Help MBE grow his dinner 2011

misskool

Lotus-eater wrote: »

What did you take that with, a microscope? :rotfl:

<pride> I have an actual tomato </pride>

show off!

LilacPixie

nopot2pin wrote: »

My tomato plants are still tiny
Not a sniff of a flower
I think I put them out in the green house too soon.
Ironically, I bought one back in the house today to see if it came on any
I haven't been able to spend alot of time doing anything recently, because of all the rain
Here's hoping it will get better

mine are variable. my tumbling toms from march are flowering and almost settign fruit. my gardeners pearl and gardeners delight are quite tiny :rotfl:

Strapped

mrbadexample wrote: »

I know what you mean. I got some leeks from a nice lady on freecycle. They're better than mine.

Yesterday I picked up two (admittedly sickly looking) cucumber plants left over from the Church plant sale. Slapped 'em in the greenhouse overnight...and one is pretty much dead already! Hmmmmmmpf.

katholicos

Hey up Mr B, thought you might like to see mine... put my new plastic greenhouse up today and put my toms, aubergines and cukes etc inside it...

should have got a close up of my toms, but didn't think about it, will do so tomorrow...



French beans and other beans...



onions...shallots...garlic bed...



click to see more here

mrbadexample

Lotus-eater wrote: »

What did you take that with, a microscope? :rotfl:

<pride> I have an actual tomato </pride>

Macro mode. Took me three goes. :rotfl:

Stop showing off.

mrbadexample

nopot2pin wrote: »

My tomato plants are still tiny
Not a sniff of a flower
I think I put them out in the green house too soon.
Ironically, I bought one back in the house today to see if it came on any
I haven't been able to spend alot of time doing anything recently, because of all the rain
Here's hoping it will get better

How old are they? Where's all the rain then? I haven't seen much here!

mrbadexample

LilacPixie wrote: »

Lets talk courgettes mine is behaving like a runner bean. I put them in a 12 section seed tray in an unheated blowaway in an unheated propegator then took the lid off when we had leave but they just keep growing tall despite being outside. could the reletive shallowness of the seed tray be an issue?

I don't really know. My mate's just given me a courgette plant - I haven't grown one for about 5 years :think: come to think of it, he gave me that one too! I don't even like the flippin' things very much!

It's in the greenhouse at the moment, but has been outside hardening off for the last two days. It looks pretty healthy. I've got one spare scrap of space it can go in, and after that it's on its own.

mrbadexample

Strapped wrote: »

Yesterday I picked up two (admittedly sickly looking) cucumber plants left over from the Church plant sale. Slapped 'em in the greenhouse overnight...and one is pretty much dead already! Hmmmmmmpf.

I don't grow cucumbers as a rule, although I have one this year. Are they particularly fragile, or are you just cursed? Perhaps you shouldn't have slapped them?

mrbadexample

katholicos wrote: »

Hey up Mr B, thought you might like to see mine... put my new plastic greenhouse up today and put my toms, aubergines and cukes etc inside it...

should have got a close up of my toms, but didn't think about it, will do so tomorrow...



French beans and other beans...



onions...shallots...garlic bed...



click to see more here

Great stuff. Keep 'em coming.

Are you sure you've got enough beans?

And where did you get the trays the tomatoes are in? They look great.

misskool

The first flower opening




The tomato factory