tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post5533460398820034841..comments2023-07-07T10:58:26.789+01:00Comments on The Good Life: The Last Of The PotatoesJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-19242807386137194562012-10-04T08:43:38.717+01:002012-10-04T08:43:38.717+01:00The tomatoes are ripening well on the windowsill s...The tomatoes are ripening well on the windowsill so I've managed quite a few now, they're delicious. I can recommend Arran Pilot, they're a great potato in my opinion.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-91765161231045927702012-10-04T00:32:30.352+01:002012-10-04T00:32:30.352+01:00Congratulations on your first tomato! Plus your lo...Congratulations on your first tomato! Plus your lovely yield of Arran Pilot potatoes look delicious.Natalie Clearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015304074576790118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-72988140272378369482012-10-03T11:06:10.175+01:002012-10-03T11:06:10.175+01:00The potatoes certainly come out much cleaner when ...The potatoes certainly come out much cleaner when grown in containers, no waste at all. So sorry to hear about your tomatoes and apples, it's been a dreadful year for most things, let's hope that things improve next year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-26213777015887580962012-10-02T22:39:20.870+01:002012-10-02T22:39:20.870+01:00Its been a challenging year to say the least. You...Its been a challenging year to say the least. Your potatoes look great Jo, what a success you've had growing them in containers.<br /><br />No tomatoes here, not a one! No apples either. I gave up on the veg garden when the molluscs moved in, but hey, there's always next year!<br /><br />Jeanne<br />xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-20837401630388941662012-10-01T09:19:44.001+01:002012-10-01T09:19:44.001+01:00I'm really enjoying the tomatoes now that I...I'm really enjoying the tomatoes now that I've got some ripe ones, well worth the wait. We've had some terrible flooding in Yorkshire, though we've been very lucky and have been unaffected. We passed the River Ouse and River Wharfe at York on Saturday as we travelled up the A64 and there's still widespread flooding around there.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-34582157165762106092012-09-30T17:34:34.868+01:002012-09-30T17:34:34.868+01:00Have made a note of Aaran Pilot for future referen...Have made a note of Aaran Pilot for future reference Jo. Glad to read that your tomatoes are on the turn. I am sure that the taste will be well worth the wait. Here the rain earlier last week was the most prolonged we have had all year and there was some flooding locally :( It is pouring down again now. Who knows what the rest of the year has in store? Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-60436797093197438242012-09-28T12:47:14.359+01:002012-09-28T12:47:14.359+01:00I'd been hoping for an Indian summer but I don...I'd been hoping for an Indian summer but I don't think it's going to materialise now. I feel so sorry for the farmers who rely on their harvests, it's been such a terrible year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-12824085023081505672012-09-28T08:55:24.023+01:002012-09-28T08:55:24.023+01:00It seems Sept has been a bit chillier than I'd...It seems Sept has been a bit chillier than I'd expected and the rain levels and flooding isn't good. I heard on the radio the local farmers say it was one of their worse years for potato yield. I'm leaving my tomoato plants in for a bit longer but come October I imagine I will need to clear them out and ripen the remaining green tomaotoes.Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-35883190940005807892012-09-28T08:36:04.216+01:002012-09-28T08:36:04.216+01:00I've heard of using a clamp for things like ca...I've heard of using a clamp for things like carrots and beetroot but not for potatoes. It stands to reason that it would work though.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-86962556820505815322012-09-28T08:34:14.258+01:002012-09-28T08:34:14.258+01:00Fingers crossed for your tomatoes, I'm sure th...Fingers crossed for your tomatoes, I'm sure they'll be worth the wait once you do taste them. I've only just started harvesting my beans so I'm hoping that the frost stays away and I get to harvest a few more yet. I haven't watched this week's Wartime Farm yet, I've taped it though. I'm really enjoying it.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-18261899315947042122012-09-28T08:31:58.367+01:002012-09-28T08:31:58.367+01:00Sorry to hear about the blight, it's been rife...Sorry to hear about the blight, it's been rife this year. Archie likes tomatoes too, I have to watch him as he's happy to eat them green.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-47391278285863120742012-09-28T08:30:35.171+01:002012-09-28T08:30:35.171+01:00I agree, there's nothing like your own experie...I agree, there's nothing like your own experience. I think all our tastes differ too. I hope you manage to ripen your tomatoes, mine are happy on the windowsill.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-11354845669494677182012-09-27T23:13:14.307+01:002012-09-27T23:13:14.307+01:00When I was a boy we used to clamp our potatoes und...When I was a boy we used to clamp our potatoes under straw and soil. I think it was very effective against frost even in Scotland!<br />john bainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624118202659480062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-48187657665854096142012-09-27T21:08:30.400+01:002012-09-27T21:08:30.400+01:00Hey Jo. I haven't eaten one homegrown tomato ...Hey Jo. I haven't eaten one homegrown tomato yet (but one or two are orange!!!)<br /><br />The runner bean hardly got going before the storms and the French and Italian beans didn't even get started.<br /><br /> On the plus side, even our abbreviated season potatoes will keep us going... for about another month.<br /><br />Just seen the wartime farming programme on the telly. Cheered me up no end!Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-39293697411706839252012-09-27T19:59:08.612+01:002012-09-27T19:59:08.612+01:00What lovely potatoes! Such a difficult year for ev...What lovely potatoes! Such a difficult year for everything. My outdoor tomatoes were all blighted, and the greenhouse tomatoes are being stolen by a Labrador!Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-27624823966323152142012-09-27T19:49:21.405+01:002012-09-27T19:49:21.405+01:00Your potatoes look great Jo...I finished my new on...Your potatoes look great Jo...I finished my new ones a long time ago. Isn't it funny how we both had such different results with these two varieties...just goes to show you really need to try things out yourself and only use other peoples experiences as a guideline.<br /><br />Glad you are getting some ripe tomatoes...think I will be pulling the few green ones on my plants this weekend and hoping they ripen.allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-61617482288909138652012-09-27T18:39:09.154+01:002012-09-27T18:39:09.154+01:00It's been bad year to get tomatoes ripe, thoug...It's been bad year to get tomatoes ripe, though I've got high hopes for those on my windowsill. It makes a change to see a little sunshine.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-33549384474164890912012-09-27T18:37:36.801+01:002012-09-27T18:37:36.801+01:00I've been harvesting my potatoes for a long ti...I've been harvesting my potatoes for a long time. I started out with fifteen containers which I started harvesting on 3rd of June, so I think I've done really well with them. They've kept me in new potatoes all season.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-62596727187584126782012-09-27T18:28:26.203+01:002012-09-27T18:28:26.203+01:00I've not pulled any tomatoes up yet as they ar...I've not pulled any tomatoes up yet as they are ripening very slowly and there are not some ripe ones on the outdoor tomatoes. Sunshine here today.<br />Love from Mum<br />xxMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-61778264046010432792012-09-27T18:22:46.784+01:002012-09-27T18:22:46.784+01:00My totmatoes have reached the stage where there ar...My totmatoes have reached the stage where there are only a few left (in seed-trays, like yours), but my potatoes are long gone. But then mine were Earlies, so that's not surprising. Your Arran Pilot look very clean: not a sign of scab anywhere.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-57794164652161248292012-09-27T17:17:40.138+01:002012-09-27T17:17:40.138+01:00Hope the Arran Pilot do well for you, they're ...Hope the Arran Pilot do well for you, they're certainly one of my favourites. It's been a long time coming with the tomatoes this year, but they've been worth the wait, you don't get the flavour like you do with home grown. The weather is much better here today. I'm hoping that it stays dry tomorrow as the kids are doing a sponsored walk with school.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-28480722789009805282012-09-27T17:15:17.448+01:002012-09-27T17:15:17.448+01:00I think it's been a bad year for tomatoes all ...I think it's been a bad year for tomatoes all round. Thank goodness that we get another crack at it next year, let's hope the weather's a little better.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-32366279977778159822012-09-27T17:13:37.474+01:002012-09-27T17:13:37.474+01:00It could be that, Sue. Potatoes do differently in ...It could be that, Sue. Potatoes do differently in different conditions so your soil must be what Nicola likes. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-38137931212041930982012-09-27T17:12:04.603+01:002012-09-27T17:12:04.603+01:00There's so many potato varieties, I think it&#...There's so many potato varieties, I think it's just a matter of trying a few and seeing which do best for you and which you like the flavour of. I was hoping for an Indian summer but there looks to be little hope now. We must be due a mild winter, surely.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-41857510647517501452012-09-27T17:02:20.003+01:002012-09-27T17:02:20.003+01:00Seeing those I think that I shall grow some Arran ...Seeing those I think that I shall grow some Arran Pilot next year. <br />Good to know that you're getting some ripe tomatoes at long last.<br />Let's hope the weather settles down as we head into winter. Flighty xxFlightyhttp://flightplot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com