tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post285921053539406482..comments2024-03-29T12:14:57.086+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: First Crops of 2014.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37844862057832988562014-06-17T10:49:11.279+01:002014-06-17T10:49:11.279+01:00I heard of someone having their eye poked right ou...I heard of someone having their eye poked right out by a garden stake when they bent over it. Perhaps an urban myth but stakes terrify me, now! I either use pots or old garden gloves which look a little weird, but work. Ninaschenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163770016423292034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17683879289342771362014-06-16T21:59:46.678+01:002014-06-16T21:59:46.678+01:00I had to Google calabrese! Your vegs look marvello...I had to Google calabrese! Your vegs look marvellous. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60980563902460782712014-06-16T20:19:18.513+01:002014-06-16T20:19:18.513+01:00that looks yummythat looks yummySolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72778606310564016692014-06-16T19:18:06.787+01:002014-06-16T19:18:06.787+01:00We are still waiting for our seeds to come up! We...We are still waiting for our seeds to come up! We have enjoyed asparagus and rhubarb locally to date. Fresh greens from those with hoop houses too.Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66039127155713311922014-06-16T17:12:24.167+01:002014-06-16T17:12:24.167+01:00ooh your lunch looks very appetising!ooh your lunch looks very appetising!Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17795068964101903942014-06-16T16:09:28.188+01:002014-06-16T16:09:28.188+01:00Nothing ready here yet apart from cucumbers! I env...Nothing ready here yet apart from cucumbers! I envy you apricots. Possibly my favourite fruit and an excellent jam!Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84699741445598481152014-06-16T15:54:11.579+01:002014-06-16T15:54:11.579+01:00That veggie dish looks absolutely delicious! I env...That veggie dish looks absolutely delicious! I envy your garden and all those wonderful fresh vegetables! And I love your little plot of "mystery" tomatoes. You're a gardener after my own heart!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73246859256341502912014-06-16T14:04:12.572+01:002014-06-16T14:04:12.572+01:00We're eating Calabrese every day; and lots of ...We're eating Calabrese every day; and lots of it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41101447864530551672014-06-16T14:00:45.624+01:002014-06-16T14:00:45.624+01:00The garden is just beginning to be planted, but we...The garden is just beginning to be planted, but we have been self sufficient in salad greens for the last month!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68856489643898526142014-06-16T13:47:04.510+01:002014-06-16T13:47:04.510+01:00Picked our first courgettes yesterday. French bea...Picked our first courgettes yesterday. French beans will be here soon. First tomato just going pink. Becomes a daily challenge soon to use everything as I hate waste. And what to do with a bucket of cherries that will shortly arrive on my doorstep? Cherries in brandy methinks.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17000904634106930372014-06-16T13:16:03.651+01:002014-06-16T13:16:03.651+01:00Stops them rotting, and saves eyes from being poke...Stops them rotting, and saves eyes from being poked! Otherwise, simply traditional.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-880262130954575702014-06-16T12:57:22.331+01:002014-06-16T12:57:22.331+01:00I am far from harvesting anything from my meager p...I am far from harvesting anything from my meager plantings. It shall still be a while. What is with the upside down clay pots on the stakes of the tomato plants? Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42265486372399380032014-06-16T12:45:44.395+01:002014-06-16T12:45:44.395+01:00The Apricots are ripe here, we've been eating ...The Apricots are ripe here, we've been eating them every day. Peaches and Nectarines will be quite a while yet.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70634454352732012822014-06-16T11:39:59.159+01:002014-06-16T11:39:59.159+01:00You would think with a yard as large as ours (by c...You would think with a yard as large as ours (by city standards anyway) we would have a garden..but no...no garden for us. We are lazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47849704759172557422014-06-16T11:27:15.912+01:002014-06-16T11:27:15.912+01:00Nothing ready here as yet Cro - we are of course m...Nothing ready here as yet Cro - we are of course much further to the North. But our market on a Friday has wonderful fresh veg and fruit. At present it is apricots, peaches and nectarines that take my fancy - and tiny cherry tomatoes which are as sweet as honey.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71535932132424068582014-06-16T10:45:39.781+01:002014-06-16T10:45:39.781+01:00I have purple sprouting broccoli for winter, and t...I have purple sprouting broccoli for winter, and the green 'calabrese' in spring. Both delicious.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72360699066226407332014-06-16T10:42:08.056+01:002014-06-16T10:42:08.056+01:00I'm in the other hemisphere and I'm pickin...I'm in the other hemisphere and I'm picking broccoli and cauliflower, too. I like the overlap! No tomatoes or zucchini, though. That would be asking too much.Ninaschenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163770016423292034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61125482400399350592014-06-16T10:01:20.714+01:002014-06-16T10:01:20.714+01:00Always 'veggie' for lunch.Always 'veggie' for lunch.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22630927105549136292014-06-16T09:53:57.865+01:002014-06-16T09:53:57.865+01:00That looks a very healthy lunch!That looks a very healthy lunch!Anne-Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184272729786223402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89461860728671208502014-06-16T09:47:43.111+01:002014-06-16T09:47:43.111+01:00Oh dear. Barbed wire and padlock perhaps.Oh dear. Barbed wire and padlock perhaps.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16682475143605708852014-06-16T08:39:33.086+01:002014-06-16T08:39:33.086+01:00Nice to cook with our own vegetables. Your cooking...Nice to cook with our own vegetables. Your cooking looks colorful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25092125849970232922014-06-16T07:50:41.233+01:002014-06-16T07:50:41.233+01:00You're always guaranteed a surprise with Toms....You're always guaranteed a surprise with Toms...<br /><br />I have discovered on my return that I shall be lucky to crop anything from my sadly neglected garden. The only things doing well apparently were my Italian Grape Tomatoes but one of the builders (now sacked) nicked those.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3990313404395886602014-06-16T07:25:45.908+01:002014-06-16T07:25:45.908+01:00I had the first of my sugar snap peas yesterday an...I had the first of my sugar snap peas yesterday and have been picking salad leaves - it is very satisfying just popping out to see what is ready. Not much else yet though - your freshly picked lunch looks delicious I must say.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.com