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Thought you might like to see something I put together for what turned out to be a pretty disastrous year;  http://tinyurl.com/39hocg

If that was a disaster what chance have the rest of us!
Thanks for the Peppers by the way, the seeds arrived today!
;D

Hi  tee gee
cant wait to see a good year.pictures WELL DONE
ONLY HOPE TO GET TO YOUR STANDARD.

What I meant was the plot looks OK it was the stuff that came out of it that left a bit to be desired.

I aspire to have an allotment like that!! Very impressive :) Andy

Wonderful thing, Photoshop, TG - where you can brush out all the weeds!!

Quotewhere you can brush out all the weeds!!

Only cropped where necessary Tim, I never alter the content.

More often than not; that is done to cut out the laundry on the line in the garden at the foot of my plot otherwise I wouldn't even bother cropping.

What I will admit to is; I generally take my photos after I have tidied the plot.

Its very much a case of WYSIWYG

Or got!

Very very impressive. Well Done. Let's hope next year is going to be a fantastic year.  ;D

Loved your slide show Tee Gee, you said allotments......how many have you got?

Very nice indeed, mind you I broke out into a sweat just thinking of the work involved ;D ;D ;D

Tee Gee,very impressive, What I would like to know is  on  the shots of the brassicas you have white squares around each plant .I have never seen this before,is it lime and if so so why do you do it like that?

Quotehow many have you got?

Two

Quotejust thinking of the work involved

I don't find it a lot of work now that I have a routine 2-2½hours a day three days a week on average . OK I do get peaks and troughs depending upon the season.

Quoteis it lime and if so so why do you do it like that?

A number of reasons really.

1) Brassicas need lime but I don't want it touching the young leaves & roots at planting out time in case it burns them

2) I find it the best time to do it i.e. it fits in with my manuring programme i.e. they don't want doing at the same time.

3) Unlike some people who put their manure on top I dig mine in meaning (in my opinion) the manure & lime don't come in contact with each other at least to the same extent.

4) It also mean that ALL the lime is washed into the soil above the roots meaning the roots are coated with a lime wash which might (I don't know I'm no expert) prevent club root, all I can say is I don't have club root.

The other thing is if I dig the lime in, some of it is likely to be under the root system rendering it quite useless to the plant.

5) And another reason is  the slugs & snails don't seem to cross it

6) This is how a plant my brassicas; http://tinyurl.com/yurwbc

I'll put lime round mine tomorrow ;)

QuoteI'll put lime round mine tomorrow

??? What size & type are your plants? it might be a waste of time ::)

Savoys, they are about 9 or 10 inches tall now and spreading quite well

I wouldn't bother!

To do so might end up with you inadvertently placing lime in the leaf axils and this might damage the plants.

The other thing is; they will go into a state of semi dormancy as the temperatures drop so they wouldn't take up much of the lime or any other nutrients for that matter during this period.

As I said I wouldn't bother, but then again it is up to you!

thanks tee gee slide show very informative , I have suffered club root in the past so hope it works for me too, will it help against cabbage root fly as well , that's my biggest pest now

Very nice show Tee Gee, Lime will not hurt cabbage plants by coming into contact with it i can assure you that.

Star do not think your savoys will come to much now the year is getting on for them now you would have been better planting them out no later then then about the second or third wek in August, they will make green's for you though but maybe no heart.

I've been eating my Savoy's for a few weeks now, I lime the hole but have nicked some of TG's methods.  ;D ;D ;D

Quote from: Tee Gee on October 14, 2007, 14:39:44
I wouldn't bother!

To do so might end up with you inadvertently placing lime in the leaf axils and this might damage the plants.

The other thing is; they will go into a state of semi dormancy as the temperatures drop so they wouldn't take up much of the lime or any other nutrients for that matter during this period.

As I said I wouldn't bother, but then again it is up to you!

So glad I havent been given a dilemma....next year it is then :D Thanks TG

Quote from: Richard Kinson on October 14, 2007, 18:04:26
Very nice show Tee Gee, Lime will not hurt cabbage plants by coming into contact with it i can assure you that.

Star do not think your savoys will come to much now the year is getting on for them now you would have been better planting them out no later then then about the second or third wek in August, they will make green's for you though but maybe no heart.

Oooh....you see?? Novice with veg me, I always thought savoy were winter cabbage and hearted up over winter, hey ho. Somat else Ive learned today......I like greens too :D But will be more organised next year