tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post6894957216355466861..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Harvest Monday - 08 August 2016Mark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-33583149257441562472016-08-09T09:32:20.793+01:002016-08-09T09:32:20.793+01:00We are bracing ourselves for the onslaught of bean... We are bracing ourselves for the onslaught of beans which we hope will come shortly. Then it's a case of freeze, freeze, freeze.<br />Why are so many potatoes named after girls? Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-21268622686618637982016-08-09T00:07:25.461+01:002016-08-09T00:07:25.461+01:00Your carrots and runner beans are very beautiful a...Your carrots and runner beans are very beautiful as are your potatoes. I'm growing sweet potatoes in a giant planter this year, but really must try that with regular potatoes next spring.<br /><br />Your Marudi Pork with noodles looks delicious, I'm going to have to try it soon.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-80978568685374398582016-08-08T23:31:45.048+01:002016-08-08T23:31:45.048+01:00Wonderful harvests - and another funny carrot :) ...Wonderful harvests - and another funny carrot :) I'm really looking forward to unearthing the volunteer potatoes that are in the carrot bed. They flowered later than those that were properly planted and appear to be much more lush...I'm hoping all those leaves mean a good sized harvest.<br /><br />I'll be picking my first Costoluto Genovese tomato today - when it comes to beautiful veg, these top my list.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-88336827177258126342016-08-08T22:27:26.850+01:002016-08-08T22:27:26.850+01:00Hmmm so that is what Maxine potatoes without any s...Hmmm so that is what Maxine potatoes without any scab look like then. Mine are pretty awful to look at this year, and must be peeled to be eaten really. Yours just look pretty!!! Thanks for the recipe tips too.. really interesting!Kathyhttp://www.alittlebitofsunshine.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-41571994391023451302016-08-08T21:24:00.586+01:002016-08-08T21:24:00.586+01:00Very nice potatoes. Next year I plan to grow all ...Very nice potatoes. Next year I plan to grow all the potatoes in containers because the voles are becoming a major problem. Too bad about the blight. I don't know if my tomatoes have blight or bacterial spot but I'm leaning toward the bacterial source. At any rate they are nearly done for.gardenvariety-hoosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823437033502199023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-3675389399571933152016-08-08T19:45:12.643+01:002016-08-08T19:45:12.643+01:00Those Maxine potatoes look picture-perfect! I thin...Those Maxine potatoes look picture-perfect! I think I need to consider trying to grow a few potatoes in pots. I had such terrible results this year from the ones I grew in the ground. It's a shame about the blight too, something I am thankful I don't have (yet) here!Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-36076182598537964052016-08-08T18:13:27.556+01:002016-08-08T18:13:27.556+01:00Looks like you've got a nice variety of harves...Looks like you've got a nice variety of harvests this week! I think Cherokee Purples are one of the best tasting, although not prettiest, tomatoes. That's a shame about late blight. I get it here pretty much every year. I thought that since we had a bad drought last year that I wouldn't have late blight in my garden, but no, it still managed to survive and infect. I try to grow blight resistant tomatoes as much as possible and it seems that most of the time the plants survive and continue to produce despite the blight.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-43855242011134081922016-08-08T17:12:21.064+01:002016-08-08T17:12:21.064+01:00As you know, I grow my potatoes in containers, and...As you know, I grow my potatoes in containers, and as long as you are good about watering, this seems to produce a better result; certainly a lot less damage and disease than when grown in open ground.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-48175831742780918492016-08-08T17:10:34.153+01:002016-08-08T17:10:34.153+01:00Yep, that's the one! We don't get it every...Yep, that's the one! We don't get it every year - usually about 2 years in every 3 - but when it hits it is devastating.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-87350138694819422832016-08-08T17:06:20.824+01:002016-08-08T17:06:20.824+01:00Such wonderful abundance you have! And your carro...Such wonderful abundance you have! And your carrots would be absolutely perfect in my Little One's hands :-) We didn't have many that pulled through the heat of July, but those that did were divine and quite large! Hope you have a great week!Melissahttp://evergrowingfarm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-26705637238876712612016-08-08T16:41:54.596+01:002016-08-08T16:41:54.596+01:00More lovely harvests. Your runner beans and potato...More lovely harvests. Your runner beans and potatoes always look so perfect. Sad thing, the blight on the tomatoes. The ripe ones look great.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-25010973924733797252016-08-08T15:40:57.230+01:002016-08-08T15:40:57.230+01:00Nice harvest, Mark, and even tomatoes. Too bad abo...Nice harvest, Mark, and even tomatoes. Too bad about the blight. Are you referring to "late" blight, the one that caused the Irish potato famine? That doesn't winter over here but blows in from the south, and it has missed us the last couple of years.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-38475436612544288202016-08-08T14:06:45.628+01:002016-08-08T14:06:45.628+01:00What a great variety of veg in your harvest. Your ...What a great variety of veg in your harvest. Your tomatoes are doing well even though the dreaded blight has struck, mine are only just getting going but I don't foresee a huge harvest this year, the plants are looking a bit pathetic in comparison to other years. I've grown Costoluto Fiorentino in the past, a really delicious tomato, juicy and sweet.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-24042986346129081692016-08-08T11:49:16.353+01:002016-08-08T11:49:16.353+01:00A lovely selection of veg. I've missed growing...A lovely selection of veg. I've missed growing lots this year so am busy planning for 2017 now. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-46562604839712493592016-08-08T11:42:17.112+01:002016-08-08T11:42:17.112+01:00Wonderful looking harvest :) Our harvest Monday...Wonderful looking harvest :) Our harvest Monday's are so we can pick what we want to sell on the Tuesday market. Always a busy day picking, bagging and then cake making, then pricing and packing up van. Non stop monday's we call it.Andyhttp://ourlittlefield.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com