Help MBE grow his dinner 2011

Linda32

Hi Mr BE,

I've got some leeks sowed which are on the windowsill at the moment, there not showing through yet, but I only sowed them yesterday

We got a piece of rhubarb given to us at the allotement which was nice.

lolly5648

mrbadexample wrote: »

Ok, time for an update.

I've been very, very lazy. I haven't actually done anything yet.

However, the rhubarb's coming along nicely, I had a check on it today:



And I managed to nip to B&Q for some compost yesterday, so I'll be planting chilli seeds this evening.

Everyone else ok?

Your rhubarb looks great - I had a look at mine on Saturday and the sticks are half the size of yours.

nopot2pin

Your rhubarb looks great
I have only looked at mine from the kitchen window , so I can't see properly how its doing.
I was going to do some seeds this morning... but when I got up, it was snowing again :eek: and it put me off.... so I haven't started anything yet either , othere than chitting my spuds
I need to start my seeds off before the end of the month I reckon, other wise I will have nowt ready in the summer

davemorton

Well I managed to get some seed compost from B&Q today, so managed to get my chili seeds in today, tomatoes next week perhaps.

mrbadexample

lolly5648 wrote: »

Your rhubarb looks great - I had a look at mine on Saturday and the sticks are half the size of yours.

Are you forcing it?

scotsaver

Glad we're all making a start again, despite the Weather.:( I picked up some Compost at the weekend so hoping to make a start on sowing some Seeds tomorrow.:)

lolly5648

mrbadexample wrote: »

Are you forcing it?

Yes,but I only put a bin over it about 2 weeks ago so I am probably a bit behind everyone else.

Mrs_Veg_Plot

Hi all can I join in? This is my second year with a veg plot (raised bed) and dad has promised to put another one in for me this spring but can not get free top soil for this one so I am going to try the lasagne method. Have been saving all of the shredded paper and have collected two wheelie bin bags full of fallen leaves to use.

So far have put red and white onions and garlic in the plot. Have done a first sowing of parsnip and raddish.
In the green house I have sown
lambs lettuce and spinach in troughs
cauli, cabbage and leeks. The cauli and cabbage are just starting to sprout.
In the kitchen I have broad beans, peppers aubergine, dill, oregano, snack cucumbers, toms are
red robin
cherry fox
gartenperle
red cherry
tigerella
pomdoro

I am planning to grow lettuce, pak choi, carrotts earlie and maincrop spuds.

have got 4 currant and 1 goosberry bush in the garden plus lots of strawberry plants grown from runners last year. I think I can fit a dwarf cooking apple tree in and I am planning of trying a few raspberry canes in a large container.

Any suggestions on where I can get a dwarf cooking apple tree from?

mr Bad example are you growing any more of that fantastic chilli plant like last year. The colours were fantastic.

I'm sure there will be more .

mrbadexample

Mrs_Veg_Plot wrote: »

Hi all can I join in?

Yes.

Mrs_Veg_Plot wrote: »

mr Bad example are you growing any more of that fantastic chilli plant like last year. The colours were fantastic.

Yes.

Fay

Hi everyone,
Fingers crossed some pics come out and aren't huge (been trying for ages!)
Rhubarb at top (obviously) which isn't doing great, should I start forcing it?
Then sweet peppers, king of the north are doing great with 18 out of 20 up and going, the others are kaibi which are doing ok. They are all a bit leggy though so need re-potting I think (true leaves are showing on all of them).
Then the chillis, only 2 varieties from the real seed company-early jalapenos which are doing well, and pretty in purple-not so well. The PinP are very small indeed-is this normal or have mine gone horribly wrong? Also, should I be potting them on yet, or waiting...and should they still be in the propagator. There is a lot of conflicting advice on this, I'm worried about keeping the lid on in case they rot!
I'm hoping to get chance to sew tomatoes and basil at the weekend.
Here goes for pics, if they work!