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snowball
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 6246
Location: swindon

Posted: Tue May 23, 17 11:29 am Post subject: So how are you all doing with the veg planting.
I am away behind this year. Only tomatoes going strong. Kale and chard now harvestable. Put in beans, courgettes and carrots this week.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46212
Location: yes

Posted: Tue May 23, 17 11:42 am Post subject:
a box of spuds is ready for earthing up peas a couple of feet tall surviving two chilli about an inch tall two boxes of onions are coming on stream as spring onions which is nice. last autumn's hard prune on the bramble has regained control but reduced flower mass. apart from that i spose i need to get some stuff as plants ready to go out now the wood shed roof gets direct sun.

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Tue May 23, 17 11:52 am Post subject:
It's been dry. Broad beans a spuds going OK. Slugs seem to have got early beetroot seedlings. Green house is mad with growth that needs hardening off for planting out next weekend.

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Tue May 23, 17 11:54 am Post subject:
Greenhouse

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Tue May 23, 17 9:31 pm Post subject:
a split bottom laundry bag and 50 liters of guinea pig compost has now been used as a spud cosy. this leaves about 20cm of greenery poking out of the top in a nice sunny spot so i hope they do as well as they did last year. there were lots of brandlings disturbed but as they got added to the box they should now be able to turn the lot into really good soil like they did last time.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15967

Posted: Wed May 24, 17 6:05 am Post subject:

All my root crops except parsnips and salsify, which were old seed are growing, but quite slowly. I am watering every couple of days, but doesn't seem to be the same as rain. The potatoes have been pretty well fully earthed up now, although I might manage a little more in some places. Most of the cabbages have been planted out and are growing on, put the beans, mange tout peas, courgettes and squashes and sweetcorn got planted out last weekend. The beans are doing their duty and climbing the bean sticks, unlike most years, although one had to be redirected as it was going up the wrong stick. In some ways the dry weather is useful as I can water rather than it being wet enough for the slugs and snails to have their way with the crops.

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Wed May 24, 17 2:52 pm Post subject:
I haven't done anything much but we have a week off next week as we were supposed to be going honeymoon but it looks like we'll be spending it at home instead, so I've got plans to get something in the ground by the end of the week.

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Wed May 24, 17 9:00 pm Post subject:
I swore I would get everything in the ground in April because May is always manic. Only somehow April was as well and I have planted almost nothing. I have carrots in the greenhouse and shallots in the ground, and that's it. I haven't even got the spuds in! I do have lots of chickens, though. Some asked J how many we had and she said 'too many' and rolled her eyes (she's seven!)

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4630
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Wed May 24, 17 9:29 pm Post subject:
My seedlings of various things are in some sort of suspended growth / death pattern. Odd. Perennial things are doing pretty well though. Peas are good, runner beans just getting going.

cir3ngirl

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 4846
Location: Cirencester

Posted: Wed May 24, 17 9:34 pm Post subject:
I was trying to work out what veg painting was think it must be bed time

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Thu May 25, 17 6:00 am Post subject:
I've got cherry tom's, dwarf beans and some rocket in. Going to get more stuff in today.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15967

Posted: Thu May 25, 17 6:24 am Post subject:
NMG, that is odd. Mine seem to be doing well at the moment, which is also unusual.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Thu May 25, 17 8:23 am Post subject:
I have been away so much this year (and generally unmotivated) that my planting has been abysmal. Not planted any squash seeds at all yet. In fact the only things I have going is tomatoes, peppers, chillis and aubergines... and I have to confess to buying in a few grafted aubergines and chillis... so not even all my own work.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Thu May 25, 17 9:48 am Post subject:
All my chillis are romping, cherry toms growing well, peppers going well as well as the beef tomato. No sign of the runner yet though. Flowers are all doing wonderful.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Thu May 25, 17 10:12 am Post subject:
I'd be doing better if the bloody escaping chicken hadn't taken it upon herself to dig up everything as soon as it's planted, mind

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