tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1048547592529792075..comments2024-03-19T12:07:01.978+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Haddock's, late August.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1079919355261552952020-08-25T04:36:56.216+01:002020-08-25T04:36:56.216+01:00With our store cupboard filled, plenty in the free...With our store cupboard filled, plenty in the freezer, and a good supply of green vegs in the garden, we are already ready to face winter.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3413252301002308052020-08-25T04:35:18.925+01:002020-08-25T04:35:18.925+01:00Now that it is in four separate sections it is so ...Now that it is in four separate sections it is so much easier to keep weed free. Hoeing down one row takes a matter of seconds, and I do just one or two rows at a time.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15589662921657473662020-08-25T04:32:26.528+01:002020-08-25T04:32:26.528+01:00I'm not really prepared to say why it's ca...I'm not really prepared to say why it's called Haddock's, but it has always been thus! I imagine you have not had the pleasure of Jerusalem Artichokes, but let me assure you that they are always eaten with the windows open.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82071093864208502962020-08-25T04:30:05.414+01:002020-08-25T04:30:05.414+01:00I've certainly had my failures, but like all g...I've certainly had my failures, but like all gardeners, I continue to learn.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23309254647718189932020-08-25T00:55:15.476+01:002020-08-25T00:55:15.476+01:00You have produce for the winter. I do love Swiss c...You have produce for the winter. I do love Swiss chard. And everything else. I can almost smell the ground.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60918095516988907762020-08-24T16:09:26.016+01:002020-08-24T16:09:26.016+01:00And somebody has been busy with the hoe too!And somebody has been busy with the hoe too!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91562601946280105802020-08-24T15:52:07.848+01:002020-08-24T15:52:07.848+01:00I am curious as to why you call your garden area &...I am curious as to why you call your garden area "Haddocks" ... <br />And, "Fartichokes" ... LOL Seriously ... do artichokes give you gas? Marcia LaRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907511382483491066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89009959976099318512020-08-24T15:46:30.997+01:002020-08-24T15:46:30.997+01:00Agree much better to have it growing just surprise...Agree much better to have it growing just surprised you cannot buy it.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70442679941430137872020-08-24T15:00:18.511+01:002020-08-24T15:00:18.511+01:00As everyone has said, you are a very neat gardener...As everyone has said, you are a very neat gardener ... I like neatness with some rambling and hanging trees ! It feels as if you’ve done really well this year, crop wise ? XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49882434521547879102020-08-24T13:53:06.865+01:002020-08-24T13:53:06.865+01:00I do like Haddock's to be neat-n-tidy. It help...I do like Haddock's to be neat-n-tidy. It helps with weeding, picking, and personal pleasure. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6254917451035572162020-08-24T13:51:28.769+01:002020-08-24T13:51:28.769+01:00The Toms are just beginning to ripen, and there wi...The Toms are just beginning to ripen, and there will be quite a few. I may even be able to do some more conserves.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74453967488278647612020-08-24T13:50:16.026+01:002020-08-24T13:50:16.026+01:00I've never seen Cavolo Nero grown or sold here...I've never seen Cavolo Nero grown or sold here, and some of the Spinach I've seen looks limp and uninviting. Much better to have it growing at the end of the garden.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26854756449256767522020-08-24T13:04:28.962+01:002020-08-24T13:04:28.962+01:00That is a very neat veggie garden. Looks like a ta...That is a very neat veggie garden. Looks like a table set in Buckingham Palace......lined up with a ruler and string.<br />Glad to hear your tommi atoes decided to do as they were told....and bore decent fruit for you<br />Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487589871746402154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65662582427414650422020-08-24T12:41:08.462+01:002020-08-24T12:41:08.462+01:00Haddocks looks really good. Glad to read that you...Haddocks looks really good. Glad to read that you got some nice tomatoes despite your early problems. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91684322130834369492020-08-24T10:38:24.166+01:002020-08-24T10:38:24.166+01:00Looks like you will have more than enough to see y...Looks like you will have more than enough to see you through winter. Why would they be impossible to buy there, does everyone grow their own? Looks like you are self sufficient in veggies year round except for Tom's.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8422735699132781352020-08-24T10:03:06.381+01:002020-08-24T10:03:06.381+01:00I always think of my winter veg's as the most ...I always think of my winter veg's as the most important ones; other than Toms of course. Fresh leafy veg's are almost impossible to buy here in winter.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51821460258183794522020-08-24T09:25:10.720+01:002020-08-24T09:25:10.720+01:00Winter greens look great. I don't have enough ...Winter greens look great. I don't have enough space for everything I want to grow in the summer plus growing on winter veg, but I'm going to have a big re-design this autumn to make mine a more year-round plot, although high rain levels here mean it will never look as good as yours!the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16651586535021082022020-08-24T09:18:12.368+01:002020-08-24T09:18:12.368+01:00We're very keen on our greens; especially in t...We're very keen on our greens; especially in the Greek 'Horta' fashion.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49251691776058353282020-08-24T09:16:43.516+01:002020-08-24T09:16:43.516+01:00I'm the only really scruffy thing around here....I'm the only really scruffy thing around here.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87323834260806752152020-08-24T09:15:40.388+01:002020-08-24T09:15:40.388+01:00I've been watering every morning, and luckily ...I've been watering every morning, and luckily we've now had some rain. It's a very healthy crop.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60393238426293045672020-08-24T08:11:55.770+01:002020-08-24T08:11:55.770+01:00All looks very green and clean. Abundant greens fo...All looks very green and clean. Abundant greens for sure. You have a very healthy dietlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45740626792751384342020-08-24T07:50:12.169+01:002020-08-24T07:50:12.169+01:00It looks very neat and orderly, which pleases my e...It looks very neat and orderly, which pleases my eye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53302223866246019742020-08-24T07:23:38.169+01:002020-08-24T07:23:38.169+01:00You've done well to keep your spinach going in...You've done well to keep your spinach going in the extreme heat. Our raspberry canes got totally ripped to pieces this week in the wind.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.com