tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post8826088547515018919..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: The plot so far Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-66693194532109391232015-05-02T08:44:08.272+00:002015-05-02T08:44:08.272+00:00The weevils have nibbled the broad bean leaves a b...The weevils have nibbled the broad bean leaves a bit but left the peas si far, I've sown batch two to try for some pea shoots in ythe greenhouse,Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-4720711660198070352015-05-02T08:14:45.255+00:002015-05-02T08:14:45.255+00:00Ha ha, yes I was imagining the weevils too. They r...Ha ha, yes I was imagining the weevils too. They really go to town on my broad beans but the plants look reasonably healthy otherwise, with flowers just coming on my autumn sown ones. I didn't get any pea shoots this year either, I forgot to sow when I normally do ( December, in the lean to) and then ones I sowed later either didn't germinate or have been eaten by something.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-87531309727048415122015-04-28T09:48:46.540+00:002015-04-28T09:48:46.540+00:00Two of us means we can do twice as much MalarTwo of us means we can do twice as much MalarSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-50568789344814704122015-04-28T07:11:46.497+00:002015-04-28T07:11:46.497+00:00WOw! What an amazing hard work! That's huge ar...WOw! What an amazing hard work! That's huge area that you have covered! ;)Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-20372625734387553372015-04-27T07:52:41.145+00:002015-04-27T07:52:41.145+00:00I'm sure it is an intriguing sight if the poli...I'm sure it is an intriguing sight if the police helicopter flies over, DinaSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-8337791024737690982015-04-27T07:46:55.663+00:002015-04-27T07:46:55.663+00:00There are two of us Elaine so should do twice as m...There are two of us Elaine so should do twice as much,Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-21634231695559594242015-04-27T07:45:52.895+00:002015-04-27T07:45:52.895+00:00Lots still top do tpalsLots still top do tpalsSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-49430476768572240212015-04-26T21:06:57.690+00:002015-04-26T21:06:57.690+00:00Everything is coming along swimmingly! I was laugh...Everything is coming along swimmingly! I was laughing at the thought of the weevils rubbing their antennae, and you poking your head through the mesh to weed!! xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-10638896685943088112015-04-26T20:24:35.139+00:002015-04-26T20:24:35.139+00:00Goodness - you have been busy - it's all looki...Goodness - you have been busy - it's all looking splendid - puts my meagre efforts to shame.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-43403963780116536282015-04-26T12:58:21.914+00:002015-04-26T12:58:21.914+00:00All I've done is spread compost so far. What a...All I've done is spread compost so far. What a massive amount of work you've already finished!tpalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646231041413714929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31656695849371967982015-04-26T09:20:14.816+00:002015-04-26T09:20:14.816+00:00Thank you Ela and you tooThank you Ela and you tooSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-32270644357199061302015-04-26T09:09:06.590+00:002015-04-26T09:09:06.590+00:00You have done a lot of hard work ! But everything ...You have done a lot of hard work ! But everything is going to be great !<br />Have a nice Sunday !Elahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233606648281104359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-88391807518691457382015-04-26T08:24:50.299+00:002015-04-26T08:24:50.299+00:00Our potatoes aren't showing yet and the carrot...Our potatoes aren't showing yet and the carrots etc are only just sown = so you are way ahead of us Julie. We do have flowers on the strawberries though but probably due to them having been under cover.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-85025743585669431812015-04-26T08:21:14.778+00:002015-04-26T08:21:14.778+00:00The stronger looking ones are autumn planted onion...The stronger looking ones are autumn planted onions, CJ. I wonder what is eating the leaves?<br /><br />I hate oilseed rape - around us acidic yellow dominates where there should be fresh spring green, The colour is glaring and aggressive and the smell takes my breath away. The only time I have any sort of hay fever is when the rape is on flower. Then it is surreptitiously leaking out of the fields, It's aptly named as it is raping the country.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-26061194696580987102015-04-26T08:07:32.456+00:002015-04-26T08:07:32.456+00:00There are two of us working on the plot though - ...There are two of us working on the plot though - Mal and it makes a big difference.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-13653889821441352192015-04-25T19:58:43.310+00:002015-04-25T19:58:43.310+00:00Things are looking good Sue. My early potatoes ar...Things are looking good Sue. My early potatoes are popping through, broadbeans looking good, peas coming up, so are the parsnips, carrots and beetroot.. and my strawberries are in flower! Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/15712709232628195386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-61588894275123251552015-04-25T18:55:56.472+00:002015-04-25T18:55:56.472+00:00I've been dazzled by fields of oilseed rape th...I've been dazzled by fields of oilseed rape this afternoon, there's plenty of it round here. Everything's looking good Sue, your onions are nice and strong. Mine look very puny and sorry for themselves at the moment. Something's eaten the ends of the leaves and they're just not growing very much. I'm hoping they rally.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-61660869636410765512015-04-25T17:52:51.333+00:002015-04-25T17:52:51.333+00:00Just posted about planting my spuds and then I com...Just posted about planting my spuds and then I come across this! Mind you potatoes are about all I have planted/sown. Not even got my parsnips sown yet, let alone carrots.Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-86323966621353141782015-04-25T17:50:03.439+00:002015-04-25T17:50:03.439+00:00That is one of the disadvantages of a raised bed i...That is one of the disadvantages of a raised bed isn't it, Anna? Although in very wet weather no doubt it becomes an advantage.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-5099818524797205352015-04-25T17:48:03.922+00:002015-04-25T17:48:03.922+00:00Yes claggy - sticky and unworkable, Mark. I think ...Yes claggy - sticky and unworkable, Mark. I think they would just take them away and put them into storage - some type of metal mesh covering willl be employed next timeSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-81473257175804778992015-04-25T17:45:48.146+00:002015-04-25T17:45:48.146+00:00Lucky you but I know that you make up for it with ...Lucky you but I know that you make up for it with other pests, Daphne.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-49506212905580147902015-04-25T17:44:40.357+00:002015-04-25T17:44:40.357+00:00Maybe black would cause the conditions underneath ...Maybe black would cause the conditions underneath to be too hot, Jessica.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-19158367613137458172015-04-25T17:43:46.896+00:002015-04-25T17:43:46.896+00:00Whitefly are certainly a major pest. I;ve even had...Whitefly are certainly a major pest. I;ve even had them get into a cup of coffee.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-65941024690809818082015-04-25T15:58:19.919+00:002015-04-25T15:58:19.919+00:00It's been a great week for working on the plot...It's been a great week for working on the plot. Like you Sue I've got some spuds in and transferred shallots from cells into the ground. Hope that the strawberries like their new headquarters. Mine are in a raised bed and I had to get out my watering can to them this week!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-19249848089398125192015-04-25T11:17:50.873+00:002015-04-25T11:17:50.873+00:00Lovely word, "claggy". We use it to mean...Lovely word, "claggy". We use it to mean sticky, so presumably you do too. Thinking about growing peas indoors, I wonder if you left a tub of "sacrificial" pea seeds near the ones you sowed, would the mice be content with just those? I suspect they would snaffle them AS WELL AS the ones you sowed though!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com