tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post6835154413029883428..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Grandpa's little helperMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-14101471543334619402011-08-24T10:33:12.273+01:002011-08-24T10:33:12.273+01:00Mark I LOVE this post! Look at you SPRAWLING on th...Mark I LOVE this post! Look at you SPRAWLING on the ground... who would have believed it :D<br /><br />I think that looking after a little one is so tiring for grandparents because you play with them. All day. My parents are the same, they don't stop! <br /><br />All your produce looks fabulous, as always, but it really does pale in comparison to little Laura.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072118694728610270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-46386441318973928682011-08-24T08:11:14.997+01:002011-08-24T08:11:14.997+01:00So cute!! I had my niece here for a couple of day...So cute!! I had my niece here for a couple of days last week (with here hubby, she is 23 now). I remember her and her sister at the age Lara is now, so inquisitive and easy to impress with the simple things in life. Not so easy to impress now she wants to furnish her 'new' house!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920872750020792663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-29866516752731690782011-08-24T04:13:00.218+01:002011-08-24T04:13:00.218+01:00What a special post Mark. I feel privileged that y...What a special post Mark. I feel privileged that you've shared such cherished moments. I have to say I was transported back twenty plus years to when my daughter was a 'toot'. <br />Your granddaughter reminded me so much of when my daughter was little. The magic voyage of discovery.<br />I had to smile at the 'funny face' which is what my daughter used to call her camera shoot face, and is that a Forever Friends jigsaw puzzle? Wow, I remember Forever Friends being first launched and spent a fortune over the years on everything FF. I've only just managed to resist buying her them....well she did tell me to stop after all she is 26 and a lawyer now! Where did that time go...?Neesiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629847485174945501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-71592475509606153712011-08-23T19:39:12.324+01:002011-08-23T19:39:12.324+01:00Sportsgirl: I have four blueberries in pots. The f...Sportsgirl: I have four blueberries in pots. The first two I acquired are in 10" pots, but I learnt from experience that they need bigger ones, and the next two are in 12" pots. During the Summer I keep mine standing in saucers filled with water to maintain moist soil conditions for them. They seem to be thriving, and the yield is increasing year on year.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-42644471653906013682011-08-23T19:34:57.288+01:002011-08-23T19:34:57.288+01:00Liz: Those PFA potatoes all came from one tuber in...Liz: Those PFA potatoes all came from one tuber in one pot. Quite a decent yield, I think.<br /><br />Mal: Yes, the PFA tubers are smoother than I would expect - more like "Anya". In the past I have sometimes grown PFA in the soil (as opposed to in pots, using compost) and they were knobblier. Maybe the soil texture and chemical composition has an influence on this?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-40607607202278406022011-08-23T12:57:14.691+01:002011-08-23T12:57:14.691+01:00I second Egretta's comments. Lara is building ...I second Egretta's comments. Lara is building wonderful memories!David P. Offutt - The Gastronomic Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941257262332056194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-183704557993375002011-08-23T12:56:22.697+01:002011-08-23T12:56:22.697+01:00I enjoyed reading this post very much. I miss havi...I enjoyed reading this post very much. I miss having a little one around, my two are teenagers now. It's lovely to introduce them to gardening at such a young age, I bet Lara isn't a fussy eater.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-80097293020101152472011-08-23T12:21:28.668+01:002011-08-23T12:21:28.668+01:00She had a fantastic time with her grandparents! Ve...She had a fantastic time with her grandparents! Very cute smile!Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-64493030271126107472011-08-23T11:40:07.391+01:002011-08-23T11:40:07.391+01:00How many PFA tubers did you plant in that pot Mark...How many PFA tubers did you plant in that pot Mark? Also I am exceedingly impressed with how clean your grandaughter stayed while gardening - not a trace of blueberry juice to be seen. I really must teach my kids some appropriate eating habits....Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-74076507928347534742011-08-23T11:02:29.238+01:002011-08-23T11:02:29.238+01:00Enchanting post which captures the magic.
Amazed...Enchanting post which captures the magic. <br /><br />Amazed that your PFA are so lacking in nobbles. Do you think it's the conditions they were grown in?Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-11280697191757750652011-08-23T07:44:47.649+01:002011-08-23T07:44:47.649+01:00What a sweet little girl!
Mark, what size pot do y...What a sweet little girl!<br />Mark, what size pot do you keep your blueberries in? Do you have one or two plants?Sportsgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628577293902151039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-40610539083180529642011-08-23T02:17:03.638+01:002011-08-23T02:17:03.638+01:00My grandbaby turned 2 today. He always loved runni...My grandbaby turned 2 today. He always loved running in the yard here and hiding behind trees on us too.becky3086https://www.blogger.com/profile/01026872543168452124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-37866990618403181862011-08-22T20:11:39.589+01:002011-08-22T20:11:39.589+01:00We had a visitor to look after too but a four legg...We had a visitor to look after too but a four legged variety that needed long walks.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-1964749614023113112011-08-22T19:47:00.014+01:002011-08-22T19:47:00.014+01:00Sounds like a lovely day was had by allSounds like a lovely day was had by allelaine ricketthttp://awomanofthesoil.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-22000958759601180322011-08-22T19:42:47.096+01:002011-08-22T19:42:47.096+01:00What wonderful memories Lara will always have of h...What wonderful memories Lara will always have of her grandparents and their lovely garden. She is a darling little girl and I can tell, "The apple of your eye"!Egretta Wells bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410663977991054877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-82499047834980149302011-08-22T18:10:10.488+01:002011-08-22T18:10:10.488+01:00I wouldn't mind giving up half my harvest to s...I wouldn't mind giving up half my harvest to such a cute face!garden girl in SAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684429162780759994noreply@blogger.com