Help , anybody any idea why my Pak choi got wholes and yellow leaves ? I have got rid of it , will plant some more next month on a difference part of the allottment
Dovefromabove , really pleased with extra bits of broccoli , cut and eaten
I've read conflicting advice on growing potatoes in bags and would really like to know what Monty Don says in his video but, being deaf and there's no subtitles, I'm lost. Would anyone be good enough to let me have a gist of what he says?
Hi Ann, A quick precis of what Monty says in that clip:
Quarter-fill an old compost bag (bin liners usually aren't stong enough) with good quality compost. Roll the sides of the bag down to suit.
Plant 3 seed potatoes (chitted for main crop types but no need to chit early types) and just cover them with enough compost so they are in the dark. 3 is enough and you won't get a larger crop by planting more.
Water them, ensuring there are drainage holes in the bag, poke a knife in a few times to make them.
As the green foliage appears, add more compost to completely bury it and unroll the bag as you go. Keep doing the same every couple of weeks or so until the bag is full. Water them regularly.
After about 90 days they will be ready to harvest.
From me: Main crop types will take a bit longer - about another month.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
Ann12 , you can buy extra thick sacks for growing potatoes in , got mine in a g/c sale
with these sacks same procedure as Bobs comments but can put 5 potatoes in them , I start my off in the green house , then put them outside , my problem I sometimes forget to water them
My victoria plums have got a tiny blob of what looks like glue on them, it falls off if touched, I have looked up all the various pests and problems of plums cannot find anything like this, any ideas, anyones?
I'd advise just putting 3 spuds in an old compost bag but I purchased some cheap and cheerful spud bags from Wilko's several yrs ago, they've lasted well and you can get away with planting 5 spuds in them. Bob does know his stuff though so I'm not sure now whether planting the extra spuds produced a bigger crop.
Spuds also like seaweed, if you can get some drift seaweed from the beach and mix it in with your compost the spuds will romp away.
For those hard of hearing, with Sky, you can opt for subtitles with some programmes. GW has someone signing in the corner, only know this because I watched one episode after down loading it and a person was signing in the corner, the facility may only be available after the programme has been on real time TV first though or on the repeats
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Help , anybody any idea why my Pak choi got wholes and yellow leaves ? I have got rid of it , will plant some more next month on a difference part of the allottment
Dovefromabove , really pleased with extra bits of broccoli , cut and eaten
I've read conflicting advice on growing potatoes in bags and would really like to know what Monty Don says in his video but, being deaf and there's no subtitles, I'm lost. Would anyone be good enough to let me have a gist of what he says?
Hi Ann, this is an old thread. If you don't get an answer you could create a new one with your question.
I haven't got a clue so can't help but someone will know
In the sticks near Peterborough
Hi Ann, A quick precis of what Monty says in that clip:
From me: Main crop types will take a bit longer - about another month.
Ann12 , you can buy extra thick sacks for growing potatoes in , got mine in a g/c sale
with these sacks same procedure as Bobs comments but can put 5 potatoes in them , I start my off in the green house , then put them outside , my problem I sometimes forget to water them
best of luck
My victoria plums have got a tiny blob of what looks like glue on them, it falls off if touched, I have looked up all the various pests and problems of plums cannot find anything like this, any ideas, anyones?
Hello , I to have had this problem at a previous house but can't remember what the problem was
would suggest starting a new thread on furom site
best of luck
Especially like the look of those beetroot
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi, Ann,
I'd advise just putting 3 spuds in an old compost bag but I purchased some cheap and cheerful spud bags from Wilko's several yrs ago, they've lasted well and you can get away with planting 5 spuds in them. Bob does know his stuff though so I'm not sure now whether planting the extra spuds produced a bigger crop.
Spuds also like seaweed, if you can get some drift seaweed from the beach and mix it in with your compost the spuds will romp away.
For those hard of hearing, with Sky, you can opt for subtitles with some programmes. GW has someone signing in the corner, only know this because I watched one episode after down loading it and a person was signing in the corner
, the facility may only be available after the programme has been on real time TV first though or on the repeats 