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  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    rehab44 wrote:
    valval wrote:
    thanks rehab will do a little digging and see when off next val carrots in pots at min
    Good morning Val, re: pots... deep big pots? good luck with the Lilac suckers, i will do a bit of research and see if I can find anymore info on that for you.


    thanks yes pots deep and got some in garden in frost free area fingers crossed for those
    val
  • coco67
    coco67 Member Posts: 2,374
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Thanks cath, just bought a wee table and chair set for patio, garden is looking great im well pleased, my son has been helping with the decking whilst home on leave, he has enjoyed doing it i think. ditched the OH about 9/10 yrs ago and been on my own since so very independant. had to be even when i was married he was lazy.

    thanks for the advice on the toms also guys i will give them a go.
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,384
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    What a weekend eh? :grin:

    wonderful!

    Coco you have been busy...as Rehab said water the growbags well and SHAKE them up too as the soil settles and goes solid and the rooots can't push through.....bless them.

    Tilly I have no carrots popping thorugh yet, but everything else has gone MAD!!! wonderful :smile:

    anyone know whethere we are due frost as my beans and peas are out and have been for a week or two - got some polythene to cover them if needs be....??

    Love

    Toni xx
  • tillytop
    tillytop Member Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hello Toni, Rehab, Coco, Joanne, Cath and Val :grin:

    Rehab - re my carrots: I planted them in my new raised bed, seeds a quarter inch or so deep, and covered them with vermiculite cos my info suggested that if the soil tends to crust over, they can find it hard to push their little leaves through. I have worked hard to keep them well watered. Any advice welcome. Thanks.

    Toni, sounds as if your seeds have gone MAD! The flower seeds I planted only a couple of days ago are sprouting madly too - can't believe how quickly they have popped up! Certainly much cooler today but don't know if any frost have been forecast. I'd keep your plastic covering at the ready just in case!

    Love Tillyxxx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,384
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I have it at the ready folks....

    my plastic and some fleece too...l really fear the frost could be along very soon maybe tonight or tomorrow :sad:

    Tilly l have got things popping up all over the place - it's lovely and SOOOOO exiting :grin:

    Love

    Toni xx
  • tillytop
    tillytop Member Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hello Rehab and Toni

    So you think I've done the right thing with me carrots then Rehab? That's good. What isn't good is the waiting cos I aint very patient! Will keep you posted on progress if/when there is any!

    Toni- oh yes ISN'T it exciting with all the seeds popping up?

    Possibly planning a second raised bed :grin: to be constructed with the "leftovers" from the first one. Oh there's no stopping me now!

    Love Tillyxxx
  • tillytop
    tillytop Member Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Oh thanks for the encouraging words Rehab! Oh I'd love all those things, plus a cow and some alpacas but I think that might just be a tad ambitious given the size of the garden and proximity of the neighbours! I've been hankering after chickens for a long time but I'd want to let them run free and, as OH is regularly telling me, it's not possible to have a garden AND chickens, tis one or the other! :lol:

    Tilly xxx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,384
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Rehab Tilly is safely 'down south' from us and hopefully it was warmer?

    am going outside with me hedge trimmers :shock:

    knickers to the hands and fingers eh?!!

    Love

    Toni xx
  • tillytop
    tillytop Member Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Ooh, knickers as pain relief eh? Worth a try I reckon! Think you've started something there Toni! :lol:

    Further south I may be, but it is still flipping chilly here today! Sunny, but brisk as they say.

    Found a dratted sparrow tucking into me radishes and lettuces earlier. NOT pleased! You mention chicken nuggets Rehab, well I reckon it will be SPARROW nuggets if they carry on like that! :shock:

    Hope you had success with the hedge trimming Toni!

    Love Tilly xxx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,384
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Me? hedge trimming??

    No Tilly that was rehab.....mind you mine needs doing.... :???:

    Honestl;y a person has only to'mention' the word knickers and he's off.

    Serioulsy l hope the hands are ok now Rehab.

    A sparrow Tilly :shock: need a permanent solution to that you know....can't be a human scarecrow :sad:

    I was potting on yesterday and thinning out (I HATE that - l feel so cruel!).

    In a sheltered spot...

    Love

    Toni x
  • coco67
    coco67 Member Posts: 2,374
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    put some sunflower seeds in pots yesterday just to see if they take, got to cut the grass as its getting long again.
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,384
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    They'll take alright Coco! Lucy planted a fair few here and they are all going MAD!!!

    Your lawn will look lovely when you've cut it :wink:

    Can't cut my grass as l have scarified and overseeded.....10 whole days of not beinf allowed to cut it :shock:

    HUGE stress :lol:

    I had an electric scarifier...din't have to use it myself as it was such fun the kids have all took over. Filled a whole wheelie bin!!!

    Love

    toni xx
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Toni make sure you cover your beans tonight....-1 tonight predicted for us here in yorks.

    I have some sunflowers....son-in-law gave me them on saturday they are about 12" high at the moment. I now have to find a spot or tub to put them in.

    juliepf x
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Thanks len......will get some at weekend cause they are gong to be tall.

    Juliepf x
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,384
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    What a great day for the midlands weatherwise :grin:

    I have opened up the greenhouse already and the STEAM that came out :wink:

    About to pop out our sunflowers today too :smile:

    Love

    Toni xx
  • suncatcher
    suncatcher Member Posts: 2,174
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I have digging compost out the chicken pen. I ran out of compost and needed some for our new climbing roses. I got some lavendor and surfina and trailing bergonias also. The weather has been so good ive been in that garden as much as i can while we have it. HOPE EVERYONES ENJOYING THE SON FROM joanne
    Joanne
  • coco67
    coco67 Member Posts: 2,374
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    its been cold overcast and very windy here so just cut the lawn. have lots of tiny white leaves blowing around the garden and there doing my head in. hopefully they will all be gone off the tree soon.

    got 4 tomatto plants comming next weekend. a friend has offered me some (12 :shock: :shock: , 4 is enough i think :lol: ) so any advice, i think he is going to put them in bigger pots for me, how do i keep bugs and pests off them?

    my lilly plants are shooting up now. cant wait for them to flower. the clamatis has finally taken off also. rose bushes are going mad. i may have a lovely garden this year :grin::grin:

    hope all going well for everyone else.
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,384
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Joanne

    l am loving the weather!!!

    It has been lovely but is more overcast today :sad:

    Coco get some growbags or large pots for the tomatoes and 4 will be PLENTY!!!!!

    marigolds?? marigolds? is that why l have been growing them?? to protect my tomatoes?

    Love

    toni xx
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    note to self get off here and sort grass out before going away and trim that hedge or will not get back up path when come home val
    val
  • coco67
    coco67 Member Posts: 2,374
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Thanks rehab, i thought 12 would be a bit over the top :lol: so have agreed to take 4 and see how i get on.

    bug squashing, :shock: yep i can do that if needed :lol:
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,399
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    rehab44 wrote:

    http://www.tomatogrowing.co.uk/

    Thanks for sharing this link Rehab. I'm growing my tomatoes in pots in the conservatory and I think I might have potted them on too soon as they're a bit tall and thin .....a bit like me. :lol: I have got flowers on them though so at least that's a plus :grin:
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • minky67
    minky67 Member Posts: 2,328
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi everyone, Ive got a tip for tomatoes if you grow too many like i have :roll: Greenhouse full... well i didnt know they were all going to come up did i !!! :lol:

    You can freeze tomatoes..remove the calyx (Green stem) & pop them whole into freeze bags. Then you can take them out as needed. There perfect for pizza base, soup, adding to spaghetti boul, sauces etc..just add a little sugar to them first & there a little watery.
    If you just drop the whole tomato into a bowl of cold water the skins rub of straight away. Alternatily you can puree them & freeze them that way.

    Hope thats a helpful tip for the gardeners out there.
    Happy gardening all, debs
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,399
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Minkymash :wink:

    A really easy tomato soup is to drop any number of tomatoes in a pan, half cover with water, add a teaspoon of sugar, dessert spoon of wine vinegar and a vegetable stock cube. Cook for 15-20 mins. Leave to go cool then slip the skins off the tomatoes. Liquidise. Season and/or dilute to taste.
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • minky67
    minky67 Member Posts: 2,328
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Legs,lovely recipe thank you.

    I havent followed this thread right through as theres too much to read.
    So sorry if i repeat anything.

    If you want to freeze runner beans,string & slice them, i boil them for about 5mins then rinse them under cold water in a colendar then pop in freeze bags. They taste as fresh as just picked.

    debs
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,384
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Great advice there Legs and Debs :grin:

    Did l read Rehab suggesting we share some love :???: :shock:

    Debs you sound like me - l feel cruel thinning out my seedlings so tend to end up with a load of rubbish ones as well as some good ones!!

    So glad we had rain today.

    But listen to this.....how stoooopid am l?? the tap was open on one of my water butts :oops: l want top slap myself hard on the forehead!!

    Love tonixx

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