Help MBE grow his dinner 2010

lemonjelly

mrbadexample wrote: »

Heated or unheated progatation?

Unheated. Actually they're just on a windowsill under some cling film. Planted the seeds about 12 days ago now - still nothing

Sprouts are looking good though! Real progress there:)

Next weekend is planting mission part 2. Second tomato batch & brocolli.

katholicos

Zazen999 wrote: »

Oi! MBE.....


Have you joined the Vine yet?

I think you are ready now...Tattieman can answer that potato question properly for you....

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine/

Great forum, thanks for providing the link, i'm glad i saw it.

Edited to add: What a dum dum i am, i am actually a member of that forum already and had forgotten...DOH!

kirsty822001

Hi Lemonjelly,,now all i can think about is if ur toms have appeared hahaha just been thru this with my own!! I did move mine to the warmest room of the house b4 they appeared,,they spent just over one week on a draughty windowsill under clingfilm then i moved them to the warmer room and stuck them in the wilkinsons windowsill seed tray with lid,,,then they were up a week later :-) fingers crossed urs appear soon :-)

lemonjelly

kirsty822001 wrote: »

Hi Lemonjelly,,now all i can think about is if ur toms have appeared hahaha just been thru this with my own!! I did move mine to the warmest room of the house b4 they appeared,,they spent just over one week on a draughty windowsill under clingfilm then i moved them to the warmer room and stuck them in the wilkinsons windowsill seed tray with lid,,,then they were up a week later :-) fingers crossed urs appear soon :-)

Hi Kirsty.

Still no sign, but I am waiting patiently.

I'm a little worried about my sprouts, they appeared well, but have weakened. I hope they will be ok.

I'll be sure to keep updating!

I put up my greenhouse this weekend. The real work starts over the next couple of months...:)

dorisday

mrbadexample wrote: »

Yes, my mate's given me half a dozen Maris Peer seed potatoes, so I'll have a bash at those. They're chitting at the moment. One of them's got a fairly large soft area, shall I bin it or plant it anyway?

If I use a large compost bag, do I plant more than one spud?

Hi Mrbad you need to throw the soft one away, dont want to have a crop that turns bad. Also when you plant your seed potatoes cover them with compost to about 3inch. then when you see signs of shoots cover them a bit more until they produce flowers, when the flowers begin to turn yellow then is the time to pick you potatoes. You should be able to store them for a good lkength of time with some care and attention.

dorisday

oops forgot you would put 3/5 potatoes in a bag/pot but no more than that

dorisday

kirsty822001 wrote: »

Hi Lemonjelly,,now all i can think about is if ur toms have appeared hahaha just been thru this with my own!! I did move mine to the warmest room of the house b4 they appeared,,they spent just over one week on a draughty windowsill under clingfilm then i moved them to the warmer room and stuck them in the wilkinsons windowsill seed tray with lid,,,then they were up a week later :-) fingers crossed urs appear soon :-)

It generally takes a couple of weeks before you will see signs of any sprouting.

mrbadexample

Right then - quick update.

I have lots of seedlings of chillies and tomatoes / kumatoes. Still got a few more I want to sow.

My dad's lent me his Mantis.



That should help. :j Didn't even know he had it. :doh:

davemorton

Mmmmmmmm....power tool....

Kirri

mrbadexample wrote: »

Ooo, someone local to play with. I don't, as a rule, grow anything I can't eat, but have been considering growing something for bees (not actually for that reason, I just like bees). So, any recommendations that:

a) are zero maintenance
b) won't take over the garden
c) bees like?

Hyssop was really popular with the bees last year - has blue/purple flowers in summer. It's a spicy tasting herb.