How are the veggies coming along?

[scbk]

There's 2 courgettes in the poly tunnel, about 5 times the size of the ones outdoors, the spring onions growing between them will need picked soon as they are getting more flattened by the day

[gary112]

3 hours ago, scbk said:

I read in a book by Dick/James Strawbridge that they grow tomatoes upside down, I guess to keep them away from pests/diseases , and they don't need staked, so thought I would give that a bash using old 10l paint buckets with a hole cut in the bottom. Some cucumber plants dangling in there too. A few of them I sowed some salad in the top.

Once they get a bit bigger I'll need to get them raised up more, might even try a few hanging outside if it's a good summer.

Not seen this before,be interesting to see how they do

[Lowestoft Firewood]

Had radishes and some lettuces. Most stuff chugging along, on v sandy soil here so watering twice most days. 

Corgettes were bitten by the frost so probably won't all pull through. 

 

Tomatoes are some dodgy Russian Bush variety from ebay so see how they perform! 

 

Had pigs on the ground the Corgettes and onions are on and I think there was too much nitrogen which meant some onions didn't sprout, any tips how to remidate this - a mustard crop or something? 

[Mick Dempsey]

11 hours ago, scbk said:

There's 2 courgettes in the poly tunnel, about 5 times the size of the ones outdoors, the spring onions growing between them will need picked soon as they are getting more flattened by the day

I hope you like courgettes! The bastards keep coming.

[Conor Wright]

1 hour ago, Lowestoft Firewood said:

Had radishes and some lettuces. Most stuff chugging along, on v sandy soil here so watering twice most days. 

Corgettes were bitten by the frost so probably won't all pull through. 

 

Tomatoes are some dodgy Russian Bush variety from ebay so see how they perform! 

 

Had pigs on the ground the Corgettes and onions are on and I think there was too much nitrogen which meant some onions didn't sprout, any tips how to remidate this - a mustard crop or something? 

Pig manure can be high in phosphorus. It could be that.

If its nitrogen, just cultivating the soil once or twice may release enough.

[Conor Wright]

2 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I hope you like courgettes! The bastards keep coming.

They turn into trip hazards, creeping out across the paths when you're not looking!

[daveatdave]

had my fist Lettice last week first early spuds in flower some courgettes already flowered and about 2 inch long flowers on one runner bean and dwarf beans  flower trusses on about 5 toms  cucumbers seem a bit slow this year 

[eggsarascal]

I'm jealous.

[MattyF]

Spent the day finishing off cloches for the carrots and brassicas, hopefully put an end to root fly and caterpillar problems! Got some carrots out the poly tunnel.cows enjoyed the ones that had gone to seed.

[headgroundsman]

Had first earlies from the polytunnel last week. The top leaves had been touched by frost. Just shows the biggest problem with polytunnels. They get hot very quick and cold very quick