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Post by <-Rinky-Dink-> on Mar 6, 2012 0:24:10 GMT 1
Wow, LK .... you are well organised. Lovely garden.
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Post by Elkay on Mar 6, 2012 10:34:19 GMT 1
Wow, LK .... you are well organised. Lovely garden. Thank you. It's the most organised I've ever been. I have a wonderful incentive; we are going on a cruise in the middle of May and for almost three weeks the garden will have to look after itself. So, I want everything planted that can be planted before we go. Also we must go to the UK for 10 days in 10 days time, oh, and we are dismantling the kitchen, just for good measure and to keep us out of mischief! |
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Post by Elkay on Mar 6, 2012 10:42:20 GMT 1
Very impressive LK!! You've done much better than I at filling "the hungry gap" before the early spring crops appear. In the polytunnel, how do you get over the problem of having the same crops in the same ground with no rotation? Yes, but I don't have animals eating our 'hungry gap' crops  (apart from wild rabbits, but you will see that the PSB is fenced in with chicken wire) In the polytunnel I do rotate as best I can, I never put my (2 usually) cucumber plants in the same place as the previous year. I do grow stuff all year round, so there are carrots in there now (carrot fly doesn't seem to find them with spring onions either side and a couple of leeks, as well as a rosemary bush at the far end) lettuces and about a quarter of it had very early potatoes just beginning to make an appearance. The rest is down to compost/manure, then regular watering with either purine d'ortie or Comfrey. Every tomato plant I plant I fill the hole with chopped up stinging nettles before the plant goes in. Hope this helps! |
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Post by Elkay on Mar 6, 2012 10:47:47 GMT 1
Enjoyed your pics LK-very impressed!Busy busy!Used to enjoy growing veg,but packed it in 2 years ago.Nothing tastes better than home grown. You are right, there are a few places where you can buy organic veg, but it still isn't as fresh as just going outside and bringing it straight to the kitchen. But, on the plus side, it is quite nice not to get wet and muddy, or hot and dusty everytime you want some veg |
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Post by Madame Moorhen on Mar 6, 2012 13:39:23 GMT 1
You are putting me to shame LK. I can't get in the mood and am still trying to clear up my flower beds. However I keep stopping to take photos of ladybirds and gendarmes (cherche midis) and my new pets.......  So I haven't taken any of the boring veg patch yet cos I keep forgetting! ;D Must get some broad beans in soon but it's cold and I want to hibernate again. |
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Post by wibble on Mar 6, 2012 14:45:38 GMT 1
and don't forget to plant your pumpkins for the festival later in the year   |
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Post by <-Rinky-Dink-> on Mar 6, 2012 20:53:51 GMT 1
A question, LK .... why do you put chopped up nettles under your tomato plants, please?
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Post by Elkay on Mar 6, 2012 20:57:49 GMT 1
A question, LK .... why do you put chopped up nettles under your tomato plants, please? The short answer to that is because my Breton neighbour told me to! However purin d'ortie is a fermentation of nettles and water which can be used for many things, and correctly diluted can be used as a fertilizer. So, I guess that the idea is that as the nettles rot down they feed the tomato plant. |
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Post by Madame Moorhen on Mar 7, 2012 8:11:25 GMT 1
They add nitrogen and are supposed to boost the plant's immune system against diseases. I do this but whether it actually works is anyone's guess, but who knows!
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Post by Madame Moorhen on Mar 7, 2012 8:52:46 GMT 1
OK here goes...... 3 plots on the left all ready to rock and roll, and my currant bed right foreground..... I suppose I should say all bar the currant bed is the Terminator's hard work  The two plots with winter veg and dead things and weeds still in.... so looking forward to that PSB! There's also self seeded salsify that I'll have to dig out as we don't like it but I let it flower (pretty) and the seed heads are like dandelion seeds... it's the spiky long leaved plant in the bottom left corner.  |
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