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

[mr moocher 918]

and carrots parsley and radishes

[Franks dad 857]

On 31/05/2024 at 18:31, Arry said:

Tomato's Nearest on is " Honey Combe" One behind is a potato leaf one called "Tamina". I also grow "Piccolo" and "Sakura" and a big one called " Honey moon".

Cucumber "Burpless"

Leeks.

Cheers Arry

Just noticed you’ve dug your pots into the ground , it looks very tidy . Is there any benefit to doing this or do you just do it for aesthetic purposes ? I might do the same next year . 

[Franks dad 857]

Honey berries and water cress , neither get eaten . Like the look of them though . 

[Arry 21,534]

1 hour ago, Franks dad said:

Just noticed you’ve dug your pots into the ground , it looks very tidy . Is there any benefit to doing this or do you just do it for aesthetic purposes ? I might do the same next year . 

It's something I have alway done mate I get at least an extra truss on each plant. I start my seed in February then move them to the green house after I think no risk if frost but still cover with fleece at nights til I think its safe. 

In the pots that are sunken into the ground ( never any smaller that a builders bucket) I put about 4"  /  100mm of compost and plant the tomato plant in that. As it grows I take the lower leaves off and add more compost, I keep doing this till the pot is full. The stem of the tomato plant sends more roots out as it grows so you end up with a bigger root structure. I take all leafs out below the first truss and even a few more usually to aid air circulation.

Hope this is some help mate.

Cheers Arry

[Franks dad 857]

30 minutes ago, Arry said:

It's something I have alway done mate I get at least an extra truss on each plant. I start my seed in February then move them to the green house after I think no risk if frost but still cover with fleece at nights til I think its safe. 

In the pots that are sunken into the ground ( never any smaller that a builders bucket) I put about 4"  /  100mm of compost and plant the tomato plant in that. As it grows I take the lower leaves off and add more compost, I keep doing this till the pot is full. The stem of the tomato plant sends more roots out as it grows so you end up with a bigger root structure. I take all leafs out below the first truss and even a few more usually to aid air circulation.

Hope this is some help mate.

Cheers Arry

A great help thank you and makes sense , I’m definitely going to do that next year … thank you

[mr moocher 918]

2 hours ago, Arry said:

It's something I have alway done mate I get at least an extra truss on each plant. I start my seed in February then move them to the green house after I think no risk if frost but still cover with fleece at nights til I think its safe. 

In the pots that are sunken into the ground ( never any smaller that a builders bucket) I put about 4"  /  100mm of compost and plant the tomato plant in that. As it grows I take the lower leaves off and add more compost, I keep doing this till the pot is full. The stem of the tomato plant sends more roots out as it grows so you end up with a bigger root structure. I take all leafs out below the first truss and even a few more usually to aid air circulation.

Hope this is some help mate.

Cheers Arry

out of likes arry thanks for that info just reported back to missus she said shell do them that way next year

[Black neck 15,875]

How is people's loam this year

[Arry 21,534]

1 hour ago, Black neck said:

How is people's loam this year

It's bloody dry. I think all that rain we very had has made paths down through the soil just doesn't seem to hold the moisture this year.

Cheers Arry

[Black neck 15,875]

Just now, Arry said:

It's bloody dry. I think all that rain we very had has made paths down through the soil just doesn't seem to hold the moisture this year.

Cheers Arry

No dig system or tradish 

[Arry 21,534]

I dig mine plenty of compost just doesn't seem to hold water this year. could be just down to dry wind. But having to water quite a bit.

Cheers Arry

[Borr 5,813]

9 minutes ago, Black neck said:

No dig system or tradish

No dig is a gimmick

[Black neck 15,875]

39 minutes ago, Borr said:

No dig is a gimmick

It sure is stanley

[Black neck 15,875]

44 minutes ago, Arry said:

I dig mine plenty of compost just doesn't seem to hold water this year. could be just down to dry wind. But having to water quite a bit.

Cheers Arry

Yes I have found the loam to be somewhat dry myself, I coverd a bed wi conifer cuttings and sheeted it over hopefully it would rot down well it didn't infact it looked just the same as when I.put it on apart from the bottom layer had gone black ,anyway I thought bollox 2 this scaped it off and the soil underneath was rock solid ffs planted it wi.onions and there going better than the bed that was done properly, remember u heard it here first 

[Black neck 15,875]

Top pic is traditional dug compost fertiliser bottom is the conifer special 

[twobob 1,497]

1 hour ago, Arry said:

I dig mine plenty of compost just doesn't seem to hold water this year. could be just down to dry wind. But having to water quite a bit.

Cheers Arry

Arry you ever had owt to do with kiwi fruits got em in green house last year one flower this year must be 200 but not setting sprayed em with water but dont seem to be setting