terryd 8,384 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 off there tomorrow will do. We all ways do our weekly shop in aldi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,426 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 I've done some of them red duke of York and some king Edward spuds in containers this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,426 Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Have a look at home bargains too that's where I got my seed potatoes and onion sets from. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,535 Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 I was down mine at quarter to nine for an hour,was doing some weed cleaning in a corner,and found some fleece overgrown with nettles and cleavers,and loads of stone,looks like it hadn't been cleared since they flooded 2 year ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,384 Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 (edited) Yea you can find any thing in the over grown plots. I picked this up cheap last week as the groundsman has been eyeing up my paths as I tend to ignore them. Took all of 30 seconds before there was an all mighty twang and a nice bit of wire wrapped around it lol. I also have a habit of throwing me stones on the path as well so I had to rake them off Rumour has it rock salt could be a good plan for the path edges has any one tried it ? would kill the weeds and stop the slugs crossing I guess Edited May 24, 2015 by terryd 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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forest of dean redneck 11,535 Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Yea you can find any thing in the over grown plots. I picked this up cheap last week as the groundsman has been eyeing up my paths as I tend to ignore them. Took all of 30 seconds before there was an all mighty twang and a nice bit of wire wrapped around it lol. I also have a habit of throwing me stones on the path as well so I had to rake them off Rumour has it rock salt could be a good plan for the path edges has any one tried it ? would kill the weeds and stop the slugs crossing I guess I got a 2 stroke Jcb strimmer for £40 to do my paths,but going to dig them up eventually and put membrane and wood chip down I think. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,384 Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 spuds look good gnipper the bags are a good way of a head start too 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,426 Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 spuds look good gnipper the bags are a good way of a head start too They are another thing "acquired" from work 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whatdog72 287 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Grew some runners and French beans on and finally planted out over the weekend, put some more cabbage, colli and broccoli in my net Just glad to see a bit of green down the plot at last 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whatdog72 287 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Topped the spuds up again, trying a few types 2 buckets of cara, 4 of dessire and 4 buckets of sarpo mira only trouble is I've used blood fish and bone and the fecking cats keep digging in there 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,384 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 I like the walk in frame for the brassica a few folks have them down my plots. You can get into to maintain things unlike the other way once the nets down it tends to stay down come what may Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 I like the walk in frame for the brassica a few folks have them down my plots. You can get into to maintain things unlike the other way once the nets down it tends to stay down come what may It does look good and is easy maintenance. How does crop rotation come into it then though, is the frame movable for where you are going to grow them next year? TC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whatdog72 287 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 The frame was originally going to be a polytunnel but it was a cheap one of fleabay so I netted it instead as I saw one in a gardening mag and thought it was a good idea as I'm trying to keep everything low maintenance, when I'm back working days I won't have half the time I have now, I know a lot of lads don't like the raised beds but there so much easier to keep on top of with the weeding. I've lost a lot of growing space with them and putting the slabs down but hopefully that will pay off when I'm older not having to struggle as much with the digging and getting about in the mud I have a couple of options hopefully with crop rotation as the old boy next to me was going to give up his double plot at the end of the season but I have have told him I will take on half his plot and give him a hand with his other half so he can carry on a couple more seasons. If this does happen then I will put another frame up and net it the same so I can rotate my brassicas between Option 2 is I listen to know it all john down the plot and chuck a load of lime down at the end of the season and put brassicas back in the same frame as that's what he's done for years and never had an issue with club root. Does anyone else do this on hear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whatdog72 287 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 I like the walk in frame for the brassica a few folks have them down my plots. You can get into to maintain things unlike the other way once the nets down it tends to stay down come what may It does look good and is easy maintenance. How does crop rotation come into it then though, is the frame movable for where you are going to grow them next year? TC If I hadn't of fixed scaffold boards around the bottom of the frame I could move it if I wanted but it would be pretty heavy now and too much hassle 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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