vfr400boy 3,111 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 Bloody hens got out yesterday am gutted Cabbage gone beans gone comfery gone sprouts gone pumpkins gone sweet corn gone at least eggs will be nice i guess 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hambone 948 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 On 05/06/2020 at 08:57, Arry said: Green House is doing well Mini Cucumbers cropping well. Waiting for the Tomatoes to turn. This variety is Shirley. This one Sun Gold and will be the first to turn. The last 6 or 7 Little Gems of the first crop. Cheers Arry Are the pots that the tomatoes are in full size or have you cut the bottoms off to allow the roots into the bed? Tia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,481 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 4 hours ago, hambone said: Are the pots that the tomatoes are in full size or have you cut the bottoms off to allow the roots into the bed? Tia. They are those plastic pots you have flowers in normally, I put extra holes in them but the bottom are still in mate. I put about 4 inches of compost in the bottom and transplant Tomatoes in them and as they grow up add soil as they get bigger till the pot is full, removing any leaf as needed. Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hambone 948 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Arry said: They are those plastic pots you have flowers in normally, I put extra holes in them but the bottom are still in mate. I put about 4 inches of compost in the bottom and transplant Tomatoes in them and as they grow up add soil as they get bigger till the pot is full, removing any leaf as needed. Cheers Arry Thanks for the reply, asking because I was told about cutting the bottoms off pots and putting them in grow bags. This year I have moved the glasshouse and put them in raised beds 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 Some fantastic stuff going on here. Will get some pics up of my gurilla garden, its flying! Question for those that know. I love my chilli's and earlier this year splashed out on some seeds of chocolate habanero's, scotch bonnet, ghost and standard birds eye. During lockdown i could only get my hands on MiracleGrow compost bags and the fecking lot have failed... So, could i get some more seeds and get results this season, given that its around six weeks germination..?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,481 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Bosun11 said: Some fantastic stuff going on here. Will get some pics up of my gurilla garden, its flying! Question for those that know. I love my chilli's and earlier this year splashed out on some seeds of chocolate habanero's, scotch bonnet, ghost and standard birds eye. During lockdown i could only get my hands on MiracleGrow compost bags and the fecking lot have failed... So, could i get some more seeds and get results this season, given that its around six weeks germination..?? Green Lurchers is your man for Chilli's he is well into all different types. But no harm in trying IMO. Cheers Arry Edited June 7, 2020 by Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,481 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 42 minutes ago, hambone said: Thanks for the reply, asking because I was told about cutting the bottoms off pots and putting them in grow bags. This year I have moved the glasshouse and put them in raised beds Looking nice mate like the companion planting to keep white fly away. By sinking the pots into the ground gives you a bit more height, just my way of thinking. Another thing I do is take all leafs off that are below the first truss for more air circulation. In fact this year I think I have taken every leaf off below the second truss as for some reason I seem to have a lot of foliage this year, but not all at once say one off every second day. Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hambone 948 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 21 minutes ago, Arry said: Looking nice mate like the companion planting to keep white fly away. By sinking the pots into the ground gives you a bit more height, just my way of thinking. Another thing I do is take all leafs off that are below the first truss for more air circulation. In fact this year I think I have taken every leaf off below the second truss as for some reason I seem to have a lot of foliage this year, but not all at once say one off every second day. Cheers Arry I have done what you did as in planting them low in the pots then earthing up and removing lower leaves. The mass of growth under the furthest pots is rocket I planted in the bed. Grew like triffid. Lol. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 Just ran out and snapped my veg... Spuds are flying now, dispite frost damage a couple of weeks back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
green lurchers 16,365 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Bosun11 said: Some fantastic stuff going on here. Will get some pics up of my gurilla garden, its flying! Question for those that know. I love my chilli's and earlier this year splashed out on some seeds of chocolate habanero's, scotch bonnet, ghost and standard birds eye. During lockdown i could only get my hands on MiracleGrow compost bags and the fecking lot have failed... So, could i get some more seeds and get results this season, given that its around six weeks germination..?? Too late in the season to get seeds going now , it was prob a combination of too much sun and whitefly that ruined your young plants. Best chance you got now is to get some bigger plants from a decent garden Center to get any chance of a crop , I only put my chilli plants out last wk had them indoors for 3 months now but let them for this spell of cooler weather 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 Broad beans are doing well, on what once was the old fence. Did have a line of peas just after them to grow with but the pheasants seen all but two off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 1 minute ago, green lurchers said: Too late in the season to get seeds going now , it was prob a combination of too much sun and whitefly that ruined your young plants. Best chance you got now is to get some bigger plants from a decent garden Center to get any chance of a crop , I only put my chilli plants out last wk had them indoors for 3 months now but let them for this spell of cooler weather Cheers GL, yours look great. I'm fecking gutted about mine... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 My 20 quid 'greenhouse' from Home an Bargain (you all know it as Home Bargains) Like i said, my 'exotic' chilli's bombed but plenty of other stuff in there i'm happy with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
green lurchers 16,365 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 Just now, Bosun11 said: Cheers GL, yours look great. I'm fecking gutted about mine... It’s a situation we all learn from with the hotter variety’s. They don’t like too much sun on the young leaves the get sunburn and turn silver they dont recover. And the small new leaves are less likely to get on with intense sun then the whitefly eat the youngest leaves and then it’s all fkd up I’ve been there and learnt I only let mine have morning sun the best crops I’ve had have been under a Gazeebo with reduced sunlight once they established things work out I know lots of chilli folk who put there plants out too early and got sunburn and whitefly then green fly. I check mine 3 times a day for bugs 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
green lurchers 16,365 Posted June 7, 2020 Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Bosun11 said: My 20 quid 'greenhouse' from Home an Bargain (you all know it as Home Bargains) Like i said, my 'exotic' chilli's bombed but plenty of other stuff in there i'm happy with. I use pretty much the same type tent but sometimes it can magnify the pests have to keep check the exotics ain’t straightforward like a jalapeño Edited June 7, 2020 by green lurchers 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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