tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post7952591889325481349..comments2024-01-19T10:38:38.041+00:00Comments on The Gardening Shoe: The Comeback GardenerSarah Shoesmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-13673028111007622402021-11-29T08:38:50.132+00:002021-11-29T08:38:50.132+00:00Its very interesting while reading it,thank you fo...Its very interesting while reading it,thank you for posting such a good article.<br />For web design & development service contact Multisoft digital technologies, They have<br /><a href="https://multisoftdigitech.com/web-design-company-in-kalyan-nagar/" rel="nofollow">Web Design Company in Kalyan Nagar</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-54118231030469953112018-04-18T05:24:25.342+01:002018-04-18T05:24:25.342+01:00Thank you for sharing valuable information nice po...Thank you for sharing valuable information nice post,I enjoyed reading this post.<br /><br /><a href="http://gamemer1212.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">หนังออนไลน์</a>vaiyborahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095754542895387700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-62871778564157262732017-05-15T10:15:44.158+01:002017-05-15T10:15:44.158+01:00Thank you. I am hoping to overface the pigeons! Thank you. I am hoping to overface the pigeons! Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-25466537229070319612017-05-15T10:11:32.690+01:002017-05-15T10:11:32.690+01:00You can't beat a sacrificial crop! I hope that...You can't beat a sacrificial crop! I hope that it works again for you. Don't worry - if I get any harvest at all, I will be parading it proudly across the internet!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-70733008742981017682017-05-15T10:08:58.840+01:002017-05-15T10:08:58.840+01:00Squirrels are so clever, so whatever you try will ...Squirrels are so clever, so whatever you try will only last as long as it takes for them to figure out how to get at the goodies that aren't on offer. James Wong writes about using chilli spray to deter mice, rabbits and squirrels in his book, The Homegrown Revolution. I have never tried it, so am unable to comment, but he does write that it deters them without causing them any harm. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-3966272771680214352017-05-15T09:55:29.065+01:002017-05-15T09:55:29.065+01:00That's probably a more cost-effective idea! If...That's probably a more cost-effective idea! If you want a sound investment, buy shares in net and hoop companies - their business is in for an upturn in this little corner of Norfolk!Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-7528475316869821502017-05-15T09:54:06.313+01:002017-05-15T09:54:06.313+01:00Thank you! I have just taken delivery of more nets...Thank you! I have just taken delivery of more nets. Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-22765397762031821022017-05-15T09:53:35.437+01:002017-05-15T09:53:35.437+01:00That's exactly my problem. We probably eat bra...That's exactly my problem. We probably eat brassicas every day of the year, but sadly we are not alone in doing so. I left the perennial kale un-netted for a few hours recently and it was reduced to a stalk by the time I realised my error.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-58796889567513392902017-05-11T17:47:20.587+01:002017-05-11T17:47:20.587+01:00Sarah, your not half going for it this year, hope ...Sarah, your not half going for it this year, hope the season is kind and gives you the rewards you hope for.Alistairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104382970502166560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-43743746801423019862017-05-06T18:31:04.030+01:002017-05-06T18:31:04.030+01:00It will definitely be worth all and any trouble yo...It will definitely be worth all and any trouble you encounter. Freshly picked is just yummy. I may have to be sensible and net my broccoli this year although a neighbour kindly grows swathes of walking stick cabbage leaves so the cabbage whites are less interested in what's going on over in the veg patch. Last year that worked, the year before less so. Good luck and let us know how you get on. Caro xCarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-49593922360862656202017-05-02T04:30:05.399+01:002017-05-02T04:30:05.399+01:00Good on your for dusting off the problems and givi...Good on your for dusting off the problems and giving it another go - hope they all grow well for you! I am battling squirrels as my main enemy and they seem to have an appetite for just about anything alive at the moment. I sowed carrots, spring onions and radish 3 weeks ago, the seedlings were so pretty until the squirrels ate them all - except for the spring onions, they were apparently not to their taste so they threw them on the ground instead. Bastards!<br />How easy it would be in the garden without any pesky uninvited 'guests' ....the strawberries have now got chicken wire around the raised beds, seems I might have to buy more.<br />Good luck with your vegetables!HELENEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112289914239038835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-22852339230581538132017-04-29T13:53:36.821+01:002017-04-29T13:53:36.821+01:00I think I buy some at the greengrocery! Groetjes,
...I think I buy some at the greengrocery! Groetjes,<br />HettyHettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16602374685309388383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-85146170743639146132017-04-28T14:44:46.648+01:002017-04-28T14:44:46.648+01:00This is a very serious determined effort to grow b...This is a very serious determined effort to grow brassicas, I hope you manage to harvest them, good luck Sarah.Sue Catminthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242341696447975933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-71263719327869305892017-04-28T10:06:40.163+01:002017-04-28T10:06:40.163+01:00I think brassicas must be the hardest veg group to...I think brassicas must be the hardest veg group to grow as there's always something waiting to thwart your efforts, just about everything is attracted to them. I gave up with most brassicas when I had the allotment, yet it's the veg I most enjoy.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-67247451254835424192017-04-28T07:48:29.780+01:002017-04-28T07:48:29.780+01:00They are pretty. Ruby chard is also attractive and...They are pretty. Ruby chard is also attractive and looks wonderful grown in an ornamental border. Perhaps I should do that rather than juggle with nets.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-32111685530543429372017-04-28T07:46:51.499+01:002017-04-28T07:46:51.499+01:00Is there any hope for us? We know that we are sign...Is there any hope for us? We know that we are signing up to hours of net assembly and months of disappointment. Why do we do it? May your spring cabbage heart and may there be no little eggs languishing on it.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-65825737948455896452017-04-28T07:43:53.429+01:002017-04-28T07:43:53.429+01:00I'm with you there, Jason. I braise huge batch...I'm with you there, Jason. I braise huge batches of it and then eat it cold all week (should I be confessing this here?)Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-26695306700152410482017-04-28T07:43:03.751+01:002017-04-28T07:43:03.751+01:00ELEVEN?!! Now I'm abandoning hope. I was optim...ELEVEN?!! Now I'm abandoning hope. I was optimistic that Basil would grow out of this phase, now I discover that it's a lifestyle choice. On the upside, the garden has been looking marginally better since he took up escapology and we were compelled to keep him on a lead for his own safety.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-91080552611487807842017-04-28T05:43:50.067+01:002017-04-28T05:43:50.067+01:00The scarlet kale looks so striking, I like it.The scarlet kale looks so striking, I like it.Endah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-25810201084584204582017-04-27T23:35:01.447+01:002017-04-27T23:35:01.447+01:00I gave up growing brassicas for all the reasons yo...I gave up growing brassicas for all the reasons you mentioned Sarah. I have only been growing spinach and chard for several years but have now been persuaded to grow some spring cabbage by cook!Brian Skeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761762507159759619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-89565356344634154632017-04-27T20:04:47.590+01:002017-04-27T20:04:47.590+01:00I'll take any extra red cabbage on offer. Love...I'll take any extra red cabbage on offer. Love it braised with bacon, sliced apples, brown sugar, and vinegar. Yum!Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671760671850555664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-79591270214723088382017-04-27T15:01:12.819+01:002017-04-27T15:01:12.819+01:00Do dogs eat brassicas ? If so you will have to str...Do dogs eat brassicas ? If so you will have to strengthen your defences! We have Heath Robinson networks of canes around EVERYTHING to stop Gus doing what he loves best - digging and chewing. He is eleven years old. ELEVEN. There is no excuse.<br />I wish you good luck with all your brassicas and may your ice-cream always be swede ...Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-6479975102617561232017-04-27T08:28:10.472+01:002017-04-27T08:28:10.472+01:00Thank you! My tomatoes were stolen by Basil the do...Thank you! My tomatoes were stolen by Basil the dog last year. Whole vines of fruit whether ripe or not. It wasn't good for him. This year the toms will be in the kitchen garden with the chickens. Hens might steal a few fruits, but nowhere near the quantity that Basil did... and they won't get ill if they eat them.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-24254090089985480592017-04-27T08:24:33.312+01:002017-04-27T08:24:33.312+01:00Now that is a serious problem. I saw one of your p...Now that is a serious problem. I saw one of your photos of club root. Such a shame.Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8607070511807868177.post-7576691394697022352017-04-27T08:24:01.801+01:002017-04-27T08:24:01.801+01:00Thank you, Lisa. It didn't look so serious whe...Thank you, Lisa. It didn't look so serious when I was wrestling it into position. I swear it was being awkward and pinging out of the ground to amuse itself! ;-)Sarah Shoesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410745860215082568noreply@blogger.com