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.