Grow your own dinner 2014

CAFCGirl

Thankyou both.
More annoyed at myself for taking my eyes off the ball.

Everything is currently floating in tubs of water in an attempt to rescue so will see what happens.

If not, start again with new crops/seeds

zafiro1984

CAFCGirl wrote: »

Had a rough week and now everything pretty much dead from lack of care...

Feel rubbish

loads of water

I only went onto my veg patch on the 4th of June for the very first time this year, no beds had been done, nothing planted for the last three years, so don't despair all is not lost.

I look on it as something grown is better than nothing even though the yield may be smaller and later - it doesn't matter.

Dizzy_Ditzy

zafiro1984 wrote: »

loads of water

I only went onto my veg patch on the 4th of June for the very first time this year, no beds had been done, nothing planted for the last three years, so don't despair all is not lost.

I look on it as something grown is better than nothing even though the yield may be smaller and later - it doesn't matter.

I could have written that post, except my date is 5th June :cool:

You might need to get a head start and get plug plants for now. As above, you'll still get something, just later

Happygreen

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

I could have written that post, except my date is 5th June :cool:

You might need to get a head start and get plug plants for now. As above, you'll still get something, just later

I'll always recommend a tray of "living salads". Although they are meant to be pick-and-come-again for window sills they work well in my garden, just soak the tray, pick some plants apart and plant in good compost. a few weeks later, salad galore!

Dizzy_Ditzy

Happygreen wrote: »

I'll always recommend a tray of "living salads". Although they are meant to be pick-and-come-again for window sills they work well in my garden, just soak the tray, pick some plants apart and plant in good compost. a few weeks later, salad galore!

Thanks, they're on my list for when I've got some more space dug

Happygreen

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

Thanks, they're on my list for when I've got some more space dug

or any containers

zafiro1984

Happygreen wrote: »

I'll always recommend a tray of "living salads". Although they are meant to be pick-and-come-again for window sills they work well in my garden, just soak the tray, pick some plants apart and plant in good compost. a few weeks later, salad galore!

Great idea, I'll put it on my list for tomorrow when I have to go to the garden centre for a cheap watering can, as my nemaslug has arrived in the post today.

CAFCGirl

All was not lost

Happygreen

Sunshine today so I'll go out to check on the greenhouse now - serious potting is eminent! I'll probably leave tomatoes in pots this year as I had issues with blight and mildew the previous years. I didn't buy enough grow bags for the amount of cucumber plants I have grown and everywhere has run out, none at B &M, Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Morris, nowhere!...will have to improvise somehow....:(

Dizzy_Ditzy

This allotment malarkey is hard work!

I've got 4 rows of cabbages/cauliflower in, my grape vine takes pride of place

The really hard work is just beginning now though- clearing the dead grass from the half of the plot I'm not going to use this year. I put glyphosphate on it a couple of weeks ago and it's well done the job :j Going to put heavy duty plastic down on it and cover it with said straw for a few months. Then I can concentrate on the other half