veg growing Newbies- Feb 2010! lets learn together!

vatic

heynonnynonny wrote: »

I agree, it is driving me insane bringing loads of pots in every night, out again in morning, moving around the garden, fleecing and covering everything, getting a bit disheartened with it now.

I feel exactly the same way! It's adding a good 10 minutes onto my morning watering to bring stuff out and I'd love to have that extra time back in the mornings before work!

lynzpower

Sorry no, just to be clea everything that should be in the green house is in the greenhouse.

the pattys should be hardened off since early may which is whats ben happening, there is fleece over them outside, I already thousome looked a bit weird a few weeks ago.

interestingly for MORPHEUS- 3 of them look fine- 3 looks really weak. have you seen anything from yours??

Mightm just pull the crap ones. But the thing is they are not been fed at all.

I am worried about the AUBERGINES Is anyone growing these in a greenhouse?

they were straggling out of the pot as the roots were at the bortom. So I put them into a morrisons bucket ( slightly larger) and some of the bottom leaves have gone yellow- any ideas what this could be??

heynonnynonny

vatic wrote: »

I feel exactly the same way! It's adding a good 10 minutes onto my morning watering to bring stuff out and I'd love to have that extra time back in the mornings before work!

Oh absolutely, I'm thinking about getting them in now but there is lovely evening sunshine left to be had. I may not be bothered bringing them in later but I don't want to risk killing anything!

JUST finished eating my homemade pie accompanied by my first ever home grown veg - cut come again salad leaves - so am very pleased with my first harvest!!

kazire

just a quick one my potato leaves are showing thru i have ben covering up with soil however they show thru again quickly should i put a lot of soil on top and should i pat/compact it down or lightly put the soil on? any ideas greatly appreciated.

MORPH3US

lynzpower wrote: »

interestingly for MORPHEUS- 3 of them look fine- 3 looks really weak. have you seen anything from yours??

Still only got the one out up here.... still better than nothing. It looks ok, nothing amazing.

BTW did you watch the last episode of "The Edible Garden" - she grew a Patty Pan and she used her nettle fertiliser to feed it.... think she said they need lots of feeding.

janibrown

Has anyone heard of
https://www.incredible-edible-ramsbottom.co.uk
https://www.incredible-edible-todmorden.co.uk
They are poping up everywhere really good idea I have been helping with the Ramsbottom project

antonia1

I'm so angry! I woke up this morning all cheery because its sunny and my cauliflowers germinated overnight. But when I went to check on the outdoor stuff it seems that something has eaten all of my salad leaves! I don't know what it was, but I suspect pidgeons are to blame.Stupid, evil little birds. I'm also going away this weekend, so I'm not sure I will even get to protect the rest of my veg before Monday! There's no salad leaves left, but I'm scared they'll attack my strawberry plants while I'm away.

Sorry about the rant, but I'm such a girl I nearly cried when I saw what had happened.

janibrown

Sprinkle either chili flakes or chilli powder on everything if you dont have time one peck and they will be off never to return it has worked for me hope it works 4 you am so sorry about your salad leaves

janibrown

meant to say chilli powder is best when you get home just hose it off no problem

antonia1

Thats an excellent plan, thanks janibrown!

I have repeat sowed some more salad leaves that will be going out after the weekend, so I will try it on those too.