Black neck 17,151 Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 18 minutes ago, Franks dad said: That’s no way to speak to one’s elders young man Sorry faither Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Franks dad 1,798 Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 1 minute ago, Black neck said: Sorry faither Apology excepted….. if you get me a brew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black neck 17,151 Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 1 minute ago, Franks dad said: Apology excepted….. if you get me a brew Done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Franks dad 1,798 Posted May 19 Report Share Posted May 19 Beans starting to climb amd toms starting to flower , happy days 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aled 566 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Ate the first garden produce yesterday, some Little Gems lettuce! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitre 219 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 At least you can feed the family members or some of your neighbours a few things too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,577 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 Been eating the thinning leaves off the radishes as salad as well 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 15 minutes ago, The one said: Been eating the thinning leaves off the radishes as salad as well Yer, I do the same Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 On 05/02/2013 at 00:05, darbo said: The old saying with mares tails is 1 year seeding 7 years weeding. :whistling:Ive had it on mine for over 20 years never been able to get rid of it. just hoe it off or hand weed when they come through. good luck with the plot. Same with me John, it's on one side of my garden, in the border and under the flags. In 16 years I've never gotten shut, but I can keep it back by pulling it as soon as I see it. On the other side of the garden I have bindweed, which is also a massive pain, but by keeping an eye out daily, that's also under control Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 24,496 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 2 minutes ago, Bosun11 said: Same with me John, it's on one side of my garden, in the border and under the flags. In 16 years I've never gotten shut, but I can keep it back by pulling it as soon as I see it. On the other side of the garden I have bindweed, which is also a massive pain, but by keeping an eye out daily, that's also under control With bind weed I mix weedkiller with some wallpaper paste in a jar. Then use a little modelling paint brush to paint it on so it don't drip off on to other plants. Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 7 minutes ago, Arry said: With bind weed I mix weedkiller with some wallpaper paste in a jar. Then use a little modelling paint brush to paint it on so it don't drip off on to other plants. Cheers Arry Cheers Arry, I'll give that a go. An old boy told me to paint it on years ago, but it was always too liquid and dripped. Wallpaper paste sounds just the ticket. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 My greenhouse Tom's are doing OK so far, though I've had to pinch off some early flowers to gain the hight. Got 8 inside, in buckets, with a couple of cucumbers and chillies. Pots of corriander on the floor, and the buckets contain marigolds and infant basil. The toms in pots i'm holding for a mate who's working away. I've also got another 11 Tom's outside, south-facing. The varieties are, Sungold, Alicante, Rio Grande & Roma Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 24,496 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 10 minutes ago, Bosun11 said: My greenhouse Tom's are doing OK so far, though I've had to pinch off some early flowers to gain the hight. Got 8 inside, in buckets, with a couple of cucumbers and chillies. Pots of corriander on the floor, and the buckets contain marigolds and infant basil. The toms in pots i'm holding for a mate who's working away. I've also got another 11 Tom's outside, south-facing. The varieties are, Sungold, Alicante, Rio Grande & Roma Sungold probably the best tasting small tomato. Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 23 minutes ago, Arry said: Sungold probably the best tasting small tomato. Cheers Arry Agreed, though I planted loads from seed I only got 4 plants. Two inside, two outside. Though I do believe the peat free compost I used played it's part. Tougher varieties like the Roma & Rio Grande were fine, and I had a glut of seedlings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 24,496 Posted May 20 Report Share Posted May 20 7 minutes ago, Bosun11 said: Agreed, though I planted loads from seed I only got 4 plants. Two inside, two outside. Though I do believe the peat free compost I used played it's part. Tougher varieties like the Roma & Rio Grande were fine, and I had a glut of seedlings. I only use Peat if I can get it "Vitax" and use coarse sand on top of seeds I find I get good germination with Tomatos. If you use grit instead of peat on top of lettuce seed you don't seem to lose seedling to damping off. Imo Westlands peat free is shit. Cheers Arry 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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