So, Tell Us, What Are Ye All At In The Veg Garden?

[whatdog72 287]

Terry fair play to you, untill you get a plot you don't appreciate the hard work that involved digging over a plot

I've hopefully broke the back of the plot now and can start to concentrate on growing, only problem I've got now is whoever it speak to down there for advise tells me don't listen to him you want to do it like this

[terryd 8,384]

I just keep an eye on one of my neighbours his crops are amazing of any thing he grows so I constantly plague him for info. I get plenty of info and help off the folks in this thread too and of course you have good old google. I should keep accurate notes too of what works and not but it all ways goes out the window

[whatdog72 287]

I've been told that my plot hasn't been grown on for at least 3 to 4 years so I'm presuming that the soil is pretty good

When I put my spuds in I'm going to put some blood fish and bone in, but I've been advised to put lime in my netted area before I put my brassicas in, do any of you do this

[NEWSBOY 306]

may not be the case, add lime only if you know the soil is on the acid side, better to send a soil sample to be tested.

[Tiercel 6,986]

I've been told that my plot hasn't been grown on for at least 3 to 4 years so I'm presuming that the soil is pretty good

When I put my spuds in I'm going to put some blood fish and bone in, but I've been advised to put lime in my netted area before I put my brassicas in, do any of you do this

If you add lime for brassicas you cannot manure at the same time as they react together and take the nitrogen out of the soil. Your best bet is to test the soil for the ph value you can buy kits or use a ph meter, anything over 7 should be alright for brassicas. Burnt wood ash will raise the ph also. But don't put with the potatoes as they like an acid soil 5.5 to 6.5 preferably.

 

TC

[David Aiken 253]

Early and mid season potatoes, Tomatoes, Runner / French and Green beans, Winter flowering Broccoli, Radishes, Leeks, Onions, Egyptian Onions, Raspberries, Strawberries, Blue berries and others if I find space!

[whatdog72 287]

I have been told I'm too late to add horse manure as I'm about to start putting crops in, but I'm ok to add chicken manure

[NEWSBOY 306]

I have been told I'm too late to add horse manure as I'm about to start putting crops in, but I'm ok to add chicken manure

load of rubbish, as long as its well rotted.

[courseadog 231]

Carrots and spring onions have started to show through now mains and earlys lettuce are starting now in my home made cold frame

I planted spinage beat out garlic out onions from seed are doing well inside and will go out in a few weeks

Planted Brussels runner beans climbing beans sweet corn purple cale and tomatoes all in side probably later then

I wanted with tomatoes but the will catch up

Iv got so many strawberrys it's in real planted blue berrys in my peat moss bed so should do well in there

I put boysenberrys in last year and they were really nice hope I get aload again this year any one else grow boysenberrys berrys ?

[courseadog 231]

I did have raspberrys last year till me boy strimmed them by accident

[darbo 4,774]

I have been told I'm too late to add horse manure as I'm about to start putting crops in, but I'm ok to add chicken manure

if you cant get really well rotted manure and use fresh manure horse and chicken manure it will scorch young plants as you probably know. You can buy pelleted chicken manure which is good and is slow release ive used it many times.

[terryd 8,384]

Back up the plot this morning making most of my time off and getting back on top of things.

 

Planted another block of broadbeans under the bread baskets

 

 

Planted some onion sets as my seeds never germinated so i will try and get that right next season. Made a nice tidy job of laying the weed fabric better read up on how to do it properly for my other bits

 

 

yanked this fence up it don't take 5 minutes to put a support up and the less permanent structures the better. I like to be able to dig over end to end. Once the weeds get a foot hold they start creeping out

 

 

 

Sowed some beetroot. Soil takes a bit if working on my second plot lots of clay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[twobob 1,497]

 

I have been told I'm too late to add horse manure as I'm about to start putting crops in, but I'm ok to add chicken manure

if you cant get really well rotted manure and use fresh manure horse and chicken manure it will scorch young plants as you probably know. You can buy pelleted chicken manure which is good and is slow release ive used it many times.

 

ive put pelleted chicken manure under my early tatties a fox keeps scrating em out may be worth covering or leaving the trench open for a while so it can see there are no chickens burried?

[terryd 8,384]

getting a few bit going in the side lines at home. Works well with the brassicas because any attempt to make a seed bed on the plots can be guaranteed to be smack bang in a club root area. At least they get a good start this way and I will trying the washing liquid in the holes method when they go out. Got cabbage and calabrese going and few cauli. Also spring onions and lettuce.

 

 

my yacon plant waiting for the all clear on the frost front then up the plot it goes

 

 

few toms some for the plot and I might get a few grow bags for home. Struggled keep them water enough last year consistently

 

Then a bit off topic but what do farmers plant between this stuff ? Its like cling film and about as strong

 

 

 

 

[Tiercel 6,986]

Then a bit off topic but what do farmers plant between this stuff ? Its like cling film and about as strong

 

 

It's biodegradable polythene. It's mostly used of fodder and biomass maize around this area. It enables them to plant and harvest earlier. Without it they normally wait till May to plant maize then harvest in November. with the covering they can plant and harvest a month earlier.

 

BTW what the hell is a Yacon? Never heard of it. Fruit or veg?

 

TC

Edited April 12, 2015 by tiercel