Sadly I am going to have to give up my lottie, we are having to move and as I only have 'shanks's pony' for transport it is not fesible for me to keep it on. Rent of £100 due in Jan, and we could need the money.
As it has been flooded out four times very little is growing anyway apart from a good crop of leeks and half a crop of battered sweet corn.
I have a couple of patio fruit trees, a present in Feb this year. Will it be safe to move them and pot on into large plant pots? If so, how large?...or rather how small a pot can I go to? Daft question but can I take 'cuttings' from the rhubarb?
such a sad time for you, nitiram but, you may have better luck when you move :)
if you want to move your trees, it should really be autumn, but if it's urgent, I've seen Alan Titchmarsh move them with a large root ball, so it may be worth trying, sorry you've had such a crap year, hope you get better luck in your new home, manics, xx
Giving up the lottie? A wrench.
But never give up!
So sad to hear the you are having to move and leave your lottie. Perhaps you will be able to start again wherever you are going. If I wewre you I would take a whole root of your rhubarb with you and split it when you get to your new home. We rescued some last july from the site we took over and you should see it this year. i really didin't think It stood a chance. Hope you still keep in touch Nitiram
yes keep in touch. hoping you will find a better and cheaper bit of land where ever you go
marg
Yes, 100 squid a year is a rip-off! Hope you manage to take a fair bit of stuff with you and that you find a new , cheaper lottie waiting for you! Good luck!
Take the leeks, they may do as baby ones! (Lovely steamed then put ont eh barbie! ;) )
As soon as you know where you are going, put your name down for a plot, hopefully the rent will not be as outrageous as £100!
Rhubarb is tough as old boots, and with the fruit trees you have nothing to loose.
Good Luck in you new place! ;D
Had similar probs with moving rhubarb on my new plot this year.
Started a thread 'Rhubarb or compost on June 19, started by Cazy'. If you go to search you will find it, (just tried it and it worked) there is lots of info. thank's to all the loverly a4a members.
Good luck with the move, might be facing one myself soon and will soon be asking for advice on how to move my favourite plants/shrubs trees even. we can compare notes :)
Good luck with the move, and get your name down fast for another. And don't leave the forum - it's a good source of support ;D ;D ;D
Just like to wish you all the best. Hope everything works out for you. As others have said do keep in touch. Good luck.
Lorna
You can usually get away with moving young trees, but take plenty of roots, and be prepared to water heavily for the rest of the growing season. A couple of gallons a day each should see them through.
£100! at least DickTurpin wore a mask.
dont give your plot up till end of dec.
That way you can worry about the fruit trees till after you have moved.
You could also start potting a movable feast, using the infamous morrisons black buckets with some holes in the bottom and sunk into your plot.
Sowing parsnips, christmas potatoes, carrots etc which you can move to your new place.
Best of luck.
Rent is paid up till January any way...for some reason lottie rents run Jan to Jan and not in line with the April to April financial year which makes it impossible for us to pay in installements...
As I don't shop at Morrison's (an Asda van comes every two weeks) am not aware of the black buckets...lol but sounds like a good idea. Hope fully we will be moved by christmas. At least the leeks are fattening up and the sweet corn tassells begining to appear.
I got 12 buckets for 99p on Sunday- they didn't have any in the morning but told me to come back later and it was certainly worth it! My peppers and aubergines are breathing a sigh of relief now!
Nitiram i got mine from asda, i just asked for the old black buckets they put there cut flowers into. :D
aah...now I understand. trouble is we nevr go shopping aprt from fruit and veg from the farm shop..ASDA comes to us in a big van every two weeks as we shop online. But willl ask my daughter as she shops in ASDA