Chicken_man 1,651 Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Hi, Got 8 rows of tatties in, spinach, carrots, swede and leeks. Strawberries coming along and blackcurrant. I'm really looking forward to new tatties and butter :-) Atb 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,147 Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Planted some spinach, spring onions, iceberg, radish, little gem and rocket in the poly you can literally watch it grow bloody pristine setup that going well better than my slap dash efforts. Only tonight I raised the netting on a row of peas and as I took the last bit off the whole row fell over like a set of dominos. I had some how forgot to support them and didn't realise it was the netting holding them up Managed to cobble them back upright Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,254 Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 If it works this is the planter in back garden http://s1368.photobucket.com/user/Leggy74/media/image.jpg5_zpsc0umypst.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,147 Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 If it works this is the planter in back garden http://s1368.photobucket.com/user/Leggy74/media/image.jpg5_zpsc0umypst.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2 planter looks to be doing well. Handy for lettuce too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,080 Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 Know what. Never been so pleased when I went down there after 5 days. It looks amazing and everything as should be. Dug new tats for Sunday dinner with new carrots and broad beans. Lettuce for next door neighbour. Makes it an absolute pleasure to have an allotment. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,147 Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 sowed a row of parsley and swede today found out what the tree at the end of my plot is seems to be a plum apparently a lot of dead branches on it though so not happy about some thing. I have neglected it mind as I thought it was ornamental so I will weed it and give some manure maybe put in some more peas and dwarf beans started on the kestrel now so some cracking chips for tea these gave up the ghost so yanked them out today then saw why poxy club root the bane of my life tart or jam undecided superb lettuce this year they all come at once though I have planted more at different times peas going great 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,080 Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 hope you burned the club root Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,147 Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 hope you burned the club root black bagged it for the refuse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,147 Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 I tried washing liquid for it but the plants didn't do well and only a couple survived though that could have been any thing. I did stick loads of lime around them last year that helped a bit but still hit and miss. I hear some folks use mole hill soil and basically plant in that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,147 Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 good read for my issue here http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable/grow-brassica-clubroot.php I may whack that load of manure on let it rot for few months then lime Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,406 Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 I've filled all my tubs and bags with Appachee second early potatoes they have been all earthed up and the shawls are at least three foot clear of the tubs , I'm hoping there's a good few potatoes there and there no all shawls but the flowers are just coming so I suppose in about a fortnight I will find out LOL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,254 Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 If it works this is the planter in back gardenhttp://s1368.photobucket.com/user/Leggy74/media/image.jpg5_zpsc0umypst.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2planter looks to be doing well. Handy for lettuce too Yeah it's kinda shot up ,and starting to go over,we had some in a salad,and homemade coleslaw,when we had pulled pork rolls other day. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,080 Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Good man. It's a bit like Islam. Spreads like fcuk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,080 Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Terry. Keep the plot weed free. Are they having a giraffe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,147 Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 I will be trying the rhubarb stem in the hole trick as well its quite fun finding ways around these problems. I see there are a few varieties of club root resistant seeds so I will try them next year too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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