johnny boy68 11,726 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 I'm a bit behind all you guys by the looks, heres my corn, beans and peas. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 3,010 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Just shows what can be grown in a small spot johnny.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,776 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 spot on johnny some nice scenery there also. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnny boy68 11,726 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Just shows what can be grown in a small spot johnny.... It is surprising, gonna do more of it I am, its been tidy the kids have loved it too. They grew some green beans in a pot and just had our first harvest of it. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnny boy68 11,726 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 spot on johnny some nice scenery there also. Fair play it is a nice scenery here, especially this time of year its proper "how green is my valley" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,482 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 I emptied out my first bag of early potatoes and it was really disappointing there was hardly a boiling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,469 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Very nice johnny Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,776 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 onions drying out some ok some poor when i prepared the bed my mind must have been elsewhere i didnt firm the ground enough. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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darbo 4,776 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Picked enough for tomorrow . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,776 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Blackcurrants, 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,469 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 Blackcurrants are my favorite fruit love a nice tart. I read onions like a lose soil to expand is that not right John ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,776 Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 (edited) You are right terry but what i mean is the onions are in raised beds and the soil was too loose quite a few toppled over and did not set/grow right a bit of firming in before planting would have been better in this case. i have made mistakes for the last 25 years but its the only way you learn.Next year will see a better crop. The best onions i have seen have been grown fron seed but i have never bothered next season i will give them a go. :thumbs:Black currants are the easiest things to grow had them years ben connan the variety and are simple to propagate for new bushes. :thumbs:What i mean by firming in i walk and tread in the top layer of the soil then lightly rake over this year i think i just raked over and planted it was too soft if this makes sense.i have had far better results in previous years firming the top layer over. Edited July 26, 2014 by darbo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 3,010 Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 I emptied out my first bag of early potatoes and it was really disappointing there was hardly a boiling did you feed them ?. I put one "kestral" on a pot with no feed, just kept topping it up with compost and got hardly any. but on the other pots i topped up with pelleted manure and compost plus watered with comfrey and they did very well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,482 Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 I emptied out my first bag of early potatoes and it was really disappointing there was hardly a boiling did you feed them ?. I put one "kestral" on a pot with no feed, just kept topping it up with compost and got hardly any. but on the other pots i topped up with pelleted manure and compost plus watered with comfrey and they did very well. Aye i gave them a good lot of slow release fertilizer when i planted them and gave more as i topped the bags up , the only thing i didnt do was put water retaining crystles in the bags which i have done in other years , but theres another 8 variety's of earlies so maybe it will get better 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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