Must get new greenhouse cover - blown off again! Japanese onions doing really well in cucumber frame. Broad Beans chirping up now that I have tucked dead leaves and compost around them up to the 3rd leaves (so about 23 centimetres tall now) Brussel sprouts asked me not to pull them up as they will have brussels on their stems soon!! About the size of peas at the moment!! -Warmer today but chilly wind . Cannot get onto veg patch even if I wanted to just too soggy. Luckily alot of it still planted up with Winter Salads/Celery & Beetroot and seems happy. Fig lost its fleece whilst I was away last week, but no harm done. Fleece now perched on top of poplar tree about 30ft up - I'm not going up there!
Hi - yes I always tuck up the Broad Beans, otherwise they get 'wind rock' I find that the cushioning of the dry dead leaves and then the compost works well, whereas if you compost then add the leaves, stem rot can happen. - I also give them a good talking too, threatening terrible things if they try and die (Don't let them know that I am going to eat them anyway!) - Just in passing, does anyone have some trade secrets about sowing peas without losing most of them so early in the year - Even without the dreaded voles - I just don't get a decent number sprouting. Boots the Bengal already bringing in mice (1 for him and 1 for his pal - sometimes both in his mouth at the same time! - I just wish that he woud remember to kill them first, fed up with hearing scampering under the bed and finding severed heads in the morning!)
Very interesting, VERY complicated. Have Douce Provence peas, in veggi plot can be sowed most of the year. Put a cloche over them. Do the old one for the mouse one for the crow, one to rot one to grow, they all appear to have come up this time, 4 inches deep, too deep for Ms mousey! Last spring, sowed them in the greenhouse, saw little dimples in the pots (no seeds) them saw the mouse, I put a plastic propogater lid over, and she (he?) couldnt get in there. The only moon gardening I had heard of before, was by the phases, ie, new, full etc.
Hello , Peas , I planted some last year under a clouche
Also put peas in guttering in Greenhouse , then when grown to a reasonable size transfers to allotment
One year did extra guttering but put underneath the temportary racking I put up and was to shaded , so really poor germination compared to guttering in direct sun light
Pleased to say never had problems with mice in greenhouse , niegbour simply puts mouse traps down but it is not the tidyist / cleanest g/h !
Have read about soaking peas in various stuff but can't remember what !
Bought white onion sets 'Silver Moon' yesterday which I use for 'Spring Onions' - Gales made sure I could not get near plot, so will have to wait for next planting date. Boots the Bengal blown out of greenhouse when cover came off again - One very angry cat!!! - Yes Douce Provence did take well last year - but I waited until Easter to sow them. Not at all happy about red lead -don't want to poison anyone!
biofreak from what you said on "hello Forkers" you DONT want to upset Boots the Bengal! Verdun the cloche is for the weather darling not to stop the mouse!!!
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Must get new greenhouse cover - blown off again! Japanese onions doing really well in cucumber frame. Broad Beans chirping up now that I have tucked dead leaves and compost around them up to the 3rd leaves (so about 23 centimetres tall now) Brussel sprouts asked me not to pull them up as they will have brussels on their stems soon!! About the size of peas at the moment!! -Warmer today but chilly wind . Cannot get onto veg patch even if I wanted to just too soggy. Luckily alot of it still planted up with Winter Salads/Celery & Beetroot and seems happy. Fig lost its fleece whilst I was away last week, but no harm done. Fleece now perched on top of poplar tree about 30ft up - I'm not going up there!
Hello , Biofreak , intreged about Broad Beans , have you done that before ?
I would be worried that they would rot !
Went to plot to day , took some wood up for another new gate
the wind we have has dried the soil reasonably well , hoping to go there Sunday with O/H to mend fencing unfortunately
Really need to do so tidying up but a bit busy at home
Hi - yes I always tuck up the Broad Beans, otherwise they get 'wind rock' I find that the cushioning of the dry dead leaves and then the compost works well, whereas if you compost then add the leaves, stem rot can happen. - I also give them a good talking too, threatening terrible things if they try and die (Don't let them know that I am going to eat them anyway!) - Just in passing, does anyone have some trade secrets about sowing peas without losing most of them so early in the year - Even without the dreaded voles - I just don't get a decent number sprouting. Boots the Bengal already bringing in mice (1 for him and 1 for his pal - sometimes both in his mouth at the same time! - I just wish that he woud remember to kill them first, fed up with hearing scampering under the bed and finding severed heads in the morning!)
I saw a biodynamic gardener on TV once who soaked her peas in paraffin before sowing them. The smell puts off the rodents.
I do my peas and beans in toilet rolls up on a shelf where the peskies can't get to them since I lost the lot in a cold frame some years ago.
Both ideas brilliant - Thank you. Will give it a go on Pea and Bean Day!
Very interesting, VERY complicated. Have Douce Provence peas, in veggi plot can be sowed most of the year. Put a cloche over them. Do the old one for the mouse one for the crow, one to rot one to grow, they all appear to have come up this time, 4 inches deep, too deep for Ms mousey! Last spring, sowed them in the greenhouse, saw little dimples in the pots (no seeds) them saw the mouse, I put a plastic propogater lid over, and she (he?) couldnt get in there. The only moon gardening I had heard of before, was by the phases, ie, new, full etc.
Hello , Peas , I planted some last year under a clouche
Also put peas in guttering in Greenhouse , then when grown to a reasonable size transfers to allotment
One year did extra guttering but put underneath the temportary racking I put up and was to shaded , so really poor germination compared to guttering in direct sun light
Pleased to say never had problems with mice in greenhouse , niegbour simply puts mouse traps down but it is not the tidyist / cleanest g/h !
Have read about soaking peas in various stuff but can't remember what !
Sounds like Bengal needs to work harder !
Best of luck
Bought white onion sets 'Silver Moon' yesterday which I use for 'Spring Onions' - Gales made sure I could not get near plot, so will have to wait for next planting date. Boots the Bengal blown out of greenhouse when cover came off again - One very angry cat!!! - Yes Douce Provence did take well last year - but I waited until Easter to sow them. Not at all happy about red lead -don't want to poison anyone!
biofreak from what you said on "hello Forkers" you DONT want to upset Boots the Bengal! Verdun the cloche is for the weather darling not to stop the mouse!!!