Help MBE grow his dinner 2011

mrbadexample

lolly5648 wrote: »

Ah, but I am such a newbie and the pix of your garden are so inspirational, I regard you as the fount of all knowledge

Oh dear. Just make sure you double check everything I tell you, ok?

MKS

Hope this works! Unfortunately my OH decided to remove the offending leaves on the larger plant! The other cucumber plants' leaves are also turning white.

http://s1182.photobucket.com/albums/x444/MKSRP/

Any help gratefully received.

annie123

MKS...........are you over watering them? or could those leaves had got chilly? or lower leaves will often die back, are they all lower ones?
The rest of them look fine, so I would have done what your OH did and look forward to tasty Q's after adjusting watering or temp if needed.

misskool

witchwoopiggy wrote: »

i gave in and ive already got three different apple trees, please someone tell me these will pollinate it :eek::eek: as well as the pear tree and cherry tree and quince just need to get a plum


by the way whats a trusses with regards to tomatoes, sorry for being so dim

You need to check when they flower and if they are in compatible groups. If you are in a populated area where there are other apple trees, it should be ok as bees fly long distances. Otherwise, you might as well get a crab apple to be sure

I think cherries are self-fertile, not sure all pears are though.

A truss in tomatoes is a set of flowers that will turn into fruit. Tomatoes don't normally feed feeding until the first fruits are set. Some start feeding when the plant start flowering, but ask 5 gardeners and get 5 different answers

MKS

annie123 wrote: »

MKS...........are you over watering them? or could those leaves had got chilly? or lower leaves will often die back, are they all lower ones?
The rest of them look fine, so I would have done what your OH did and look forward to tasty Q's after adjusting watering or temp if needed.

Thanks. They are in self watering pots and the temp has not dropped below 6 degrees in the greenhouse.

witchwoopiggy

misskool wrote: »

You need to check when they flower and if they are in compatible groups. If you are in a populated area where there are other apple trees, it should be ok as bees fly long distances. Otherwise, you might as well get a crab apple to be sure

I think cherries are self-fertile, not sure all pears are though.

A truss in tomatoes is a set of flowers that will turn into fruit. Tomatoes don't normally feed feeding until the first fruits are set. Some start feeding when the plant start flowering, but ask 5 gardeners and get 5 different answers

ah i got crab apple in the fount garden wild life hedge and thank you for help on toms

well potted on my chillies and im worried 1st year of growing and my suave red looks like hell have watered from bottom will it be ok ?



and heres my collection of some i know what they are but also some unknowns :rotfl::rotfl:



remembered rules Mr BE only two pics :rotfl:;):p

annie123

MKS wrote: »

Thanks. They are in self watering pots and the temp has not dropped below 6 degrees in the greenhouse.

6 is too cold for them, that's your reason for the leaves.
They will recover but maybe sow a little later next year, just being cold can check the plant growth.

Sambucus_Nigra

MKS - they aren't in water permanently are they?

MKS

annie123 wrote: »

6 is too cold for them, that's your reason for the leaves.
They will recover but maybe sow a little later next year, just being cold can check the plant growth.

Thanks annie123. What is the minimum temp they should be kept at?

MKS

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

MKS - they aren't in water permanently are they?

The pots are the type where the water is at the bottom (doh wouldn't be at the top, would it?) then a base then the compost with the cucumbers in. They are pots made by Stewert.