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by Elle's Garden
Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:29 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Happy Birthday
Replies: 18
Views: 5060

Re: Happy Birthday

So glad I managed to pop in today - Happy Birthday Dear OH!! Hope you have had a lovely day :D
by Elle's Garden
Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:56 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Flowering Onions
Replies: 11
Views: 3605

Re: Flowering Onions

Several of my seed grown onions have just put up flower heads - I gather from the above that they should be used and not stored - OK. But what about the others in the row - can I assume that this is likely to happen along the row, and if so, can I harvest them now, a little prematurely to try and ge...
by Elle's Garden
Fri Jul 29, 2011 8:25 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Rudolph potatoes - did anyone else grow these?
Replies: 2
Views: 2193

Re: Rudolph potatoes - did anyone else grow these?

Hi NB, sorry for tardy reply, I struggle to find time to get on at the moment! No, I haven't dug anymore plants up as they still look good and green at the moment. I don't think it has been a problem with moisture - certainly not over the last 6 weeks or so anyway. The other plants, onions, carrots ...
by Elle's Garden
Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:55 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Rudolph potatoes - did anyone else grow these?
Replies: 2
Views: 2193

Rudolph potatoes - did anyone else grow these?

I had a bag of these free with my tuber order this winter and they have been growing in the same plot as the Maris Pipers, King Edwards and Desiree. All the plants have been looking healthy and just started flowering. But several of the Rudolph variety started to yellow and shrivel - so we dug them ...
by Elle's Garden
Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:22 pm
Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
Topic: Channel Island Cows
Replies: 4
Views: 3214

Re: Channel Island Cows

In our valley where I grew up (and stayed) we were surrounded by diary herds and had a wonderful jersey herd right behind us. Although we had our normal everyday milk delivered, whenever we needed extra we would walk up the lane and into the little honesty hut where the fridge was stocked with milk,...
by Elle's Garden
Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:04 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Old Herbaceous' hols in Dorset
Replies: 27
Views: 6985

Re: Old Herbaceous' hols in Dorset

Perhaps they need a tip off that it will involve a wheelbarrow!!
by Elle's Garden
Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:03 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Summer bits and bobs
Replies: 168
Views: 34069

Re: Summer bits and bobs

Just got back from weeding 4 rows of onions and 4 of potatoes in the rain, the sun is out now :evil: .
by Elle's Garden
Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:14 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: RedLove Apples - has anyone tried/grown/eaten?
Replies: 10
Views: 7196

Re: RedLove Apples - has anyone tried/grown/eaten?

Thanks for the explanation JB, :D
by Elle's Garden
Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:51 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Peat vs peat-free experiment #2
Replies: 20
Views: 6583

Re: Peat vs peat-free experiment #2

Apologies - will use PM in future
by Elle's Garden
Tue Jun 28, 2011 6:38 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: RedLove Apples - has anyone tried/grown/eaten?
Replies: 10
Views: 7196

Re: RedLove Apples - has anyone tried/grown/eaten?

Hi Westi, I look forward to your review if you get to taste one next year! I am intrigued by your comment regarding the tag preventing commercial use - one of the articles about the Redlove apples mentioned that groves were being planted across Europe to bring the apples into supermarkets in the nex...
by Elle's Garden
Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:14 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Peat vs peat-free experiment #2
Replies: 20
Views: 6583

Re: Peat vs peat-free experiment #2

my mum is frail and very up and down, she has just been in respite care and sprouted three problems while there


Sorry to hear that NB, I hope she recovers quickly for both of you.
by Elle's Garden
Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:52 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Another Scam?
Replies: 12
Views: 4472

Re: Aother Scam?

Goodness Snooky, that's a shocker :evil: - thank you for posting it!
by Elle's Garden
Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:39 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Summer bits and bobs
Replies: 168
Views: 34069

Re: Summer bits and bobs

10 lbs! Can I assume you have frozen some? 8) What variety have you grown that they are not as long as normal ones or did you just pick them small?
by Elle's Garden
Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:37 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: RedLove Apples - has anyone tried/grown/eaten?
Replies: 10
Views: 7196

Re: RedLove Apples - has anyone tried/grown/eaten?

Mmm, thanks guys, I think before I spend that kind of money on an apple tree I will make sure I like the future fruits, otherwise I would be very silly! :oops: I am not a fan of Gala apples either.
by Elle's Garden
Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:23 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: RedLove Apples - has anyone tried/grown/eaten?
Replies: 10
Views: 7196

RedLove Apples - has anyone tried/grown/eaten?

Just wondering if anyone has any experience of this variety of apple? It is shown in one of the Lakeland catalogues and I am sure it said they were sent from Suttons, but I can't see them on their website although a google search brings up a result indicating that they once were?