Help MBE grow his dinner 2012

mrbadexample

Little bit worried about some of the tomato seedlings, like this one:



It's been watered from underneath, so it's nothing to do with that.

mrbadexample

My pear tree is doing things:



One thing it's not doing is being trained into an espalier, and I'm meant to be doing that. I thought I'd ordered one that was pre-trained, but turns out I'd ordered a cordon so I don't really know what I'm doing with it.

mrbadexample

Raspberries and Tayberry are planted:



I don't know how well the Tayberry will do as it didn't have much in the way of a root system. Time will tell I guess.

mrbadexample

The comfrey's coming through nicely:



And I'm attempting to revive my VFTs. Scrawny-looking specimens they are, so I need to try and give them some TLC so I can plant them in the bog barrel when that's done.

aliasojo

Beautiful warm sunny day here today so toddled off to the garden centre just for a look around.

Big sign on the motorway...snow expected on Monday. I pity all the poor plants who are happily basking in sunshine not knowing what's ahead of them.

32 sqm of fleece was reduced to £4.99. No idea if that's a good price or not but I bought it anyway. My seedlings are in a very cold porch so I'm going to cover them up despite the fact they are technically indoors.

Garden centre had loads of greenhouses and summer houses on show. I really want a big proper greenhouse. But I'd have to get a big proper garden first.

mrbadexample

I've started a log pile. Moved a shelf bracket as they were too wide apart, dismantled a pallet to make the shelves, hand-sawed a few logs. Another couple of shelves like that, above head height so I can still walk through the entrance, and I'll have room for plenty.



Need to make a log-horse so I can use the chainsaw. I cut these few logs by hand because I couldn't work out how to hold the log with one hand and the chainsaw with two hands. I don't think it's a one-handed tool somehow.

mrbadexample

aliasojo wrote: »

32 sqm of fleece was reduced to £4.99. No idea if that's a good price or not but I bought it anyway. My seedlings are in a very cold porch so I'm going to cover them up despite the fact they are technically indoors.

Sounds like a good price to me. I've covered up the prize-winning carrots, just in case. Should I do the beetroot seedlings too?

aliasojo

mrbadexample wrote: »

Should I do the beetroot seedlings too?

Why take the risk? If it can't run away...fleece it. :rotfl:

annie123

mrbadexample wrote: »

Little bit worried about some of the tomato seedlings, like this one:



It's been watered from underneath, so it's nothing to do with that.

Scorched maybe? the seed leaves will die anyway around now but that big leaf may have got a little scorched.

mrbadexample wrote: »

My pear tree is doing things:



One thing it's not doing is being trained into an espalier, and I'm meant to be doing that. I thought I'd ordered one that was pre-trained, but turns out I'd ordered a cordon so I don't really know what I'm doing with it.

I've got no idea either but FB will on the grapevine;)

mrbadexample wrote: »

Should I do the beetroot seedlings too?

Yes whilst beetroot is fairly hardy, seedlings are not so I'd keep them away from frost and snow if you get any........and if you do keep it 'up north' please:D this softy southerner liked the nice warm temps for the last couple of weeks

mrbadexample

annie123 wrote: »

Yes whilst beetroot is fairly hardy, seedlings are not so I'd keep them away from frost and snow if you get any........and if you do keep it 'up north' please:D this softy southerner liked the nice warm temps for the last couple of weeks

I went out to do this and got scared by my cat-scarer.