tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post9175724102723069283..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: A "Miscellany" postMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-40329538984827247242012-05-10T13:19:03.728+01:002012-05-10T13:19:03.728+01:00Hmmmmm not sure about only needing 3 or 4 basil pl...Hmmmmm not sure about only needing 3 or 4 basil plants - surely its a case of too much is never enough when it comes to basil. Or is that just in my pesto addicted household?Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-15477989676783107142012-05-10T11:23:13.050+01:002012-05-10T11:23:13.050+01:00Funny thing the weather - you started out ahead of...Funny thing the weather - you started out ahead of us here, but my Lily of the valley are nearly done, and some of the clematis is in full bloom. The veg is looking good!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490964982321159910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-61640703271684625952012-05-10T09:53:28.016+01:002012-05-10T09:53:28.016+01:00I love lily of the valley. I bought a plant last y...I love lily of the valley. I bought a plant last year and I'm pleased to see it springing back to life again now, though it hasn't produced any flowers yet. My plot neighbour always gets flowers on his rhubarb. He never cuts them off and he's got the healthiest patch of rhubarb I've ever seen.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-64269442462618526662012-05-10T09:33:31.552+01:002012-05-10T09:33:31.552+01:00When we remove the flowers it always throws up mor...When we remove the flowers it always throws up more. In the rhubarb fields around us the flowers are just left on so the growers don't seem to mind them!<br /><br />Is it just eating coriander that you are allergic to rather than touching the leaves too?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-45367958145115115032012-05-10T08:31:32.620+01:002012-05-10T08:31:32.620+01:00I think rhubarb tends to go to seed in dry weather...I think rhubarb tends to go to seed in dry weather - I doubt we will have any problems with that this year.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-87037473365636147812012-05-10T01:04:50.010+01:002012-05-10T01:04:50.010+01:00Hi Mark. It seems when you have crummy weather, we...Hi Mark. It seems when you have crummy weather, we have nice weather and vice versa. Hopefully spring will come to the entire northern hemisphere at the same time. Cheers, JenniRainy Day Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139202327960366363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-60765178356125618452012-05-09T22:49:53.591+01:002012-05-09T22:49:53.591+01:00We have been really lucky with the weather here th...We have been really lucky with the weather here this last weekend I got quite a bit done in the garden! Some guilty tasks that had been backing up<br /><br />http://tiaioto.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/garden-update.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04644748555803056883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-13393977085294169882012-05-09T22:46:54.302+01:002012-05-09T22:46:54.302+01:00I have a clematis too and it's going so well. ...I have a clematis too and it's going so well. Hope yours recovers. Surely you will need more basil? You can never have enough basil in my books.veggiegobblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455990251167385168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-77975245584455140402012-05-09T22:45:50.666+01:002012-05-09T22:45:50.666+01:00I have a clematis too and it's going so well. ...I have a clematis too and it's going so well. Hope yours recovers. Surely you will need more basil? You can never have enough basil in my books.veggiegobblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455990251167385168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-36857235771762228202012-05-09T19:44:32.714+01:002012-05-09T19:44:32.714+01:00Mark re the flowers on Rhubarb the wise old heads ...Mark re the flowers on Rhubarb the wise old heads down here say it weakens the plant if flowers are not removed once seen and reduces the crop in later years.It is a typical gardeners question in that your likely to get three different answers, for what is worth I always remove my flower heads and give a really generous dose of well rotted farm manure every autumn (as I do all of the plot)and find the plant very prolific in its bounty (using your recipe as the standard now, many thanks)David Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-42090302294080690842012-05-09T19:23:34.054+01:002012-05-09T19:23:34.054+01:00Everything looks very nice. I wish I could remembe...Everything looks very nice. I wish I could remember if our rhubarb ever flowered when I was a kid but I can't remember. I know we just left it alone except for adding manure each year. I don't remember us ever cutting any flowers off of them.becky3086https://www.blogger.com/profile/01026872543168452124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-71123501028957207442012-05-09T18:52:30.369+01:002012-05-09T18:52:30.369+01:00That coriander in the pot looks just precious. Min...That coriander in the pot looks just precious. Mine is going to seed now in the garden. I need to get a lot ripped out I love it both as a leaf and a seed. So tasty.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.com