspx" rel="nofollow">here</a> It seems to work for us and isn't as hard work as digging trenches etc.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-8448477960141132022011-01-02T17:07:39.781+00:002011-01-02T17:07:39.781+00:00My onions are fine but I will be blogging about my...My onions are fine but I will be blogging about my potatoes later so maybe you can give me some tips. Yours look great and I am very envious!!!<br /><br />I planted my garlic straight into the ground and it started sprouting a while ago....it has survived the weather too and still looks healthy!allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-69353155247109008552011-01-02T16:31:35.420+00:002011-01-02T16:31:35.420+00:00I bet they will Jo just like those that sell beddi...I bet they will Jo just like those that sell beddings plants early so you will plant them out and they will die and you will need to go back and buy more.<br /><br />We usually manage to almost get by with onions and only need to buy early new potatoes but this year we could run out early<br /><br />Never mind Craig your tomatoes will soon be up!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-64282438989206518362011-01-02T15:44:09.868+00:002011-01-02T15:44:09.868+00:00Still waiting for my outdoor garlic to shoot yet :...Still waiting for my outdoor garlic to shoot yet :( sobs...The Boy Ollertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551038094292328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31064090400420775312011-01-02T13:54:53.380+00:002011-01-02T13:54:53.380+00:00You've got a good stash there. I'm down t...You've got a good stash there. I'm down to the last couple of pumpkins, a few squash, half a sack of spuds and some shallots. I feel a soup coming on!Damohttp://www.twochancesvegplot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-25166385801532322232011-01-02T13:44:02.748+00:002011-01-02T13:44:02.748+00:00I'm sure the garden centres and nurseries will...I'm sure the garden centres and nurseries will be coining it in come spring when everyone is replacing what they've lost. I bet there'll be many casualties this year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com