tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post4247969873507756736..comments2023-10-17T15:55:47.102+00:00Comments on The Inelegant Gardener: Digging into Alabama Fudge CakeHappyMouffetardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-53827268312353588862010-04-01T15:15:11.453+00:002010-04-01T15:15:11.453+00:00Hi Linda,
Yes - I'd recommend both. Bulb is fu...Hi Linda,<br />Yes - I'd recommend both. Bulb is full of beautiful photos and descriptions - rather like a very up-market plant catalogue. Nature's Engraver was really interesting - Jenny Uglow writes so well.HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-57563306819648333582010-04-01T14:03:55.999+00:002010-04-01T14:03:55.999+00:00You're right - sometimes I think my allotment ...You're right - sometimes I think my allotment = weeding.<br /><br />I see several books in your library that I've been meaning to read. Would you recommend 'Bulb' and 'Nature's Engraver'?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-89662300213189067842010-03-29T17:03:20.028+00:002010-03-29T17:03:20.028+00:00EG - your soil doesn't sound quite as appetisi...EG - your soil doesn't sound quite as appetising. I like flapjack, but I'm not so keen on gravel with it.<br /><br />Chaiselongue - it would certainly be a talking point amongst the neighbours!<br /><br />Jo - quite right too. It's division of labour. I read somewhere that women used to be paid a penny a day for weeding large gardens.<br /><br />Esther - we're lucky in that the elder died back over winter. I can report that the docks are coming up here, too.HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-25991790244006640722010-03-28T19:04:41.052+00:002010-03-28T19:04:41.052+00:00Ground elder where I live is never out of season. ...Ground elder where I live is never out of season. Even when frosts make it droop - up it comes again.<br /><br />I've some dock come up - any use as a spring watch guide?<br /><br />EstherEsther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-71138658784172720172010-03-28T16:11:30.420+00:002010-03-28T16:11:30.420+00:00It's my hubby who does most of the digging too...It's my hubby who does most of the digging too, though I've done my share of weeding already this year.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-68948183695084770392010-03-27T22:08:49.107+00:002010-03-27T22:08:49.107+00:00I'm glad to hear spring is coming to your allo...I'm glad to hear spring is coming to your allotment too. I hadn't heard of that method of judging the warmth of the soil - I'm trying to imagine the reaction of some of our gardening neighbours, who are shocked enough to see a woman gardening at all, let alone one without her trousers, if I tried that!chaiselonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33750459.post-17953088342781812182010-03-27T15:03:25.415+00:002010-03-27T15:03:25.415+00:00Hairy Bittercress seems to be everywhere in my gar...Hairy Bittercress seems to be everywhere in my garden, including all the potted plants. My soil is more like a flapjack with gravel instead of nuts!easygardenerhttp://greenforks.com/noreply@blogger.com