Comments on: Frost and edible garden update http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/frost-and-edible-garden-update-6119 Stumbling self sufficiency in a small space Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fn http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/frost-and-edible-garden-update-6119/comment-page-1#comment-64932 fn Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:01:27 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=6119#comment-64932 Hi Joanna That lake sounds a bit of nightmare. I envy you your hot summers but not your frozen winters. I'm going to pop over to your blog to see how the poly tunnel is progressing. Hello Veronica :) Hi Sebbie That sometimes happens to Jalopy - usually when the defrost spray is inside the car! Hi Allotment Blogger We've had problems here with white fly too. Hop the frost killed them off. This is my first year of growing parsnips so I'm a parsnip virgin. I know that a frost turns the starch into sugar but I'm uncertain how long it takes. I'm leaving mine in the ground to lift when needed. Hi Joanna

That lake sounds a bit of nightmare. I envy you your hot summers but not your frozen winters. I’m going to pop over to your blog to see how the poly tunnel is progressing.

Hello Veronica

:)

Hi Sebbie

That sometimes happens to Jalopy – usually when the defrost spray is inside the car!

Hi Allotment Blogger

We’ve had problems here with white fly too. Hop the frost killed them off.

This is my first year of growing parsnips so I’m a parsnip virgin. I know that a frost turns the starch into sugar but I’m uncertain how long it takes.

I’m leaving mine in the ground to lift when needed.

]]> By: Allotment blogger http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/frost-and-edible-garden-update-6119/comment-page-1#comment-64917 Allotment blogger Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:17:37 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=6119#comment-64917 We had our first frost too, and I was so looking forward to it, because of the whitefly that have been annoying us non-stop until now. I'm off to the plot in an hour, but I'm wondering how long it takes for frost to sweeten parsnips - it must be a chemical reaction in the root, so does it happen instantly or take a couple of days - any ideas? We had our first frost too, and I was so looking forward to it, because of the whitefly that have been annoying us non-stop until now. I’m off to the plot in an hour, but I’m wondering how long it takes for frost to sweeten parsnips – it must be a chemical reaction in the root, so does it happen instantly or take a couple of days – any ideas?

]]> By: sebbie http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/frost-and-edible-garden-update-6119/comment-page-1#comment-64909 sebbie Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:53:56 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=6119#comment-64909 It was so cold here (NE England) this morning that it took me 15 minutes to actually get into my car. The doors (not the locks) were frozen solid! Sarah It was so cold here (NE England) this morning that it took me 15 minutes to actually get into my car. The doors (not the locks) were frozen solid!

Sarah

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