tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977509261429741652.post3433217067355847724..comments2023-12-23T00:24:08.540+00:00Comments on An Organic Lifestyle (Organic Growing Pains): Allotment UpdatePeggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16336168195436906219noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977509261429741652.post-32324326056673999442010-05-13T22:57:25.554+01:002010-05-13T22:57:25.554+01:00foxylock; I passed on the advice said flowers are ...foxylock; I passed on the advice said flowers are now on the compost heap.They are big hollow stems and the flower smell reminded me a little of eldeflower.<br /><br />jkehler:we normally have so much rain in this country bolting rhubarb is not a problem!We harvest as long as possible but leave a good share of leaves on the plant for next year.<br /><br />Jo, thank you for the complements and glad you enjoyed, cool does describe it at the moment our sun seems to have deserted us.<br /><br />Ann, it was a completely new one on me too and those pesky pigeons are everywhere!our weather is supposed to get milder this week which should mean some rain which is badly needed.<br /><br />PeggyR, I read about or see tornados on TV and even at that distance I find them scary!The weather all over the world seems to have lost the run of itself for the past few months.I have put a link on my sidebar to your blog.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16336168195436906219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977509261429741652.post-75220799586720368942010-05-13T12:23:40.797+01:002010-05-13T12:23:40.797+01:00I love seeing your gardens and what you are doing ...I love seeing your gardens and what you are doing in them. Oh yes we are getting the rain, it's coming up from the Gulf of Mexico. What's bad is it brings tornados with it. We have been spared, but it makes it hard to plant with the rain and cold! Have a great day and thanks for posting on my blog.PeggyRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079681533773249938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977509261429741652.post-77919844276874062272010-05-13T08:40:03.171+01:002010-05-13T08:40:03.171+01:00I never thought about rhubarb flowering - that'...I never thought about rhubarb flowering - that's very interesting. So far my brassicas are doing well because of the netting preventing the wood pigeons nicking them, I thought it was slugs that ate them until you mentioned about the pigeons last year!<br /><br />I've had to water a lot too, though we did have some rain recently but it is still really cold, too cold for my corgette I think.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502956712451039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977509261429741652.post-51201359109217443582010-05-12T09:45:28.716+01:002010-05-12T09:45:28.716+01:00Helloo Peggy;) good to see you again. Your garden ...Helloo Peggy;) good to see you again. Your garden looks wonderful and the rhubarb : Yum! Thanks for a walk through your cool and productive allotment. I need this living here in HOT, dry and garden-less Khartoum.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977509261429741652.post-46318626483701114122010-05-12T00:49:44.456+01:002010-05-12T00:49:44.456+01:00Hi Peggy
Here in Canada, the rhubarb routinely bol...Hi Peggy<br />Here in Canada, the rhubarb routinely bolts. It doesn't hurt the plant. All I do is pull out those stalks and then keep on top of it. Usually we only harvest rhubarb till mid July and then let it do it's thing to get ready for next year. Happy gardening!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984343627383325692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977509261429741652.post-28045404000939685972010-05-11T22:12:33.612+01:002010-05-11T22:12:33.612+01:00Howya Peggy.
Things are really starting to grow ...Howya Peggy. <br /><br />Things are really starting to grow now, Mighty weather for it. As regards the flowers on rhubarb, it's bolting I'm afraid the recommended advice is to cut off the flowering stem as soon as is noticed or the plant puts all its energy into producing flowers instead of stalks for us. However I'm gonna let one of mine progress this way just for the sake of curiosity ...... and to smell it !! <br /><br />take care.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412980648430701595noreply@blogger.com