Comments for Rick And Jeannes Plot

Comment on Greenhouse is up by rickandjeannesplot

rickandjeannesplot — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:23:10 +0000

We got this one for £28 at the end of last year. As the allotment is a bit open we drove a large stake in each corner inside and fastened the frame to them.

Comment on Greenhouse is up by jane

jane — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:35:44 +0000

We have one of these little greenhouses in the garden – I had one a few years ago and it was really good for tomatoes and peppers so got another for this year before we decide whether or not to invest in a more sturdy, more permanent greenhouse. Might have to buy a new cover for ours already though as one zip has bust (my fault, was a bit heavy handed with it)

Comment on Lima Beans by rickandjeannesplot

rickandjeannesplot — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:28:16 +0000

Yes they are but saying that you can get them with white green or spotted colour They are two types bush and climber, both should grow quite well here as a friend grows them in the north of America which has a similar climate to ours.

Comment on Lima Beans by Bill & Heather

Bill & Heather — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:51:05 +0000

Are Lima Beans the same as Butter Beans ?

I still shudder when I remember school dinners when Butter Beans were served boiled and watery ! However, much later on we have used dried Butter Beans in soups and stews.

We have never seen these seeds on sale in the UK, but saw them being sold loose on a market stall in Portugal as ‘Climbing Beans’. We bought some wrapped in an old newspaper and will be sowing them next month in the same way that you would grow Runner Beans.

Good luck with yours !
Bill & Heather

Comment on frozen solid by englishrosefrenchgarden

englishrosefrenchgarden — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:26:10 +0000

Wow that is a real bargain, unfortunately its a little far for me to pop to pick some up, but you never know they may have some in our Aldi over here in France

Comment on Lima Beans by grandad

grandad — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:29:44 +0000

I grew some from dried beans, bought in supermarket grocery aisle

I was not impressed, seemed to me that runners / French beans are best here, which may well explain why you can find zero mention in catalogues, bit like soya beans really, not worth the bother

Best of luck anyway

Comment on First sowings by rickandjeannesplot

rickandjeannesplot — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:26:54 +0000

The most important thing is to remember to keep seedling only just moist and give them plenty of ventalation. Mould loves damp warm stagnant air. One of the old remedies was to give the compost a watering of Bordeaux mix when you first sow the seeds.

Comment on First sowings by rosalinsvegblog

rosalinsvegblog — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:13:07 +0000

Yes I planted my first tentative sowings this morning. A sure fire way to make it snow! I’m tempted to do a lot more, but have bad memories of having to nurse hundreds of seedlings through a bad spell and loosing the lot to rot / mould! I suspect I won’t be able to resist it for long though …

Comment on Fireworks at the allotments by rickandjeannesplot

rickandjeannesplot — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:59:44 +0000

Thanks Julia, Might see you at the weekend weather permiting
Rick and Jeanne

Comment on Fireworks at the allotments by julia

julia — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:00:07 +0000

Hi Rick and Jeanne – just started our own blog… thanks for getting us onto it!
Yours is great.
Julia and Will