Have just finished potting on 60 Tomato plants and 180 dahlias. I really don't like it when they are all ready at the same time.
snap on the tommies, Shirley, still got another 30 to go, then the roma need taking out of the propagator ;D
We are trying roma this year.
I am curious....... what on earth do you do with so many tomatoes :o
Car boot?
or make ketchup.
Roma seems very popular choice(me to) :)
OH did over 100 today... :-X
And what were you doing Saddad..??? :P
Dahlias, love them... :D
I have also recently potted on the tomato plants (Italian Plum, Super Marmande, and Sungold) Will probably pick up some others later in the season ;)
Another Roma, Tigerella and garden pearl. ;D
Quote from: Mimi on March 20, 2011, 19:02:23
I am curious....... what on earth do you do with so many tomatoes :o
Some plants are for our plant sale at Walsall Rd and the rest will be grown on for our own use e.g fresh pureed and frozen and of course the August open day in aid of the Air ambulance and Macmillan.Tomato plants and fruit sell themselves
Quote from: Duke Ellington on March 20, 2011, 21:05:13
And what were you doing Saddad..??? :P
Planted some spuds, moved stuff to the other greenhouse, digging out couch and bindweed along the fence, potting up savoury, planting Comfrey... nothing really... ;D
I'm running out of room on the window ledges now for all my toms and chillies .. three weeks to the last frost here..
might have to start taking them to work!
summer dreams though fab :)
Quote from: Mimi on March 20, 2011, 19:02:23
I am curious....... what on earth do you do with so many tomatoes :o
we grow some for the plant sale, too..we're having 2 weekends this year so need lots ;D
I'm tired just reading about all the work you guys have been doing! Hope you had plenty of tea breaks :D
I am now worried as i haven't planted anything yet - too busy getting plot ready! I have spuds chitting, should i plant them out now? I did throw a few broad beans in at the weekend, just as a test really, don't like them myself and as i was given them so no loss if they don't grow - be sods law they will grow and i'll have bucket loads! I've got one of those mini movable greenhouse thingies so maybe i should start some seed off in that, although i vowed only to do spuds this year - got the bug you see ;D
There is still plenty of time for you to get things going. I start early so that the plants are a good size to sell by May
Got a hundred and twenty to do tonight.... plus the peppers, most of the chillis, the aubergines...... arghh!.....
chrisc
Well here we can expect frost until about the middle of May so I'm not rushing to plant/sow much. My potatoes are chitting and the bed is fleeced to warm it up but they won't go in before the end of the month. I reckon the tomatoes can be sowed round about then too. I have celeriac, cauliflower, leeks, spring onions, brussel sprouts + herbs and flowers in seed trays all about to be pricked out and potted on.