Hi,I have had the same problem my caulies were very small i had asked an oldtimer and sujested that i should plant them in april I planted mine in early june ,it has been very wet on the n/e of Ireland rainfall 50% above normal.My first attempt of growing parsnips failed the second lot i sowed in May and I am still harvesting them and they taste devine.other than some failers in peas and celery it was a very good year.
Hi everyone, We moved from south west wales ( been there over 20yrs and had a sheltered veggie garden on sandy soil) back home to northernmost Cumbria. Struggling with a garden on clay which resembles a pond most of the time. My husband built several raised beds to lift the growing surface 6" & 12" off the origional soil level but I am still finding that even the top of this soil is very wet. I struggled last year with all but broad beans and sweet peas; any suggestions about how to get the topsoil dryer and warm enough to plant my seeds this spring. I have got my garlic in pots in a cold frame. No greenhouse as too windy. Cheers
I would very much appreciate any advice on varieties of sprouts. I am keen to grow ones that produce small or medium tight sprouts. Does anyone remember Peer Gynt?It was an F1 Hybrid, but sadly no longer available. It was a superb variety.
I've had allotments for over 30 years now and they were all overgrown with couch and other grasses. This tip is no use to the organic growers amongst us but Round Up used in April is magic. It acts best when the grass is growing strongly and it will go right down and kill those annoying creeping roots. It only works on the green growth and doesn't harm brown stems. Even if you only use it the once it is a good start. Tough perennial weeds like docks and Dandelion tend to need more than one dose. I have seen new gardeners especially, spend many hours painstakingly digging it out, then the tiny bits of root left behind find thier way up again. Bindweed is another shocker and that responds to a few doses. Good luck Reg. It can only get better..
Hi guys im new on here and at gardaning,i just paid for a years worth of magazines i was given a knee high raised bed by are housing people through a grow your own sceam i have ptsd and a head injury from being in the militry im amazed how reading all your reports and qustions has brought me out of my shell as did the garden in the back the top i landscaped around the bedmade a rocary pots tools all sorced from the tip now the front has been done im shaterd but love it. I have two qustions i have loads of big tomatoes green been this way for three weeks any idears also the yous of lime to sort out the terible sticky dirt in the boarders any help would be fab, im also sorry if i afend any one with my spelling and grammer im lucky i can even with spell check lol. digger x
Hi everyone, I am quite new to allotments and am having a problem with my spuds, , last year my main crop was a couple of rows of pink fir apple and a couple of rows of maris piper, this year I decide to plant all Rooster variety, although I have a good crop we have a problem. although the potatoes look good they don't seem to cook well, in less than five minutes on the hob the skins split and within minutes they turn to mush, can anyone point me in the right direction to what I am doing wrong or a solution to this problem Thanks
They say that it's something to do with hot weather and relatively low amounts of rainfall or watering causing changes in the cell structure of the tubers. Some varieties are worse than others.
Suppose you could steam them rather than boil them.
Thought I would say "hello". I have four allotments and I am passionate about growing vegetables and helping to show people how to also 'grow their own'
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Hi,I have had the same problem my caulies were very small i had asked an oldtimer and sujested that i should plant them in april I planted mine in early june ,it has been very wet on the n/e of Ireland rainfall 50% above normal.My first attempt of growing parsnips failed the second lot i sowed in May and I am still harvesting them and they taste devine.other than some failers in peas and celery it was a very good year.
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Hi everyone, We moved from south west wales ( been there over 20yrs and had a sheltered veggie garden on sandy soil) back home to northernmost Cumbria. Struggling with a garden on clay which resembles a pond most of the time. My husband built several raised beds to lift the growing surface 6" & 12" off the origional soil level but I am still finding that even the top of this soil is very wet. I struggled last year with all but broad beans and sweet peas; any suggestions about how to get the topsoil dryer and warm enough to plant my seeds this spring. I have got my garlic in pots in a cold frame. No greenhouse as too windy. Cheers
I would very much appreciate any advice on varieties of sprouts. I am keen to grow ones that produce small or medium tight sprouts. Does anyone remember Peer Gynt?It was an F1 Hybrid, but sadly no longer available. It was a superb variety.
I've had allotments for over 30 years now and they were all overgrown with couch and other grasses. This tip is no use to the organic growers amongst us but Round Up used in April is magic. It acts best when the grass is growing strongly and it will go right down and kill those annoying creeping roots. It only works on the green growth and doesn't harm brown stems. Even if you only use it the once it is a good start. Tough perennial weeds like docks and Dandelion tend to need more than one dose. I have seen new gardeners especially, spend many hours painstakingly digging it out, then the tiny bits of root left behind find thier way up again. Bindweed is another shocker and that responds to a few doses. Good luck Reg. It can only get better..
Hi guys im new on here and at gardaning,i just paid for a years worth of magazines i was given a knee high raised bed by are housing people through a grow your own sceam i have ptsd and a head injury from being in the militry im amazed how reading all your reports and qustions has brought me out of my shell as did the garden in the back the top i landscaped around the bedmade a rocary pots tools all sorced from the tip now the front has been done im shaterd but love it. I have two qustions i have loads of big tomatoes green been this way for three weeks any idears also the yous of lime to sort out the terible sticky dirt in the boarders any help would be fab, im also sorry if i afend any one with my spelling and grammer im lucky i can even with spell check lol. digger x
Hi everyone, I am quite new to allotments and am having a problem with my spuds, , last year my main crop was a couple of rows of pink fir apple and a couple of rows of maris piper, this year I decide to plant all Rooster variety, although I have a good crop we have a problem. although the potatoes look good they don't seem to cook well, in less than five minutes on the hob the skins split and within minutes they turn to mush, can anyone point me in the right direction to what I am doing wrong or a solution to this problem Thanks
They say that it's something to do with hot weather and relatively low amounts of rainfall or watering causing changes in the cell structure of the tubers. Some varieties are worse than others.
Suppose you could steam them rather than boil them.
Roll them in sunflower oil and roast in the oven.
Thanks for the info and tips. it has been a very hot summer this year and perhaps I neede to be a little more liberal with my watering.
Thought I would say "hello". I have four allotments and I am passionate about growing vegetables and helping to show people how to also 'grow their own'