tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post8359047617794685451..comments2023-07-22T11:18:20.469+01:00Comments on A Woman of the Soil: Getting down to the real Nitty Gritty . elaine http://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-8843403674869797702013-05-02T07:13:02.037+01:002013-05-02T07:13:02.037+01:00I am gradually beginning to catch up with all thin...I am gradually beginning to catch up with all things gardening and am not quite so panicky now.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-18919943381655134132013-05-01T22:23:09.814+01:002013-05-01T22:23:09.814+01:00I like your "mix it up" approach Elaine,...I like your "mix it up" approach Elaine, I think it will be what I end up doing in the kitchen garden, though it means foregoing the safety of a netting cage over the brassicas. As for that resentment of anything that stops you getting out in the garden, I am with you, meals are becoming simpler - lots of stir fries - and various chores are being put off in favour of more sowing, weeding, planting. I love this time of year, but it certainly gets pretty frantic, particularly when spring has been so cold and slow to get going.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-40609518461802749302013-04-29T07:18:55.850+01:002013-04-29T07:18:55.850+01:00Thank you Mark for your very kind comments - you w...Thank you Mark for your very kind comments - you will have me blushing if you're not careful. I, too, am finding it difficult to visit and comment on my favourite blogs, yours included - I agree it is hard to keep up at certain times of the year - but if we didn't get on with our gardening there wouldn't be anything to blog about.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-75605548259782695502013-04-29T06:54:47.798+01:002013-04-29T06:54:47.798+01:00I have only just got round to reading your post - ...I have only just got round to reading your post - another slight disadvantage of the improving weather conditions! With so much to do in the garden it is hard to find enough time for reading blogs. And since I have committed myself to posting once a day I'm always busy photographing and writing! I must say though Elaine, you have produced some really stunning photo montages. They are the sort of photo that ought to be made into posters and put up on the walls of every school classroom. The kids would be truly inspired to grow their own veg!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-75162708492028094312013-04-29T06:22:39.327+01:002013-04-29T06:22:39.327+01:00Those pictures don't show the half of it CM an...Those pictures don't show the half of it CM and I still have loads to sow. You are right about polyculture I like to fill the beds with flowers and veg it seems a natural way to do things - not for the purists amongst us!elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-20564931881183060252013-04-29T01:44:32.747+01:002013-04-29T01:44:32.747+01:00You have so many seedlings! Polyculture is so wise...You have so many seedlings! Polyculture is so wise. It helps you avoid a big empty row of nothing once a certain plant is done for the season. Plus, the patchwork quilt look of all the plants mixed together is beautiful. :o)Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-34505254126922374632013-04-28T20:19:18.861+01:002013-04-28T20:19:18.861+01:00That photo was from my first batch of sowings - un...That photo was from my first batch of sowings - unfortunately only a couple survived because I had moved them from the house to the greenhouse and the weather turned really cold and my poor tomatoes suffered - so I had to start again.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-61689747571144737432013-04-28T13:11:35.406+01:002013-04-28T13:11:35.406+01:00You have bigger tomatoes than I have. Mine I half ...You have bigger tomatoes than I have. Mine I half smaller. I can't wait to plant mine and eat the fruits because I have so many new varieties this year! :) <br /><br />I love your photos, they cheer me up! <br />Dewberry / Amanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15414491661460075503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-82795041982584607212013-04-27T22:16:41.264+01:002013-04-27T22:16:41.264+01:00Hi Julie - too right - much appreciated after the ...Hi Julie - too right - much appreciated after the long winter. I live not too far from you, in Mowsley, tried to get through to your blog but Blogger is playing up - again.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-91259861395431367442013-04-27T22:14:42.011+01:002013-04-27T22:14:42.011+01:00Thanks Rooko - I'm trying to juggle everything...Thanks Rooko - I'm trying to juggle everything at the moment - just getting down to dandelion removal at the plot - something you know well.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-62154969813546448492013-04-27T20:21:21.211+01:002013-04-27T20:21:21.211+01:00Looking great, its a great time of the year watchi...Looking great, its a great time of the year watching everything grow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086226917544860747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-77594249497753030322013-04-27T19:55:34.644+01:002013-04-27T19:55:34.644+01:00Great post and pictures again Elaine. I certainly ...Great post and pictures again Elaine. I certainly agree with your opening comments, so much to do, but its fun.Rookohttp://rookosallotment.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-441789512587098712013-04-27T19:24:05.907+01:002013-04-27T19:24:05.907+01:00It certainly is Anna. If you cut the leeks off a ...It certainly is Anna. If you cut the leeks off a ground level instead of digging them up they will re-grow, as will spring onions and celery.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-31004118534416289332013-04-27T19:21:59.890+01:002013-04-27T19:21:59.890+01:00Exactly my feelings Jane - now i just can't ge...Exactly my feelings Jane - now i just can't get enough fresh air.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-43999680361409633412013-04-27T16:36:24.226+01:002013-04-27T16:36:24.226+01:00It looks as if it is all systems go in your greenh...It looks as if it is all systems go in your greenhouse and beyond Elaine :) Interesting to read how your leeks have kept producing. Was not aware that they did this. Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-1539828667966346832013-04-26T23:31:40.811+01:002013-04-26T23:31:40.811+01:00Winter is hard...going stir-crazy indoors waiting ...Winter is hard...going stir-crazy indoors waiting for spring...but it's here & you're right...so much to do...so little time!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994279172996044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-59420049273683886382013-04-26T14:20:40.999+01:002013-04-26T14:20:40.999+01:00Yes I have really been cracking on with the seed s...Yes I have really been cracking on with the seed sowing in between weeding the rest of the garden - a bit of warmth and a bit of rain and everything has taken off.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-87977403506708696192013-04-26T10:02:31.178+01:002013-04-26T10:02:31.178+01:00Your way ahead of me in sowing. Your seedlings loo...Your way ahead of me in sowing. Your seedlings look great. I like the idea of mixing plants together when planting. (What lovely photos you posted).Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-2076818995986588012013-04-25T17:37:22.042+01:002013-04-25T17:37:22.042+01:00I was rather taken with the seedling photo myself ...I was rather taken with the seedling photo myself - my close ups don't always come out that well.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-22517705353564665172013-04-25T17:36:17.972+01:002013-04-25T17:36:17.972+01:00What no tomatoes?What no tomatoes?elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-62925547965957955602013-04-25T17:35:39.670+01:002013-04-25T17:35:39.670+01:00So far so good with the seedlings - keeping them a...So far so good with the seedlings - keeping them alive after planting out will be another matter - we live in hope.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-82653801804278997482013-04-25T17:28:43.893+01:002013-04-25T17:28:43.893+01:00I bought a new roll of fleece just in case - when ...I bought a new roll of fleece just in case - when I look at all the seed trays full of seedlings I wonder if I am going to have enough room in the garden.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-53719645722437983852013-04-25T17:26:51.993+01:002013-04-25T17:26:51.993+01:00I think we all forget over winter just how much th...I think we all forget over winter just how much there is to do come April. Especially this year when winter lasted so long. I'm managing - just about - to catch up now - but it's a hard slog. Hope you are in the same position, catching up with things I mean.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-4737210637044058392013-04-25T07:18:46.460+01:002013-04-25T07:18:46.460+01:00You're obviously busy, clearly making up for l...You're obviously busy, clearly making up for lost time. It was a long wait this year but it looks as though it will have been worthwhile. <br />Terrific pictures, and I especially like the frosty looking heart-shaped cauliflower seedlings. xx<br />Flightyhttp://flightplot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912468918847715397.post-23013964034894390762013-04-25T05:30:04.581+01:002013-04-25T05:30:04.581+01:00Did my first sowing yesterday; Butternuts and Char...Did my first sowing yesterday; Butternuts and Chard. I blame my laziness on my bad back.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com