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General => News => Topic started by: Tee Gee on March 30, 2017, 17:25:03
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The other thread seems to begetting rather large so I thought I would open a thread for 2017.
Inside Heated Greenhouse
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2496_zpsc0bf76wa.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2496_zpsc0bf76wa.jpg.html)
Dahlias beginning to sprout:
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2497_zpszgmxawpn.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2497_zpszgmxawpn.jpg.html)
Some of my tomato plants
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2498_zpsiobbhgx9.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2498_zpsiobbhgx9.jpg.html)
Some of my Sweet Peppers
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2499_zpsq6blfr6i.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2499_zpsq6blfr6i.jpg.html)
Fuchsia Cuttings
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2500_zpszqukwgnc.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2500_zpszqukwgnc.jpg.html)
Geranium Seedlings
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2501_zpsjos8ongg.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2501_zpsjos8ongg.jpg.html)
Some of my Chrysant' cuttings
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2502_zpscgjt75rp.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2502_zpscgjt75rp.jpg.html)
Some of my Gladioli
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2503_zpsja01e8ui.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2503_zpsja01e8ui.jpg.html)
A few overwintered plants
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2504_zpslyiycei6.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2504_zpslyiycei6.jpg.html)
Potatoes chitting
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2505_zpslifkreun.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/30th%20March%202017/DSC_2505_zpslifkreun.jpg.html)
Now you can compare your progress to my progress if you want!
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My seedlings are at roughly the same stage, but I'm doing an awful lot more walking backwards and forwards between the house and the greenhouse, if nights are cold (my g/house isn't heated)
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I'm doing an awful lot more walking backwards and forwards between the house and the greenhouse, if nights are cold
I bought one of these so that I know what is going on in my greenhouse 24/7 rain,hail or shine!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jago-Weather-Transmitter-Temperature-Humidity/dp/B009UQI4TO (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jago-Weather-Transmitter-Temperature-Humidity/dp/B009UQI4TO)
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i cant post more than one pic a time due to file size this is the front of my compost area screen
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and a little plum blossom
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I'm doing an awful lot more walking backwards and forwards between the house and the greenhouse, if nights are cold
I bought one of these so that I know what is going on in my greenhouse 24/7 rain,hail or shine!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jago-Weather-Transmitter-Temperature-Humidity/dp/B009UQI4TO (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jago-Weather-Transmitter-Temperature-Humidity/dp/B009UQI4TO)
Nice bit of kit - but doesn't help me carry the seed trays in and out of the house Ha ha !
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took some pics today blueberries in bloom
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and my chillis in my cold greenhouse
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and my dahlia cuttings again unheated greenhouse
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put up today the first of my three bean frames it was a glorious morning was there at first light pear blossom is all out along with plum and cherry apples buds now have colour and will be open by the end of the week gooseberries , black/white and red currant and josta all in bloom i really love this time of year
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Trying to find out distances for my runner bean poles - everything I read says something different! What do you recommend?
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Trying to find out distances for my runner bean poles - everything I read says something different! What do you recommend?
between 10"and a foot i use the same for french and runner beans hope this helps
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Thanks - I assume that's poles/beans in the row. How much between the two rows?
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if your using a normal A frame around 3ft should be fine i put plastic troughs in the middle all drilled out and just water the troughs and it goes straight to the roots and one other thing once you plant your beans out protect them with fleece or debris netting until the get established as the wind will cut them to bits hope this helps
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Thank you the trough idea sounds great :icon_cheers:
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I only put about 18 inches between my bean poles. I have taken to putting flowerpots with compost in them between the rows. The pots are free from the garden centre recycling bins and the compost stays moist, and the plants get a feed every time they are watered.
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Trying to find out distances for my runner bean poles - everything I read says something different! What do you recommend?
There was a discussion about a year ago on the best type of support for runners. Some prefer A frames, some X frames (my favourite) but some have other personal preferences. Those in windy locations often favour wigwams for obvious reasons. Some use traditional 8 foot canes, others posts, poles and quite exotic constructions with beans growing up twine, wires, or even nets. It's well worth planning this carefully too. Nothing worse than having a major collapse coz you can rarely ever get it upright again.
Cheers
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It's well worth planning this carefully too. Nothing worse than having a major collapse coz you can rarely ever get it upright again.
Cheers
And yet it does happen on windy sites. Many a time has one of these corkscrew ground stakes helped me 'rescue' a leaning bean feature after gales.
https://www.petplanet.co.uk/product.asp?dept_id=120&pf_id=66259&ptm_source=google&ptm_medium=shopping&ptm_campaign=negative_risk_66259&gclid=Cj0KEQjw5YfHBRDzjNnioYq3_swBEiQArj4pdJ-GiGheA5vOgXzxyHLXvPnKdC7UzoCR8zwyyxX0Z5caAqNO8P8HAQ
But as you say, best of all build so strong that it is less likely to happen. The main problem with a row structure is that for best light we are supposed to arrange it North/South to minimise shading, whereas the prevailing winds mostly come from the West. Shading surrounding plants is another reason why teepee arrangements are often preferred to rows of beans. :wave:
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all my bean frames run north to south and as the wind on our site normally comes from the south west I'm fairly sheltered however the odd storm runs down the east coast in the summer which can cause devastation to an ill prepared frame
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I have 4ft wide raised beds on my plot with a foot and a half wide path between them. After a few years of struggling to fit the beans in to the system such that I didn't walk all over the beds and minimised shading other plants out I came up with the idea of making a row of arches over the paths using a section of old blue water pipe to join 2 long bamboo poles together rather than the usual pointy topped affair. It works really well and I plant brussells sprouts in the middle of the beds between the bean arches which don't mind the shade in the summer.
When I plant beans I put the poles closer together about a 6" spacing now and I haven't noticed any drop in productivity per plant.
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Ready for planting out next month
Took advantage of the weather over the last couple of days and prepared my allotment for planting out as you can see here:
Looking up the plot from two directions:
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/7th%20April%202017/IMG_5431_zpsteat0pcz.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/7th%20April%202017/IMG_5431_zpsteat0pcz.jpg.html)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/7th%20April%202017/IMG_5432_zpsvjeibcbs.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/7th%20April%202017/IMG_5432_zpsvjeibcbs.jpg.html)
The Fruit & Garlic beds
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/7th%20April%202017/IMG_5433_zpsnywxby5v.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/7th%20April%202017/IMG_5433_zpsnywxby5v.jpg.html)
Some stuff coming on in the cool greenhouse, will put them in cold frame possibly next week:
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/7th%20April%202017/IMG_5434_zps1px7phnv.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/7th%20April%202017/IMG_5434_zps1px7phnv.jpg.html)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/7th%20April%202017/IMG_5435_zpsfruoir1x.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/7th%20April%202017/IMG_5435_zpsfruoir1x.jpg.html)
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looking good tg still think your around 3 weeks behind us here on the sunshine coast my glads are 5" high in the flower border planting peppers&chillis into their final places next weekend lettuce beetroot all in finale slots parsnips all up cabbages 4" high all hardened ready to plant same as leeks calabrese and this season spring onions are ready for harvest its been so mild i think the plot will be empty by july lol
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another fantastic day here on the sunshine coast got to the plot 6:30 this morning in shorts and tee shirt the only down side we have had no rain for 4 weeks so spent the first part of the morning watering the plots are looking lush with spring growth its a great time of year
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tg still think your around 3 weeks behind
That's a coincidence Johnny that fits in with my Frost Zone chart I produced in 1999
see here: http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Frost%20zones/Frost%20Zones.htm (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Frost%20zones/Frost%20Zones.htm)
(click on the map to enlarge it)
It shows your area with a value of 17 and my area with a value of 21 a difference of 4 weeks.
I have had a gut feeling over the last few years that " Global Warming" has affected our climate by a bout a week so this would fit in with your prediction of 3 Weeks.
Is this a coincidence or not? :glasses9:
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tg still think your around 3 weeks behind
That's a coincidence Johnny that fits in with my Frost Zone chart I produced in 1999
see here: http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Frost%20zones/Frost%20Zones.htm (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Frost%20zones/Frost%20Zones.htm)
(click on the map to enlarge it)
It shows your area with a value of 17 and my area with a value of 21 a difference of 4 weeks.
I have had a gut feeling over the last few years that " Global Warming" has affected our climate by a bout a week so this would fit in with your prediction of 3 Weeks.
Is this a coincidence or not? :glasses9:
how strange i just went by the pics you posted we are set for a few chilli nights next week so should slow the growth down a little no frost forecast of the hardier type of veg all i have left to plant out early savoy ,primo 2 and broccoli lettuce ,beetroot,caulli , greyhound, cabbice and filderkruat all in peaches and apricots size of a pea now ther are really romping on wall flowers are going great guns took this pick this morning from my patio plot to the fruit plot will uncover the cut flower bed this week weed and feed it then sit back (as if) and watch it grow lol
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I may plant my early potatoes the week after Easter subject to the weather.
I was talking to a 'newbie' on the plot the other day and we were talking about the weather (among other things) and I came up with a new expression and that was: This is "Temptation Weather" we are experiencing at the moment and I also mentioned that my planting out time was usually mid May, and that I won't be tempted by a bit of sunshine!
In my younger day I generally planted out at " Whitsuntide" which has been replaced by the Spring Bank Holiday which is slightly later.
Then if last year is anything to go by May was quite cold! i.e. it seemed to have swapped places with a normal April.
Based on that I will decide as time and the weather progresses
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finished the pumpkin house today just got to put the cover on will do that next week
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put my femspot cucumbers into their greenhouse today my small leantoo one bottomless pots into growbags
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Its been nearly two weeks since I showed my progress some stuff developing very slowly yet other stuff is coming along quite nicely!
Plot 19 ready for planting but have not seen hide or hair of the two ladies who wanted to share it with me????
I planted up the 2nd bed from the bottom with Potatoes yesterday!
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/15-Plot%2019_zpsdsfq3wty.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/15-Plot%2019_zpsdsfq3wty.jpg.html)
My Cherry tree blossoming:
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/16-Cherry%20Tree_zpsjy3yzzcl.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/16-Cherry%20Tree_zpsjy3yzzcl.jpg.html)
The Tomatoes coming along nicely in my heated greenhouse :
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/14-Tomato%20Plants_zpspdtzluwq.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/14-Tomato%20Plants_zpspdtzluwq.jpg.html)
More tomatoes but Chillis not performing as well as I would like :(
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/13-Tomato%20Plants._zpsrpdrwvyj.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/13-Tomato%20Plants._zpsrpdrwvyj.jpg.html)
Sweet Peppers a bit slow but should be ready for my normal planting out time in mid-May
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/12-Sweet%20Peppers_zps7f4vbmii.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/12-Sweet%20Peppers_zps7f4vbmii.jpg.html)
Overwintered Pelargoniums
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/11-Pelargoniums_zpswnpcnmey.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/11-Pelargoniums_zpswnpcnmey.jpg.html)
Fuchsia on top shelf and bedding plants on lower shelves:
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/10-Fuchsia%20amp%20Bedding%20Plants_zpsol9pjywj.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/10-Fuchsia%20amp%20Bedding%20Plants_zpsol9pjywj.jpg.html)
More Fuchsia and a few bedding plants:
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/09-Fuchsia%20amp%20Bedding%20Plants._zpsb4tkzp5i.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/09-Fuchsia%20amp%20Bedding%20Plants._zpsb4tkzp5i.jpg.html)
Inside the greenhouse:
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/08-Bedding%20Plants_zpsnkcjoste.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/08-Bedding%20Plants_zpsnkcjoste.jpg.html)
Some potted Tulips:
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/07-Tulips_zps5dln5ecz.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/07-Tulips_zps5dln5ecz.jpg.html)
The Heather bed and Trellis with Magnolia & Camellia in flower.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/06-Heather%20bed%20%20amp%20Trellis_zpsszxvhbof.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/06-Heather%20bed%20%20amp%20Trellis_zpsszxvhbof.jpg.html)
The Rockery looking a bit untidy due my Chionodoxa leaves dying back
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/05-Rockery_zpsotueux2c.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/05-Rockery_zpsotueux2c.jpg.html)
A bit of colour showing in the Herbaceous bed:
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/04-Herbaceous%20Border_zpseerom04k.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/04-Herbaceous%20Border_zpseerom04k.jpg.html)
The back boundary wall:
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/03-Back%20Boundary_zpsv6t6d2xe.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/03-Back%20Boundary_zpsv6t6d2xe.jpg.html)
Two of my Camellias, there is a white one on the rockery but it is still quite a young plant
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/02-Camellia_zpspwuuxz6n.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/02-Camellia_zpspwuuxz6n.jpg.html)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20April%202017/01-Camellia._zps0okaoqyi.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20April%202017/01-Camellia._zps0okaoqyi.jpg.html)
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today completed the 2017 pumpkin house for this years comp plants are growing strong around 4" high at the mo will plant them out mid may they each will have a ton of well rotted manure per plant fingers crossed for a big one this years names for my pumpkins all start with C so open to suggestion for names they are normally female so the best ones i get from the forum ill use
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in your pics tg i noticed you have gladioli in the greenhouse thought id share a pic of mine outdoors in the patio flower bed on my plot
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The ones you saw are new stock I have purchased.
I lift my corms every year then plant them out again about now, in fact I planted them out earlier this week.
The main reason I lift & plant them each year as they have to fit in with my rotation plan. That is I don't have a dedicated bed for them, so each year they move around the plot. Last year I had them on Plot 19 this year they are in Plot 20 i.e. about 80ft away from where they were last year.
I am growing Black Velvet, Bonfire, Cream Perfection, Lowland Queen, Pink Lady and the best of the ones I lifted last year.
This is Cream Perfection:
(http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Blogspot/16-Harr-Aut%202012/Gladioli/14-Cream%20Perfection.jpg)
A typical harvest;
(http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Gladioli/Beds/P1180322.JPG)
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looking good tg i leave mine in i dont grow named varieties just mixes at the back of the border the mix shown was gardeners world mix last year around a fiver for 30 bulbs so great value and look great in a vase
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Tomatoes and Sweet Peppers this morning:
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/25th%20April%202017/Tomatoes_zpsnwg3vxoq.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/25th%20April%202017/Tomatoes_zpsnwg3vxoq.jpg.html)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/25th%20April%202017/IMG_5447_zps6esfgcka.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/25th%20April%202017/IMG_5447_zps6esfgcka.jpg.html)
As you can see the Tomatoes are of a size suitable for planting out (about 3-4 weeks too early)
Peppers should be OK for planting out at the end of May.
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my blackberry fantasia burst into bloom today in the sunshine
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hes a look at my peppers in my unheated greenhouse lowest it got this week was 0.5 however they survived ok the pic is of a scotch bonnet red
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Johnny, in your post of April 23, those are very strange looking Gladioli.
I'd return them and get your fiver back!!
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Johnny, in your post of April 23, those are very strange looking Gladioli.
I'd return them and get your fiver back!!
we will see ill post pics of them in bloom then maybe youll be paying me a fiver for the picture lol :drunken_smilie: :drunken_smilie:
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These are the new varieties I planted the other day
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/28th%20April%202017/Gladioli_zpspa4reyga.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/28th%20April%202017/Gladioli_zpspa4reyga.jpg.html)
Sadly it was my turn for a visit from Brock the Badger as you can see here.
Luckily the bed has not been planted out yet but it is well manured hence the visit I guess!
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/28th%20April%202017/Badger%20Damage_zpsom0p2p82.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/28th%20April%202017/Badger%20Damage_zpsom0p2p82.jpg.html)
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Planted out six Tenderstar and six Cobra bean plants in tubs today - well protected against the wind with bubble wrap, one week earlier than last year. Tomorrow, I plan on getting 3 courgettes and 3 squashes in the ground too (cloche protected). I need the space in my small greenhouse so that I can plant up the tomatoes and cucumbers in their final pots.
Tricia :wave:
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Well today is planting out day for me - the poly is full of trays so the beetroot and some cabbages have to get planted out to make way for the next batch of seedlings.
No disasters so far this year although the chickens found a tray of turnips and demolished the lot of them.
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took some pics of my sweet peppers today in my cold greenhouse
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made a new summer border at the allotment today 40 pot marigolds art shades ,20 cornflower black ball and 60 dahlias i have put tomatoes there in the past however the fruit trees are taking a lot out of the soil so decided to make it into a flower border cant wait for summer to see what it looks like
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as said on another thread planted out my chillies today they had a great root system this one is scotch bonnet red
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everything bar (pathetic T&M} begonia plugs are finally out today. I did the slug nematodes last week and the ground is moist so its a good time to plant out. I even put courgettes out but under temporary net cages and so far so good after four days. Runner beans out today, behind a windbreak. I am not growing squash or cucs this year and any tomatoes will be at home, they are still in small pots waiting for the first flowers. I noticed that a neighbour has rampant leek moth, so no point putting leeks out, may well just bung them in a bucket at home. Its awfully slow up there, seed germination is lagging this year and so is weed germination. Hoeing is easy for now
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put my sticks in to support my dahlias hope they get that high they look well after planting them yesterday
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grannies bonnet came out to play today they are a wonderful flower
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Update:
I seem to be well in advance of previous years this year, possibly by as much as 2-3 weeks which I put down to the mild virtually non-existent winter.
In my pre-retirement days my "planting out" date was the nearest weekend to May 14th which often coincided with 'Whitsuntide' plus the late frost were unlikely, this year (tongue in cheek) I planted out much sooner.
This was the state of play this morning ( sorry for the quality of the pictures ---the weather was overcast and I only had my phone camera with me which shakes like hell when I use it)
My Tomatoes & Cucumbers and some early lettuce in the 12x8
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5469_zpszqerh7ze.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5469_zpszqerh7ze.jpg.html)
A couple of beds in the 28x8 (Tomatoes,Carrots & Peppers)
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5473_zpsrzybhvqg.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5473_zpsrzybhvqg.jpg.html)
More Peppers in the 28x8
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My new Strawberry bed
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Garlic in my old Strawberry bed
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A few bits and pieces in the coldframe some of which I will plant out next week
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Pumpkins on the compost heap, the empty pots are for the courgettes
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Potatoes ready for ridging
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Potatoes a half hour later
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Brussels Sprouts and Red Cabbage
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1st Batch of Cauli & Calabrese, 2nd batch in cold frame
Because I grow hybrids which all tend to mature together I make successional sowings to spread my cropping season.
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Peppers and Cucumber in 8x6
I am fitting in a crop of Cobra climbing french beans in rings which will be harvsested and removed before the peppers need the space.
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My seed sown Onions
Gone off setts this year because they have been a bit rubbish in the last few years.
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My Chrysanthemum bed
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My Gladioli bed
Seems to be a lot of chickweed about this year looks like I will have to get the hoe out
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Next job is to give my herbaceous border a facelift, weather permitting will try and complete it this weekend!
If any of you are growing similar crops I would be interested to hear/see how they are progressing so that I can compare notes!
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Update:
I seem to be well in advance of previous years this year, possibly by as much as 2-3 weeks which I put down to the mild virtually non-existent winter.
In my pre-retirement days my "planting out" date was the nearest weekend to May 14th which often coincided with 'Whitsuntide' plus the late frost were unlikely, this year (tongue in cheek) I planted out much sooner.
This was the state of play this morning ( sorry for the quality of the pictures ---the weather was overcast and I only had my phone camera with me which shakes like hell when I use it)
My Tomatoes & Cucumbers and some early lettuce in the 12x8
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A couple of beds in the 28x8 (Tomatoes,Carrots & Peppers)
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More Peppers in the 28x8
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My new Strawberry bed
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5475_zpsb1umoxal.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5475_zpsb1umoxal.jpg.html)
Garlic in my old Strawberry bed
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A few bits and pieces in the coldframe some of which I will plant out next week
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Pumpkins on the compost heap, the empty pots are for the courgettes
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Potatoes ready for ridging
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Potatoes a half hour later
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Brussels Sprouts and Red Cabbage
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5480_zps5zw8dvky.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5480_zps5zw8dvky.jpg.html)
1st Batch of Cauli & Calabrese, 2nd batch in cold frame
Because I grow hybrids which all tend to mature together I make successional sowings to spread my cropping season.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5481_zpshbgxcce9.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5481_zpshbgxcce9.jpg.html)
Peppers and Cucumber in 8x6
I am fitting in a crop of Cobra climbing french beans in rings which will be harvsested and removed before the peppers need the space.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5483_zpsju0nmegk.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5483_zpsju0nmegk.jpg.html)
My seed sown Onions
Gone off setts this year because they have been a bit rubbish in the last few years.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5485_zpszaa8kpgd.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5485_zpszaa8kpgd.jpg.html)
My Chrysanthemum bed
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5486_zpsfjpjcyq5.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5486_zpsfjpjcyq5.jpg.html)
My Gladioli bed
Seems to be a lot of chickweed about this year looks like I will have to get the hoe out
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/tgalmanac/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5487_zps5opbsf73.jpg) (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/tgalmanac/media/19th%20May%202017/IMG_5487_zps5opbsf73.jpg.html)
Next job is to give my herbaceous border a facelift, weather permitting will try and complete it this weekend!
If any of you are growing similar crops I would be interested to hear/see how they are progressing so that I can compare notes!
early lettuce here on the sunshine coast had outdoor lettuce for the last 2 weeks early spuds early carrots spring onions had a full day today on the plots planted out my butternuts planted second wave of lettuce and beetroot have harvested golfball size this week mums are balling up nicely outdoor toms just coming into flower courgettes about to flower harvested some strawberries and gooseberries however only the latter made it home this weekend sowing winter cabbage swede and planting out some leeks in the cut flower bed dahlias are all through some in bud had heavy rain the last 2 nights over 3" last night planted out the pumpkin house must hand weed my parsnips a very good germination rate around 99% all my runner beans are planted as are the french climbing next week will direct sow dwarf french plant celeriac then its just the sweetcorn a little late as had a germination problem so had to reset they are up around a inch so a couple of weeks so its been a very busy time will take some pics the weekend the trouble is file size for me can only post one pic per post however i must say your pics are great have a great weekend hope to compare by monday sunday daughter has a netball tournament
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will take some pics the weekend the trouble is file size for me can only post one pic per post however i must say your pics are great
Do as I do open a free 'Photobucket' or Flickr account then file size and numbers will not be a problem, or at least it shouldn't be!
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cabbages hearting up nicely
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my later sown lettuce and parsnips
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early carrots been harvesting for 3 weeks
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peaches are coming along nicely about the size of a pingpong ball at the mo looks like the anti leaf curl device 1A has done its job plans are in place for next years improved device the 2A
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finished planting out my patio seating area on my plot this morning thought id share it with you all
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Very purty I have just made a base for a new greenhouse which can double for a sitting area for the time being.
Trouble is I don't have the time to SIT DOWN what with refurbishing my garden at home and planting out at the allotment.
Things are being made worse with this dry weather as my young plants and transplanted perennials are suffering.
As I have mentioned many times before I don't believe in watering stuff outdoors, I usually water stuff under cover or in containers the rest is in the lap of the gods!
But even I have had to relent slightly from the norm due to the lack of rain although the forecast in my area for tomorrow is rain all day.
I am having a day off tomorrow going to get a wet inside as I am going to watch the playoff final on the big screen in my local.
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best of luck tomorrow it hardly ever rains here on the sunshine coast that is the reason we need a seating area we are so bl@!"%&* knackered after all the watering and i only water tomatoes beans and the plants in the greenhouses but its still 3 hrs of pumping water by hand the grass needs cutting 3 times a week so a nice place to sit and relax after all that is essential :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny: :sunny:
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well done tg your team will be at wembley again next season when they play us the mighty spurs anyway back to allotment talk my apricots are swelling nicely in the sunshine
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cabbages hearting up nicely
What variety are they? My "Surprise" are doing well and should be nice and early.
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Love peas - and they are starting to come thick and fast now. So yummy.
Picture shows the large mangetout 'Eat Me' from the seed circle and 'Amish Snap' a superbly sweet and early snap pea. :wave:
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the variety is trusted old greyhound had them for dinner twice this week really sweet anyway good news first outdoor tomato set the good old coure de boef :blob7: :blob7: :blob7: :blob7: :blob7:
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and this years dahlia seedlings are all in flower fantastic
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having roasted veg and chicken for dinner so grabbed a couple of chillis some mangetoo and a lettuce and cucumber for a sandwich tomorrow may do some potato salad
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blueberries are nearly ready will net them tomorrow
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got a bit fed up with strawberries so decided to start harvesting my loganberries they are so sweet no sugar required scrummy
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Crikey Johnny, Sunshine coast indeed....my blueberries are only just producing buds. Those Loganberries look gorgeous!
First Mini White cucumber ready today....wee green Irish Gardeners Delight toms are appearing.
Gooseberries looking great.
Wind other day has hammered the ferns of some of my newly palnted this year Asparagus...so hope that wont weaken them.
Achocha fat baby growing along trellis in poly and Melothrie growing above path in Greenhouse...wee fruits nearly ready.
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Crikey Johnny, Sunshine coast indeed....my blueberries are only just producing buds. Those Loganberries look gorgeous!
First Mini White cucumber ready today....wee green Irish Gardeners Delight toms are appearing.
Gooseberries looking great.
Wind other day has hammered the ferns of some of my newly palnted this year Asparagus...so hope that wont weaken them.
Achocha fat baby growing along trellis in poly and Melothrie growing above path in Greenhouse...wee fruits nearly ready.
its been so hot and dry here 24 degrees day 16 night we have had no rain for 2 weeks however it was a really good soaking no rain forecast this week and im off to northern cyprus next thurs its 36 there at the mo stuff has really come on on my second wave of planting lettuce ,cabbage and beetroot second sowing of runners are up a foot ready to go next to the other ones they are all on flower its been a great year so far fingers crossed
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Picked a kilo of Rasps over the weekend so jam time for me - Raspberry Jam along with blackcurrent jelly is my favourite.
Picking and shelling Broad Beans like mad - never had so many and the freezer if filling up.
Strawberries - complete write off but that is my fault - better luck next year.
So far despite a lack of rain it is an excellent year despite a few self made disasters. My main issue this year is where to put everything as I seem to have largely over estimated the area I have.
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Picked a kilo of Rasps over the weekend so jam time for me - Raspberry Jam along with blackcurrent jelly is my favourite.
Picking and shelling Broad Beans like mad - never had so many and the freezer if filling up.
Strawberries - complete write off but that is my fault - better luck next year.
So far despite a lack of rain it is an excellent year despite a few self made disasters. My main issue this year is where to put everything as I seem to have largely over estimated the area I have.
yes fantastic spent an hour picking raspberries today only to drop the whole lot in the road as i got them to the car damm it
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I hate picking them d**n things to be honest but always glad of the crop - I dropped a punnet once and raged for hours :BangHead:
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Greenhouse crops are doing well, mini cucumbers have started cropping, toms showing baby fruits, sweet peppers setting fruits.
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blackberries will be ready tomorrow yummy
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blackcurrant picking is in full swing here, thankfully only ben conan so far, lovely big fruits. Ben sarek has a way to go yet. I have lots, eat them every single day at breakfast. Hate picking them but doing it bit by bit ie every handful is a breakfast and a bowl is a week. No point thinking sprigs as the fruit is ripening in stages
Lettuce, bit of a glut but my trusty veg (expensive ) juicer is helping me out, I must be having 12 veg a day at the moment. I might make some soup later, lettuce is good for that too. I am glad I was selective and restrained this year, I can`t waste veg. Chard and spinach are cropping every day, also small courgettes. They are good ones, alexander, hold their fruits high so I can see them and nice to eat
Garlic and shallots are all up, dried for a couple of days, tidied up and now drying longer term. Fantastic crop, autumn planted, year on year
invicta are picked, hinnonmaki are turning red. Blueberries swelling, still green
Fennel ready to pick in stages and the house is full of vases of alstroemeria, gorgeous
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Garlic and Shallots romping away, b.sprouts doing well as are courgettes and may have some goosberries to harvest soon (no idea when there ready). Chillis and tomatoes going back into greenhouse this afternoon now the 4 ants nets have been removed and i have managed to get the shades down :) Carrots just popping through the soil and 3rd lot of peas and beans failed to come up so i am abandoning the crops this year (although man in market said he might have some plants thursday so might sucum and buy some).
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off on holiday for a week on thursday northern cyprus so had a little tidy up
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and my runners
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and my patio bed
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dahlias are coming into their own now two weeks until they are at their best
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sweetcorn is liking the hot dry weather never watered it
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however the runners have been watered most days
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the pumpkin house is looking well how can i say a little on the full side
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cut flowers are starting to come into their own
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cut flower bed is in full swing now
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Tomatoes are coming on well had a few ripen but not the bulk as yet, courgettes keep coming and have a litteral heap of them now in kitchen for grating and freezing. Shallots were a little small but are all dry now for storing.
3 spare beds in greenhouse are being prepared for winter salad, carrots etc
Been looking at coshes for the trugs and i am looking at £40 each if i buy something (not going to happen) so been looking at making something with PVE blue pipe but this would give me storage issues. So considering 2wests build your own connectors and metal poles which i can remove and store easier and will have the weight to not be blown off so easily.
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More than plenty of ripe tomatoes and cucumbers from the greenhouse and so far over 1/2kg of ripe chills of various varieties (and the really hot ones are just starting to colour). Potatoes in sacks have done well - plenty and a good size. Down at the allotment 90+ onions (bedfordshire champ, ailsa craig, zebrune and red savona) are currently drying. Garlic crop was good this year, with nice big bulbs. Beetroot has done fine, parsnips looking as though they'll be big. Cabbages and Kale all doing well as are brussels and swedes. Chard producing masses. Peas have done well, as did broad beans. Borlotti and Runners just starting to produce. Squashes have plenty of good sized fruit on (especially harlequin and black futsu). Sweetcorn looking like the best I've grown....
... Carrots....... Why is it I can grow all the above without any problems, but I just can't grow carrots. I've managed to grow 4 that were vaguely edible this year, which is to be fair probably 4 more than last year, but I just can't get them to grow!