In case anyone is not aware there are some interesting video clips on the RHS website that you might like to watch;
http://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/video.asp
Well Done ! excellent find for a friday afternoons sciving.... ;D
brilliant, lots of info ;D
Just watched a few and i reckon people learn much more watching those clips than watching the whole series of "Grown you own veg" and BBC2 - and not have to put up with the annoying bint that presents it either...
Well said keef! only watched one GYOV what PANTS! I´m looking forward to a more hardcore growing veg programmes!
Great link teegee, thanks :)
Watched GYOV last night with a friend - she said "Oooh, it's like one long Herbal Essences advert!"
I think the public are supposed to think "I'll have what she's having!"
I feel that the GYOV prograame should be aimed at children not adults! Carol Klein has a bad habit of talking down!
I just watched the tomato video, and I'm not sure about the advice to grow them up a 2 1/2 foot cane. I did this last year, and they all flopped all over the ground. There must be something better I can get cheaply. It has to be cheap unfortunately, due to the number I plan to grow.
Quote; I'm not sure about the advice to grow them up a 2 1/2 foot cane.
I agree with you Robert, I think for bush types I would use three by three to four ft canes with twine around them if growing a few.
Quote; due to the number I plan to grow.
If growing a lot I would plant them in a row with good sized stakes driven in at regular intervals up both sides of the row then string out twine or wires along both sides of the row and tie them into the stakes
(does that make sense ??? )
In the greenhouse I have overhead wires which I tie string/twine to using a slip knot.
When I plant out, I loosly tie the string around the plant at ground level leaving enough room for the stem to expand.
As the plant grows I just wrap the twine around the stem in a corkscrew fashion and tie it to the overhead wire.
I find doing it this way rather than tying into canes is; if I am growing two rows in the border (as I sometimes do) the plants are not as rigid as they would be if tied to canes, I find I can squeeze past the front row to the back without doing any damage.
I'll try to rig something solid this year; last year I grew 47 plants of various varieties, and not one remained upright.