The Gardening Bed

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

What varieties have you gentlemen -planted? That'll make a big difference to progress. My charlotte's always took a while to get going then went mental. My golden wonders produced loads of foliage and about 3 potatoes

I think mine are Maris Piper...

You'll have about 4 months to go with them I reckon

[NP44]

i was at B&Q today to buy a new letterbox... postie tried to ram too much bulkage through it today and it fell apart!!

anyway - one solitary lupin plant on the 69p sale rack... I couldn't resist following discussion on here...

And iv'e only been here a few days

[Bruce Rioja]

According to my RHS map up to a four week difference. Cheer up, northern spuds taste better.

Ah. Excellent news. And yes, northern spuds have that earthy taste of milltown grit that you just don't get with the perfumed-ponce taters from the Softy Walter south.

the clock is ticking for your 4-weeks-from-today comparison photo!!

That's fair. Throw down the gauntlet Brucie. Uphold gritty northern spudkind.

Relief! Nipped up to Our Kid's last night and his rows of spuds are no more advanced than those in my grow bags. The rascal then went on to show me the progress of his peaches, grapes, olives and so on.

[Gooner Girl]

Darn it. Potatoes! I knew there was something I had forgotten to put in that I meant to this year. Am guessing I have left it too late now?

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Darn it. Potatoes! I knew there was something I had forgotten to put in that I meant to this year. Am guessing I have left it too late now?

You'll probably get away with early main crops if the weather plays nice, or play it safe with charlottes or similar.

[bobo the clown]

Darn it. Potatoes! I knew there was something I had forgotten to put in that I meant to this year. Am guessing I have left it too late now?

You'll probably get away with early main crops if the weather plays nice, or play it safe with charlottes or similar.

Charlottes sound Southern too !!!

Seriously, the better weather will help, just chose your type well and be ready for slightly later crops. But get it done by the weekend.

[Bruce Rioja]

Darn it. Potatoes! I knew there was something I had forgotten to put in that I meant to this year. Am guessing I have left it too late now?

It's OK, GG. I'll have loads. Tonnes of 'em. You can have some of mine

[thebish]

am about to go out and plant some baby-leaf salad in a trough... was gonna do them in guttering - but never got round to buying any or fixing it up.. might do that next year...

[Bruce Rioja]

am about to go out and plant some baby-leaf salad in a trough... was gonna do them in guttering - but never got round to buying any or fixing it up.. might do that next year...

Nor did I, although I remain grateful for the tip.

[Gooner Girl]

Darn it. Potatoes! I knew there was something I had forgotten to put in that I meant to this year. Am guessing I have left it too late now?

It's OK, GG. I'll have loads. Tonnes of 'em. You can have some of mine

Why thankyou Brucie. Just drop them off next time you're passing!

[Bruce Rioja]

Darn it. Potatoes! I knew there was something I had forgotten to put in that I meant to this year. Am guessing I have left it too late now?

It's OK, GG. I'll have loads. Tonnes of 'em. You can have some of mine

Why thankyou Brucie. Just drop them off next time you're passing!

Ah, ah, ah. Not soooooo quick. You have eggs, don't you? And a chip pan?!

[Gooner Girl]

Darn it. Potatoes! I knew there was something I had forgotten to put in that I meant to this year. Am guessing I have left it too late now?

It's OK, GG. I'll have loads. Tonnes of 'em. You can have some of mine

Why thankyou Brucie. Just drop them off next time you're passing!

Ah, ah, ah. Not soooooo quick. You have eggs, don't you?!

They've slowed down again - and the twins keep on insisting on collecting (and dropping) them. But I could do swapsies for some of the masses of rhubarb in my front garden if you like?!

[Bruce Rioja]

Darn it. Potatoes! I knew there was something I had forgotten to put in that I meant to this year. Am guessing I have left it too late now?

It's OK, GG. I'll have loads. Tonnes of 'em. You can have some of mine

Why thankyou Brucie. Just drop them off next time you're passing!

Ah, ah, ah. Not soooooo quick. You have eggs, don't you?!

They've slowed down again - and the twins keep on insisting on collecting (and dropping) them. But I could do swapsies for some of the masses of rhubarb in my front garden if you like?!

Ah, I was too slow with my 'chips' edit. Mmmmm. Rhubarb crumble (said in a Homer Simpson voice).

[Gooner Girl]

Can't beat a bit of rhubarb crumble. Have made J and J apple and raspberry crumble recently which they like, not sure how they will feel about rhubarb. Will have to try them with it when their father isn't around to make barfing noises and complain that it looks like muscle sinew...

[Bruce Rioja]

Can't beat a bit of rhubarb crumble. Have made J and J apple and raspberry crumble recently which they like, not sure how they will feel about rhubarb. Will have to try them with it when their father isn't around to make barfing noises and complain that it looks like muscle sinew...

I'll have Mr GG's then.

[Porrohman]

i was at B&Q today to buy a new letterbox... postie tried to ram too much bulkage through it today and it fell apart!!

anyway - one solitary lupin plant on the 69p sale rack... I couldn't resist following discussion on here...

I hope the postie wasn't injured.

[bobo the clown]

How much beer would you need to kill a slug that's big enough to tow a caravan through quick sand?

It is a complicated equation, but it can be simplified to q+(l*(h/l)+h where q is the capacity in centilitres of the slugs stomach l is the length of the slug in centimeters and h is the height of the slug in centimeters. That'll give you the volume in centiliters of beer need to drown yon slug. I'd add a bit so he can't get his head above the beer line.

This much ... apparently ; -

[bobo the clown]

The lawn project continues apace .... pull out over 400 dandilionesque weeds, weed & feed, scarify, more weed & feed, fill in holes, lay seed, water every evening and watch in despair as no seed seems to take ..... until today when suddenly there were newly sprouting shoots in the bare areas.

These are the first green shoots of recovery. Should I call George Osborne ?

Happy bobo.

[Bruce Rioja]

I assume that it must have been pissing it down this week, whilst I've been away then?!

Last Sunday my spuddy plants had starting showing a nice covering, as per Bish's of a couple of weeks ago.

Then, this evening, I get home to these!!!!

[thebish]

^ top growing!! are you feeding them as well as watering them?