The Gardening Bed

[Bruce Rioja]

Anyone had any spuddies out yet? I haven't had many flowers. Might have a mooch around in the soil - or is it still a bit too early?

had some of mine yesterday - the missus rooted them out - yummy!

when it stops raining, will empty a bag and see what the whole crop is like...

Oh good stuff. Let us know how you get on will you please? Mine are a couple of weeks behind yours as I recall.

[Bruce Rioja]

Well, would you just look at Lefium Stickius now

Original pic can be seen of page 3 of this thread.

[thebish]

if i'm not very much mistaken - that's a hydrangea

[Bruce Rioja]

if i'm not very much mistaken - that's a hydrangea

Any idea what I should do with it, Bish? Plant it in the ground proper?

[Lost Leopard Spot]

if i'm not very much mistaken - that's a hydrangea

Any idea what I should do with it, Bish? Plant it in the ground proper?

It needs different soils for whichever colour you want the flowers to be...Hydrangeas are like litmus paper in reverse - Acid soil = blue flowers, alkali soil = pink flowers,

[thebish]

if i'm not very much mistaken - that's a hydrangea

Any idea what I should do with it, Bish? Plant it in the ground proper?

aye - plant it into a nice hole in your proper garden... it should grow into a medium to large bush so have a mind to where you put it - it won't stay that small! (I don't mean it will be MASSIVE and undermine your house - just put it at the back of a bed rather than the front!)

here's what mine looks like to give you an idea of size...

[Bruce Rioja]

Then I take it that my soil's alkali as I already have one pink flowering bush in the front garden.

I'll do that, Bish. Cheers.

[thebish]

4th day out of the first bag... still going strong...

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Store 'em in proper veg sacks and they last for months and months.

[Dujon]

That image seems to indicate that the spuds are trying to be cucumbers in shape. Are they a particular type of potato or have they been forced that way because of being confined in a bag, thebish? Please excuse my ignorance.

[General Mannerheim]

have gown strawberries outside this summer!... but some mysterious creature has eaten them!

[bobo the clown]

have gown strawberries outside this summer!... but some mysterious creature has eaten them!

It's ever thus General.

Almost impossible to keep the birds from them, unless you net over them and even then they'll do their damdest.

Slugs etc. can be avoided, largely, by keeping the plants off the ground and sprinkle (non toxic) pellets.

Nice to grow your own fruit though even if you can buy better quality . Great fun for kids to be involved in too.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

have gown strawberries outside this summer!... but some mysterious creature has eaten them!

slugs, ants, blackbirds, rats, chickens, mice, magpies, shrews, hedgehogs, beetles, humans, robins, the list of strawberry eating creatures is endless. When one turns above half red whip 'em inside (complete with hat and stalk) and allow to ripen on a sunny window (with banana helps to ripen them - they give off some chemical that helps ripen most fruits) safe in the knowledge the strawberry eating critters are mostly on the other side of the pane of glass, mostly.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

That image seems to indicate that the spuds are trying to be cucumbers in shape. Are they a particular type of potato or have they been forced that way because of being confined in a bag, thebish? Please excuse my ignorance.

Let me explain. Them, Dujon, are potato shaped.

[thebish]

That image seems to indicate that the spuds are trying to be cucumbers in shape. Are they a particular type of potato or have they been forced that way because of being confined in a bag, thebish? Please excuse my ignorance.

they look ordinary potato shape to me! they are not being "forced" in a bag - just grown in one... isn't that the shape ordinary new potatos are where you live?

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Dujon. Turn your screen upside down. They're the wrong way up

[Montreal Wanderer]

That image seems to indicate that the spuds are trying to be cucumbers in shape. Are they a particular type of potato or have they been forced that way because of being confined in a bag, thebish? Please excuse my ignorance.

they look ordinary potato shape to me! they are not being "forced" in a bag - just grown in one... isn't that the shape ordinary new potatos are where you live?

It may depend on the variety - new potatoes can be smaller and more spherical.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

That image seems to indicate that the spuds are trying to be cucumbers in shape. Are they a particular type of potato or have they been forced that way because of being confined in a bag, thebish? Please excuse my ignorance.

they look ordinary potato shape to me! they are not being "forced" in a bag - just grown in one... isn't that the shape ordinary new potatos are where you live?

It may depend on the variety - new potatoes can be smaller and more spherical.

conversely, they can be longer and more cucumber shaped, viz:

[Montreal Wanderer]

That image seems to indicate that the spuds are trying to be cucumbers in shape. Are they a particular type of potato or have they been forced that way because of being confined in a bag, thebish? Please excuse my ignorance.

they look ordinary potato shape to me! they are not being "forced" in a bag - just grown in one... isn't that the shape ordinary new potatos are where you live?

It may depend on the variety - new potatoes can be smaller and more spherical.

conversely, they can be longer and more cucumber shaped, viz:

Very true. Indeed with two spheres and a cucumber you could create something quite phallic.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Thems funny South American jobbies though. Taste a bit funny as well...