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Post by sweetleaf on Feb 7, 2007 20:49:51 GMT 1
If you havent got a lottie never mind! All talk about your veg patch counts ! Ill start the ball rolling shall I ? Im actually in posession of two lotties which are being transformed into a fruit garden and veg plot, the pond which was my special wish sprang a leak, so will now be adapted to a cranberry bog, always look on the bright side eh? Now looking for a large rigid container in which to create a new pond, (something will turn up!  ) |
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Post by alicat on Feb 7, 2007 21:12:07 GMT 1
Hi Sweetleaf - how are you. What are you growing this year on your alloments other than the cranberries.
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Post by sweetleaf on Feb 7, 2007 21:18:42 GMT 1
Hi Ali Im getting better, ;D
As for what Im growing, In a word everything!
I have onions and garlic in at the moment, and have planted all sorts of fruit Blackberries raspberries Jostaberries strawberries gooseberries and also have two rhubarb patches!
I am preparing a pumpkin patch (yes sleepy Im growing pumpkins) I have 4 kinds of those, and Im growing 4 kinds of beans too !
I have lady crystl and Red fir apple potatoes chitting and have 3 kinds of tomato seed and two kinds of cucumber. Ill post a full list if anyones interested?
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Post by alicat on Feb 7, 2007 21:38:10 GMT 1
;D
Wow you are going to be busy. Before long we won't see you on any board before 10pm. ;D
Are you growing butternut squash aswell with your pumpkins.
Sorry got to go now OH is moaning about me being on the puter.
Catch you all soon.
take care.
A. x
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Post by sweetleaf on Feb 11, 2007 0:34:02 GMT 1
Time to sow your broad beans outside soon, if youve cloched the soil it will be warm enough now......... if you dont live in the midlands or wales..  |
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Post by sweetleaf on Feb 12, 2007 8:53:46 GMT 1
;D Wow you are going to be busy. Before long we won't see you on any board before 10pm. ;D Are you growing butternut squash aswell with your pumpkins. Sorry got to go now OH is moaning about me being on the puter. Catch you all soon. take care. A. x You may be right Ali its nice to be busy if youre outside though isnt it? I have got some saved butternut seed I think, but it wasnt a great success last year, I dont think our summers are long enough. |
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Post by alicat on Feb 12, 2007 11:36:55 GMT 1
Hi Sweetleaf I bought 1 plant last year for the first time - we only had two sqashes from it. Probably because it wasn't in a big enough pot. This year I bought some seed to do - there going in the veg pacth not sure how many we are doing. - But I can probably spare some if you would like. How are the greenhouses going.? |
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Post by sweetleaf on Feb 12, 2007 11:40:00 GMT 1
The frame has been set on concrete kerbstone thingies all level and square, all that remains is to replace the glass, which Ill be cleaning today prior to refitting, several pieces are broken so I`ll need to order replacements, but that is only a minor inconvenience ! ;D ;D I found my saved BS seed this morning while sorting out the Kangaroo paw seeds for CPB, so I wont need any more but thanks for the offer.  |
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Post by alicat on Feb 12, 2007 12:01:21 GMT 1
Your welcome. - if you need any flower seeds let me know I've got more than I could ever sow and not enough space to plant them all. - Think I went a bit mad the other week when I went shopping. : Do you have to order the glass then, when I needed some for mine I just went down the glass and mirror shop with my measurements and they cut them there and then only about £3 per glass.
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Post by sweetleaf on Feb 12, 2007 12:20:08 GMT 1
I dont have a car, so the best thing for me would be to ask my friend who is a glazier to pick the glass up for me when hes there, well if he will Other than that, I dont know where I can buy glass locally. OH is at work when the shops are open, so its a bit difficult. |
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Post by alicat on Feb 12, 2007 12:36:39 GMT 1
doh : I forgot you haven't got a car. - Sorry |
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Post by sweetleaf on Feb 12, 2007 12:48:34 GMT 1
Dont apologise I dont miss driving really, I dont even miss the bike any more, Im getting too old for the cold around the joints perhaps  I used to drive a camper van (OH`s idea) it ran on methane and had a sticker in the rear windscreen that read "Beware!.... this vehicle runs on prune juice" ;D ;D Dont miss that either  |
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Post by alicat on Feb 12, 2007 13:02:29 GMT 1
so much I'm stuck for words :
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Post by sweetleaf on Feb 12, 2007 13:03:52 GMT 1
so much I'm stuck for words : I have my moments! |
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 12, 2007 14:16:40 GMT 1
I've got bags and bags and bags of manure that I have been collecting over winter from one of the local stables. Safe to put on yet?
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Post by sweetleaf on Feb 12, 2007 14:28:36 GMT 1
What does it smell like?
Sounds like a daft question but if it smells like ammonia its not ready.
On the other hand if you are digging it in to empty beds it should be ok when its still a bit underdone.
Did you punch holes in the bags to allow the fluid out? It makes a good fertilizer by itslf, when it matures and is watered down ;D
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 13, 2007 9:02:50 GMT 1
I will let you know re pong!
No, didn't puncture the bags.
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Post by sweetleaf on Feb 13, 2007 9:21:25 GMT 1
Be aware that its going to be pretty sloppy and stinky then! I would empty them into a heap and cover them with a tarp, or similar, and wait until the smell/ sloppiness has settled down, a large heap will heat up and rot down much faster. You could add it in layers to your compost heap, and speed that up! Are you growing any squashes this year? A soil covered muck heap is a great start for them, and at the end of the season can be spread around the beds with safety. You could also shovel a load into the bottom of your bean trench, and bury it, its lovely stuff as long as theres not too much urine in it. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 13, 2007 14:18:15 GMT 1
I sort of hoped that they would rot down in the bag. No?
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Post by The witch on Feb 13, 2007 14:21:22 GMT 1
I think it needs the air to it Mick, like a compost heap |
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Post by sweetleaf on Feb 13, 2007 14:29:53 GMT 1
Puncture the corner of each bag and strain off the liquid, that would be for the best, then you can make liquid manure feed from it . You have to water it down a fair bit. Then you can put it in a heap with a cover on so the rain doesnt leach out all the good stuff, and it will get very hot, when it cools down, mix it and cover it again, that should heat it for the second time, after that it should be safe to use. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 13, 2007 14:30:11 GMT 1
Hmm, hadn't thought of that. Could be yukky.
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Post by sweetleaf on Feb 13, 2007 14:34:28 GMT 1
Wear gloves, and rinse your boots before you get in the car! ;D
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 13, 2007 14:45:39 GMT 1
I was going to wear flip flops, thong and gas mask.
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Post by sweetleaf on Feb 13, 2007 15:45:27 GMT 1
Oh in that case, take photographs! ;D |
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