@barry island I agreed with GWRS every year is different. If you want to try these things again then maybe try different cultivars. Also brassicas like good firm ground that is neutral to slightly alkaline, but my two top tips for them are SEAWEED, granular and liquid if you can't get the raw stuff, and ROCK DUST or REMIN both crushed volcanic rock adds minerals helps in all sorts of ways. I agree about onions though, only because our plots are infested with white rot which ruins the crop. If you are not bothered by growing such things then no matter, as you say you have plenty of other crops
I grew sprouts mainly for Christmas day and a few Sunday lunches either side of Christmas so came to the conclusion after they didn't produce last year not to bother again, cabbages grow ok in summer but we don't eat much cabbage in summer so the winter variety are the ones that I really want however when you consider slugs, aphids, cabbage whites, pigeons, hot dry weather e.t.c. they seem like too much bother, I grew parsnips for winter use after the first frost they say don't they but by then they are so big and woody as to be no good, maybe I should have spent more time watering them but for a crop with a long growing season the soil conditions change so much over a six month period. Strangely enough my sweetcorn was fantastic this year but I did water it religiously in the drought, the variety named "Amaize" I've never tasted corn so sweet.
Well this year has been an unusual one to say the least, growing wise. Bumper crops of tomatoes, cucumbers, spring onions, beetroot and carrots. Strawberries did ok, and after the raspberries looked to be failing in the heat a reasonable crop, and still picking. The failure was the french beans nothing from them. As its near the end of September this in the greenhouse is unheard-of. No tomato blight, no powdery mildew ( which I'm more likely to get of the two) and this is after filling three quarters of the green bin with leaves. I'm planning another round of leaf removal and hoping for late sunshine 🤞☀️
Went to allotment this morning after Holiday Well where do I start , no sprouts this year , which I suspected Picked a nice cabbage but cauliflower gone over Trimmed 4 lavender bushes Picked a few red tomatoes , lots of green ones , looks like o/h might be making green tomato chutney next week Lots to do before winter comes Parsnips , leeks & celeriac looking good
Hello , went to allotment this afternoon , pulled up all the tomatoes and took 3 tubs of green tomatoes home , given 1 to a nierboour , o/h to make green tomato chutney tomorrow
I love green tomato chutney and have lots of green tomatoes so will be making some next week. The council allotment officer was obliged to issue an email last week saying that he knew nothing of a rumour going around regarding our allotment site being up for sale, I'm sure that he's sincere as I don't think that after ten years on my plot that I want to have to start again. Heard a funny play on BBC Radio4x "Losing the plot" about an allotment site, the new member slabbed his plot over and was happy watching his neighbours garden, nice idea!
Plot a bit neglected this month , long weekends away & lots of visitors , in-fact away again this weekend Went up this morning , picked some runner beans and put stems in compost bin Picked a cabbage that was splitting and some carrots 🥕
Had previously picked loads of Quince to give away O/H not had time to do anything with them Everything is so wet
Only been to plots a couple of times recently. I had a fall and damaged my left leg quite badly not broken, but bad enough. I had been starting to clear up, but all on hold at the moment. My OH, has had to drive me, all we have done is gather in some of the things that are still producing. At least she has been able to gather lots of Dahlias and Chrysanthemums. We currently have 6 vases of flowers in the lounge.
It's bad when injury/ illness puts things on hold isn't it @Allotment Boy I was told after my op I would be back to normal, but bending is still a problem, so weeding is not happening. Good job the hubby was there to help with the veg/fruit this year, or it would have gone to waste. Hope you recover soon. P.S. picked 60 Chocolata cherry toms from the greenhouse yesterday, don't know how they keep going with the temps and rain we have had.
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If you are not bothered by growing such things then no matter, as you say you have plenty of other crops
Bumper crops of tomatoes, cucumbers, spring onions, beetroot and carrots.
Strawberries did ok, and after the raspberries looked to be failing in the heat a reasonable crop, and still picking.
The failure was the french beans nothing from them.
As its near the end of September this in the greenhouse is unheard-of.
No tomato blight, no powdery mildew ( which I'm more likely to get of the two) and this is after filling three quarters of the green bin with leaves. I'm planning another round of leaf removal and hoping for late sunshine 🤞☀️
Well where do I start , no sprouts this year , which I suspected
Picked a nice cabbage but cauliflower gone over
Trimmed 4 lavender bushes
Picked a few red tomatoes , lots of green ones , looks like o/h might be making green tomato chutney next week
Lots to do before winter comes
Parsnips , leeks & celeriac looking good
Went up this morning , picked some runner beans and put stems in compost bin
Picked a cabbage that was splitting and some carrots 🥕
Everything is so wet
I was told after my op I would be back to normal, but bending is still a problem, so weeding is not happening. Good job the hubby was there to help with the veg/fruit this year, or it would have gone to waste. Hope you recover soon.
P.S. picked 60 Chocolata cherry toms from the greenhouse yesterday, don't know how they keep going with the temps and rain we have had.