veg growing Newbies- Feb 2010! lets learn together!

heynonnynonny

I've put one tumbling tomato in a 32cm basket, but not sure what the official line is.

Sorry to hear that Elantan, I hope it doesn't prove too much hassle, it happened twice to our business last year. Blerdy scumbags need hands chopping off.

heynonnynonny

Repotted gardeners delight toms, there were 4 in a 9cm pot and getting a bit fed up of it methinks...so they are each in a 13cm ish pot now, was hard to split the roots. Looking very very floppy now. PLEASE make it I'm so looking forward to my toms!! Some chives and coriander that I put in way too big pots I have just put into 9cm pots like I should have done in the first place!!

Another set of flower buds on tomato tumbler...after I pulled the 1st lot off not knowing if I should have done or not, I am going to leave these on, and £2 raspberry from wilko is flowering good good times!

Youthworkers_Wife

Just spent the morning finishing off the prep for my veg bed. I've planted out the first of my beans and courgettes. Here's hoping that they take. The rest are still growing in the spare room.

Also sowed some carrots in outside pots.
What should I be looking for when the carrots start to grow? I've no idea what the shoots look like since all my carrots normally come from Tescos!

Regards,

Youthworker's Wife

kimmee

Youthworkers_Wife wrote: »

Just spent the morning finishing off the prep for my veg bed. I've planted out the first of my beans and courgettes. Here's hoping that they take. The rest are still growing in the spare room.

Also sowed some carrots in outside pots.
What should I be looking for when the carrots start to grow? I've no idea what the shoots look like since all my carrots normally come from Tescos!

Regards,

Youthworker's Wife

First you get 2 tiny little green shoots, I guess they are the 'seed' leaves, then after a few weeks (well, in my case!!) you get tiny little 'ferny' type leaves that you get on carrots if you buy a bunch of them with their greenery still on IYSWIM. The 'ferny' leaves jut get bigger and bigger.

Good luck

annedunlop

Hello everyone - just spent a very productive day in the garden and have my raised bed finished and planted with the peas, beetroot, spinach and lettuce. First time trying a raised bed and I just hope my wee plants are still there tomorrow and haven't been eaten!! Also planted some garlic and onions.
Just came indoors to conservatory where last week I planted 3 tomato plants, pepper plant and 2 courgettes, each in grow bags cut in half. I had been feeling really pleased with myself because everything was looking so healthy but I have just noticed my Bell Boy pepper has suddenly developed holes in the leaves and new leaves are all 'crinkley'. Help......anyone know what this is - can it be cured and should I move it away from the other veg?

CAFCGirl

does anyone have any advice on cauliflower?

DH and I bought some young plants from B&Q and have planted them out into seperate planters with two young plants to each tub (black tubs from morrisons).
They dont seem to be doing very well though. The bottom leaves are yellowing, and the plants themselves seem very droopy, and they havent really grown since we got them.
They're getting a lot of sun/daylight, and they have been fed with some plant feed......

on a plus note my basil seedlings are coming through and my chillis are doing exceedling well!

katholicos

Flippin' heck, discovered a live mouse by the back door, went B & Q and bought a trap...put the bait in the wrong way around and the mouse ate the bait and didn't get caught! LOL....then figured out how to do it properly...the mouse got trapped in it, but it was still living so i put it into a bag, undid the trap and took the mouse away from the house and let it go...it was running around so either the mouse got lucky or it is a humane trap. From the blurb on the box i couldn;t decipher quite which it was. The mose was mega cute but i don;t want it round my back door! I've reset the trap with more bait now, in case it has havago hero family members.

janibrown

Just been outside to check on my raised beds, Spinach is going MAD cant wait to eat some purple pac choi is also doing really well but all my baby sweetcorn has unfortunatly died, oh well just have to fill the space with something else. Only found 1 slug and it is dead yesssssss hate the little suckers.
Celeriac looks really well too

Dorastar

Have only just started our first growing stuff and just wanted advice.

Have planted poatoes in an IKEA big blue bag (with holes in for drainage) and they have already shot up into plants despite our lack of care and concern. There are about 12 plants and they are crowded and obviously need more space - how can I best move them? and how long do I leave them before something potatoey can be harvested - I have 2 very impatient children!

sarymclary

Dorastar - I grew potatoes last year in bags (part of a kit I got as a 99p bargain). I'm not sure about how successfully you can move them. I put about 4/5 seed potatoes in each sack, which holds around 50l of compost. They grew very successfully, despite teh foliage being rather immense. They take around 12 weeks to harvest. You'll know when they're done because the plants begin to flower, and if gently remove compost to reach the potatoes, you'll see if they're green, or the correct white (or if it's a red variety, red) colour you'd expect. I had one bag not mature at the same time, and they were still rather green, so I covered them back over, and left them a few more weeks.

CAFCgirl - I found this forum that may help you with the yellowing leaves on your cauliflower: http://gardening.about.com/od/gardenproblems/a/NutrientDeficie.htm By the looks of it, it could be a deficiency, but if you've been feeding them, then likewise it can be stunted potting, or even over-feeding. You'll have an idea based on your care, what it might be.

I'm hardening off plenty of stuff now, and have even been brave enough to put 3 of my cucumber plants out in the raised bed, so see if they'll survive. I have more in the greenhouse that will stay in there.

I dug out a new flowerbed yesterday, claiming some more planting area from the large lawn, and trying to give the garden better shape. Golly my legs are aching today. The earth on that side of the garden sits in the shade beside a fence, and it was very damp and heavy. I certainly deserved the chinese takeaway dinner last night. More of the same today. Happy gardening!