tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post7358206750942137992..comments2023-10-16T06:43:48.874-07:00Comments on Me, You and Magoo: A year on the allotment: August 2016Me, You and Magoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18377654619731646440noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-80188802083695704472016-09-16T12:39:20.940-07:002016-09-16T12:39:20.940-07:00I feel very inspired after reading your post. I...I feel very inspired after reading your post. I'm on hols in the UK, but heading to back to NZ for spring with the urge to now get planting!Sarahhttp://www.catchingthemagic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-77701242110042333042016-09-16T12:36:29.045-07:002016-09-16T12:36:29.045-07:00Wow, what a wonderfully productive and community s...Wow, what a wonderfully productive and community spirited allotment and lovely your daughter could enjoy the fruits (& vegetables!) of your combined hard work. I adore those suns flowers! I'm on holiday in the UK at the moment, heading back to NZ in a few weeks and very much looking forward to getting stuck into some serious Spring planting, thanks to your inspiring post! Sarahhttp://www.catchingthemagic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-66496107858619669932016-09-15T03:33:40.104-07:002016-09-15T03:33:40.104-07:00Your commitment and harvest put our little patch i...Your commitment and harvest put our little patch in the garden to shame. It looks like you've had an amazing harvest and yes, I can concur that putting veggies into cakes makes cake healthy *ahem!!* I found a gorgeous recipe for courgette in chocolate cake, which I made a little while ago. It was yummy!<br />http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/8425/best-chocolate-courgette-cake.aspx<br /><br />Wasps can get angry can't they, more so than Bees I found. We had a wasps nest too, and unfortunately had to deal with it for the sake of the little children around. It's a shame but you have to look at the bigger picture, don't you?<br />#CountryKidsMummyShirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023854269710044691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-84350129144066464792016-09-14T14:17:31.764-07:002016-09-14T14:17:31.764-07:00Sounds like you've had a great summer on the a...Sounds like you've had a great summer on the allotment with all those veg and sitting shelling peas into a pan sounds blissful. Love how happy Magoo looks helping out in the photos. Those sunflowers look amazing - I tried so hard to grow some this year and completely failed, maybe I'll have better luck next year! #countrykidsLouise (Little Hearts, Big Love)http://littleheartsbiglove.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-17890237425612410882016-09-13T23:51:41.231-07:002016-09-13T23:51:41.231-07:00This makes me want a bigger veg growing space. I l...This makes me want a bigger veg growing space. I love homegrown potatoes but there's not enough room in the garden. I've had loads of runner beans this year, which is good; they're my favourite. I didn't bother with broad beans because last year they were diseased but I missed having them on my dinner plate! You're making me want an allotment!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13056918676853301642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-79068014515015944682016-09-11T13:06:55.609-07:002016-09-11T13:06:55.609-07:00We had three rows of broad beans without a single ...We had three rows of broad beans without a single blackfly. I'm not sure how we managed it! I tried someone else's peas this year so we're determined to grow some next year - in fact we've already ordered them. Jibberjabberukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06866442037111512860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-15809802391315900382016-09-11T12:43:30.802-07:002016-09-11T12:43:30.802-07:00I really wish I had the dedication to have an allo...I really wish I had the dedication to have an allotment as it would be so rewarding.<br />Well done on your magnificent crop. #countrykidsEmma Chanagasubbayhttp://thejoyoffive.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-6207727273118301352016-09-11T12:38:03.505-07:002016-09-11T12:38:03.505-07:00Your allotment has thrived wonderfully this year! ...Your allotment has thrived wonderfully this year! Such a shame about the wasps nest.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16541883513682903531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-91386155295335102862016-09-11T12:09:06.503-07:002016-09-11T12:09:06.503-07:00Fab! You've really had a productive summer. Th...Fab! You've really had a productive summer. Those spuds look great. We keeptalking about planting some but have never gotten round to it. <br />#HomeEtcAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04004058912531027318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-81097688286614682282016-09-11T10:13:02.608-07:002016-09-11T10:13:02.608-07:00I'm so rubbish at gardening (and not generally...I'm so rubbish at gardening (and not generally interested), I'm always in awe of people who spend the time and effort and get the crops out of it. This year N did bring home some dwarf beans planted in a pot, and they did grow quite well, enough to put out in a pot outside. But we went on hols during a dry spell, the OH didn't think to water them, and they've dried out too much. Although the other day I did notice some flowers so I'm not sure whether we'll get anything off it in the end. By fluke rather than doing anything with the plants! #countrykidsEmma Thttp://bubbablueandme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-58633048863200586672016-09-11T02:47:11.227-07:002016-09-11T02:47:11.227-07:00I think it's fab that you and your family enjo...I think it's fab that you and your family enjoy the allotment so much and that you have your own special system going on! You seem to have done so very well despite the set backs you faced.xx #Countrykids Mommy's Little Princesseshttp://www.mommyslittleprincesses.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-85663895115040755622016-09-10T12:31:17.501-07:002016-09-10T12:31:17.501-07:00I love this! It makes me so desperate to have a pl...I love this! It makes me so desperate to have a plot of land as I would absolutely love to grow some of our own veg. I am sorry about your broad beans though - my mum's got eaten by slugs too. It has been a bad summer for slugs (or good for the slugs, depending on how you look at it) it seems, with so much rain and quite a lot of sun! It all looks amazing though! Are you growing any squash for autumn? #CountryKidsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05342254814042665038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-47482379901401820772016-09-10T07:42:40.362-07:002016-09-10T07:42:40.362-07:00So lovely to have that sense of community - that w...So lovely to have that sense of community - that was lovely to share beans.<br /><br />I'm regretting not planting sunflowers this year. I'm not sure where this year's gone - before I realised it was time to plant the seeds it was a couple of months too late.<br /><br />Home grown spuds taste the best don't they?<br /><br />Thanks for joining in again, it looks like it's been a productive time for you :)Anniehttp://mammasaurus.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-59848890112051512362016-09-10T06:08:02.936-07:002016-09-10T06:08:02.936-07:00Haven't you done so well with the allotment. I...Haven't you done so well with the allotment. It is nice when people share too. I picked up a massive courgette yesterday that someone left in a box outside their front door saying take for free - I shall go and look at the recipe to use it in a loaf now. #countrykidspinkoddyhttp://pinkoddy.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-46441040043888931102016-09-10T01:08:00.770-07:002016-09-10T01:08:00.770-07:00I always love to see how your allotment is coming ...I always love to see how your allotment is coming along, you all put so much effort into maintaining it and caring for it. It's great that you and Magoo work together to get the potatoes and peas ready, it must be rewarding for her to know that what she's eating she helped grow and pick. Every time you share your time on the allotment she always has a big grin on her face and it's fab that she has time to share with her Grandma too! <br /><br />Thanks for linking up with me on #CountryKids.Coombe Mill - Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876037849361745669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-41080959805222800282016-09-09T16:21:13.245-07:002016-09-09T16:21:13.245-07:00We've had a good year for peas. Not all of our...We've had a good year for peas. Not all of ours make it to the house either. We call them garden sweets. Our sunflowers and pumpkins are huge. Every meal we are having sweetcorn and runner beans at the moment. Just wonderful. I hate destroying wasp nests. One year I watched them strip my brassicas of caterpillars. It's all about balance. #CountryKidsCheryl | TimeToCrafthttp://www.timetocraft.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920282627136401226.post-22932111943685208932016-09-09T13:40:20.505-07:002016-09-09T13:40:20.505-07:00I love hearing how other allotment holders have be...I love hearing how other allotment holders have been doing and comparing. Our courgettes have been rubbish this year, hardly had any which has been such a shock. Beans have done well as have potatoes. Love your sunflowers, another failure this year though for me - they just get munched every time. Now I've got a lot of allotment clearing to do over the autumn to get it into shape. Happy Homebirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654877639689743011noreply@blogger.com