tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post7350254128665865921..comments2023-07-07T10:58:26.789+01:00Comments on The Good Life: Black Is BlackJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-51283789810467988972011-05-10T19:29:54.774+01:002011-05-10T19:29:54.774+01:00Thank you, Flowering Pear. I love the colour too.Thank you, Flowering Pear. I love the colour too.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-21592337809052024942011-05-10T10:35:40.844+01:002011-05-10T10:35:40.844+01:00Love these flower! Such an gorgeous color and i am...Love these flower! Such an gorgeous color and i am very inspired from your blog, I like it..<br />Thanks for sharing..Flowering Pearhttp://walkernurseryco.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-34132944350855019442011-05-08T17:22:27.650+01:002011-05-08T17:22:27.650+01:00What you say makes total sense, Mark. Seeds obviou...What you say makes total sense, Mark. Seeds obviously need to be able to travel, I never thought of it that way.<br /><br />Glad to hear that everything was ok, Surburban Veg Gardener. That's dedication for you.<br /><br />Sorry to hear about your casualties, Kay. It's hard to be patient, especially when the weather has been so good lately.<br /><br />Glad to hear that the frost missed you too, Flighty. I love violas, such pretty little flowers.<br /><br />I love dark coloured flowers, Paul. Your plot neighbour was obviously playing it safe, glad the frost passed you by.<br /><br />It's still early enough to resow most things, Ruth. The courgette may recover yet though, fingers crossed.<br /><br />You're being very restrained, Mo. I'd have had those spuds pulled and eaten by now. I've never had any problems germinating parsnips on paper, just make sure they're kept moist.<br /><br />I hope the spuds weren't too badly damaged, Vegetable Heaven, it usually just slows them down. Dark violas are very velvety, I have to keep stroking them as I pass.<br /><br />Thanks, Bluebell. My dad is recovering well, I'm pleased to say. Wind can do a lot of damage to plants, I hope you haven't suffered too badly.<br /><br />I'm hoping that all risk of frost will have passed by the end of the month, Kelli. Fingers crossed.<br /><br />I've sown my parsnip seeds today, Sue. It was still a bit breezy but I had to get it done. A few seeds did stray.<br /><br />There's quite a few structures on my plot now too, Janet. I'm still being cautious about what I plant out.<br /><br />It's hard to get anything done in the garden when it's windy, Anna. The viola is scented, it has quite a strong flowery scent.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-45479782701339417192011-05-07T22:09:24.758+01:002011-05-07T22:09:24.758+01:00Forgot to say that your viola is most attractive. ...Forgot to say that your viola is most attractive. Is it a scented one Jo?Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-65592119057476205082011-05-07T22:06:22.249+01:002011-05-07T22:06:22.249+01:00Glad to hear that your Dad is making good progress...Glad to hear that your Dad is making good progress Jo. The wind has certainly been a challenge - I was trying to fleece my potatoes from the predicted frosts the other day - it was rather difficult :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-30349099513840180582011-05-07T12:07:35.566+01:002011-05-07T12:07:35.566+01:00Beautiful viola, great to hear your Dad is doing w...Beautiful viola, great to hear your Dad is doing well. Sowing seed in windy weather is "interesting" and should probably be limited to things like peas and beans! I have to believe that structures maketh the plot as I have so many of them. No frost here, but am very wary of putting anything out just yet.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-40921862097132362332011-05-06T17:37:38.568+01:002011-05-06T17:37:38.568+01:00Good news about your dad!
Parsnip seed + wind = d...Good news about your dad!<br /><br />Parsnip seed + wind = disasterSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-82346307408974536532011-05-06T15:29:18.141+01:002011-05-06T15:29:18.141+01:00Good reminder about potential frost. I have to kee...Good reminder about potential frost. I have to keep telling myself that there could be frost this month. 1st June is my frost free target date. KelliKellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-44311268893954857412011-05-05T21:26:46.169+01:002011-05-05T21:26:46.169+01:00Hi Jo, Sounds like we have both had a few sleeples...Hi Jo, Sounds like we have both had a few sleepless nights lately! Glad to hear your Dad is back at home too. I hope he is recovering well. <br /> <br />It's been really windy here for days, so much has been burnt back but no frost so far. I really like violas and the way they self seed everywhere, your new one is gorgeous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-57395132190323781522011-05-05T12:29:23.996+01:002011-05-05T12:29:23.996+01:00Lovely viola. I have Bowles' Black. Really v...Lovely viola. I have Bowles' Black. Really velvety. We had hard frost 2 nights ago. Even fleeced spuds got crisped.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841961223771293021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-76242992676747894432011-05-05T10:38:55.357+01:002011-05-05T10:38:55.357+01:00It's good to hear your Dad is home :)
I love V...It's good to hear your Dad is home :)<br />I love Viola's and that one is a beaut. <br />We have no parnsips or carrots sown outside yet. I did try germinating some parsnip seeds on paper but no luck.<br />We caught the frost but (hopefully) only some minor damage to our First Earlies that will slow them down. We have back-ups already flowering in the Polytunnel that i am itching to pull. MoMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05252983027018111307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-35753899917239599532011-05-04T21:20:59.989+01:002011-05-04T21:20:59.989+01:00I had a bit of a courgette wilting incident with t...I had a bit of a courgette wilting incident with the frost. I'm leaving it in the hope that it may recover. If not I'll resow. My greenhouse damaged cucumbers have had it I think - they are a limp as a limpy thing!! I've resown as I think The Big Garden in the Sky is beckoning for them! Glad to hear your Dad is doing well. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-40071700850063914222011-05-04T20:55:03.976+01:002011-05-04T20:55:03.976+01:00Love that flower, such an amazing colour! We didn&...Love that flower, such an amazing colour! We didn't get any frost here in Gloucester, although the man on the plot next to ours was covering his spuds in fleece when I left last night which made me worry a tad at the time...Paul and Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07700796090016266104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-3642895900113645632011-05-04T19:01:36.013+01:002011-05-04T19:01:36.013+01:00It's goo dto know that your dad is on the mend...It's goo dto know that your dad is on the mend!<br />Both dianthus and violas are on my 'must grow' list of flowers!<br />It was cold here last night but there wasn't a frost thankfully! <br />Flighty xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-91470581682383881172011-05-04T19:00:28.348+01:002011-05-04T19:00:28.348+01:00Unfortunately I did have some casulaties owning to...Unfortunately I did have some casulaties owning to frost but nothing massive, mainly due to my impatience to get things out though I think!<br />Gonna tuck everything in tonight though, snug as a bug!<br />Glad you're Dad's getting there, bet it's a big relief for all the family! Warm wishes xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-17291533406276233702011-05-04T18:03:56.323+01:002011-05-04T18:03:56.323+01:00I was out in my greenhouse at 11.45pm last night (...I was out in my greenhouse at 11.45pm last night (straight in from landing at Luton Airport) to cover my chillies and courgettes with fleece. Everything looked fine this morning though. Hopefully there won't be too many more nights like that...suburban veg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546041205509607893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-55612292831995356802011-05-04T17:18:38.438+01:002011-05-04T17:18:38.438+01:00What you say about the difficulties of sowing seed...What you say about the difficulties of sowing seeds in windy weather is so true! Especially parsnips which have in-built sails on them to enable them to travel further in their natural (wild) environment.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com