terryd 8,411 Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) Our tomatoes are still green, we are wondering if we have a disease or something else because the tops of the plants are curled over and look deformed and didn't get any flowers. Lower down there are quite a lot of tomatoes though. We rescued one of the cucumber plants which almost died and it's back to producing again, the other one is storming ahead still. toms sound like leaf curl they get it when stressed. This is the first year I have not had it as I put stuff in the buckets to keep moisture like moss and old bits of wood and try keep regular watering Edited July 13, 2017 by terryd 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,590 Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 My plants been curling over ,due to heat,I have the door permanently open and the window, when we had the hot weather I was watering 3 times a day,ATM I can get away with just once a day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Our tomatoes are still green, we are wondering if we have a disease or something else because the tops of the plants are curled over and look deformed and didn't get any flowers. Lower down there are quite a lot of tomatoes though. We rescued one of the cucumber plants which almost died and it's back to producing again, the other one is storming ahead still. toms sound like leaf curl they get it when stressed. This is the first year I have not had it as I put stuff in the buckets to keep moisture like moss and old bits of wood and try keep regular watering Thanks Terry! It is very sandy soil so sounds like she should be watering more often then Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie m 668 Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 I took another load of chicken manure down today which helps with rotting the compost. Also cut a bagful of comfrey which puts another layer of good ness in the mix. My biggest job by far, at the moment, is something I didn't really think too much about. De Stoning. For some reason, we are no where near a river or brook course, the garden , at about a foot down, is full of river stones. Now I realise that it's good for drainage etc but whenever I rotovated or hand dig sections up they come and not small by any means. I'm trying to do about 4 square mets at a time but the volume of rubble is a problem. What to do with it? Hard old life this allotment. Love it. Jok. Ice age probably Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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terryd 8,411 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Picking the peas today. I told the mrs just be an hour and 4 hours later. Still loads to be done the wife is busy as we speak bless her few calabrese for dinner removed the odd weed out door toms and looking promising mr perennial kale looking great all ways in a rush to get my squash going but they sit there doing sod all until mid June then start to take off my mission next year is to get a decent crop off this fruit tree. Plenty of manure and a good weeding sowing the beets in clumps certainly works and has no affect on size so mr charles dowding was right got onions every where and some have done good and others not but over all a success nearly got the old girl to the top handful of late runners if they survive the slugs 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,777 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Harvest time ..looking good T . My peas this year were the best I've managed ( keeping the other half away from them helped a lot ?) even got to freeze a few bags . Onions faired pretty well , really made an effort to space them right so I could weed properly 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,694 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Naga chilli 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,694 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 A caterpillar has somehow got under my netted cabbage. I squashed a lot of eggs before netting so maybe I missed one egg. I search and search but can't find it. It had better stay hidden cos if I find it it will know its dead. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,411 Posted July 15, 2017 Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 I would be well happy with them onions sussex. Thats a big old chilli plant I over looked them this year. Just had grub. Fresh toms, red onion, beetroot tops, french beans and some fresh peas also chips from me kestrel spuds. Free range egg just not mine sadly and a steak off some dodgy cheap online place lol 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 2,986 Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 2,986 Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 Love this time of year on the plot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,411 Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 Love this time of year on the plot. Time of plenty for sure 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie m 668 Posted July 16, 2017 Report Share Posted July 16, 2017 Nice bannana 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 2,986 Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 My 3 yr old daughter and the wife asked where I got the banana from as I walked in the house lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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