tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post8994461122817352261..comments2023-10-11T11:42:47.834+01:00Comments on purple podded peas: Reasons to be cheerful . . .Celia Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-74476087633361257082009-04-16T22:37:00.000+01:002009-04-16T22:37:00.000+01:00Hi Soilman - nothing beats home-grown asparagus :-...Hi Soilman - nothing beats home-grown asparagus :-)<br /><br />Hi Threadspider - isn't it sad how the old orchards have been neglected or grubbed up.<br /><br />Hi Louise - thank you for visiting!<br /><br />Hi Acornmoon - Oh! You must taste a genuine English Greengage, or better still a Cambridge Gage (like mine) they are nectar!<br /><br />Hi Silverpebble - peas and damsons -Miss P1 is a girl of good taste! <br /><br />Hi Ed - it's easy, just tip them out, tease out each little plant and plant in deep holes round the wigwams.<br /><br />Hi Amber - counted 20 spears this morning - tomorrow's the day to make the first cut :-)<br /><br />Hi Dowhatyoulove - Spring's well and truly underway!<br /><br />Hi Veg Heaven - I grew these from seed from Barnhaven Primulas.<br /><br />Hi Gina - I'm sure the PPPs are happy in a pot.<br /><br />Hi Petoskystone - simply cooked in boiling water with a poached egg on top is my choice :-)<br /><br />Hi Artslice - gardening is philosophy and art.<br /><br />Hi Morna - we're lucky that rabbits and deer don't get into the veg garden - just the occasional naughty hen ;-)<br /><br />You're so right Matron - there is nothing to match a ripe greengage straight from the tree!<br /><br /><br />Celia<br />xCelia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-57130135618358114082009-04-11T09:16:00.000+01:002009-04-11T09:16:00.000+01:00Peas have amazing root systems! I just planted min...Peas have amazing root systems! I just planted mine out this week and they were 9" below the length of the toilet roll. I am fending off slugs at the moment! I envy your greengage tree! Where I grew up we had an enormous tree that was laden every year. Nothing like a ripe, sweet greengage, I hope we have a good Summer.Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-87521478268105129512009-04-10T09:42:00.000+01:002009-04-10T09:42:00.000+01:00Oh! How I want a vegetable garden. My land is all ...Oh! How I want a vegetable garden. My land is all hilly and woodsy, no place to spread out, really. And if I plant in the small garden beds, the deer come and ruin everything. I need a proper plot with a fence around it. I am pining for such a spot.Morna Crites-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434374580665010849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-52158496513214399662009-04-09T17:17:00.000+01:002009-04-09T17:17:00.000+01:00How exciting to see all the green coming up! Love...How exciting to see all the green coming up! Love your saying about gardening... so very true.artslicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557982924385155156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-33930977464479190702009-04-09T13:15:00.000+01:002009-04-09T13:15:00.000+01:00yummy! i like asparagus roasted. beautiful phot...yummy! i like asparagus roasted. beautiful photos!petoskystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633621111274495078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-62235282273017816342009-04-09T10:20:00.000+01:002009-04-09T10:20:00.000+01:00Yet again I promise myself this will be the year I...Yet again I promise myself this will be the year I get my garden sorted... but I'm not doing very well! My purple podded peas will probably end up in a pot again!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-85938475139739226772009-04-09T09:01:00.000+01:002009-04-09T09:01:00.000+01:00The polyanthus are beautiful - I do love that colo...The polyanthus are beautiful - I do love that colour palette - I use it in quilting a lot!<BR/><BR/>We don't seem to get greengages up here - such a pity as they are lovely fruits.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841961223771293021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-8057978959887840372009-04-09T07:02:00.000+01:002009-04-09T07:02:00.000+01:00Oh gosh I love spring in the garden! It's so inspi...Oh gosh I love spring in the garden! It's so inspiring, and exciting to see everything sprouting out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-55549482018144818882009-04-09T06:09:00.000+01:002009-04-09T06:09:00.000+01:00Oh now that is exciting. Asparagus is sooo good......Oh now that is exciting. Asparagus is sooo good...xxAmberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721036238961007028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-28292868242840893952009-04-08T23:21:00.000+01:002009-04-08T23:21:00.000+01:00Celia, I've never seen peas planted in pots like t...Celia, I've never seen peas planted in pots like that. How does it work?Ed Bruskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-32080661171293587802009-04-08T22:26:00.000+01:002009-04-08T22:26:00.000+01:00Ooh what a gorgeous post, full of promise. Those p...Ooh what a gorgeous post, full of promise. Those polyanthus are absolutely lovely - such subtle colours.<BR/><BR/>Fabulous greengage tree. MissP1 and I pick damsons straight from the bushes on the village green in August and September - she gets so excited about these little plums. She and I planted the ppps a day or so ago - we planted them in toilet rolls and drew labels so we'd remember they were our special peas. Thanks again xxxsilverpebblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456289271322986540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-30532237059971392672009-04-08T21:32:00.000+01:002009-04-08T21:32:00.000+01:00I don't think I have ever tasted a greengage, when...I don't think I have ever tasted a greengage, when I was little we used to play a word game and my dad picked greengage, the theme was fruit. For years I thought he had invented it!<BR/>How many children will ever sample the delights of fruits picked straight from the tree?Acornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-30977265457120782062009-04-08T20:45:00.000+01:002009-04-08T20:45:00.000+01:00I love your garden Celia. xI love your garden Celia. xLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800196831833931842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-26898414984946589612009-04-08T20:01:00.000+01:002009-04-08T20:01:00.000+01:00My new asparagus bed has its very first spear too!...My new asparagus bed has its very first spear too! And oh how I envy you your greengage tree. I love them since my dad used to take me to the Vale of Evesham when I was a little girl, to buy them by the punnet fresh from the orchards. I wonder how many of those old orchards are left now.Threadspiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780634324037593398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-42905653009984801872009-04-08T19:37:00.000+01:002009-04-08T19:37:00.000+01:00Asparagus: Total excitement!Asparagus: Total excitement!Soilmanhttp://www.soilman.netnoreply@blogger.com