Help MBE grow his dinner 2012

TallGirl

Sorry I have not posted pictures in a while we have family over from South Africa so needs weeding before can be shown off.

I have concrete post on my new fence and have just ordered from this company http://www.postfix.plus.com/

I loved the. Shelving and got some of the brackets for hanging baskets.

I am not that great with DIY and didn't fancy drilling into the post?

mrbadexample

annie123 wrote: »

Not only do you have french beans and bigger chillies than me, you've got a courgette flower open too.
Not that I'm jealous of course.....*goes off sulking and mumbling that a south facing garden in London should be ahead*

The squash is looking iffy though.



:undecided

mrbadexample

Little_Vics wrote: »

I don't even have courgette plants that are larger than my hand, let alone flowers! Gah.

MBE - I'm curious about how you plan what to grow and where? I'm semi-determined to be more organised for next year.

The courgette has flowered about 5 times. No sign of any dinner yet though.

I plan what to grow by choosing some things that worked well the year before. That way I'm reasonably sure I'll get something.

Then I choose something new that I fancy trying. This year it's peppers, kohl rabi and achocha. The kohl rabi's looking good so far:



As for where, that's more difficult. The spuds go somewhere that they didn't the year before. Most of the stuff I like and grow are brassicas, so that makes rotation difficult. The tomatoes go along the fence because they grow well there, weather permitting. I've grown runner beans in the same place for about 5 years now - I really must find somewhere else next year but it's not easy.

Gooseberries and rhubarb don't get moved. This year I've planted some asparagus next to the rhubarb; that bed now has a gooseberry, rhubarb and the asparagus so I won't need to touch that bed from now on, other than weeding of course.

The rest of the stuff just goes in where I can find some space. I try not to put the same thing in the same place (beans excepted!), so there is no real rotation plan.

I'm probably doing it wrong...:rotfl:

mrbadexample

Fay wrote: »

Looking good MBE-your chillis looks great, when will you eat your first?

Soon, by the looks! I'm more excited about the peppers though. The Corno Rosso looks good:

lemonjelly

lemonjelly wrote: »

Well today we have had torrential rain and a thunderstorm.

I hope my peas & carrots & beetroot have survived!:eek:

Well, lord knows how, but everything survived!:j
I have my first pea pods on the plants!:j
I will plant more peas outside soon, & have sown some more.
I put the carrots & onions out to get more sunshine. Damn snails have had a go at my carrots, so they're back in the greenhouse!

To those who have seen little activity in their gardens, fear not! My toms are only 6" - first plants lost to the great winds of march/april, but I will not be disenheartened (is that a word?) It will be worth it, when it is on the plate or sandwich!:D

aliasojo

lemonjelly wrote: »

.... but I will not be disenheartened (is that a word?)

No.

But disheartened is.

Good that things are growing. :beer:

annie123

mrbadexample wrote: »

The squash is looking iffy though.



:undecided

Still looks better than mine not a good year for squashes, and if you're growing any Sambucus I don't want to know

mumof3plusoh

Harvested a hand full of strawberries for DD lunchbox this morning

Runner beans are at last starting to race up my frame (hurrah), even looks like there is a possibility of some flowers.

Radish are ready to eat, don't think they will make the salad bowl as I keep pinching the odd one when I am out there.

grown celery for the first time but it is in a long trug in the greenhouse, don't think I dare transplant outside as slugs and snails will probably have a party.

Cucumbers in the greenhouse looks like they have tiny fruits on them.

Don't know how to do pictures on here to show you, but I am thrilled to bits.:T:T:T:T:T

lemonjelly

One thing generally appearing to do well this year (anecdotally) is strawberries. Perhaps I will try to grow some next year...

aliasojo

lemonjelly wrote: »

One thing generally appearing to do well this year (anecdotally) is strawberries.

Not in my world.

My berries grew to a certain (small ) size, then stopped.

No more growth, no turning red, nothing.

I'm seriously considering buying plastic plants.