tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3562491314989211614..comments2024-03-29T08:01:33.349+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Great Expectations.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28463896167233797562018-06-30T16:44:15.487+01:002018-06-30T16:44:15.487+01:00Well done Cro, the spinach looks good. What variet...Well done Cro, the spinach looks good. What variety is it? We are a bit behind with our cooler start to the growing season. We have been enjoying cauliflower, peas and beans. Waiting impatiently for tomatoes.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40718958283855095712018-06-30T04:33:21.783+01:002018-06-30T04:33:21.783+01:00I'd not thought of childbirth in that way. An ...I'd not thought of childbirth in that way. An interesting 'crop'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73243119041887348212018-06-30T04:32:11.694+01:002018-06-30T04:32:11.694+01:00The plants are already yellowing at the bottom, an...The plants are already yellowing at the bottom, and that's not a good sign. But, as I said above, the 'Portuguese' ones are looking good, as are the Cherry Toms, so we won't go without. I'm just hoping I have enough for all my conserves.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87446188744764312162018-06-29T15:16:59.377+01:002018-06-29T15:16:59.377+01:00I only use home-made Compost. I'd like to get ...I only use home-made Compost. I'd like to get a good load or cow or horse manure, but it's not easy.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73532670277708930282018-06-29T15:15:49.186+01:002018-06-29T15:15:49.186+01:00Butternuts always do well here, and I usually end-...Butternuts always do well here, and I usually end-up with a barrow load. Ours last till about March.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56911863709666509432018-06-29T14:22:53.691+01:002018-06-29T14:22:53.691+01:00Well done Cro!! Do you use any unusual fertilizer?...Well done Cro!! Do you use any unusual fertilizer? There are so many choices and so many here have a lot of chemicals it's hard to choose.Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792206979656707142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37780754354479713632018-06-29T12:52:13.109+01:002018-06-29T12:52:13.109+01:00Your garden is really coming aloThis is the second...Your garden is really coming aloThis is the second year I have grown butternut squash because I saw how well it grew here. My plants are starting to flower. I am trying cantaloupe this year. Jane Karwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873112386908974146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46824094387492727642018-06-29T12:52:12.587+01:002018-06-29T12:52:12.587+01:00It's wonderful to grow things from scratch, re...It's wonderful to grow things from scratch, reaping what you sowed. No doubt why I so enjoyed both being pregnant with the Angel and him blooming into the grown man he is now.<br /><br />I can't eat him. But he is a delight.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57345200721942329002018-06-29T12:20:08.754+01:002018-06-29T12:20:08.754+01:00Wonderful results so far in your garden. Those fir...Wonderful results so far in your garden. Those first few meals of your own produce taste perfect, don't they! Do you think you won't get many tomatoes this year? -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75589570237245473802018-06-29T10:15:35.208+01:002018-06-29T10:15:35.208+01:00That's it J; the simple life, but perfect.That's it J; the simple life, but perfect. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72073203613745037272018-06-29T10:14:54.847+01:002018-06-29T10:14:54.847+01:00The new fresh Beans are particularly good.The new fresh Beans are particularly good.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16226263842016211202018-06-29T09:59:18.937+01:002018-06-29T09:59:18.937+01:00Everything looks delicious and in it’s prime ! I k...Everything looks delicious and in it’s prime ! I know it all tastes wonderful .... a friend gave me courgettes and rocket the other day. Home grown fruit and veg for lunch and a dip in the pool .... nothing better ! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37422801101431920892018-06-29T09:36:05.296+01:002018-06-29T09:36:05.296+01:00Everything looks so good, the taste must be wonder...Everything looks so good, the taste must be wonderful too.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44200288317983968752018-06-29T09:27:47.723+01:002018-06-29T09:27:47.723+01:00Yes lots of yellowing leaves. It does look as if t...Yes lots of yellowing leaves. It does look as if the 'Portuguese' are going to perform the best; probably because they are non F1 hybrids. I shall definitely save the seeds for next year.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27438275516333957642018-06-29T09:26:08.705+01:002018-06-29T09:26:08.705+01:00It's commin' along!It's commin' along!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46056983062806074692018-06-29T09:24:57.857+01:002018-06-29T09:24:57.857+01:00I love it. It's a pleasure going there every d...I love it. It's a pleasure going there every day. Can't wait for the big Toms to start ripening.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17467079102351486182018-06-29T09:24:12.694+01:002018-06-29T09:24:12.694+01:00I grew Patty Pans once, and didn't really know...I grew Patty Pans once, and didn't really know what to do with them. I think eventually we just stuffed them.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90893684981302649322018-06-29T09:23:12.875+01:002018-06-29T09:23:12.875+01:00Absolutely! There are only two reasons why I grow ...Absolutely! There are only two reasons why I grow my own; I know what's in the ground, etc, and the ease of access.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24520694308964532762018-06-29T08:15:39.209+01:002018-06-29T08:15:39.209+01:00Cro... looking good!
If some of you tomatoes are n...Cro... looking good!<br />If some of you tomatoes are not looking happy, some of the varieties... especially Oxheart / Coeur de boeuf and their descendents.... look as though they are going to die, no matter what you do... apparently, according to Terry Marshall, a professional tomato grower and researcher, it is all down to breeding. So long as their leaves are nice and turgid when young, they all ways provide a good crop.Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32011248589981496492018-06-29T07:49:23.909+01:002018-06-29T07:49:23.909+01:00That all looks very good.That all looks very good.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89660432884269712002018-06-29T07:31:11.977+01:002018-06-29T07:31:11.977+01:00Magnifique! What variety, colours. You've got ...Magnifique! What variety, colours. You've got a garden of superfood. local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18501524037074259712018-06-29T07:26:48.940+01:002018-06-29T07:26:48.940+01:00I have a Patty pan coming along nicely and also a ...I have a Patty pan coming along nicely and also a courgette - both in gro-bags.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34569621559300439292018-06-29T07:24:57.767+01:002018-06-29T07:24:57.767+01:00Well you certainly get your '5 a day' and ...Well you certainly get your '5 a day' and presumably organic too.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81796919990486750262018-06-29T06:31:29.872+01:002018-06-29T06:31:29.872+01:00Lots of Courgettes and Beans at the moment, but th...Lots of Courgettes and Beans at the moment, but the rest won't be long.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71274014035214737482018-06-29T06:10:00.973+01:002018-06-29T06:10:00.973+01:00Nothing comes for nothing - well done on your hard...Nothing comes for nothing - well done on your hard work! Your vegetables look wonderful.<br />Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.com