tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post5738397187926725143..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Harvest Monday - 22 July 2013Mark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-70078246805212598582013-07-24T14:02:40.911+01:002013-07-24T14:02:40.911+01:00That lettuce is beautiful. I haven't had lettu...That lettuce is beautiful. I haven't had lettuce from my garden in a long time. It has been way too hot here. I did seed some for the fall though. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-16213722395131212382013-07-23T13:38:11.259+01:002013-07-23T13:38:11.259+01:00A lovely harvest Mark, this year has been great ha...A lovely harvest Mark, this year has been great hasn't it?Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-57946929075106983732013-07-23T12:46:06.108+01:002013-07-23T12:46:06.108+01:00I'm from Cornwall and my wife is from Lancashi...I'm from Cornwall and my wife is from Lancashire, so to avoid confusion we often refer to Swedes as "Swede Turnips". My Dad used to call them "Rudy Bakers" (i.e. Rutabagas).Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-17526631006149300542013-07-23T07:26:11.858+01:002013-07-23T07:26:11.858+01:00Your turnips are lovely and uniform. I bet they ar...Your turnips are lovely and uniform. I bet they are tender and delicious - but unfortunately I don't like them! I love swedes which here 'up north' we perversely call turnips!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-7798313975770763402013-07-23T01:32:02.745+01:002013-07-23T01:32:02.745+01:00Nice shallot harvest. All of mine rotted over the ...Nice shallot harvest. All of mine rotted over the winter with the continual snow cover we had. I'm also trying Golden Ball turnip this year but mine are not nearly as "golden" as yours.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-65104653345598525602013-07-22T22:39:59.215+01:002013-07-22T22:39:59.215+01:00Beautiful harvest. I get some mis-shapen cucumbers...Beautiful harvest. I get some mis-shapen cucumbers from time to time too. That is a nice lettuce and you should show it off.Shawn Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242486533549946479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-32841316803721186562013-07-22T22:30:41.483+01:002013-07-22T22:30:41.483+01:00I'm glad you don't eat the scotch bonnets ...I'm glad you don't eat the scotch bonnets and the blueberries together, ha-ha, but they do make a great color combination! Everything looks beautiful and that lettuce really is something to be proud of!nutmeg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497061826533988682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-74683881781300930912013-07-22T21:23:15.170+01:002013-07-22T21:23:15.170+01:00Beautiful potatoes and that lettuce plant is wonde...Beautiful potatoes and that lettuce plant is wonderful!! Oh I miss our shallots. We didn't get any in this year and we are really missing them!!Stoney Acreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436236175480982661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-50820388214222928392013-07-22T20:53:08.118+01:002013-07-22T20:53:08.118+01:00The Ratte potatoes are absolutely beautiful. For ...The Ratte potatoes are absolutely beautiful. For a while one of my cucumber plants was producing gourd shaped cucumbers. I wonder if it is a microbial disease that makes for the odd shapes. It seems to happen to okra quite often. gardenvariety-hoosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823437033502199023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-73446691540763164562013-07-22T20:27:36.239+01:002013-07-22T20:27:36.239+01:00Your harvest looks really good! Love how huge that...Your harvest looks really good! Love how huge that lettuce head is!Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-39509596996155896322013-07-22T19:04:46.752+01:002013-07-22T19:04:46.752+01:00Nice harvest Mark! I esp love the potatoes (prett...Nice harvest Mark! I esp love the potatoes (pretty!) and the turnips! YUM!~TastyTravels~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17242583069509116828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-68755229415505100392013-07-22T18:40:01.073+01:002013-07-22T18:40:01.073+01:00We've started digging potatoes as some of the ...We've started digging potatoes as some of the tops are dying down already. Our beans though are well behind yours.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-84977713656176501322013-07-22T16:47:28.046+01:002013-07-22T16:47:28.046+01:00Your harvest looks really good. I like the look of...Your harvest looks really good. I like the look of the golden ball turnip - I'm a big fan of turnip. Looks like you can have stir fry any time you want from the garden!Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.com