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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Tee Gee on May 22, 2007, 16:11:43

Title: Nearly there!!
Post by: Tee Gee on May 22, 2007, 16:11:43
Did a bit more planting out this morning not much more left to plant.

As I have mentioned before I am keeping a photographic record of progress on my plot and thought you might like to see my plot as it was this morning.

What I have done is selected various points around the two plots (details at foot of slide) and periodically I will take photographs from these points to give a time lapse effect.

The final outcome will be placed on my website next winter.

http://tinyurl.com/2wahra
Title: Re: Nearly there!!
Post by: saddad on May 22, 2007, 16:15:31
Excellent, but we are nowhere near that yet... probably by the 2nd of June, after the half term week!
;D
Title: Re: Nearly there!!
Post by: Jitterbug on May 22, 2007, 16:17:26
Wow, now that you have finished yours - want to come down and help out my way?

What is that white stuff around the brassica's - lime??

Very nice just wish my lottie looked like that.  The pipes around the tomatoes is a good one - think I will go down the tip and see what I can scrounge??  How close did you plant your tomatoes?

Jitterbug
Title: Re: Nearly there!!
Post by: allaboutliverpool on May 22, 2007, 16:32:09
Very impressive, but how big is your plot?

It looks as if you are running a market garden with all those peppers and tomatoes.

Mine is a standard size, 90 feet by 30 feet. Photo on my allotment home page
on the top left taken last week. I don't think that I can work full-time as a GP and manage much more!

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments1_homepage.html



Title: Re: Nearly there!!
Post by: tim on May 22, 2007, 16:45:33
Sooo clever, both of you.
Title: Re: Nearly there!!
Post by: Tee Gee on May 22, 2007, 17:35:46
You certainly have put in some work on that plot, I wouldn't have the patience to form all those beds.

A question I often ask myself when I see people surrounding their growing beds with timber is 'does thing grow any better'?

I daresay they are more manageable!

How do you find it?

By the way each of my plots are around 60 ft x 30 ft as well!

I have a 28ft Greenhouse (although I only grow in 16ft of it) a 12x8 and an 8x6. The tunnel is communal and I have the use of the centre bed which is about 22x4ft
Title: Re: Nearly there!!
Post by: shirlton on May 22, 2007, 18:50:43
So very organised both of you. I use your site very often TEEGEE it's truly amazin and so easy to find everything . I like the chrysanth section. Cheers
Title: Re: Nearly there!!
Post by: davyw1 on May 22, 2007, 19:23:27
Like it Tee Gee. I love to see a nice clean plot. Wish i was caught up to you but being in the North East i am a few weeks behind you.
Title: Re: Nearly there!!
Post by: greenscrump on May 22, 2007, 19:28:43
beautiful Tee Gee, all looking really healthy  :)
Title: Re: Nearly there!!
Post by: Sinbad7 on May 22, 2007, 20:22:50
Great plot's both of you.  But, whatever do you do with all those cabbages Tee Gee?
Title: Re: Nearly there!!
Post by: Tee Gee on May 22, 2007, 20:53:27
With respect Sinbad there are only 12 Cabbages there.

My brassicas are as follows;

18 Calabrese Chevalier
18 Calabrese Marathon

The reason for my choice here is Chevalier is an early variety and once I have eaten them Marathon comes into play. Then when I have finished these the secondary spears will have appeared on the Chevalier and once again; once these are finished Marathon will be producing its secondary spears,

In this way I can crop Calabrese for around three months!

18 Cauliflower Candid Charm
14 Cauliflower White Rock

Once again these mature at different times so again I an harvesting over a longer period.

Then for Winter into Spring I have 12 Cabbage Tundra and 12 Savoy Wintessa.

With Brussel Sprouts I am growing 36 Maximus which will last me at least until March and I am trying 24 Revenge which apparently is an earlier variety so this year my Sprouts should last me for 5-6 months.

With the 12 cabbages (Regency) I generally give these to the Harvest home because I don't need them...........too busy eating other things ;)

In two or three weeks I will sow some more Marathon Calabrese which is a dual early/late variety and providing we get a mild winter this will keep me in Calabrese up to Christmas.

And if we get a mild winter like last year it will keep on cropping to March, Which is earlier than Purple Sprouting!

I hope that answetrs your question ;)
Title: Re: Nearly there!!
Post by: davyw1 on May 22, 2007, 21:34:42
Tee Gee. You got my first choice for my first Cauli,s Candid Charm, they have never let me down yet.
Title: Re: Nearly there!!
Post by: mc55 on May 22, 2007, 23:46:14
Tee-Gee - looking great.  Your plot is certainly an inspiration ... and that greenhouse - to die for !
Title: Re: Nearly there!!
Post by: BarbaraGood on May 23, 2007, 08:17:18
Thats fantastic (both plots with photos) but also quite depressing! I'll never get to that stage.