Help MBE grow his dinner 2013.

Eyeore

Very impressive! We are going to take our time digging the rubble out and plan properly so hopefully it will only be one year growing in pots. Had better success with my carrots in pots in previous years than I did in the raised bed last year, still, I always enjoy growing veg and am happy to give new ways a try :-) it will be quite interesting I think to see how it goes!

annie123

mrbadexample wrote: »

I had a huge amount of rubble in mine too. Sadly, it won't get any better unless you dig it out.

The difference growing things in the ground compared to pots is quite significant. I've just pulled these parsnips from the ground:



I haven't got a pot that deep.

Well done, they look great. I love parsnips but with my clay soil I don't bother anymore.


Went to a local potato day and got carried away I've got 3 seeds of 16 varieties of potatoes, earlies, 2nd earlies and mains.
I have no idea how I'm going to fit them all in my 10' wide garden. I may have to borrow some of my sons garden again this year providing his cat doesn't eat potato haulms

djohn2002uk

annie123 wrote: »

Well done, they look great. I love parsnips but with my clay soil I don't bother anymore.

Annie, Do what I do. Get a bar and push it into the ground about 6-9" and wind the top round to make a cone shaped hole. Then push or knock it down another 6- 9" and wind it round again so that you have a conical hole about 12-18" deep. Sift some soil or compost or both mixed and fill the holes. Place 3 seeds in the center and cover. When they germinate discard the 2 weakest and you should have nice straight clean fat parsnips. When you need to use them, just pour a load of water slowly on the roots and let it soak to the bottom and with a bit of a wiggle and a gentle pull on the foliage, the parsnip will come out clean. If you have left them untill the foliage is almost gone just dig a couple of inches and pull on the parsnip.;)

mansars

annie123 wrote: »

Went to a local potato day and got carried away I've got 3 seeds of 16 varieties of potatoes, earlies, 2nd earlies and mains.
I have no idea how I'm going to fit them all in my 10' wide garden. I may have to borrow some of my sons garden again this year providing his cat doesn't eat potato haulms

I am currently chitting potatoes for growing in bags (bought in poundland).... you could also do the same for Parsnips...as they are 5o cm deep at least

This will hopefully save space and preent massive gluts like I had last year.

hth

Little_Vics

I appear to have over-wintered an aubergine plant on my kitchen windowsill. That's bizarre.

mrbadexample

Little_Vics wrote: »

I appear to have over-wintered an aubergine plant on my kitchen windowsill. That's bizarre.

What is it with you and overwintering stuff?

Be interesting to see if it works though. :beer:

djohn2002uk

mansars wrote: »

you could also do the same for Parsnips...as they are 5o cm deep at least. hth

Been there, done that with bags of MP compost, and they forked, which is just what Annie gets with clay.

Little_Vics

mrbadexample wrote: »

What is it with you and overwintering stuff?

Be interesting to see if it works though. :beer:

no idea MBE, really no idea. I was given it last year, and it did absolutely nothing for months so I shoved it on my windowsill over the winter.

I think my pepper plant has finally had it, so I'll sow a new one this year. I'm also going to give leeks a go, and will probably end up with potatoes again.

OH has promised to rebuild my wall this year, so I'm a bit reluctant to plant anything out until he's done it.

djohn2002uk

Buy March edition of Kitchen Garden magazine only from Tesco and instore now and get the following 10 packets of seeds free.
Tomato Black Russian worth £1.65
Leek Musselburgh " 1.00
Pepper Californian Wonder 0.85
Beetroot Boltardy 0.90
Cabbage Greyhound 1.00
Lettuce Salad Bowl 0.85
Lettuce Salad Leaf 1.10
Carrot Early Nantes 0.95
Broccoli Purple Sprouting 1.10
Onion Bedfordshire Champion1.05

Total £9.45
These are all normal packets not reduced size.

Little_Vics

oooh! Do you think I'm capable of growing any of those, knowing my track record?