tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758923382182845981.post7033324268622904166..comments2024-01-19T08:43:42.365+00:00Comments on Contemplating Change: Autumn allotmentwillowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05818659940895641160noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758923382182845981.post-6657948388207318082009-11-11T20:40:47.983+00:002009-11-11T20:40:47.983+00:00Hi Ginny,
Broad beans are just about the only thin...Hi Ginny,<br />Broad beans are just about the only thing I plant at this time of year, the over wintering ones give a slightly earlier crop and hopefully are early enough to avoid black fly which is a bonus.willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818659940895641160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758923382182845981.post-20114783354364256892009-11-11T15:26:51.432+00:002009-11-11T15:26:51.432+00:00i have a few leeks in too... but not much else... ...i have a few leeks in too... but not much else... is there anything that i can plant now?<br />sorry not got back to you with a date to meet ... things have been a little busy... i will email you for a catch up soon<br />with love<br />ginny<br />xxginny farquharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444750944117972493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758923382182845981.post-19711805232547805382009-11-10T10:53:45.423+00:002009-11-10T10:53:45.423+00:00Pomona,
I have poly-tunnel envy, i would love to h...Pomona,<br />I have poly-tunnel envy, i would love to have a small polytunnel or greenhouse but we really don't have room. I do have some small salads growing in my little plastic patio greenhouse which are looking healthy at the moment.<br /><br />Hi Heather,<br />You seemed to get a lot of produce from your plot for a first year.Sometimes its difficult to know why a crop failed, last year my courgettes were hopeless and yet this year I had loads, like you say just the wrong combination of soil and weather at the time. There is always next year.willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818659940895641160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758923382182845981.post-56325010479954081822009-11-10T01:49:25.697+00:002009-11-10T01:49:25.697+00:00your allotment is amazing compared to mine. My fal...your allotment is amazing compared to mine. My fall beets made it up about 1 inch and then died :( I'm sure the bad soil was at fault. The late planted squash got taken by mildew.:( I finally got all the dead plants pulled up on Saturday -- I kept thinking how much my neighbors probably couldn't stand the sight of my dead vegetable garden. Ah well, it's all tucked away for the winter and maybe next year we'll do a little better as hopefully the soil will be just that much more richer.Heather L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09892693393383714339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758923382182845981.post-65983665186719615932009-11-09T14:08:23.997+00:002009-11-09T14:08:23.997+00:00I agree with you about self-sown plants! We have l...I agree with you about self-sown plants! We have leeks and celeriac growing still (they went in a bit late), and are harvesting celery, carrots and parsnips. And lots of squash in store, and salad in the polytunnel. I think you appreciate these things even more as winter approaches!Pomonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399181139470676975noreply@blogger.com