tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post2773687238248567443..comments2023-10-23T09:42:31.292-07:00Comments on AnIrishalternative: Planting season is here again.Renovation in Galiciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12134753603087085719noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-43263979994748619332016-03-08T10:50:55.129-08:002016-03-08T10:50:55.129-08:00It has been mild here but wet. I hope the intervie...It has been mild here but wet. I hope the interview went well.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-5136461171458827982016-03-06T10:18:34.989-08:002016-03-06T10:18:34.989-08:00Wow, spring has arrived and the garden has already...Wow, spring has arrived and the garden has already started to bloom! I had to go back to England a couple of weeks ago and I was able to see the daffodils and blossom on the trees..but so cold! xxlozabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223263361085075839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-53093499535704128062016-02-27T12:51:33.351-08:002016-02-27T12:51:33.351-08:00I hadn't realised how much later your spring i...I hadn't realised how much later your spring is in New England. Freddy is an absolute darling, he follows me around like a little dog and still has his passions sucking on my jumper or whatever I happen to be wearing. Yes the basket was all made from willow and dogwood growing in the garden.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-74286057453440582222016-02-27T06:49:11.033-08:002016-02-27T06:49:11.033-08:00Thanks for giving me glimpse of Spring in Ireland...Thanks for giving me glimpse of Spring in Ireland.. It will be another few months before we can plant anything here. So tulips are poking out of the ground because of the warm weather. Freddy is such a beautiful cat. Did you make the basket from local willow. Its beautiful. The bunnies have grown up. My best to you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376758824129759900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-40290239347890488202016-02-26T17:33:13.773-08:002016-02-26T17:33:13.773-08:00All the early seed planting is now done, next mont...All the early seed planting is now done, next month it will be potatoes, tomatoes and squashes plus first peas and French beans, it never seems to stop once we start planting. Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-43164898004843512062016-02-26T02:51:44.973-08:002016-02-26T02:51:44.973-08:00Hello There. As usual, you are off to a great star...Hello There. As usual, you are off to a great start and your garden is in bloom. Send us your rain and i'll give you some of our heat. Only one 40 degree day this week. I've returned from my break away to find a crisp veggie garden Big Cleanup and prune tomorrow. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-15172332750585674962016-02-23T17:09:01.915-08:002016-02-23T17:09:01.915-08:00I suspect a lot of bulbs have rotted Jo with all t...I suspect a lot of bulbs have rotted Jo with all the rain, only half of my crocus have come up and there's big gaps where I planted lots of tulips.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-16614713300230076492016-02-23T03:50:42.941-08:002016-02-23T03:50:42.941-08:00It's a bit of a weird feeling knowing that I w...It's a bit of a weird feeling knowing that I won't be sowing many seeds this year now that I don't have the allotment. I'm still going to be growing my tomatoes and potatoes though but I don't think there will be much else this year. My tete a tetes have been flowering for a while but the big daffodils are just starting to bloom and the snowdrops are out too. The rest of the bulbs haven't done so well this year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-74017446234329855622016-02-20T13:03:09.569-08:002016-02-20T13:03:09.569-08:00Hi Anne. Someone was asking on the smallholder gro...Hi Anne. Someone was asking on the smallholder group on Facebook. Do you mind re-posting the link to your successful setting 2-day marmalade? Most kind. Cheers Matt Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221912203941489737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-23725271820179721762016-02-20T07:18:49.445-08:002016-02-20T07:18:49.445-08:00It's all very strange here BG, daffs out befor...It's all very strange here BG, daffs out before snowdrops, Rhubarb ready for picking.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-34031293152836548472016-02-20T07:16:52.782-08:002016-02-20T07:16:52.782-08:00Yes I know what you mean Mark, some nights are war...Yes I know what you mean Mark, some nights are warmer than the daytime temperatures, very weird.Anne Wilsonhttp://anirishalternative.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-21612073562495566712016-02-20T01:01:39.300-08:002016-02-20T01:01:39.300-08:00Knitted a jumper and made some baskets...not much,...Knitted a jumper and made some baskets...not much, that's great work, well done. I'd be proud of that. Your plants look good. I planted some garlic this year too for the first time. My snowdrops are only just showing through here, your gardens taken off before mine.Bedford Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364222493698044911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448820564852330128.post-82697795786621853422016-02-19T22:27:00.240-08:002016-02-19T22:27:00.240-08:00Like you, I am impatient for Spring to arrive, so ...Like you, I am impatient for Spring to arrive, so that I can get some plants going! Our temperatures are still fluctuating wildly - night-time temp on Wed/Thurs was -4, and Fri/Sat was +8.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com