tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post6274708808834792980..comments2024-03-16T04:48:43.417+00:00Comments on Second Hand Susie: My suburban garden harvest, June 2016.Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-70088075867587439832016-07-09T00:22:54.685+01:002016-07-09T00:22:54.685+01:00Aww thanks Kezzie! Sorry about your runner beans, ...Aww thanks Kezzie! Sorry about your runner beans, is there still time to plant more? xSusie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-281318667865587782016-07-09T00:20:29.789+01:002016-07-09T00:20:29.789+01:00I'm competing with slugs for the strawbs too, ...I'm competing with slugs for the strawbs too, they're everywhere this year! argh!Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-44450749097674418462016-07-09T00:19:32.165+01:002016-07-09T00:19:32.165+01:00They're the best, the strawberries are good to...They're the best, the strawberries are good too, I've beaten the birds to most of them! Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-40539076844728756952016-07-09T00:09:24.729+01:002016-07-09T00:09:24.729+01:00Hi Phuong :) I grow in a kind of polyculture, so e...Hi Phuong :) I grow in a kind of polyculture, so everything is mixed up, or in little patches, which makes it difficult to cover! I don't mind sharing a little bit, I do keep chasing birds off though! Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-45646339582564249932016-07-06T23:26:28.287+01:002016-07-06T23:26:28.287+01:00SOOOO exciting! I love how well your garden is doi...SOOOO exciting! I love how well your garden is doing!!!!<br />I'm so annoyed! I didn't water my runner beans for a week and now they've all shrivelled up and died.. :-(Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-25820420036208331122016-07-05T19:24:33.707+01:002016-07-05T19:24:33.707+01:00You have reminded me that I need to sow some chard...You have reminded me that I need to sow some chard seeds this weekend, I love growing, seeing and eating them - like you I too have been harvesting strawberries a little unripe as the pests - bugs are getting this year, not so much the birds. Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-86669361921205610692016-07-05T13:02:43.774+01:002016-07-05T13:02:43.774+01:00Ooh, fresh dug potatoes are so good! Too bad about...Ooh, fresh dug potatoes are so good! Too bad about the strawberries though.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-30553036381201174082016-07-05T00:19:24.847+01:002016-07-05T00:19:24.847+01:00Your potatoes look so good, freshly dug they'r...Your potatoes look so good, freshly dug they're so delicious. That's too bad about the blackbirds eating all your fruit, maybe a floating row cover would protect the strawberry plants while still letting light in.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-751084074391528252016-07-03T12:39:27.483+01:002016-07-03T12:39:27.483+01:00Glad they're going well! We've had plenty ...Glad they're going well! We've had plenty of rain too but the garden hasn't suffered too much (apart from it's encouraging all the weeds to grow!!)Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-78956458545128448042016-07-01T22:38:29.863+01:002016-07-01T22:38:29.863+01:00Looking good! Due to all the regular deluges we ha...Looking good! Due to all the regular deluges we have here in the north - I have resorted to growing salad crops and tomatoes in the greenhouse - so far so good!kjsutcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064786032612487652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-72834035848037378352016-07-01T20:47:45.627+01:002016-07-01T20:47:45.627+01:00Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that, at least you ha...Oh no, I'm sorry to hear that, at least you have fruit! :) Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7203323287774911355.post-88547155241438478152016-07-01T15:24:25.263+01:002016-07-01T15:24:25.263+01:00Same old story with my garden, everything has drow...Same old story with my garden, everything has drowned again because of the deluges. The only things I can grow and enjoy are strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries and blueberries - all fruity stuff obviously. The blueberries, strawberries and gooseberries still have to be grown in pots or they would drown too.Kitty Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844056332086042474noreply@blogger.com