The even bigger and better and hopefully not lower bits of growing your own in 2022!

Suffolk_lass

LessImpecunious said:

Suffolk_lass said:

carinjo said:

Here's a question: removing all the weeds and doing some clearing, how does one dry it out to burn the waste? I now have a new car and do not want to ruin the boot! Just covering it up with some tarpaulin for a bit won't work i think.

Personally, I bag invasive weeds in old compost bags and sneak them into my general refuse bin as here in Suffolk it all gets incinerated

Don't forget the (money-saving) option of putting all your garden waste in a heap and making your own compost...

I do that with clippings and "sensible" weeds but oxalis corniculata (creeping wood-sorrel - the little bronze leaves and yellow flowers) generates from root matter and seeds if composted. As does bindweed and ground elder (as I know to my cost) so these go for incineration

droopsnoot

I put all my tomato and pepper plants on the compost heap yesterday, after removing the final fruits from them. I've got a pile of green tomatoes that I can't give away, not enough to make chutney even if I wanted to. Someone has suggested that they're nice fried so I might give that a try later in the week. Plenty of "Machu Pichu" chillies to get through, and one last red pepper.

Cleared and planted another row of onion bulbs, but I'm running into some potatoes that have been left since earlier in the year and are now growing their own plants which I left in place.

carinjo

Thanks for all the advice regarding the clearing of allotment. Unfortunately our green waste gets turned into compost. I checked and anything that is nasty can go into the rubbish skip at recycling centre, the rest will put into garden waste bin. 
Most of the broadbean seedlings have come up as have the onion and garlic, just need a bit of weeding to keep it going over winter. I am so chuffed, last year all my broadbean seedlings got eaten. The chard and perpetual spinach still going like mad, will start doing Olio bundles i think, got no space left in freezers. 
The leeks are still rust free, so they will keep for a bit.
The rest of the allotment (read:90%) has been taken over by grass, at least it looks nice and green 

carinjo

An overcast day made for a bit of warmth on allotment this afternoon. Harvested all the leeks. Covered a couple of sections with tarpaulin and done a bit of border tidying.
I read in the latest GW magazine that for leggy broadbeans, one can pinch out the tips to promote bushier growth. We expecting snow on the weekend, so will see how they hold up and then do some pinching if needed. 

Glittering_M

Bit of an odd one but I foraged some sweet chestnuts the other day.

How do I plant them with success? I've had a G00g1e and I get different answers about how to and when to expect fruit.

Some say to chuck it in a pot and see (although keep an eye out for rabbits & squirrels, others say you need to keep it somewhere cold for 3 months (although it seems to vary about how you do that). 

In terms of fruit, some say 2-3 years some say 20-25! 

I know they get big, I have space where it could go if I do some clearing.which is on the list.

Suffolk_lass

Traditionally, they need frost in the UK. In the freezer and then your fridge until Feb then plant indoors to germinate. Personally, I would buy bare rooted hedge whips from a reputable nursery and save yourself about 5 years

Glittering_M

Thank you!

carinjo

Most of my lovely broadbeans snapped in half under the weight of the snow 

KajiKita

carinjo said:

Most of my lovely broadbeans snapped in half under the weight of the snow 

Oh no 😢 I haven’t dared look at mine yet (I leave in the dark and get home in the dark …. Bracing myself now ….

KK 

KajiKita

carinjo said:

Most of my lovely broadbeans snapped in half under the weight of the snow 

Mine are black, right through the stem, just above soil level. I’m assuming they are kaput …. Sigh ….

KK