How are the veggies coming along?

[AHPP]

Don’t think so. I’m late with everything. 

[Steven P]

11 hours ago, sime42 said:

It's been a good year for it, garlic likes sun. Plus it had a good depth of homemade compost and a fair bit of water. 

 

I might transplant them somewhere sunnier - they only get morning sun just now (the sun what we are getting anyway)

[doobin]

It’s been an amazing year for things that sometimes struggle with lack of sun/heat. I’m gutted my melons took an age to get started, it would have been a really good year for them and I fear they may not catch up. 
 

I left that marrow as a young courgette barely big enough to pick before I went away for five days. Came back to two big marrows plus loads of courgettes. Out of four plants this one is yielding the best by far. The yellow ones I’m really not keen on, funny shapes and get old before they get to a nice size. 
 

Aubergines looking the best they’ve ever been too, already ahead of the usual to medium fruits per plant offered up grudgingly at the end of the summer. 
 

The drip irrigation has really been key this season, and the weed membrane was the right thing to do also. 

 

 

Edited Saturday at 19:36 by doobin

[Mesterh]

What are people doing with strawberries in regards to keeping them for next year?

Lots of mine didn't produce fruit this year and usually I just let them die and buy new ones the year after. My ones are normally in hanging baskets or strawberry planters ie not grown in the ground. 

 

 

 

[Welshfred]

9 hours ago, Mesterh said:

What are people doing with strawberries in regards to keeping them for next year?

Lots of mine didn't produce fruit this year and usually I just let them die and buy new ones the year after. My ones are normally in hanging baskets or strawberry planters ie not grown in the ground. 

 

 

 

If they produce runners you can use them as the next generation, saves on new plants. I think they all do?? Also irrigation is tricky in baskets, dry year, might affect fruiting. But they do get old and need replacing one way or another

[sime42]

As above. 

 

You could try adding some water saving crystals into the hanging basket soil next year. That'll help.