Gardening/Allotmenting

[biggs682]

Tomato plants have had the tops pinched out to step them getting too tall

Some poppies have been pulled up

 

[PaulSB]

Sounds like it's doing really well. I would take off any mature fruits rather than leave them on the plant to encourage new fruits to form

I feel you're right. A plant's purpose in life is to reproduce itself, usually via seed. The cucumber is the fruiting body and imagine my plant thinks its job is done. I've had six of these beauties so far.

 

[orraloon]

A rel newbie, ex BR refugee etc, only just noticed this thread. Interesting to read through.

Always been a keen gardener, since school days working spring evenings in local nursery to becoming a self employed, RHS accredited gardener when I stepped off the corporate hamster wheel.

Now back in The Homeland with The Project of house and garden.

Cropping season up north starting up.
Greenhouse: Sungold cherry tomatoes starting to get picked, Moneymaker salad toms bulking up but still green, Emilie cucumbers been picked for several weeks now and lots more coming, sweet peppers almost ready to start picking in green, chillis of course will be later. And lots of microgreen salad leaves.

Outside: courgettes (Blackstar) now in production. And started to lift then eat the Charlotte 2nd early tatties, which are always so good.

 

[PaulSB]

Sounds like it's doing really well. I would take off any mature fruits rather than leave them on the plant to encourage new fruits to form

As above on July 4th I picked the two remaining mature cucumbers. There was no sign of any further production. This morning, eight days later, I have eleven developing cucumbers, each are 2cm or more in length.

I need to watch and learn. I'm wondering if I should harvest some of these when they reach 4" - 6" to allow others to develop further. Then as soon as those reach size get them off PDQ.

 

[numbnuts]

I haven't got a garden
but me cress is coming on

 

[wiggydiggy]

Hosepipe ban in Yorkshire affects me, so am reverting to the water butts and a can.

I have 2 water butt's (still need rain!) and I think I'll buy 2 more. I might look at waterbutt pumps as well.

 

[BoldonLad]

Hosepipe ban in Yorkshire affects me, so am reverting to the water butts and a can.

I have 2 water butt's (still need rain!) and I think I'll buy 2 more. I might look at waterbutt pumps as well.

We don't have hosepipe ban, but, I use rainwater for garden by preference. I have 5 * 100 litre water butts, it is not enough.

 

[wiggydiggy]

We don't have hosepipe ban, but, I use rainwater for garden by preference. I have 5 * 100 litre water butts, it is not enough.

My garage is a very guilty waste, it just drips off the end. That's job #1 to remedy I think.

 

[Drago]

First crop of onions in, enjoyed a thoroughly nice cheese and onion sandwich.

Tomatoes finally starting to come good.

 

[Chislenko]

Despite the best efforts of the wind, it has snapped a couple, the Canna Lily is producing lots of flowers this year.

 

[steveindenmark]

Now I am retired. I am looking at getting an allotment. Allotments in Denmark are a bit different to the UK. They are called Koloniehave. They vary from a piece of land with a tool shed to wooden cabins with electricity, running water, toilets etc.

To get a koloniehave, you must live in a council catchment area.

One has just come up in my area and I am tempted to buy it. You buy the cabin and its contents and then pay a yearly rent to the commune. The price is about £3000 and the yearly rent is about £250. There is a communial toilet block on the site. All the grounds and toilet block are looked after by an on site caretaker.

The good thing with the koloniehave is that you can live in it from April to October. A bit like a tiny house.

As always with me. It is a case of dallying.

Do we have any other allotment owners in the group?

This is the one I am looking at.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Wow, that's not like allotments in the UK. You'd need to grow a lot to get that sort of money back! Looks more like a holiday home.
To me, an allotment has to be reasonably close to where you live, as you need to be going regularly to water, weed etc. With that in mind I don't really see the point of being able to sleep there. It's good to have a place to escape to, but sleep?
Growing your own veg is very therapeutic though.

My allotment.

 

[steveindenmark]

Wow, that's not like allotments in the UK. You'd need to grow a lot to get that sort of money back! Looks more like a holiday home.
To me, an allotment has to be reasonably close to where you live, as you need to be going regularly to water, weed etc. With that in mind I don't really see the point of being able to sleep there. It's good to have a place to escape to, but sleep?
Growing your own veg is very therapeutic though.

My allotment.
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It is a hard concept to grasp. I will give you that 😁 Koloniehave are a very social thing in Denmark. They are not what we call summer houses. Summer houses are for people with far too much money.

The koloniehave I am looking at is 19km away in a small town, where my favourite bakery is and about 5km from my brothers house.So it is close enough.

Its not just about growing things. Its a change of scenery. Somewhere different to ride our bikes, meet new people. A new social life.

Its a quiet site and we have walked around it quite a few times. There are some nice walks and rides in the area.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

It is a hard concept to grasp. I will give you that 😁 Koloniehave are a very social thing in Denmark. They are not what we call summer houses. Summer houses are for people with far too much money.

The koloniehave I am looking at is 19km away in a small town, where my favourite bakery is and about 5km from my brothers house.So it is close enough.

Its not just about growing things. Its a change of scenery. Somewhere different to ride our bikes, meet new people. A new social life.

Its a quiet site and we have walked around it quite a few times. There are some nice walks and rides in the area.

I thought it must be something like that. As you say a totally different concept to the UK. Sounds great, go for it!

 

[annedonnelly]

It also looks very well cared for and would be easy to take over. In the UK when your name reaches the top of the waiting list for an allotment the chances are you're given something that has been neglected and is waist high in weeds.

That's what I got a few years ago. I strimmed the weeds to find all the rotting chipboard underneath. I had just got that cleared when we had a couple of days of rain and I discovered that the allotment was in the middle of a seasonal pond. I gave them the keys back.

I've now got a house with an allotment sized garden. Just been here a few months so still lots to do.