Jamie m 668 Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Thought I'd put up a pic of my small plot ,IMG_2372.JPG Onions , beets , parsnip, broad beans , French beans , carrots ,asparagus,salads bit of soft fruit , there is a couple of grape vines but they got hammered in the frost . Oh toms cucumber chille in the greenhouse along with bedding plants..edited to add runner and berlotto beans corgette .. How you finding the box blight ,Touch wood not got any ... but the frost last night put paid to the berlotto beans , the runners , French beans , courgette and some bedding plants I left out the green house ...p.ssed right of ..IMG_2381.JPG Thats a bugger but plenty of time to get more going though. Just got back from the plot and earthed up me spuds up. My mate said we don't need to worry now but I am not taking chances lol. Never got home till late and missed the weather forecast ..got a few runner bean and berlloto spares in the greenhouse but no more corgette or French beans ..that's the second lot I've lost to the frost .. Just sow French beans direct in a week or two , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,777 Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 Thought I'd put up a pic of my small plot ,IMG_2372.JPG Onions , beets , parsnip, broad beans , French beans , carrots ,asparagus,salads bit of soft fruit , there is a couple of grape vines but they got hammered in the frost . Oh toms cucumber chille in the greenhouse along with bedding plants..edited to add runner and berlotto beans corgette .. How you finding the box blight ,Touch wood not got any ... but the frost last night put paid to the berlotto beans , the runners , French beans , courgette and some bedding plants I left out the green house ...p.ssed right of ..IMG_2381.JPG Thats a bugger but plenty of time to get more going though. Just got back from the plot and earthed up me spuds up. My mate said we don't need to worry now but I am not taking chances lol. Never got home till late and missed the weather forecast ..got a few runner bean and berlloto spares in the greenhouse but no more corgette or French beans ..that's the second lot I've lost to the frost ..Just sow French beans direct in a week or two ,Tried to get in front , failed miserably....? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,411 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Took the netting off my spuds tonight so they can get full benefit of this rain at last my mate needs to sort his bloody mess out 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryaldinhio 4,537 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Might be a stupid question terry but what are the bottles on canes for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,411 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Might be a stupid question terry but what are the bottles on canes for? support the netting and avoid poking me eyes out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devon flighter 421 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 moving on a bit again today! potted on the squash,pumpkins,courgettes, aubergines and cucamelons today and moved most out into the GH ,potted a couple of courgettes into potato grow bags to get an early crop"we leave these in the GH a few weeks after planting the ones outside into the beds "normally manage to get some about 3 weeks sooner !,hopefully after this moons away ill be able to get the peppers out into the GH propagator before setting them out on to the staging "a trial this season to hopefully get them a bit more light to ripen better" as we normally plant into ring culture type pots in the border Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,411 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 moving on a bit again today! potted on the squash,pumpkins,courgettes, aubergines and cucamelons today and moved most out into the GH ,potted a couple of courgettes into potato grow bags to get an early crop"we leave these in the GH a few weeks after planting the ones outside into the beds "normally manage to get some about 3 weeks sooner !,hopefully after this moons away ill be able to get the peppers out into the GH propagator before setting them out on to the staging "a trial this season to hopefully get them a bit more light to ripen better" as we normally plant into ring culture type pots in the border am I right in thinking pepper plants are very disproportionate too there peppers eg small. I have one plant that is starting to flower but its pretty small Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devon flighter 421 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 yes they can be ! ,i find that the peppers generally set relatively early(were a fair bit behind up here in the scottish borders) but they take a long while to mature and ripen ,thats why im trying the staging idea, though in fairness im usually late getting them started"intending to start them earlier next season as ive rigged up some grow lights and a decent sized heated propagator" i usually find set starts when the plants are about a foot or so tall 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie m 668 Posted May 11, 2017 Report Share Posted May 11, 2017 Took the netting off my spuds tonight so they can get full benefit of this rain at last my mate needs to sort his bloody mess out Are they no dig spuds in the first pic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,411 Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Took the netting off my spuds tonight so they can get full benefit of this rain at last my mate needs to sort his bloody mess out Are they no dig spuds in the first pic No Jamie but I might try a short row next year for a tester Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie m 668 Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 I'm going to do some trials this year . Containers ,sacks, and in the ground, Got my tennancy through , so onwards, can't wait, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,590 Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 I'm going to just keep mine ticking over this summer,planted 4 short rows of spuds,transplanted some strawberry plants down there as dismantling the parrot cage they were growing in at home. Got handful of sweetcorn and broad beans sprouting and picked up handful of tomato plants from charity shop yesterday my favourite money maker and some black cherry ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aled 481 Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 Fully planted, beetroot, parsnips, carrots, shallots, potatoes, and French Beans all in. Tomatoes, Cucumber, and lettuce in the plastic houses outside! Cheers Aled Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devon flighter 421 Posted May 12, 2017 Report Share Posted May 12, 2017 done a bed of carrots this morning and started preping a cut flower bed thats all the seeds sown in the beds now for a while just the brassicas ,courgets ,squash ,pumpkins and leeks to go in and hopefully get the GH toms and cucs planted up next week 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,411 Posted May 13, 2017 Report Share Posted May 13, 2017 Well I decided today next time I sow carrots don't do rows a foot apart in drills but maybe up on ridges or singles rows. Because when the weeds take off in the middle you can't hoe for fear of burying the carrots popping through. Made some room in the green and took some squash up the plot. in other news some one has been going around stealing rhubarb the scoundrels I think the chairman has started interrogations and its only a matter of time before some one crumbles 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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