Help MBE grow his dinner 2011

scotsaver

Mrs_Veg_Plot wrote: »

scotsaver I have only had 4 out of 12 sweetcorn grow and like you will probably by some plants now although I am rapidly running out of space for plants.
We had an allotment two years ago the other side of town, but had to give it up when OH went to work overseas as I was on my own 2 kids, full time work etc.

Have the time to manage one now though. One of the local counsellers is trying to get some allotments on this side of town so will be registering my interest with him.

Lots of carrotts and parsnips comming up now. Planted out the beetroot yesterday and will plan tout the brocauli and cabbage today.

Mrs Veg Plot - fingers crossed for the Allotment - I've been up to mine again today, I just love it.:D

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Sweetcorn don't like being too wet or cold, they rot very easily. I had no problems this year with the sunshine during the day (in the GH) and being brought in at night.
But in previous years I have always pre germinated on kitchen paper, then stuck into a dryish compost to sprout, which they always did.

Thanks for the tip.;)

mrbadexample

I've just ordered Stockbridge Arrow rhubarb and a two year-old liquorice plant from Brandy Carr nurseries.

Can't wait!

witchwoopiggy

ooo had a look at that ive very tempted

how did you find out about the diffrent types MBE?

i found it lol

Mrs_Veg_Plot

Have never heard of a liquorice plant. What do you do with them?

mrbadexample

witchwoopiggy wrote: »

ooo had a look at that ive very tempted

how did you find out about the diffrent types MBE?

i found it lol

Yorkshire is the best place in the world for rhubarb. It has a "Rhubarb Triangle". I found the Brandy Carr nursery a year or two ago, just browsing for Yorkshire rhubarb and I've been toying with the idea ever since. If you were to cut me in half you'd find "Made in Yorkshire" written through the middle (I was born in Ripon), so I have a great fondness for anything Yorkshire. :cool:

I asked them yesterday to recommend a variety as different as possible from my Timperley Early, and they said that the Stockbridge Arrow had better colour and flavour, and was a later variety.

Mrs_Veg_Plot wrote: »

Have never heard of a liquorice plant. What do you do with them?

I'd been thinking about the liquorice too, just for something a bit different, as I grow virtually nothing ornamental. As you can harvest the root, it fits in with my philosophy of growing "nothing I can't eat".

I could almost certainly have got them cheaper elsewhere. That would have been wrong. We'll see what the quality's like when they arrive.

Sally_A

My sweetcorn is on a 95% hit rate at the mo, bought from Moles, really cheap for 250 seeds which should last 4 years. The seeds are bright red and Thirium treated though (unknown to me when I bought them), in previous years I've had the seed go mushy, too high humidity I reckon.

LilacPixie

mrbadexample wrote: »

Yes please, I could do with cheering up.


^That sounds mean, but it was meant in a nice way. Honest.

you meanie;):D

Well here we go,
Allotment middle of march


about 3 weeks ago

everything under the black is deweeded and dug over

Courgette and brassicas


Strawberrys

Tomato 'The Amature'
(ignore the state of my granite, just after making tea and toast
Swede

Cauli

katholicos

scotsaver wrote: »

Has anyone had any problems with Sweetcorn this year...

I sowed 9 sweetcorn and all of them have germinated, so far so good!

mrbadexample

LilacPixie wrote: »

you meanie;):D

Well here we go,
Allotment middle of march


about 3 weeks ago

Well you're certainly making progress. :T

LilacPixie

we are, hoping to do an awful lot more this bank holiday weekend.