My Allotment

[Bernie Garland]

Thats a nice hawl Bernie...
I have been surprised at how much veg I have managed to salvage from my spot. I lost pretty much all the brasicas and the carrots have been bad (carrot fly I think), but my parsnips have done well, as have the onions and leeks.
I got so fed up with it all I had just left it too nature, so it was good to get something after all.. Will try again next year...

Do you end up giving most of it away or do you freeze or dry the food..?

Hi Jonny its all pickled,preserved or in one of the freezers,we give some away but not a lot,just keep trying it'll all come right in the end.

Bernie

 

[Bernie Garland]

Well what do you think Spiritotold as an another allotmenter ?

Bernie

 

[scanker]

That looks great Bernie. I miss our allotment. Are the spuds Desiree - they look like reds anyway from the photo? Great looking plot - love the caulis. No purple sprouting?

 

[spiritofold]

I have to say it looks very old school. As in the neatness. Well tidy! Anyone that can grw caulli's has to be green fingered Whats the tree by the shed?

 

[Bernie Garland]

That looks great Bernie. I miss our allotment. Are the spuds Desiree - they look like reds anyway from the photo? Great looking plot - love the caulis. No purple sprouting?

Thanks Niel.

Bernie

 

[Bernie Garland]

I have to say it looks very old school. As in the neatness. Well tidy! Anyone that can grw caulli's has to be green fingered Whats the tree by the shed?

It's an apple tree,and Maxine's been making apple chutney all day,if you fancy a sample i'll send you some down.

Bernie

 

[spiritofold]

I've never been able to grow celery, you should show some closeup pix of that?
Is that a 10 rod plot you got? Would love a sample! Swap you some crabapple jelly

 

[Bernie Garland]

I've never been able to grow celery, you should show some closeup pix of that?
Is that a 10 rod plot you got? Would love a sample! Swap you some crabapple jelly

No probs with a swap,got the seeds for the celery, from realseeds.co.uk,started them in the greenhouse then planted out,and let them get on with it,most surprised as my grandson Issac loved it,bit stringy for me raw ,but the biz for soups and stews.

Bernie

 

[spiritofold]

I get seeds from realseeds. Tried their apache beans this year, "trail of tears".
Really nice and lots of them!

 

[Bernie Garland]

I get seeds from realseeds. Tried their apache beans this year, "trail of tears".
Really nice and lots of them!

Had the same mate Cherokee not apache no joy, but the purple was brill,have saved some for next year.

Bernie

 

[spiritofold]

Thats the ones!! They are pure energy when you eat them. Knew it was something to do with injuns

 

[spiritofold]

Plenty to do on our plots at the moment. Got greens to go in overwinter, love purple sprouting so lots of that going in. I spent most of the day digging, listening to buzzards overhead and sinking stella.

 

[Bernie Garland]

Plenty to do on our plots at the moment. Got greens to go in overwinter, love purple sprouting so lots of that going in. I spent most of the day digging, listening to buzzards overhead and sinking stella.

I'm banned from the Stella get a bit to aggressive,so i just do the digging with Carlsberg.

Bernie

 

[spiritofold]

I need to do the digging to burn the calories from the beer. How long you had your plot?

 

[joejoe]

I'm banned from the Stella get a bit to aggressive,so i just do the digging with Carlsberg.

Bernie

was tod by a old gardener , carrot fly do not go above 34 inches, got a good crop that year:swordfigh

 

[spiritofold]

Its slugs that have been at my carrots, just put beer traps down for them....

 

[Bernie Garland]

Its slugs that have been at my carrots, just put beer traps down for them....

Yea and its good fun making the traps

Bernie

 

[Bernie Garland]

I need to do the digging to burn the calories from the beer. How long you had your plot?

This is are third fourth season

Bernie

 

[British Red]

Well, I've not much to show right now - but I've just been out to cut a few pumpkins for friends. Done well this year - I think they like the wet

I put the Wetterlings large hunter in for scale

Red

 

[Bernie Garland]

Well, I've not much to show right now - but I've just been out to cut a few pumpkins for friends. Done well this year - I think they like the wet

I put the Wetterlings large hunter in for scale

Red

You've done well there Red it must have been just to wet up here

Bernie