General Chat

At least you are doing better than us up hear in Northumberland and Tyneside Lesley ,we are still in the land of rain ,mist ,and no sun to speak of .
Our beans are also vdery short on the flowers this year ,as yet,but our onions ,leeks and carrots are fine ,our fist Calabrese main heads ready for use,and i have had no potato troubles as yet ,may be due to the fact that they are grown in compost bins ,well above soil level.
Every thing this year is ,plant ,and take yer chances ,right ,? lol,
The stuff in the green house is doing well though ,i am giving cucumbers away left right and centre,and it looks like ,after a slow start ,the tomatoes will be heading for a bumper crop ,the missus ready for soup making. ;-).
Fred.

nudged up for Jude

Thanks AnnG....

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thought l'd put the off on the Gardenng thread:)..........
....... am l too late to plant Primrose seeds....l've just found a packet from last yrs plants:))

jude :-) ;-) :-P x

I believe they are the seeds that need extreme cold to germinate....put them in the freezer for a day and then plant.

Jan

Ooo err thank you Jan. l will try that next week then:))

jude

:-)

After the summer we've had I don't think, on the whole, that they will have overheated. :-D

Ann...l have just asked Merlin about the freezer, and if l am too late to plant yet, maybe wait a couple of months??

jude :-)

Do l need to wait a couple of month to plant Sweetpea seeds??

Another question:

A friend has planted Sweetcorn, Cabbage and Cauliflower....they are all aprox 2" high...are they worth persevering with and should they be in the green house??

jude :-)

nudge.... :-)

They reckon sweet pea plants are stronger if sown in the Autumn, but you have to be careful, as mice eat them !!

Hope you have success

Jan

I usually sow my sweet peas in the spring, but I understand that earlier plants are produced from a spring sowing sorry autumn sowing.

Sadly it is too late for sowing sweetcorn this year and at 2 inches high they won't bear cobs this year. Ours already have the start of cobs

With the cabbage and cauliflower hopefully they are either a hardy all year round variety or spring variety for over wintering. They will hopefully grow well before the winter and can be harvested in the spring. They don' t need to overwintered in a greenhouse or protection unless you are in the north or the winter is really cold like the 2010 winter. We lost most of our spring cabbage and caulies that winter

Kay

K and Greenfingers....thank you very much for your replies:))

jude:)

Thanks jude xx, thanks for replies, my glasses should be back on my nose tomorrow , and ive lost my reading glasses but specky found an old pair of mine so im ble to see now lol, my glasses had come off in the ambulance and ended up 30n miles away however there now in shrewsbury at mums lol . thanks again xx

:-D

A pleasure:)

jude xx

The pesky tree rats (squirrels) are back in the garden and pinching the few walnuts that I did have grrrrrrrrrr :-( :-( :-(

You will have walnut trees if they bury them.

we have been enjoying our crop of broad beens and the apples on my trees
are doing just fine considering its their first season and growning in pots on the decking :-D

I know Ann we get some come up every year :-(

You are lucky with your apples then Joy, we usually have loads but had 4 on the tree, one got some sort of lurgy, the other three are slow growing.


Anyone else grow Heucheras? I have just counted and in the garden and pots we have 15 and only one double.
We haven't been there but not far from us is a nursery that specialises in Heucheras, they have 100 varieties. Such an easy plant to grow and they make a wonderful sight grouped together with all the variation in their leaves. They will survive all but the hardest frosts too.

Enjoying my Victoria Plums and have lots of tomatoes.Have given lots away and still have plenty more.the grafted tomato did very well but the ones I grew from seed were just as good and plentyful.and the cherry ones are delicious red and yellow. :-D :-D