Any arbtalking veg growers in da house?

[russbushpig]

Chillies can get blight, but I'm not sure if its the same "blight" that affects toms as the term "blight" has been coined to describe various causes of rotting in plants, but I believe it's a bacteria and it can spread. It's linked with wet weather usually I think, a couple of years ago I lost all of my outdoor tomatoes to blight! It's very, very sad as all of the fruits were set and ripening nicely...then blighted by the blight!

 

But of course yours blight not be...

[sloth]

I see, shame. Ruthless belt and braces it is then... thank you

[slack ma girdle]

Little help please! After my radish and kale has almost vanished in a haze of caterpillars, my tomatoes are now suffering. It's the marmande variety suffering most. A few days ago it looked like a few growing tips looking dull and willing, lack of water I thought... now random leaves, shoots, fruits and in one case the stem base are willing with dark almost brown discolouration. My sun baby, gardeners delight, money maker and garden pearl seem ok at the moment, I think. Also they are in pots while the marmande are in grow bags.

Can I save them?! More importantly, are my chilies which are doing great in the same greenhouse at risk?

Any advice appreciated

 

Just cut all the leaves off, and the fruit will ripen by itself.

Tomatos come from hot dry countries, do they really dislike our damp wet climate.

Don't go watering them loads or all the remaining fruit will split.

Next year don't cram in so many so there is better air curculation, and less problems. Also grow in the ground not pots or growbags, toms like to spread their roots deep, and you will have to water them less.

[Pat Ferrett]

Spent an hour tonight digging pots, picking runners and a few squashes.

 

Pots went down a treat with eggs and bacon.

[Bombadil]

Didn't start out with a pumpkin patch at the allotment, but the seedling we planted went a bit mental and took over.

This is the biggest. 100lbs and 6ft circumference. Mahoosive.

[Pat Ferrett]

Picked all the plumbs, runners and cucumbers, toms have now got blight so they are going to be pulled out and were going to plant the polly tunnel up with broad beans.

[eagleye]

I layed a bit low with this thread this year

but here you go for the next season

 

over wintering onions in

over wintering broad beans in

plus spring cabbage and cauliflower

 

leeks Brussels chard cabbages & squash's all looking good for a good harvest

just picked 60 lb of grapes for wine

 

and just ordered potatoes for delivery next year

 

what do others do for winter crops

 

Cheers

[Rob Stringer]

Just finished putting some raised beds in which i'm very pleased with so thought i'd post a couple of pictures. The edging boards&fence posts are all sweet chestnut and the paths in between are covered with a layer of charcoal fines. The broad beans I planted in the autumn are cropping very nicely right now so i'll definitely be planting more (no blackfly either).

[NFG]

Hi,

 

All looks very neat,

 

N

[Goaty]

This year has been a though veg disaster. I gave up big time by June. SLUGS!! They are a problem normally. Next year I may try barriers. Wood ash from the fire in rings around the plants helps alot.

 

However the fruit has been very good. Raspberries, rhubarb, blackcurrants and blueberries.

Strawberries practically wiped out by vine weevil. All of them grown in containers. So Im chucking them to the chickens to peck over. I have done torchlight searches and terminated over 200 adults. Nematodes to follow. So hopefully will get it under control. i.e extinction.

Another success is 1st ever watermelons fruiting decently in the polytunnel. Tried several varities over 4 seasons and Jubilee and red star F1 are yielding.