Comments on: Tommy update http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/allotment-garden/tommy-update/ Loves to Garden on her Allotment and Knit-Sew-Cook along with Journaling about it...... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:47:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: dee http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/allotment-garden/tommy-update/#comment-203 dee Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:53:22 +0000 http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/?p=523#comment-203 My Toms, Aubergines and Peppers are looking sorry for themselves at the mo. I'm beginning to think i planted them out too early; as for my squash/pumpkins - the ones i had to re sow are refusing to show themselves. I keep moving them around to warmer and brighter spots indoors. The only veg that likes this weather is my Peas, they are thriving My Toms, Aubergines and Peppers are looking sorry for themselves at the mo.
I’m beginning to think i planted them out too early; as for my squash/pumpkins - the ones i had to re sow are refusing to show themselves. I keep moving them around to warmer and brighter spots indoors. The only veg that likes this weather is my Peas, they are thriving

]]> By: HeavenlyScarlett http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/allotment-garden/tommy-update/#comment-202 HeavenlyScarlett Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:03:05 +0000 http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/?p=523#comment-202 Why is there always a Mr Rude?!! I had Bob the Bully who had the plot next to mine for a while but now has fortunately left the site. There's always one though..... My tomatoes are still in pots in the little greenhouse at home awaiting the next biodynamic 'fruit' day to plant them and praying for sun, as are my pepper plants. My mollusc paranoia seems to have got much worse in the last week but then I don't think that rain has stopped for more than an hour or so in that time. Everything else seems to be on a go-slow till the sun shines again! Why is there always a Mr Rude?!! I had Bob the Bully who had the plot next to mine for a while but now has fortunately left the site. There’s always one though…..

My tomatoes are still in pots in the little greenhouse at home awaiting the next biodynamic ‘fruit’ day to plant them and praying for sun, as are my pepper plants. My mollusc paranoia seems to have got much worse in the last week but then I don’t think that rain has stopped for more than an hour or so in that time.

Everything else seems to be on a go-slow till the sun shines again!

]]> By: easygardener http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/allotment-garden/tommy-update/#comment-201 easygardener Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:12:48 +0000 http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/?p=523#comment-201 Courgette soup is my standby :-) We could do with some warm weather - my tomatoes in the greenhouse are growing like mad but the ones outside in pots are on strike for better conditions. Courgette soup is my standby :-)
We could do with some warm weather - my tomatoes in the greenhouse are growing like mad but the ones outside in pots are on strike for better conditions.

]]> By: dee http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/allotment-garden/tommy-update/#comment-200 dee Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:23:28 +0000 http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/?p=523#comment-200 Thanks Karen. The bindweed is only in a strip near my path; i think its crept under the path from next doors plot as they have quite a bit. Hopefully it should be easy to keep on top of.. Thanks Karen. The bindweed is only in a strip near my path; i think its crept under the path from next doors plot as they have quite a bit. Hopefully it should be easy to keep on top of..

]]> By: Karen http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/allotment-garden/tommy-update/#comment-199 Karen Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:22:33 +0000 http://littlegemsallotment.com/blog/?p=523#comment-199 Bind weed does continue to grow under weed suppressant fabric if there are roots in the ground - it doesn't come up through the fabric - but grows around and around under it, until it finds an edge to get out of. Are you putting fabric at the bottom of the raised bed and soil on top? If so - then whenever a bit of bind weed pokes his head out - just yank it out hard. As long as you have got rid of as much as you can before building the raised bed you should be able to keep on top of what continues to try and grow. All your produce looks like it is thriving. Regards Karen Bind weed does continue to grow under weed suppressant fabric if there are roots in the ground - it doesn’t come up through the fabric - but grows around and around under it, until it finds an edge to get out of. Are you putting fabric at the bottom of the raised bed and soil on top? If so - then whenever a bit of bind weed pokes his head out - just yank it out hard. As long as you have got rid of as much as you can before building the raised bed you should be able to keep on top of what continues to try and grow.
All your produce looks like it is thriving.
Regards
Karen

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