veg growing Newbies- Feb 2010! lets learn together!

lunar

izzwizz wrote: »

lunar, love the pics, thanks for posting. Just one question - are you sure the first cucumber is a cucumber? It looks very like a yellow courgette? Anyway, everything looks really healthy, well done. I'll ask you for some strawberry growing tips next year

It has crossed my mind when I saw the colour, I know I didnt mix the seeds up, as I didnt buy any courgette seeds. I got my single courgette as a small plant.

I really hope its a cucumber:rotfl:

Lotus-eater

lunar wrote: »

I really hope its a cucumber:rotfl:

Almost certain it isn't, sorry!

bizliz27

I also have these little holes in my strawberry and courgette plant I thought it might be snails, but they seem a bit small for it.
also, my strwaberry plants have redish brown dots ll over the leaves?

Is there such thing as strawberry blight? :eek:
Can I feed it with tomato feed - would that help?

thank you for any help

Elizabeth (bizliz27)

frazzbo

Glitterati wrote: »

so if it's true and each one produces 20 courgettes I will have 280 of them!!! OOPS!!!!!

Oh my goodness, is that true??? I'm really going to have to start liking them a bit more too, as I planted 6 plants. I did have 8 originally and am now glad I gave the other two away to a friend!

izzwizz_2

bizliz27 wrote: »

I also have these little holes in my strawberry and courgette plant I thought it might be snails, but they seem a bit small for it.
also, my strwaberry plants have redish brown dots ll over the leaves?

Is there such thing as strawberry blight? :eek:
Can I feed it with tomato feed - would that help?

thank you for any help

Elizabeth (bizliz27)

I don't know about the holes, but reddish brown dots does sound like a nutrient deficiency and tomato food would definitely be good for your strawberries.

wssla00

Hey all.... quick question!

I have a green pepper plant and the flowers are coming out. Do I paint brush them? The plant is in the greenhouse!

Thanks

Loads of red strawberries coming up, but they aren't getting into the house! I just keep eating them on my way round the garden. I think they will go into the ground after this year so they have some more room!

Got blackcurrants raspberries and gooseberries ripening and the infamous red currants! Yummy!

I am really getting into this growing lark! Who would have thought I would like it!

My compost bin has worms, slugs and ants in there! They all seem to be working along ok so won't disturb them yet!

Have a good day all!

bizliz27

izzwizz wrote: »

I don't know about the holes, but reddish brown dots does sound like a nutrient deficiency and tomato food would definitely be good for your strawberries.

thank you - I know what I am doing this evening!! :T

bizliz27

savingmummy

Well my tomato plants are getting bigger, my strawberry plants have started with their first flower (red) and the runners are long so i am now taking down my greenhouse and keeping them out.



It is really hot here and the plants seem to be drying out a lot - i have them in a part sun/ part shade area during the hot days and of an evening the tomato leaves look quite wilted but pick up again.
My garden has full sun no shade areas at all apart from morning so hard to keep them out of the direct sun, hope they will be ok.

janibrown

Just found 6 flowers on my popping peas :j:j:j:j:j
Hope to have many more in the next few days
Toms are going MAD :j:j:j must have over 20 trusses on 10 plants
I just love toms cant wait :D:D:D:D:D

annie123

Lotus-eater wrote: »

I was thinking that. I like yellow courgettes because they are so easy to see, you can't let one become a marrow very easily. Although obviously I have :rotfl:

wish pea pods were yellow, red, blue, white, any other colour than green.
I always miss some, if anyones knows of any that are a different colour please let me know