Grow your own dinner 2014

Dizzy_Ditzy

zafiro1984 wrote: »

Two pet hens live in my fruit cage, I've moved them into the fruit cage as they escaped my major cull of hens this spring and I haven't the heart to get rid of them now - they don't lay - but they do keep the weeds down, so at least I can justify keeping them as they 'have a job'

The currants aren't in the fruit cage, I was a bit silly a few years ago and caught the 'propagation bug' I stopped counting at 30 bushes but not much goes to waste as it makes quite delicious wine - the sitting on the patio sort of stuff - if only I had the time to sit!!:)

I'm just in the process of trying to work out how many red mad blackcurrants bushes I need as well as doubling my raspberries- I don't know at the moment whether to have my fruit cage built first and then plant them in or plant em in first then get building.

Saying that, reading my question has answered it lol. Cage first

I'm going to get rid of the strawberry plants on the allotment as I think they're past their best. I've currently got 11 runners between the two plants in my garden that I somehow need to get into pots and rooted before they go up the road. I don't suppose it matters how big the pots are as they're not gonna be in them for too long, just enough time to get roots established

I'm building two taller "cloches" from old gazebo frames at the moment.

It's actually starting to look like an allotment now :j

I'll take some pics over the weekend and get them posted

CAFCGirl

Sunny morning here so far.
I plan on a garden day Seeds to go in. I've got two planters that I'm going to plant some flower seeds into. I'm desperate for some large planters.

On a plus, I have a friend who has acquired me a pallet so that I can make a pallet wall planter I'm thinking of making it a herb one

Wishing you all much sunshine and very few slugs

Happygreen

CAFCGirl wrote: »

Sunny morning here so far.
I plan on a garden day Seeds to go in. I've got two planters that I'm going to plant some flower seeds into. I'm desperate for some large planters.

On a plus, I have a friend who has acquired me a pallet so that I can make a pallet wall planter I'm thinking of making it a herb one

Wishing you all much sunshine and very few slugs

Would you share more about the pallet wall planter? I just can't imagine what that would look like?

Dizzy_Ditzy

Happygreen wrote: »

Would you share more about the pallet wall planter? I just can't imagine what that would look like?

I'm doing one for strawberries on the allotment next year.

You cover the back and sides with weed control fabric, fill with compost and plant away. Keep it flat until the plants are well established then turn it up on its side, and hey presto, vertical growing

Happygreen

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

I'm doing one for strawberries on the allotment next year.

You cover the back and sides with weed control fabric, fill with compost and plant away. Keep it flat until the plants are well established then turn it up on its side, and hey presto, vertical growing

Brilliant, thanks!:T

CAFCGirl

Does the link work?

http://palletfurnitureplans.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/pallet-garden-4.jpg

Happygreen

yeah, great, that's lovely!!

zafiro1984

queen_of_cheap wrote: »

I'm doing one for strawberries on the allotment next year.

You cover the back and sides with weed control fabric, fill with compost and plant away. Keep it flat until the plants are well established then turn it up on its side, and hey presto, vertical growing

What a brilliant idea, I do like the idea of herbs.

Anyone got any ideas of keeping strawberries off the ground the same way as they do it commercially. My back is not good, neither are my knees for bending, I think it is age related. I've plenty of space in the fruit cage so that's not a problem.

Queen of cheap:- definitely make your cage first before planting. I've only got raspberries in mine, the currents are outside. By the way i get about 10lb of blackcurrants per bush. I prefer white-currents (sweeter) but only get 1-2 lb per bush.

Two more beds done today - ready for the sweetcorn which is now about 4ins high
What next - probably some more carrots as the first lot now have a couple of proper leaves.
Must Google to see what parsnip seedlings look like as I broadcast them as don't know which are weeds and which are parsnips:o

annie123

mrbadexample wrote: »

Look what I made!



:j

Show off!

Nice to see you, feel free to drop in more often than you do


My squashes are going mad this year now they're up above the fence. Guess it's the extra sunlight they're getting.
Today I will be platting my garlic as it's dried out nicely.

Dogs and my food growing question........They, along with their owner AKA my daughter, are moving back in next Sunday.
They are small dogs and seem to love getting into every nook and cranny in the garden.
When they visit they are slowly getting the idea of using one allocated area to go to the loo, but I've failed to keep them away from crops in the ground. Last time I ended up taking paint tins down to the garden and building a wall, and the same with a pile of big books. This is obviously not a long term solution!

Can dogs be trained not to go to certain areas? or am I going to have to rethink planting next year and try to growing everthing in tubs? They're 1 and 2.5 years old

Jazee

I've not managed to train my dogs to keep out of the planted areas, so I put some of the not very high cheap (home bargains) decorative fencing round it and this seems to deter them a bit.

My tomatoes plants are now supported by canes, I planted out some more flowers yesterday, but its raining here now so the strawberries trailer thingys will have to wait. At least I don't have to get the watering can out.