How are the veggies coming along?

[sime42]

5 hours ago, Steven P said:

Could the pores be going getting bunged up over time and just need a blast with a hose? (disclaimer of course in case you do that, damage it and blame me)

 

 

Wow, who knew capillary matting could be such a talking point? It seems almost as captivating as Covid, we could be up to 1000 before we know it!

 

Yes, it could also be blocked pores - it does get right gunged up with agae after just one season. Time to replace it anyway, I could do with a non-plastic alternative if I bother next year.

 

 

[peds]

4 minutes ago, sime42 said:

Yes, it could also be blocked pores - it does get right gunged up with agae after just one season. Time to replace it anyway, I could do with a non-plastic alternative if I bother next year.

 

Try a gentle exfoliating cleanser with salicylic acid, or a scrub based around brown sugar and apricot husk.

 

Regarding a replacement, I think I've seen people just using cut-up old beach towels for the same application in those 30 second shorts with the annoying music on various social media platforms. 

 

Regarding the race to 1000: there needs to be much more contention, we can't just keep harping on about how great capillary mats are. I'm happy to play the role of devil's avocado if needs be.

[AHPP]

12 minutes ago, peds said:

 

Try a gentle exfoliating cleanser with salicylic acid, or a scrub based around brown sugar and apricot husk.

 

Regarding a replacement, I think I've seen people just using cut-up old beach towels for the same application in those 30 second shorts with the annoying music on various social media platforms. 

 

Regarding the race to 1000: there needs to be much more contention, we can't just keep harping on about how great capillary mats are. I'm happy to play the role of devil's avocado if needs be.

 

Go on then. Put up or shut up, you green fingered wanker. I'll batter you and the horse you rode in on. Semper virens!

 

How's that for a start?

[peds]

All right, how's this for controversy:

 

I don't think it's worth the hassle to grow your own carrots.

 

There. Fight me. 

[sime42]

You're missing a few key words there fellas. (Farce, insanity, lies, utter.........)

 

Anyway here's some pigs blood kefir to calm us all down.

 

 

 

[farmer rod]

1 hour ago, peds said:

All right, how's this for controversy:

 

I don't think it's worth the hassle to grow your own carrots.

 

There. Fight me. 

I have planted five rows of carrots and not a single one has come up, so how would I know. And why are you picking on me? 

[david lawrence]

Try growing them in a tall container so fly can’t get to them .fill it with a free draining sandy compost. Don’t let them dry out and you might be lucky or as mentioned head to your greengrocer 

[Mesterh]

Carrots, 35p in asda, no brainer.

Whenever ive tried to grow them they are always punt and not worth the bother. Its the same story with fennel, never has a decent bulb. I do like the leaves though/foliage or whatever it is.

 

 

[peds]

1 hour ago, farmer rod said:

I have planted five rows of carrots and not a single one has come up, so how would I know. And why are you picking on me? 

 

This kind of farce is exactly the result you'd expect after the lies foisted on us by Big Carrot Seed, how could you expect anything less from the profiteering scumbags selling a bag of 300 seeds for 2 euro fifty. It's utter insanity. 

 

 

14 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

Carrots, 35p in asda, no brainer.

Whenever ive tried to grow them they are always punt and not worth the bother. Its the same story with fennel, never has a decent bulb. I do like the leaves though/foliage or whatever it is.

 

 

 

I made my peace with just having smaller fennels. Never get them supermarket sized. I think you have to be in Provence or Liguria for that.

[peds]

35 minutes ago, david lawrence said:

Try growing them in a tall container so fly can’t get to them .fill it with a free draining sandy compost. Don’t let them dry out and you might be lucky or as mentioned head to your greengrocer 

 

Space is limited for me, so I won't be growing day-to-day carrots, but I do intend to grow unnecessarily-large championship/comedy carrots in section of drainpipe filled with loose, sandy loam. As big as yer leg!