Veg Garden Updates

[Zigs]

I've started making short videos on what's going on in the veg garden each week. Thought I'd put them on here in case anyone is vaguely interested

 

[Anniekay]

Nice big property you have there, and more than one poly tunnel !! The taters are really doing great. I'm going to try Christmas potatoes next year and I've never grown leeks but they're something I want to try in future.

 

[Zigs]

Nice big property you have there, and more than one poly tunnel !! The taters are really doing great. I'm going to try Christmas potatoes next year and I've never grown leeks but they're something I want to try in future.

Ta for having a look Annie Tetters bought a huge tunnel from a Nursery that was closing down, we made the cactus shop and pudding tunnel out of it and then I made a little tunnel out of the bits left over. I had to "engineer" a few bits of heiras fencing for support struts.

Use a first or second early variety of potato and plant in August, you should get some small ones by Christmas when they won't be in the shops. Mind you, the way things are going, nothing else will be in the shops soon anyway

Start leeks from seed in January or Feb, they need a long growing season

 

[Zigs]

Been sorting out last season's liquid feed today

 

[Anniekay]

I never even thought about making compost tea but now, I think I'm going to try that. Trouble is, I need a new trash can, all mine have holes in.

I got some comfrey root off a seller on Etsy, I think it was, but after 3 months, not a leaf has shown it's face. I really want to try growing it and make comfrey tea.

 

[Zigs]

I never even thought about making compost tea but now, I think I'm going to try that. Trouble is, I need a new trash can, all mine have holes in.

I got some comfrey root off a seller on Etsy, I think it was, but after 3 months, not a leaf has shown it's face. I really want to try growing it and make comfrey tea.

We know the feeling there, old tennant drilled holes in most of the dustbins and sawed up all the scaffold planks to make raised beds

You could put a strong bin liner in one if you've got any?

You don't need Comfrey, the advantage of it is that it's deep rooted and supposedly brings up nutrients from deeper down but I think that's a load of hippy left wing nonsense that folk got from a 1980's book

Nettles do just as good and failing that, any leafy greens will soon rot down and make a feed. It smells though, just one drop of it on you will make you smell like the bog of eternal stench forever

 

[Anniekay]

@Zigs said: just one drop of it on you will make you smell like the bog of eternal stench forever

That's like I normally smell after working in the garden !!

 

[Zigs]

Tee hee

I didn't say earlier but if you do buy Comfrey make sure it's a sterile one (Bocking 14 I think) otherwise it'll take over your garden

 

[Anniekay]

Tee hee

I didn't say earlier but if you do buy Comfrey make sure it's a sterile one (Bocking 14 I think) otherwise it'll take over your garden

That's the one I bought. No chance, so far, of it even " taking over" it's pot, dang it !!

 

[Zigs]

That's the one I bought. No chance, so far, of it even " taking over" it's pot, dang it !!

You could make a nice label for the pot...

DONE BOCKING

 

[Zigs]

Couldn't see the wood for the trees today

 

[Anniekay]

Couldn't see the wood for the trees today

I've been wanting to ask: why do you call it "the pudding tunnel"? I s it because you eat pudding in there, or make pudding in it ?

 

[Zigs]

I've been wanting to ask: why do you call it "the pudding tunnel"? I s it because you eat pudding in there, or make pudding in it ?

It's where we grow pudding

Black and Redcurrants on the East side, Strawberries and a few Gooseberries on the West side.



Puddings were down this year due to the amount of slugs (hence me going out to kill them every night) and a Blackbird that got through a hole in the net and ate nearly every currant before we noticed

Still got about a freezer draw full of Strawberries though

 

[Zigs]

Not quite a veg garden update but look what came up in the pudding tunnel

 

[Anniekay]

Why it's a forest of mushrooms !! I
Bet you have elves and fairies living in there as well

 

[Zigs]

Why it's a forest of mushrooms !! I
Bet you have elves and fairies living in there as well

Tetters looks after them, she's got plenty of places for them to live

 

[Zigs]

Tomatoes are just about sorted now

 

[Anniekay]

Grumpy Bear doesn't look too pleased with his lot. Still green !!

 

[Zigs]

Grumpy Bear doesn't look too pleased with his lot. Still green !!

He's not too pleased with anything

 

[Zigs]

This is an old one but we were talking today with someone who has just bought a field