The Gardening Bed

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue May 28, 2013 2:37 pm

thebish wrote:how're the spuds coming on Brucie?

will pop down the garden and photo mine for comparison sake! (i think we put them in at roughly the same time..)

Yeah OK, and I'll do the same when I get home. I've got some green shoots poking out so I guess everything's going to plan.

Zulus Thousand of em · Post by **Zulus Thousand of em** » Tue May 28, 2013 2:42 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:I've got some green shoots poking out so I guess everything's going to plan.

Speak to George Osborne. He'll be over the moon.

Lost Leopard Spot · Post by **Lost Leopard Spot** » Tue May 28, 2013 3:09 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
thebish wrote:how're the spuds coming on Brucie?

will pop down the garden and photo mine for comparison sake! (i think we put them in at roughly the same time..)
Yeah OK, and I'll do the same when I get home. I've got some green shoots poking out so I guess everything's going to plan.

Yes but the Bish's are residing in a softy southern climate, all pampered and warm. Your's are in a harsh northern hell under the jackbooted heel of Jack Frost.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue May 28, 2013 3:16 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
thebish wrote:how're the spuds coming on Brucie?

will pop down the garden and photo mine for comparison sake! (i think we put them in at roughly the same time..)
Yeah OK, and I'll do the same when I get home. I've got some green shoots poking out so I guess everything's going to plan.

I'll show you mine if you show me yours...

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Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue May 28, 2013 3:19 pm

Mine are doing rubbish then.

Zulus Thousand of em · Post by **Zulus Thousand of em** » Tue May 28, 2013 3:19 pm

Bit more than green shoots there. Pressure's on Brucie!

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue May 28, 2013 3:20 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:

Mine are doing rubbish then.

have you fed them or watered them?

(and - LLS is right - slight difference in climate - mine will be earlier being as I live in the "English Riviera"!)

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue May 28, 2013 3:21 pm

thebish wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:

Mine are doing rubbish then.
have you fed them or watered them?

(and - LLS is right - slight difference in climate - mine will be earlier being as I live in the "English Riviera"!)

I'd have thought that they get enough watering, but yes, I do add to it.

Lost Leopard Spot · Post by **Lost Leopard Spot** » Tue May 28, 2013 3:23 pm

thebish wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:

Mine are doing rubbish then.
have you fed them or watered them?

(and - LLS is right - slight difference in climate - mine will be earlier being as I live in the "English Riviera"!)

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

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue May 28, 2013 3:28 pm

Lost Leopard Spot wrote: 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.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue May 28, 2013 5:06 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
Lost Leopard Spot wrote: 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!!

Lost Leopard Spot · Post by **Lost Leopard Spot** » Tue May 28, 2013 5:18 pm

thebish wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:
Lost Leopard Spot wrote: 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.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue May 28, 2013 5:26 pm

Lost Leopard Spot wrote:
thebish wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:
Lost Leopard Spot wrote: 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.

The challenge, Gentlemen, is both noted and accepted.

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue May 28, 2013 5:36 pm

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...

Lost Leopard Spot · Post by **Lost Leopard Spot** » Tue May 28, 2013 5:42 pm

thebish wrote: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...

Are you going to protect it with a fruit cider trap though? Do you possess pink wellingtons even?

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue May 28, 2013 5:46 pm

Lost Leopard Spot wrote:
thebish wrote: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...

Are you going to protect it with a fruit cider trap though? Do you possess pink wellingtons even?

i was thinking of Bruce with the fruit cider - as he must now have a surplus of the stuff to dispose of! do you think such a trap would protect my new letterbox? (my missus actually does have pink wellingtons - though I have never see her wear them in the garden... only to walk the dog around the lake where we used to live..)

Abdoulaye's Twin · Post by **Abdoulaye's Twin** » Tue May 28, 2013 5:49 pm

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

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue May 28, 2013 5:57 pm

Abdoulaye's Twin wrote: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...

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue May 28, 2013 6:00 pm

thebish wrote:
Abdoulaye's Twin wrote: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...

I was umming and arring whether to plant King Eddie's or Maris Pipers. I think I went with Maris Pipers.

Abdoulaye's Twin · Post by **Abdoulaye's Twin** » Tue May 28, 2013 6:02 pm

thebish wrote:
Abdoulaye's Twin wrote: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

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