Help MBE grow his dinner 2012

mrbadexample

Aria`s_Tail wrote: »

OK folks, I have a question.
How tall do Kelvedon wonder peas grow?
The packet says dwarf and compact, tring to plan if I should grow them against the fence panels (about 4") or make wigwams.

I need to know the same thing. I've got a baker's dozen of these to play with.

annie123

Aria`s_Tail wrote: »

OK folks, I have a question.
How tall do Kelvedon wonder peas grow?
The packet says dwarf and compact, tring to plan if I should grow them against the fence panels (about 4") or make wigwams.

mrbadexample wrote: »

I need to know the same thing. I've got a baker's dozen of these to play with.

About 18"-24", they really are dwarf. No need for a wigwam, put a twiggy stick in the middle of a pot and sow around that, or if in the ground a few sticks and plant in front.
I have seen them grown with no support and they do support themselves but end up looking like a green bad hairdo from the 80's...a back combed bushy mess!

mrbadexample

I forgot to add the cost of raising my greenhouse, which I probably should as we're on MSE.

Blocks were free, sand and cement cost me a fiver from a friendly builder's merchant. The treated timber was the expensive bit at about £18.00, plus about another £9 for the brackets, frame fixings, rawl plugs and screws etc.

So about £32 all in, which is pretty good I reckon. :money:

mrbadexample

To keep things balanced I went shopping.

I bought an oak half-barrel planter, at the very reasonable price of £17. It's 25" across. I want to turn this into a bog garden for carnivorous plants.



I then splashed out somewhat extravagantly (for this old miser) on a Longtom from Yorkshire Flowerpots. This will be for my Yorkshire liquorice plant, to make sure it feels at home. I've had my eye on one for a while now. It's guaranteed frostproof for 50 years, so should outlast me.



I like the shape of the pot, which should make it possible to lift the plant out and access the roots, should I decide to do so at some point in the future. But mostly I like it because it's from Yorkshire like me.

annie123

mrbadexample wrote: »

I forgot to add the cost of raising my greenhouse, which I probably should as we're on MSE.

Blocks were free, sand and cement cost me a fiver from a friendly builder's merchant. The treated timber was the expensive bit at about £18.00, plus about another £9 for the brackets, frame fixings, rawl plugs and screws etc.

So about £32 all in, which is pretty good I reckon. :money:

mrbadexample wrote: »

To keep things balanced I went shopping.

I bought an oak half-barrel planter, at the very reasonable price of £17. It's 25" across. I want to turn this into a bog garden for carnivorous plants.



I then splashed out somewhat extravagantly (for this old miser) on a Longtom from Yorkshire Flowerpots. This will be for my Yorkshire liquorice plant, to make sure it feels at home. I've had my eye on one for a while now. It's guaranteed frostproof for 50 years, so should outlast me.



I like the shape of the pot, which should make it possible to lift the plant out and access the roots, should I decide to do so at some point in the future. But mostly I like it because it's from Yorkshire like me.

All that money spent and you begrudge a robin a couple of £ for birdseed/mealworms!!!

Good price on the greenhouse extension and that barrel, any reason why carnivorous plants in particular?

Is it the light or is your rhubarb looking a bit yellow?

TallGirl

Love the clay pot really pretty much prefer wood and clay to plastic. Totally get why you raised the green house I'm 6.2 so I would have done the same.

I have been busy today and yesterday currently siting on the new deck in my shorts and t-shirt enjoying it. All the fruit trees and bushes are now in so are the herbs and strawberries. Planted 4 rows of spuds and rest will be for square foot gardening recon I have 24 squares left for the rest now. Put 400 litre of bark on the old beds so should keep the weeds at bay.

Have been naughty and planted out my pea seedlings we are in the south and I have covered them in fleece for then might. Fingers crossed its not to soon.

Fay

MBE can I ask where you got the barrel and your pot from...my folks are over your way and that barrel was way cheaper than I have seen them. Feel free to PM me if you don't want to give details on here.
Well, very little done here this weekend but did just do 40 minutes weeding the veg patch which is looking much better. The raspberries are throwing up loads of new shoots...but we planted them at the back of our veg plot and although they seem to like it there I read someone on here say the other day it's not a good idea to have them there. Would we be best to leave them this year and move them next when they'r dormant again?
We are going to spend the day in the garden tomorrow, I want to get some carrots sown and covered up! I also need to do lots of potting on of chillies, peppers and tom's. Also my broad beans have all now come up, phew. So need to think where to put them. Will report in tomorrow, maybe with some pics.

annie123

TallGirl wrote: »

Have been naughty and planted out my pea seedlings we are in the south and I have covered them in fleece for then might. Fingers crossed its not to soon.

You can sow them outside now, no need for protection, but if you've had them indoors, you're doing the right thing till they get used to it.

emiff6

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

They need sun. Sorry.

Bother! In that case they'll have to go along the edge of my veg plot where I usually grow allysum. What can I grow the shade of the beans then? Don't tell me it's just lettuce, 'cos I'm really not all that keen on lettuce.

Sambucus_Nigra

How many beans are you actually growing?