06-04-2010, 13:29
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Re: Allotments
Last of the potatoes (20 tubers of Maris piper) went in today, followed by a row of carrots and a row of beetroot. Bottom end of that bed also had 4 rows of 8 plants of strawberry popcorn seed. 3 Tay berry went in the fruit plot and two zigzagged rows of 35 (70 in total) peas went in..
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17-04-2010, 19:14
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Re: Allotments
Just done a good few hours up there and then a two mile doggy walk down the hills home.
First early potatoes have all popped up above ground. Broad beans, Shallots, red/white onions, garlic, strawberries, Gooseberries. black & red currants and 2nd lot of raspberries are all doing well. First lot of raspberries that we thought had died (9 canes) at least one now has shoots..
Added today 2 rows of french drawf beans, half a row of leek seeds (will thin out/transplant to a full row) also seeded one row each of mixed radishes, spring onions, lettuces, rocket and perpetual spinach in the salad bed. Rest of that bed will be the squash/pumpkin bed.
In the last week sown inside sweetcorn and a load more sweet dumpling squash seeds.. also some ROMA tomato seeds..
Along the southern edge we've done a strip of flower seed to act as a pollinator attractor.
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29-05-2010, 12:35
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Re: Allotments
Lost all my squash/pumpkins bar one.. It was that last freak frost a week or two ago that did them in...
Replaced them with aubergines and celery in the bed. Also planted out the Gherkins on the vine run we have along with the Kiwi. More radish and spring onion seeds have also been planted as well as Sweetcorn transplanted outside.
First crops of Strawberries, Radishes and Broad Beans all really tasty
First early potatoes are not far from being ready (well the new rocket are the Pentland Javelins we'll leave in a bit longer.
Stuff to do in the next week: Plant more peas, carrot, beetroot, dwarf beans. Cranberry and Blueberry needs putting outside as well. Tomatoes I'll probably leave for a few more weeks before I put them on the vine run
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29-05-2010, 15:56
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Re: Allotments
All those lovely veg. I'm drooling just thinking about them. I think I may just have to tip out one of my buckets of early potatoes to see if I can get a meal from them tomorrow.
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14-06-2010, 10:11
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Re: Allotments
Rocket first early potatoes are ready now. Amazing as the ten plants we got were from a cheap bag of Wilkinson (all the rest were thompson and morgan) seed potatoes and was £1, all ten grew and we just pulled up 4 plants yesterday (one went to the person with the house next to the allotment as she keeps an eye on things) but the other three plants gave use about 3 bags of new potatoes (currently £1.50 a bag in sainsburies!!!). The pentland javelin still need a few weeks but should be some nice large spuds (although boilers the taste is great for roasting!! ), Jersey royals and Maris piper are still about 1 and 2 months away
Strawberries are still going strong and gorgeous to pick and then sit on the grass patch we planted enjoying fresh strawberries and a bottle of beer.
Lettuces, Perpetual Spinach and Rocket are also ready so grab a few plants each of them before we walked back the 2-3 miles home across the hills..
Allotment's gonna look weird in a few months as partner has seeded 20+ sunflowers and transplanted them a randon places throughout the allotment to attract some pollinators
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26-06-2010, 19:43
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Re: Allotments
Oh gawd what heat, great for the allotment though
Rocket has flowered so now useless but we got through half of it, so all pulled and more lettuce (another variety) planted instead. Radishes as large enough to pick and also Jersey royals are ready so grabbed a few of the old lettuces, some beetroot, jersey royals and radishes for the making of a great salad
Sweetcorn, carrots, beetroot, swede, parsnips, onions, beans, peas and celery are going great. Strawberries are providing a punnet every 3-4 days, enough to feel 3 as a desert Rhubards nearly ready so will add to the desert list.
Have now doubled the tomato plants with a good 15+ each of Gardeners delight and Roma plum
Had some great days up there doing some needed work, then relaxing on the grassed area whilst drinking a beer with some fresh fruit & salad. Then the 2 mile walk bback down the hill with the dogs via the local springs
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26-06-2010, 20:54
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My sister has 2 allotments, one she rents, but she cannot get rid of the vine weed, it seems for everyone she removes 10 turn up.
So we have turned over a patch in our garden to grow veg, its seems to rise daily with the sun we are getting. I hope we don't get a hosepipe ban as it will take ages to water it
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26-06-2010, 21:12
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Re: Allotments
Only way to get rid of the vine weed is to dig the whole thing up and remove every thick root you find. We had a load on ours and still get some but very little now
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19-07-2010, 12:04
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Re: Allotments
We have a tree that we keep indoors but somehow it has greenfly and I was just wondering if anyone have any advice on how to kill them?
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19-07-2010, 12:15
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Re: Allotments
A good product is BUG CLEAR for fruit and veg
We use it indoor and on my herbs as it's a natural oil based contact pesticide (the oil stops them from breathing so kills the insects)
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19-07-2010, 18:20
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Thank you I will goto B&Q and pick some up.....btw will that be ok to use on any tree as I think we have a maple tree
I grew some peppers and they have came out lovely and I was wondering what I need to do with the seeds from inside the pepper in order to grow them next year?
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19-07-2010, 18:25
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Re: Allotments
I just scrape out the pepper seeds and dry them between paper towel then leave in the draw until next year, worked well with Pepper (bell and jalapeno chilli) and also Squash seeds.
The BUG CLEAR does say some plants may be sensitive to the oils but all you can do is try it..
You can get a BUG CLEAR ULTRA that's designed for non-eating stuff as well but we tend to use the fruit/veg one on everything as we have the dogs around who like to snaffle my herbs when I'm not looking!!!
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08-08-2010, 15:19
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Re: Allotments
Pumpkin soup & Pie for the next week I think!!!
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08-08-2010, 17:24
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Re: Allotments
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Originally Posted by Kymmy
Pumpkin soup & Pie for the next week I think!!!
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01-09-2010, 16:24
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Re: Allotments
Help, snowed under with gherkins and cherry tomatoes!!!!!!
Looks like I'm gonna be doing some nice tomato chutney two batches probably, one chilli the other with bramley apples
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