Plans for planting

[Murox]

Tried everything failed miserably

Mostly it just needs fertile but open free draining soil, so a well prepared spot. Just a thought - how old is the root?

 

[Moobee]

Mostly it just needs fertile but open free draining soil, so a well prepared spot. Just a thought - how old is the root?

We’re on clay here and does great with an annual mulch of homemade compost.

 

[Erichalfbee]

We’re on clay here and does great with an annual mulch of homemade compost.

Same here.

 

[Nannysbees]

Mostly it just needs fertile but open free draining soil, so a well prepared spot. Just a thought - how old is the root?

Roughly 5 years. Have put it in a huge tub, moved around the garden, tried it in the same spot at my neighbours as his rhubarb is ginormous, piled organic compost on top throughout the winter, even exposed it to frost one year, as my dad said it would benefit!!!!! It did not

 

[Nannysbees]

We’re on clay here and does great with an annual mulch of homemade compost.

We are on heavy clay soil here as well!!!!

 

[Moobee]

Roughly 5 years. Have put it in a huge tub, moved around the garden, tried it in the same spot at my neighbours as his rhubarb is ginormous, piled organic compost on top throughout the winter, even exposed it to frost one year, as my dad said it would benefit!!!!! It did not

I would ask your neighbour for a bit of his root. Our neighbours gave us some of their vigorous clump a few years ago and it does better than my bought named variety.

 

[Nannysbees]

I would ask your neighbour for a bit of his root. Our neighbours gave us some of their vigorous clump a few years ago and it does better than my bought named variety.

What a good idea, I'll do that

 

[Erichalfbee]

What a good idea, I'll do that

Yes start again. I got a good root from my neighbour a few years back. It’s hard to stop it spreading all over the place now.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

a rhubarb root always benefits from being dug up now and then, split, or the oldest growth trimmed away, then re- planted with plenty of fresh compost. easily done and no need to be 'careful' a sharp garden spade does the trick in seconds.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Tomatoes peppers and cucumbers

 

[JamezF]

Tomatoes peppers and cucumbers

They're looking very healthy.

I've just been out to the compost heap and noticed as I walked past that some spring onions planted out late last year have developed a significant lean to the south over the last couple of weeks

James

 

[Moobee]

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Ive just bought a long heat mat to stick under mine in anticipation of snow on the south coast......

 

[Nannysbees]

Ive just bought a long heat mat to stick under mine in anticipation of snow on the south coast......

Ooo have you, where from?

 

[JamezF]

Ive just bought a long heat mat to stick under mine in anticipation of snow on the south coast......

Bit of a shocker, isn't it? My sister also tells me that they're forecast snow tomorrow just outside Peterborough. None forecast for here though, so we'll probably have a couple of feet.

James

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

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haven't even started our tomatoes yet, as we like to have a selection it's usually cheaper to buy plants than loads of different packets of seeds which most get given away. I usually get what I'm short of in the Royal Welsh spring fair We're also lucky now that Lisa who was our bridesmaid (when she was a lonely little single parent child who lived next to the library when SWMBO ran it, and spent her time in there with her) has now got a little sideline, future business growing plants which she sells at the local stock feed shop, she dropped off loads of different things in for us last year

 

[Nannysbees]

Exactly my mistake, have shed loads of tomato seedlings I don't need. Everybody wants the flowers but nobody wants the tomatoes!!!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Ive just bought a long heat mat to stick under mine in anticipation of snow on the south coast......

Mine are just coming in to the porch at night till this cold spell is over.

 

[Murox]

Ive just bought a long heat mat to stick under mine in anticipation of snow on the south coast......

Well, well, well - how about that then

 

[Nannysbees]

My comfrey plants arrived!!!!! Any clue what I do with these?

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Exactly my mistake, have shed loads of tomato seedlings I don't need. Everybody wants the flowers but nobody wants the tomatoes!!!

The sludge beds in the local sewage treatment works are usually covered in tomato seedlings in the spring/summer. Probably a wide variety of types