Help MBE grow his dinner 2012

mrbadexample

lemonjelly wrote: »

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

I haven't had any strawberries.














Perhaps I should plant some?

Lotus-eater

You've definitely got a better chance of getting strawberries if you plant some.

In theory it's like leaving monkeys in a room with writing implements, eventually you should get Shakespeare.
Eventually a bird should drop just the right seed, in the right place and you won't pull it out by mistake.

Otherwise, it might be better to buy some plants.

mrbadexample

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Eventually a bird should drop just the right seed, in the right place and you won't pull it out by mistake.

Otherwise, it might be better to buy some plants.

:think: I quite like the idea of that. I'll hang on a bit longer... :rotfl:

mrbadexample

I have a pond. It needs a wee bit of tidying up where I've been messy with the mortar, but apart from that I think it's done:











Quite pleased. Looks less like a telephone too. 12 weeks and 5 days from first taking a spade to the ground. Not bad considering only about 3 of those days have been dry.

djohn2002uk

Where's me frogs legs gone????

mrbadexample

djohn2002uk wrote: »

Where's me frogs legs gone????

Still on the frog. I'm not getting them for you!

mrbadexample

I was fretting that my tomatoes are miles behind where they were last year, but looking back at last year's thread I see that I first spotted some ripening on 22nd July. So things really aren't that bad.

My gooseberries were ripe by this time though.

annie123

That looks good MBE.
This year one frog (with it's legs still attached I'm pleased to hear) next year tadpoles :j It's great watching them turn from little eggs to frogs. Is that a planting strip at the back of it? ferns would look nice there.


My female courgette flower opened before the first male one but in the pouring rain and got flattened and ruined then the male opened today. Hubby looked horrified when he noticed that all the plants survived this year, he finds 1 plant enough apparently.

Can't believe you don't have strawberries MBE, never noticed that before, you must get some, they're soooooo tasty.

mrbadexample

annie123 wrote: »

That looks good MBE.
This year one frog (with it's legs still attached I'm pleased to hear) next year tadpoles :j It's great watching them turn from little eggs to frogs. Is that a planting strip at the back of it? ferns would look nice there.

Oh Annie! Has no-one told you that it will require two frogs to get tadpoles? My frog is currently looking for a lady frog.

And yes, it's a little raised bed as I had stone left over. I was planning on wildflowers for the bees, but I like the sound of ferns. It'll probably end up being tomatoes.

annie123 wrote: »

Can't believe you don't have strawberries MBE, never noticed that before, you must get some, they're soooooo tasty.

I've actually got some on the way, courtesy of a nice young lady.

Lotus-eater

annie123 wrote: »

My female courgette flower opened before the first male one but in the pouring rain and got flattened and ruined then the male opened today. Hubby looked horrified when he noticed that all the plants survived this year, he finds 1 plant enough apparently.

I've had about 4 squash and 3 courgette female flowers open and no males so far annoying.....

Rain, rain and more rain here