Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire

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Lesley C 27 Jun 5:51pm, 27 Jun 2024 3,908 posts	0 Lesley C The plants on the left are over 2m tall!
NDWDave 20 Jul 9:09pm, 20 Jul 2024 19,766 posts	0 NDWDave Not seen this one before
Ocelot Spleens 23 Jul 2:28pm, 23 Jul 2024 39,324 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Beoad Bean Harvest finished. Onions almost ready. Cucumbers and Courgettes non existent but hopefully get going. Toms in greenhouse could be epic this year. Third crop of lettuce going in. May grow Radish and Beetroot on spare patches. Corn. Nope.
Rosehip 23 Jul 2:40pm, 23 Jul 2024 32,692 posts	0 Rosehip Never seem to manage a crop of radishes when I've sown this time of the year - can usually get one or two sowings to edible starting late August and early September though. Lots of cucumbers, both ridge and greenhouse. chillis not setting very well, but getting some. Toms similar - plenty of flowers but only a couple per truss forming fruit. Slugs have started on the carrots - which have been very good so far. finished the new potatoes, never have room to grow enough.
Curly45 23 Jul 2:44pm, 23 Jul 2024 4,743 posts	0 Curly45 Our radishes are insane 😂 But our carrots are not taking at all. Been out for ages and not a lot happening.
EvilPixie 23 Jul 3:13pm, 23 Jul 2024 56,188 posts	0 EvilPixie Poor all round this year Courgettes tiny and pathetic Carrots not many Lettuce been ok radish a bit poor Onions are tiny Beans minimal Beetroot? I have leaves! Hopefully better next year with both of us focused Thinking of adding something to raised before over winter to improve soil.... Suggestions?
Ocelot Spleens 23 Jul 3:20pm, 23 Jul 2024 39,325 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Here's a thing, I got talking to an old bloke, they're usef for gardening, he said plant a few carrot seeds in tall pots, keep then in a greenhouse early, let them germinate, grow for a few weeks, then set them outside, works a treat....
Lesley C 23 Jul 3:25pm, 23 Jul 2024 3,951 posts	0 Lesley C We have had lots from the allotment. About 20 courgettes Early potatoes - too many for us, the family and neighbours have had some Raspberries - still getting those Radish - lots Lettuce - too much Gooseberries - made lovely compote Red currants - Jam made and there's still lots left Blackcurrants - the birds liked them too Early peas, still lots and main crop starting to fatten up Broad beans, been enjoying them in salads A few onions A few beetroot Pumpkins are forming nicely, carrots and parsnips are doing good so far. Blue berries soon hopefully. No runner beans yet. This was last weeks harvest - Wednesday Saturday Going back up tomorrow to pick more with my 5 year old. He's enjoying it. We are going to be putting cow muck on our beds over the winter. Hopefully next year is better Pix.
EvilPixie 23 Jul 4:28pm, 23 Jul 2024 56,192 posts	0 EvilPixie I was thinking of used mushroom compost as we have a mushroom farm near and I heard it was good?
3M 23 Jul 5:11pm, 23 Jul 2024 24,444 posts	0 3M I'd find a stables nearby and make a donation in exchange for some horse manure, EP - preferably the well rotted stuff from around the back! Put it on on over winter and things will look different next year!