The ups, the downs and the insides out of growing your own in 2024!

FreeBear

alicef said:

@FreeBear - they are very beautiful potatoes - what is the variety?

The larger tubers are Bleuet. Don't know what the smaller ones are.

FreeBear

alicef said: @FreeBear hopefully the second tree is the right one!   

Replacement tree has just arrived. I think I'll plant in a large tub and then put it in the ground come winter. Only time will tell if it is indeed a plumcot.

alicef

@FreeBear I stopped planting potatoes some time ago but seeing your purple variety makes me rethink - I might have a go with growing in sacks.  I do have a pile of  the ones that coffee beans come in.  A very good idea planting the replacement tree in a big pot, with a watering tube as well maybe.

I'm thinking about doing a bit outside - shifted my early morning lane swim session to a lunchtime one today, so I'm not feeling overly energetic at the moment. 

FreeBear

alicef said: @FreeBear I stopped planting potatoes some time ago but seeing your purple variety makes me rethink - I might have a go with growing in sacks.

Plant some earlies later in the year and enjoy new potatoes with Christmas lunch. I've bunged a few in a large pot around mid November in the past... Although, sourcing seed potatoes this time of year might not be easy.

Suffolk_lass

Just harvested a few potatoes (2nd earlies, Charlotte). Mahoosive!

alicef

@Suffolk_lass I bet those Charlottes are delicious!  

I am compiling a shopping list - so far

garlic; bay tree & seed potatoes for Christmas  

Today I want to get some Sweet William; Wallflowers; and Foxgloves sown.

FreeBear

Suffolk_lass said: Just harvested a few potatoes (2nd earlies, Charlotte). Mahoosive!

White potatoes are easier to spot against dark soil. Maybe I should give up on the purple/blue spuds.

Suffolk_lass

@alicef - I have to say they are delicious. I cooked all the teeny weeny ones last night and we had an egg salad with warm potatoes. So simple. So delicious!

My measly crop of squashes may be enhanced by a friend with a glut - hooray!

TomandBarbara

Hi All
Well I was managing to keep up with all the allotment veg but now my fridge is bulging! Sadly our lettuces have now got too big and the slugs are attacking them so I've now got a huge bag in the fridge of lettuce leaves.   Very time consuming washing them and checking for bugs as they are full of holes! And there is only so much lettuce you can eat so I can't imagine getting through the bag anytime soon!
We also have courgettes, green beans, peas, sugar snap peas (these have done amazing I would definitely recommend them!) and potatoes.  
And still some squash from one of our Crown Prince squashes that was harvested last year, they have kept brilliantly on our bay window!

kimwp

My tomatoes are ripening, but the flesh is quite mushy. I haven't really fed them so it may be that, but is it possible that it's the type of tomato?