darbo 4,774 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 A few more bits today. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,036 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I think you got the carrot fly looking at pic. What a lovely looking bunch of veg. Fair play. Any big onions? Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I think you got the carrot fly looking at pic. What a lovely looking bunch of veg. Fair play. Any big onions? Jok. Onions just average this year jok i will put a pic up when i lift them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Aiken 253 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Overrun with Courgettes. Planted 10 plants and must have at least 10 courgettes per plant with more coming! Tons of Raspberries and just picked the first Runner Beans. Potatoes are doing well. Damson Plums, Apples and Pears coming along nicely. Pity all the Cherries have been eaten! ;-) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,044 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Certainly plenty to harvest at the moment. Good to see every one going well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,190 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Went down mine as hadn't been there for a week,my toms plants had withered and gone black, so pulled them up, weeded half the plot, pulled about 4 plastic trugs worth of bind weed off the fence between mine an next doors plot. Anyone ever get disheartened ? I just not got the enthusiasm for it, I don't know if it's because the lack of time for it or as stuffs failed ,hopefully can get past it and try again next year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Tremendous looking veg gentlemen ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,044 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Went down mine as hadn't been there for a week,my toms plants had withered and gone black, so pulled them up, weeded half the plot, pulled about 4 plastic trugs worth of bind weed off the fence between mine an next doors plot. Anyone ever get disheartened ? I just not got the enthusiasm for it, I don't know if it's because the lack of time for it or as stuffs failed ,hopefully can get past it and try again next year. when you start falling behind it can seem a bit much so its important to keep nibbling at it and keep on top I find. I do struggle with time my self since getting the dog. I cycle to work so an hour and a half then I have the dog to exercise morning and night so that another hour to hour and half maybe more ontop of the working day so when I throw a visit to the plot every other day its busy busy lol. But I try and do the bulk of it at the weekends then just harvest and a bit of weeding during week days 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,774 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Went down mine as hadn't been there for a week,my toms plants had withered and gone black, so pulled them up, weeded half the plot, pulled about 4 plastic trugs worth of bind weed off the fence between mine an next doors plot. Anyone ever get disheartened ? I just not got the enthusiasm for it, I don't know if it's because the lack of time for it or as stuffs failed ,hopefully can get past it and try again next year. when you start falling behind it can seem a bit much so its important to keep nibbling at it and keep on top I find. I do struggle with time my self since getting the dog. I cycle to work so an hour and a half then I have the dog to exercise morning and night so that another hour to hour and half maybe more ontop of the working day so when I throw a visit to the plot every other day its busy busy lol. But I try and do the bulk of it at the weekends then just harvest and a bit of weeding during week days ive always been very lucky in the respect that the old man has a hr or 2 every day on the plot without him i would find it very hard with work the dog family life etc and i try to put in as much time as possible.i agree terry nibble away let the weeding etc get out of control and its starts to become a chore at times. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,036 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 That's th e secret. Control. I have an allotment neighbour who downsized from a full to a quarter plot. She thought that things would be a lot easier. How wrong can people be. The weeds grow at the same rate and need the same treatment all the time. Anyway, I think I'm taking it over to create a propagation unit for all the allotment holders. Kind of like a mini nursery. Choose the seed and variety and I'll grow them. We'll have to see how it goes.jok. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,190 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Yeah the weeds are there but not tall ,apart from the bindweed , I weeded half the plot in just over an hour, an the sweat was pouring off me,maybe when it's cooler it won't be so bad. The spuds look ready so will get them up . The runners are doing well though. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greenshank1 406 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Lifted first drill of tatties this morning. Looking like it's going to be a good crop. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,036 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Made my first batch of horseradish sauce. No tears thankfully, slightly different from normal as in, added some garlic cloves, lemon juice, white wine vinegar and English mustard powder. Tastes lovely and lost the bite. Jok. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,044 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Bit of harvesting today pulled the onions up they have gone over for a couple of weeks. My mate said he would leave them there to die right off but I was worried they might start rotting as they were in a shaded spot. Some thing else to consider next year got them in the back yard at moment. Will have to google what next lol. Got some net bags coming off ebay for starters 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) Bit of harvesting today pulled the onions up they have gone over for a couple of weeks. My mate said he would leave them there to die right off but I was worried they might start rotting as they were in a shaded spot. Some thing else to consider next year got them in the back yard at moment. Will have to google what next lol. Got some net bags coming off ebay for starters Terry, first thing you do is sort through them and pull out any with thick necks and use them first as they will not keep even when dried. I used to use a sheet of polycarbonate over mine put the onions on a pallet or anything that will get them off the ground and let air circulate around them, then cover them so that the light can get at them. As said I used the poly sheets that they use for conservatories roof for mine, but plastic sheeting will do just to keep the rain off them as long as there is room for air to circulate around the onions. TC Edited August 6, 2016 by Tiercel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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