Veg Garden Updates

[Anniekay]

Did you find your caterpillar Annie?

This is all we got from 1,000 parsnip seeds First off they wouldn't germinate, then when they did come up the slugs ate most of them. The ones that survived then only got an inch and a half of rain all summer.

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At least you've got one meal for you both
I read that parsnip seeds lose viability very fast. I want to try growing them next year but, if I do, I intend to let one or two go to seed so that I'm sure the seed is fresh. It may not work out, but you never know until you try !!

 

[Anniekay]

@Zigs, yes, I found a few caterpillars and gave them a proper send off.

 

[Zigs]

At least you've got one meal for you both
I read that parsnip seeds lose viability very fast. I want to try growing them next year but, if I do, I intend to let one or two go to seed so that I'm sure the seed is fresh. It may not work out, but you never know until you try !!

Think that's why they put 1000 seeds in each packet. Worth trying you own seed by all means

I'm gonna try some different methods next year. Start them off on a bit of damp kitchen towel and then put them into cell trays. Got a load of old drain pipes so if I get time I'll plant a load of them in the veg plot and fill them with fine compost, well rotted to stop them forking. Last time I did that I got good results

 

[Zigs]

Pepper plant bought it in the frost so I picked off the few fruits on it.

 

[Anniekay]

Pepper plant bought it in the frost so I picked off the few fruits on it.

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Those are really big.!! And perfectly red to boot !!

 

[Zigs]

Those are really big.!! And perfectly red to boot !!

We haven't opened them to see if they're any good yet

 

[Tetters]

We haven't opened them to see if they're any good yet

One of them has a hole in it - I bet they are black inside like mine were.... I'll have a look in the morning, it's almost time to hit the sack. I hope I don't dream about peppers now

 

[Zigs]

Did a look round the plot this evening

 

[Anniekay]

Wow, that sun really is low, !! No wonder some people have Seasonal effective disease, ( I think that's what you call it). No need for sunscreen !!

 

[Sheal]

It's Seasonal Affective Disorder Annie. I've had it since moving further north to Scotland. Some years are worse than others depending on how much sun we get.

 

[Zigs]

Wow, that sun really is low, !! No wonder some people have Seasonal effective disease, ( I think that's what you call it). No need for sunscreen !!

We've been taking 16,000iu of vitamin D a day during the winter to stop us getting thickets

 

[Anniekay]

We've been taking 16,000iu of vitamin D a day during the winter to stop us getting thickets

Thickets !!


You mean rickets ? ??

 

[Zigs]

Thickets !!


You mean rickets ? ??

Thats right but I can't say the letter r

 

[Tetters]

He drives me mad Annie, he talks back to ruddy front all the time here, I could crown him it has to be glod instead of gold - another mariglod, or peglaronium and I shall be tempted to chuck him out..

 

[Sheal]

I've been taking vitamin D every day for 20 years. I was told by the doctor that suggested it, to take 1000iu a day - normal dose apparently. He also said everyone in Britain should take it.

 

[Anniekay]

You guys should all move here to Georgia. Twenty minutes in the sun and, even on a sunny day in the dead of winter, you have your daily dose of vitamin D !!

 

[Tetters]

Righto then Annie, make up the spare room we'll see about that midnight train

 

[Tetters]

I've been taking vitamin D every day for 20 years. I was told by the doctor that suggested it, to take 1000iu a day - normal dose apparently. He also said everyone in Britain should take it.

Since the recent health ''happenings']' it is advised that a much higher dose is required.

 

[Zigs]

Last few tomatoes of this year...

 

[Tetters]

Just as well they're the last ones, the staff look as if they need a good rest!!