Show Us Your Veg Patch - You Know You Want To!! (Merged Thread)

WestonDave · 8 July 2008 at 11:48AM

hathor - re the blueberries - I have one Gold Traube plant which I planted this year (March) and as far as I know neither of my neighbours has any (its really not the sort of thing they would do!) but its got a couple of clumps of fruit on already so I have to conclude it is self fertile. As for how big it grows I've no idea as its not had much chance yet!

divadee · 8 July 2008 at 3:16PM

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Well done!! :T

I'm so jealous of your little gems though I don't know why but I just can't seem to grow decent lettuces for the life in me

you are the 2nd person to have told us this. Mr divadees friend at work is so jealous he has been trying for years to grow little gems but cant manage it, our first ever year and we have inundated, so much so that we are giving them away!!!

beginners luck thats what i say.

but mr divadees friend did swap little gems some for a big bowl of his strawberries yummy

hathor · 8 July 2008 at 3:29PM

Thanks WestonDave

A bit of digging around the seed/fruit supplying websites seems to point to Top Hat as being a likely choice. Apparently its max height & spread is 16-24inches, although once established it's described as a heavy cropper, and is self-fertile.

Dustykitten · 8 July 2008 at 11:43PM

jtb2412 wrote: »

Darned Wind :mad: ! Got home from work to find all my sweetcorn at a 45 degree angle - have propped them back up with canes but not holding out much hope. Anyone got any ideas whether they will survive ????

If there is not damage/snapping to the stem they should be fine. Make sure the roots are firmly in the ground - earth up a bit if necessary and firm in with the foot - assuming your soil is not saturated from the rain

ChocolateMonkey · 9 July 2008 at 9:54AM

I have been really inspired by the layout and containers people use in the pictures. They all look much neater than mine.:rolleyes:

I have seen pictures of people using water butts as containers, Brogusblue has one. I would like to get my hands on one or two for my toms/peppers and sunflowers but dont have the slightest idea where you get these from.(without paying £20 as I might hack it in half:o)

I promise to take some pictures of mine tommorow, come rain or shine.

kazwookie · 9 July 2008 at 1:46PM

Up to date photo of how the spuds are doing!

squiggle37 · 9 July 2008 at 2:34PM

pics of my stuff...hope the links work

Not grown much this year as i only moved here 6 months ago, i dug a boarder down one edge and planted spare toms, beetroot, lettuce, radish, spring onions among petunias, sweetpeas, margarete and delphiums.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z27/nottsfem/P7090107.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z27/nottsfem/P7090108.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z27/nottsfem/P7090109.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z27/nottsfem/P7090112.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z27/nottsfem/P7090113.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z27/nottsfem/P7090114.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z27/nottsfem/P7090106.jpg

Spuds are the ones that i paid 96p postage forgot the name of them.
Empty tubs have plated carrott seeds and dwaf french beans.

hathor · 9 July 2008 at 4:05PM

I have found a variety of strawberry I fancy for next year, which is exclusive to Ken Muir, apparently.

The website says "not available until September 2008" and also "sold out". Do you think this means they have none now but more stocks will be available from September, or there won't be any in September, come back later?

Also, it refers to frozen plants available March to July and fresh dug plants October/November for the same variety. Are these sold out as well?

Curiouser and curiouser, it seems.

What are frozen plants?

(Before anyone states the obvious, I have emailed via the Ken Muir website and had no reply yet, and just tried to phone but someone hung up on me:mad: , so I thought I'd try here in case any of you experienced plant-buyers could interpret for me.)

So in a nutshell: will I be able to buy these this year or not? I'm baffled!

kazwookie · 9 July 2008 at 6:26PM

I'd try ringing again tomorrow, and hope you get someone else on the phone

KAAT_LADY · 10 July 2008 at 5:29PM

Show Us Your Veg Patch - You Know You Want To!! (Merged Thread)

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