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Post by floweringcherry on Jun 24, 2008 0:09:41 GMT 1
Over the past few weeks, I have been harvesting, Spinach, Lettuce, all of the Herbs, a few Courgettes with lots more coming ;D The Sweetcorn is really romping away, as are the Beans, Onions, Peppers, Chillies & Tomatoes. Have had a picking from the Strawberries (first year) and have had lots of Rhubarb from my Mum's garden.
It's good this gardening business isn't it ;D
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Post by 4pygmies on Jun 24, 2008 6:52:20 GMT 1
Wow, fc! You are doing very well! I am just starting to dig the new potatoes, pick the lettuce leaves and am picking the broad beans when they are tiny and sweet - just cos I can't wait for them to fill up anymore :  You do feel Life is worthwhile when you can eat stuff you've grown yourself don't you? It's the simple joys and pleasures that are the best  |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 24, 2008 8:54:27 GMT 1
Courgettes already? Wow.
My toms are certainly coming on nicely and the Broad Beans look good although not as many pods as the flowers promised.
Bulbs on the onions are beginning to show and the beetroots are looking good.
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Post by emseypop on Jun 24, 2008 9:31:19 GMT 1
Over the past few weeks, I have been harvesting, Spinach, Lettuce, all of the Herbs, a few Courgettes with lots more coming ;D The Sweetcorn is really romping away, as are the Beans, Onions, Peppers, Chillies & Tomatoes. Have had a picking from the Strawberries (first year) and have had lots of Rhubarb from my Mum's garden. It's good this gardening business isn't it ;D We've been late with our salad this year, been so busy battling the doc's we only put some in about 3 weeks ago. We've harvested the onion sets we put in in Nov, which is good considering Debi's cravings. I think we'll be pulling up some earlies next week and maybe there will be a few peas ready. We are not having much luck with our runner beans again this year. We try starting them of at home, but they disappear when we put them in, we try sowing in situ very few come up, even fewer last long.  Still enjoying what we do get.  |
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Post by 4pygmies on Jun 24, 2008 9:34:42 GMT 1
Slugs are partial to runner beans Emsey.....have you tried some sort of barrier? Or mines maybe?
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Post by emseypop on Jun 24, 2008 9:50:05 GMT 1
Slugs are partial to runner beans Emsey.....have you tried some sort of barrier? Or mines maybe? We've given in and are trying a few pellets (the type thats supposed to not be harmful other animals) |
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Post by debbiem on Jun 24, 2008 10:59:04 GMT 1
Same here The witch. We had to give up ur allotment for all sorts of reasons. : Still, I'm growing some courgettes in a big pots and am determined to use all the seeds we bought to plant in the allotment. What a real sense of satisfaction it must give you - well done all of you! |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 24, 2008 13:16:01 GMT 1
I'm growing carrots in containers.
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Post by floweringcherry on Jun 24, 2008 15:12:15 GMT 1
Courgettes already? Wow. My toms are certainly coming on nicely and the Broad Beans look good although not as many pods as the flowers promised. Bulbs on the onions are beginning to show and the beetroots are looking good. I am going to try to post a pic, have opened a photobucket account. These are the two Courgette plants today. The slugs have nibbled a leaf but so far have left the Courgettes alone. These are from my cameraphone so quality not marvellous.   I forgot so say I have grown first early Potatoes in tubs and sacks this year for the first time. They are lovely, will definitely do it again. ;D |
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Post by floweringcherry on Jun 24, 2008 15:16:10 GMT 1
It worked ;D
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 24, 2008 15:25:22 GMT 1
Congratulations ;D And nice pics too!
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Post by madonplants on Jun 24, 2008 23:14:01 GMT 1
Over the past few weeks, I have been harvesting, Spinach, Lettuce, all of the Herbs, a few Courgettes with lots more coming ;D The Sweetcorn is really romping away, as are the Beans, Onions, Peppers, Chillies & Tomatoes. Have had a picking from the Strawberries (first year) and have had lots of Rhubarb from my Mum's garden. It's good this gardening business isn't it ;D Well done FC. I watched The Good Life this morning, the one where they had to harvest the spuds, after a bad storm and with Tom's bad back. Still laugh at that one. |
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Post by 4pygmies on Jun 25, 2008 8:31:30 GMT 1
Eeeh...'The Good Life'...a major influence on my life, that programme was........along with Spiderman......
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 25, 2008 8:48:40 GMT 1
Eeeh...'The Good Life'...a major influence on my life, that programme was........along with Spiderman...... Eh? |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 25, 2008 8:48:57 GMT 1
Excellent pics FC.
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Post by debbiem on Jun 25, 2008 9:09:24 GMT 1
I'm growing carrots in containers. I'm going to have a go at that too Mick, so please tell me how you get on. Again, lovely photos fc and the courgettes look delish! |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 25, 2008 9:28:42 GMT 1
I'm growing carrots in containers. I'm going to have a go at that too Mick, so please tell me how you get on. Again, lovely photos fc and the courgettes look delish! Will do Debbie. I have some old black plastic window boxes that I am using. Certainly got much better germination than I got in the ground. I'm growing courgettes in containers too but the slugs rather got to one of them. |
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Post by debbiem on Jun 25, 2008 10:10:20 GMT 1
I'm going to have a go at that too Mick, so please tell me how you get on. Again, lovely photos fc and the courgettes look delish! Will do Debbie. I have some old black plastic window boxes that I am using. Certainly got much better germination than I got in the ground. I'm growing courgettes in containers too but the slugs rather got to one of them. I planted some courgette seeds in a huge tub a while ago and aslo planted some salad leaf seeds over the top. The salad leaves have all come up but no sign of the courgettes so then I planted a couple more courgette seeds in some small pots which came up straight away! The slugs got those though. Surely if slugs had eaten the cougettes in the huge pot they'd have had a go at the salad leaves too, which are completely intact? I also planted some sweetcorn in the huge pot and there's no sign of that either......very strange.  Unless I planted them too deeply - there is no sign of any of them! Incidentally Mick I have 3 packets of salad leaf seeds which the children won by finishing their questionnaires when we went around Kew Gardens. I'm well impressed with them(and the kids!). |
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Post by madonplants on Jun 25, 2008 10:34:34 GMT 1
Eeeh...'The Good Life'...a major influence on my life, that programme was........along with Spiderman...... Eh? I thought that too! ;D Spiderman and The Good Life, weird combination! |
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 25, 2008 10:35:28 GMT 1
I thought that too! ;D Spiderman and The Good Life, weird combination! I know, but Felicity Kendall in a tight fitting leotard? Mmmmmmm! |
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Post by madonplants on Jun 25, 2008 10:38:53 GMT 1
I thought that too! ;D Spiderman and The Good Life, weird combination! I know, but Felicity Kendall in a tight fitting leotard? Mmmmmmm! Don't think 4P will agree with you, though.  |
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Post by Sleepy on Jun 25, 2008 10:40:39 GMT 1
I know, but Felicity Kendall in a tight fitting leotard? Mmmmmmm! Don't think 4P will agree with you, though. 4P in a tight fitti.... No, I'll get in trouble with that suggestion |
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 25, 2008 10:42:08 GMT 1
Don't think 4P will agree with you, though. 4P in a tight fitti.... No, I'll get in trouble with that suggestion Ohhhhhhhh.............. (cold shower time) |
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Post by 4pygmies on Jun 25, 2008 10:43:20 GMT 1
AARGHH...I feel really sick now....most things are really tight fitting now. Sigh....
But back to FC's courgettes......
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Post by madonplants on Jun 25, 2008 10:44:28 GMT 1
4P in a tight fitti.... No, I'll get in trouble with that suggestion Ohhhhhhhh.............. (cold shower time) I thought that too, but thought I would get into trouble! |
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