Help MBE grow his dinner 2011

mrbadexample

Mrs_Domino wrote: »

its still a tomato!

It's a magnificent looking specimen. :T

I'm still quite a way from actual tomatoes. Lots of flowers coming through, but none even open yet.

greenval

Thanks MBE.. I don't think I'll tell non gardening friends ' I'm just off out to squeeze my gooseberries'
Somehow it sounds faintly dodgy !

emiff6

mrbadexample wrote: »

That's not funny.

Actually, I thought it was. Heh, heh, heh.:D

Mrs_Veg_Plot

greenval wrote: »

Thanks MBE.. I don't think I'll tell non gardening friends ' I'm just off out to squeeze my gooseberries'
Somehow it sounds faintly dodgy !

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Let me know when yours are squeezy and I'll tye squeezing mine.

Have planted out my runner, french climbing and borlotti beans as well as my courgettes and the only 4 sweetcorn that grew. The runner bean wigwam looks like I was not very sober when I put it up.

mrbadexample

emiff6 wrote: »

Actually, I thought it was. Heh, heh, heh.:D

:shhh: And me. :rotfl:

Scotsbride

Little_Vics wrote: »

mine have no flowers. Sob.

There's still time and your weather being wqarmer you'll get them before I do

Fay

A quick update from me...after a few weekends of terrible weather and being really busy my poor veg are showing the results of my neglect. I think I have a few tomato flowers (not sure what they should look like, even after googling them) despite starting them early and they look really healthy plants they don't seem to have done much since I moved them to the green house. Cucumbers are very disappointing and aren't really doing much at all-the leaves have gone quite yellow round the edges and feel like paper-is this texture normal? Chilis and peppers are still doing ok with a few fruits on a number of plants, but again, with how early I started them I guess I expected more by now.Carrots seem to be growing well, as do peas and mange tout. French beans don't seem to be going very good since moving them outside.Potatoe plants look massive but no sign of flowers yet, they're maris bard and should be harvested around the end of June. In all I think I need to be much better on planning things next year, which will be my second year, so this year is my trial run really. New garden and new to growing! I am also planning on putting raised beds in next year which I think might help some what. I will try to get some pics later, but will stick to the 2 pics per post rule MBE!

mrbadexample

Pics will be good. And I think for a trial run it sounds like you're doing ok.

Scotsbride

Fay wrote: »

A quick update from me...after a few weekends of terrible weather and being really busy my poor veg are showing the results of my neglect. I think I have a few tomato flowers (not sure what they should look like, even after googling them) despite starting them early and they look really healthy plants they don't seem to have done much since I moved them to the green house. Cucumbers are very disappointing and aren't really doing much at all-the leaves have gone quite yellow round the edges and feel like paper-is this texture normal? Chilis and peppers are still doing ok with a few fruits on a number of plants, but again, with how early I started them I guess I expected more by now.Carrots seem to be growing well, as do peas and mange tout. French beans don't seem to be going very good since moving them outside.Potatoe plants look massive but no sign of flowers yet, they're maris bard and should be harvested around the end of June. In all I think I need to be much better on planning things next year, which will be my second year, so this year is my trial run really. New garden and new to growing! I am also planning on putting raised beds in next year which I think might help some what. I will try to get some pics later, but will stick to the 2 pics per post rule MBE!

Raised bed definately extend the growing season a bit. Potatoes mine (1st earlies) have only just got the first signs of flower buds on them so I won't panic yet I would make sure your plants get enough water and if they still don't pick up then feed them But not the carrots! Plants do tend to sulk a bit after being moved.

witchwoopiggy

sorry not been on but.....i got an allotment :j:j:j
needs alot of digging but im over the moon even if i am mad :rotfl::rotfl: went on the waiting list 3 months ago and got offered one today, i can see alot of digging to do but its mine
and i got flower buds on my chillies just to make my day complete


can you tell im happy :rotfl::rotfl: