tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post4854915155355286666..comments2023-07-07T10:58:26.789+01:00Comments on The Good Life: A Race Against TimeJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-73721380501383450772014-06-09T09:40:33.229+01:002014-06-09T09:40:33.229+01:00I'm definitely going to try with the parsnips ...I'm definitely going to try with the parsnips again, both Eleanor and I love them so I don't mind if they're small, just so long as we've got some. The slugs are driving me mad this year, I don't think I've ever had so much damage.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-6863331046892801282014-06-08T14:17:15.888+01:002014-06-08T14:17:15.888+01:00No wonder the slugs are enjoying this year - we al...No wonder the slugs are enjoying this year - we all keep growing more veg for them to eat and the rain helps them move around faster! Every year brings different challenges and no doubt in a couple of months we'll all be wishing for more rain! Definitely try and get a few parsnips in if Eleanor enjoys them, baby veg are a delicacy! Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-37108566965190392102014-06-06T10:35:20.411+01:002014-06-06T10:35:20.411+01:00I'd much rather be gardening in the sunshine. ...I'd much rather be gardening in the sunshine. I hope the weather stays fine for you this weekend, it's a nice day here today so I hope it lasts.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-85904698576831602872014-06-06T10:09:16.865+01:002014-06-06T10:09:16.865+01:00The weather really is unpredictable at the moment,...The weather really is unpredictable at the moment, we've had rain just about all week yet it's sunny today. I daren't look at the weather forecast.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-50231820497373205022014-06-06T10:07:45.078+01:002014-06-06T10:07:45.078+01:00We certainly have seen some rain, though the sun&#...We certainly have seen some rain, though the sun's shining today, hooray. My courgettes have been left alone so far but the slugs have had a good go at my beans, I think I may have to sow some more.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-2381227403360629792014-06-06T09:31:12.410+01:002014-06-06T09:31:12.410+01:00Glad you got the squash and courgettes planted bef...Glad you got the squash and courgettes planted before the deluge of rain. It's such unpredictable weather at the moment. Lovely sunny day today and yet I've heard that we're in for storms at the weekend.Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-19162303383248495022014-06-06T08:50:04.288+01:002014-06-06T08:50:04.288+01:00Gardening in the rain just doesn't crack it do...Gardening in the rain just doesn't crack it does it! I hope to get some of my seedlings in this weekend. Was gonna do it yesterday but it rained all day!sustainablemumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099701194160334671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-56041997521427438352014-06-05T16:25:16.797+01:002014-06-05T16:25:16.797+01:00We have seen some rain haven't we? Poor you ge...We have seen some rain haven't we? Poor you getting soaked, but as you say it's good for the plants. I lost all my parsnips too and the slugs are positively feasting on the courgettes! Your new plot looks great!xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-21170880649519452542014-06-05T14:28:28.686+01:002014-06-05T14:28:28.686+01:00Ha ha, I can just picture you crouched under the s...Ha ha, I can just picture you crouched under the sheeting. We didn't have a shed on the old plot but we were able to drive the car right to the end of the plot so we never got caught out. Sorry to hear about your sugar snap peas, it's so annoying when things have grown so well and they're stopped in their tracks.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-25819977694732401332014-06-05T14:20:17.495+01:002014-06-05T14:20:17.495+01:00At least you had the shed for shelter. There's...At least you had the shed for shelter. There's nothing on our site and last week in a torrential downpour I ended up crouched under the black plastic sheeting that was covering my newly started compost heap. I looked like a hobbit!!! How annoying your parsnips have been eaten. I went to the plot today and saw my sugar snap peas which were about 4ft tall had been chewed off at the base and were dying. It's so demoralising. I think I might be able to sow some more. I think it might have been mice so I might need to put down some traps. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-80715016826452188822014-06-05T09:57:15.600+01:002014-06-05T09:57:15.600+01:00I always try to grow parsnips as Eleanor and I lov...I always try to grow parsnips as Eleanor and I love them so much. We've still got some in the freezer so we're ok for now but I'll be wanting to have some on hand when winter comes around again so I shall try sowing them again. This site is so much nicer than the one I was on before. There were only six plots on my last site so we didn't often see anyone else there when we went down whereas there's always usually someone here. Most of the plots are very well tended and the soil on my plot is much better than the claggy clay I had on my last one so that's good too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-76320954420086766092014-06-05T09:53:24.407+01:002014-06-05T09:53:24.407+01:00The beans seem to be coping with the rain quite we...The beans seem to be coping with the rain quite well, it's the pesky slugs which are having a go at my beans. The wet weather brings them out and then they eat whatever they can find.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-20937788414846279062014-06-05T09:50:48.286+01:002014-06-05T09:50:48.286+01:00I'm growing Purple Cascade French beans as wel...I'm growing Purple Cascade French beans as well as others and it looks as though the slugs have left these alone so I wonder if they prefer green beans to purple ones. I think I may sow some more beans yet to stretch out the harvest.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-2577931700090602062014-06-05T09:47:53.504+01:002014-06-05T09:47:53.504+01:00We just made it in the nick of time. We've sti...We just made it in the nick of time. We've still got lots to do on the plot so some fine days would be good, it doesn't look as though we've got any forecast though.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-11554654169866566702014-06-05T09:46:13.136+01:002014-06-05T09:46:13.136+01:00A few dry days would be brilliant, I'm fed up ...A few dry days would be brilliant, I'm fed up of all this rain now. I've germinated parsnips on kitchen paper in the past and haven't had any problems doing it this way at all. The secret is to not let the paper dry out so cover the tray with cling film.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-14232810552341166742014-06-05T09:43:44.119+01:002014-06-05T09:43:44.119+01:00The parsnips germinated well so it's a shame t...The parsnips germinated well so it's a shame that the slugs have had them. I shall give them another try, even if they don't grow huge I'll be pleased of something come winter time. We've had nothing but rain since the squash and courgettes were planted out so I'm hoping they're ok.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-83913019044714439202014-06-05T09:41:11.874+01:002014-06-05T09:41:11.874+01:00I'm going to give it a go. I was hoping that t...I'm going to give it a go. I was hoping that they'd grow well this year after seeing what was left behind on the plot when we took it over. They definitely germinated but then disappeared, I'm putting it down to slugs.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-45424338050217888262014-06-05T07:05:42.550+01:002014-06-05T07:05:42.550+01:00I meant to so parsnips this year but I ran out of ...I meant to so parsnips this year but I ran out of space. I still have a few things I'd like to squeeze in if I can though. I bet sheltering in the shed in the rain was quite an adventure. A shame you got soaked though! Your allotment site looks lovely, very well tended and nice and flat and open.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-72920084946543551002014-06-05T06:53:53.905+01:002014-06-05T06:53:53.905+01:00Your bean is almost similar to mine. The rain is ...Your bean is almost similar to mine. The rain is too hard for them. Some of my brassica also dissapear suddenly. Btw, your garden is so lovely. Happy gardening!Endah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-23330616904508504522014-06-04T21:04:55.039+01:002014-06-04T21:04:55.039+01:00Glad that you got them in Jo before the heavens op...Glad that you got them in Jo before the heavens opened. My climbing 'Blauhilde' French beans were not nibbled last time I saw them but three of the growing tips had withered away :( My wigwam is now looking a bit sorry for itself so I will have to grow some more.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-82575158522468882882014-06-04T20:53:07.774+01:002014-06-04T20:53:07.774+01:00At least you weren't planting in the rain. Co...At least you weren't planting in the rain. Could do with a run if dry days although it saves having to water!Damohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246785681436164540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-27639973059434254882014-06-04T20:18:01.065+01:002014-06-04T20:18:01.065+01:00Our parsnips have either germinated very badly or ...Our parsnips have either germinated very badly or the slugs have had a treat I'm not sure which. Have sown some seeds on damp kitchen paper to see if I can get them to germinate. Might do a blog post if they actually germinate. Wouldn't a few dry days be fantastic.Martynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05245774393957298668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-59417754178202549302014-06-04T19:18:21.007+01:002014-06-04T19:18:21.007+01:00I was wondering how your allotment was coming on s...I was wondering how your allotment was coming on so it is nice to see that it is all doing fairly well. Sad about your parsnips, especially as the did germinate as they are so hard to do aren't they. I hope that the courgettes and beans and everything else grow really well. Keep dry! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-81705542222371504432014-06-04T18:10:38.991+01:002014-06-04T18:10:38.991+01:00You've nothing to lose sowing some more parsni...You've nothing to lose sowing some more parsnips. We are trying to pre-germinate outs on wet paper towels as we have had a similar problem.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-82793636420865120602014-06-04T16:49:00.385+01:002014-06-04T16:49:00.385+01:00I'm glad the car was waiting for us, it would ...I'm glad the car was waiting for us, it would have been a very long walk home in the rain.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com