Allotments - Page 15

techguyone · 11-03-2016, 13:02

My peppers last year got munched by (probably slugs) at leafy shoot stage grrr

Taf · 11-03-2016, 14:11

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

Any chance of some seeds if successful? I do like my chillis

Raising this variety (flexuosum) is very difficult from seed, hence the cloning. A few of my international mates are trying crosses this year, hoping to maintain the cold-tolerant genes. It survives Finnish winters outside, so people all over the world are trying to get hold of plants.

Meanwhile my overwintered chillies are coming back to life, and all my seeds have sprouted: Stuffing Scotch Bonnet, Pink Tiger, Pimenta Puma, Smokin' Ed Currie's Carolina Reaper, Chiltepin, King Naga, Giant Venezualan Rocoto and my mate's F3 Crinkly Peach Bhut.

I like my chillies too.

If you fancy joining a very happy international chilli growers group on Facebook, I'll ask if they will accept you (it's a closed group to keep the troublemakers and spammers out). From new growers to professionals.

Kymmy · 11-03-2016, 14:23

Facebook... That would mean creating another account since I deleted mine about 4 years ago.. I think I'll pass..

Sorry the word cloning went over my head.. My MiL who's a retired professional gardener (ex Swiss Garden) will be laughing at me.

Mr K · 11-03-2016, 15:16

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I will be honest, my wife used to operate on an allotment. Sadly, we don't go on it no more, after some guy killed his wife, and buried the parts on it.

And three months ago, some guy was living on the allotment. And got that drunk he fell asleep, knocked over a petrol stove and perished

So are there some spare plots going then?

Planted some raspberry canes mid-winter - a few weeks later the whole place was flooded. Amazingly they are showing signs of life so there is hope...
Dug it all over last week and now have a bad back

TheDaddy · 16-03-2016, 04:32

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Originally Posted by Mr K

So are there some spare plots going then?

Only for the brave or foolhardy, who'd have thought that kinda thing happens down the old allotments, throw in a bit of sex among the rhubarb and you'd have a very bad soap on your hands.

Taf · 25-03-2016, 17:18

I only went out for a smoke, but ended up lifting 4 rows of spuds (it appears slugs like Maris Pipers but not Charlottes), transplanted nearly 200 red shallots, trimmed the jasmine and clematis, ditto the standard Kiwi that was getting out of control (I can now see the Naked Kiwi). Then I cut back the Ivy that is invading from next door, pruned the Blueberries, and cut a climbing rose right back as I want to see the flowers and not have them 12ft off the ground again.

Osem · 25-03-2016, 18:02

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Originally Posted by Taf

I only went out for a smoke, but ended up lifting 4 rows of spuds (it appears slugs like Maris Pipers but not Charlottes), transplanted nearly 200 red shallots, trimmed the jasmine and clematis, ditto the standard Kiwi that was getting out of control (I can now see the Naked Kiwi). Then I cut back the Ivy that is invading from next door, pruned the Blueberries, and cut a climbing rose right back as I want to see the flowers and not have them 12ft off the ground again.

Award yourself a pint!

heero_yuy · 25-03-2016, 18:04

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Originally Posted by Osem

Award yourself a pint!

And probably a good back massage.

Taf · 25-03-2016, 19:20

I find that if I keep relatively active all year round I don't get bad muscular pains. But boy, do my hands feel stiff..... I might have to strap myself to the pint.

TheDaddy · 26-03-2016, 07:10

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I will be honest, my wife used to operate on an allotment. Sadly, we don't go on it no more, after some guy killed his wife, and buried the parts on it.

And three months ago, some guy was living on the allotment. And got that drunk he fell asleep, knocked over a petrol stove and perished

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

No links to such fictitious stories?? Oh well might as well get back on topic then and talk about fruit and veg and growing them

OMG

http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/944769.0/%C2%A0/

Was quite a while ago though but about 2 miles from Arthur...

Mr K · 10-07-2016, 19:23

Overrun with strawberries at the moment, think I'm beginning to hate them... Can't freeze them and making jam seems a waste of fresh fruit. Pumpkins are just starting to set on nicely too, the combination of warm wet weather is working out very well. Could do with a couple of weeks of sun now.

jodash · 11-07-2016, 08:47

After many years on the waiting list we've recently managed to get half a allotment so just learning the ropes at the moment,just suffered potato blight so lost all of them but
will carry on most people are friendly and the allotment seems to attached himself to the wife

Osem · 11-07-2016, 16:42

Given what I'm reaping from our garden, I'm thinking of diversifying into slug and snail cultivation...

Taf · 11-07-2016, 18:02

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Originally Posted by Osem

Given what I'm reaping from our garden, I'm thinking of diversifying into slug and snail cultivation...

Snails are really bad here, my rhubarb and kiwi look like they are made of lace.

Osem · 11-07-2016, 18:14

Yep, we have an infestation of shiny metallic looking beetles which have done similar to our rosemary bush. Grrrrr....