harrycatcat 31 Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 nope! grown in sunny wiltshire! they weighed 22lb each and made the local paper! won first prize in several shows! Gosh Fishfish what did you feed em on ? mackerel milt ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owdnorthener 13 Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 Good thread lads, at just the right time. I've just made 4 raised beds for the missus, 12 ft long, 4 ft wide, 12 inches deep, and I've just filled each one 6 inches with muck, I had to barrow it all in, feckin knackered and now I learn carrots don't like muck Looks like tomorrow I'll have to empty one end of a bed. Keep the tips coming. looks like youv got the right size of beds, good on you. Try alternate rows of carrots and onions, carrot fly is kept away by smell of onions. Make sure the ground is stone free or youl have some odd shaped carrots. Spuds in a barrel, use " Mimi" a new type of new potato made for this type of growing. good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest buster321c Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 Never been one for gardening , but my 11 yr old daughter has said she would like an allotment and grow some veg !!!!!!!! so im gonna buy some seeds and see what happens , going to start with them in pots first Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knifebar 0 Posted March 2, 2008 Report Share Posted March 2, 2008 If your gonna grow spuds plant QUEENS, they are early spuds with nice flavour. And in Late march plant a few Kerr's Pinks, excellant spuds brilliant when boiled. Now spuds are very prone to blight and need to be sprayed with a copper based spray every 10 days depending on weather. Blight can be found on the end of leaves going yellow, where it continues to spread to the stems, then down the stem and into the spud. Causing the plant to go black and the spud to rot. If there is a tinge of yellow on the leaf, this can't be cured but by spraying it can stop the spread. However some people spray spuds with a hardener spay mid year but i think this affects the quality of the spud. You must watch spuds very carefully if you have any quantity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
proper job 1 Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 The lady of the house has bought "Home Guard", for first earlies, but I will look out for the ones you have mentioned. I spent the morning barrowing in 4 tons of topsoil, will take some photos tomorrow, we intend to net to keep out carrot fly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogs-n-natives 1,181 Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Ive just started in my garden. Early potatoes, peas, and onions(sets). Im on an exposed site now so Im not sure if they'll do much yet, we had snow two days ago! Ive got my fingers crossed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
proper job 1 Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Some photos of me raised beds, if your wondering why they are not all in a straight line, it's because "her majesty" changed her mind where she wanted them after I'd built the first one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fishfish 17 Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 very nice raised beds there mate,to save disapointment follow a four crop rotation. ................................YEAR 1 ..................YEAR2...................YEAR3.............................. YEAR4. PLOT 1 ......................ALIUMS..................LAGUMES.............BRASSICAS..... ........ROOTS. PLOT2 .......................LAGUMES.............. BRASSICAS..........ROOTS.....................ALIUMS. PLOT3 ...................... BRASSICAS ...........ROOTS................. ALIUMS................... LAGUMES. PLOT4 .......................ROOTS.................... ALIUMS.............LAGUMES....................BRASSICAS. There is a real purpose for this rotation.it was first pioneered by a chap in the 17th C called 'Turnip' Townsend. lagumes ie beans and peas take nitrogen from the air and colect it as nodules on their roots,when you clear the plot at the end of the season cut them off and leave the roots in the ground,the following season brassicas go in there,they need nitrogen to ensure a fab and bumper crop,in turn they depleat the ground of its nitrogen which is what the root veg need,too much goodnes in the soil will cause carrots and parsnips to fork and not grow as nice neat roots.next crop in the rotation is the aliums ie the onions,garlic and leeks,these will finish the depleation and so finish the crop rotation ready to start again. hope this helps ,any questions give i a shout. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
proper job 1 Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 very nice raised beds there mate,to save disapointment follow a four crop rotation. PLOT 1 .................... YEAR 1 ..................YEAR2...................YEAR3.................... YEAR4 PLOT2 .......................LAGUMES.............. BRASSICAS..........ROOTS.....................ALIUMS PLOT3 ...................... BRASSICAS ...........ROOTS................. ALIUMS................... LAGUMES PLOT4 .......................ROOTS.................... ALIUMS.............LAGUMES....................BRASSICAS There is a real purpose for this rotation.it was first pioneered by a chap in the 17th C called 'Turnip' Townsend. lagumes ie beans and peas take nitrogen from the air and colect it as nodules on their roots,when you clear the plot at the end of the season cut them off and leave the roots in the ground,the following season brassicas go in there,they need nitrogen to ensure a fab and bumper crop,in turn they depleat the ground of its nitrogen which is what the root veg need,too much goodnes in the soil will cause carrots and parsnips to fork and not grow as nice neat roots.next crop in the rotation is the aliums ie the onions,garlic and leeks,these will finish the depleation and so finish the crop rotation ready to start again. hope this helps ,any questions give i a shout. I take it it's potatoes in the spare plot then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fishfish 17 Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 spuds are a root vegetable! oh a see the confusion i messed my edit up ,have another look! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
proper job 1 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 spuds are a root vegetable! oh a see the confusion i messed my edit up ,have another look! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FPO 0 Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 PROPER JOB - As the name implies! what a great job you did on those beds! really want to get something similar sorted but costs of wood are a bit prohibative at present. Keeping my eyes out for some to scrounge! Broad beans are now looking ok as is the garlic in my small bit of ground at the back of a flower bed! Tomatoes are up just waiting for the greenhouse to be straightend out after winds, mounted on sleepers, beds made and glass put in!! Wish i didnt keep moving house! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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