How are the veggies coming along?

[gary112]

9 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Do you plant your sweet corn I’m blocks? I done mine in two staggered lines, but since learnt they need to be in blocks to pollinate?

Planted in blocks cos they are pollinated by wind as Mick says,they dont do very well in rows

[gary112]

15 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

First year growing veg with a concerted effort. Loving my Rhino greenhouse, and touch wood most things seem to be coming along nicely- but some stuff wasn’t even planted until May so perhaps a bit behind.. just had first courgettes- and cucumbers are just got their first fruits. I find it quite obsessive- it’s the first thing I check on when I come home from work, give the chickens a talking to then go in to say hi to the family!

Looking good i reckon

[Matthew Storrs]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

According to the missus..

”always! Otherwise they won’t pollinate”

 

Hope that’s clear, 

Aha, Someone’s not getting any corn in the cob this year then!

[Matthew Storrs]

59 minutes ago, gary112 said:

Planted in blocks cos they are pollinated by wind as Mick says,they dont do very well in rows

Hopefully the wind will be blowing down the line, ? 

[gary112]

bit more from the veg patch,marfona spuds and little gem lettuce ??

[eggsarascal]

I'm not half jealous of you guys who've still got a garden.

[Ratman]

I'm not half jealous of you guys who've still got a garden.

Put a window box on ya van, get some strawberries going!

[Luckyeleven]

On 28/06/2020 at 20:59, Steve Bullman said:

Does anyone use wood chips for allotments and vegetable growing?

 

Caveat....I don't actually care, i'm just shamelessly spamming my own forum for link juice ?

 

 

 

On 28/06/2020 at 21:29, Mick Dempsey said:

Use it a lot Steve, it’s good stuff, especially really well rotted stuff.

 

BUT...

 

You need to add lime otherwise it gets too acid and the brassicas suffer.

Mixed 50/50 with grass clippings and turned to keep at 50-70c you can break it down in about 8 weeks

[Mick Dempsey]

Good tip, did not know that.

Some of my piles are a decade old so nice and rotten

[scbk]

The courgettes in the poly tunnel are romping away, I think putting 2 plants into the half IBC raised bed was a bit optimistic!

 

A couple of the old spinach (leef beet) plants are bolting and just about touching the roof of the tunnel.