Are you sure about that, Mr Trench? These don't look like seed potatoes, just old spuds that haven't been stored properly. I would bin these and get proper seed potatoes. There is still time to get them chitted and planted. There is no telling whether or not they are diseased, and the sprouts will probably break off if an attempt is made to plant them.They are super-chitted.
They'll be fine - just follow the instructions in the previous post.
Are you sure about that, Mr Trench? These don't look like seed potatoes, just old spuds that haven't been stored properly. I would bin these and get proper seed potatoes. There is still time to get them chitted and planted. There is no telling whether or not they are diseased, and the sprouts will probably break off if an attempt is made to plant them.
I'm self-taught, too! When we moved into this house over 20 years ago, I walked up the garden to the veg patch with a gardening book in hand and a lot of hope inside me.You probably know loads more than me, I'm just self-teaching and making it up as I go along. I agree they look like normal spuds but I always plant them out when they chit (albeit in a different bag in case of disease) and it's always worked out ok.
Are you sure about that, Mr Trench? These don't look like seed potatoes, just old spuds that haven't been stored properly. I would bin these and get proper seed potatoes. There is still time to get them chitted and planted. There is no telling whether or not they are diseased, and the sprouts will probably break off if an attempt is made to plant them.
They were a few left overs from last year, I thought you could save any spuds and they'll grow again once planted. I stored them in cool, dark cupboard but obviously did something wrong.
They were a few left overs from last year, I thought you could save any spuds and they'll grow again once planted. I stored them in cool, dark cupboard but obviously did something wrong.
Marty, are they leftover seed potatoes or leftover potatoes that were bought to eat? Fresh seed potatoes each year is the way to go. The ones in the picture look like they got a bit too warm and too little light.They were a few left overs from last year, I thought you could save any spuds and they'll grow again once planted. I stored them in cool, dark cupboard but obviously did something wrong.
Marty, are they leftover seed potatoes or leftover potatoes that were bought to eat? Fresh seed potatoes each year is the way to go. The ones in the picture look like they got a bit too warm and too little light.
Personally, I'd bin them and get new seed potatoes.I planted seed potatoes last year I purchased from a garden store, then they grew a heap more spuds and these are some I didn't eat, so, wrapped them individually in kitchen roll then wrapped them into a tea towel and stuck them at the back of the cupboard in my kitchen. They haven't seen light since probably July/August.
They look like Aphids to me.Any ideas what these are? They've attached themselves to my roses. Quite happy to leave them if they're ok and won't destroy everything in the garden.
Use the ones that have gone bad to grow stalks and stick them back inDug up 2 tubs of potatoes today, got 4.7kg of edible ones. Chuffed to bits with it, and they're mostly of a decent size. Thew away another 1kg of ones that have gone bad/green.
Now that I've started keeping records of rough quantities I can successfully grow for the past few years, I'm going to upscale next year, and I'll hopefully be able to grow about 75% of our vegetable needs for the year.
Don't use the words two and foot in the same sentence pl!🫣Finally got round to building the raised beds I’d been planning to build for the last 4-5 years. Dual-height, so got some at a foot and some at 2 foot. Smartens up the garden massively. Now to fill them! Going to be next season before I start looking at growing though.
No he does stay out of things from time to time, hoping all is well in his (smallholding)? out towards Wale's I believemrtrench not logged on for a while
Sounds idyllic, no Internet in them parts, out of the way of all the madness going on in the worldNo he does stay out of things from time to time, hoping all is well in his (smallholding)? out towards Wale's I believe
It's the way ahead, get a few chicken's and a couple of pigs as well.Taking care of the garden this past weekend and noticed 4 different types of bee visiting, Common Carder, Red Tailed, Buff Tailed and another I was unable to identify. Get regular visits from a pair of goldfinches and at least 20 tits of different varieties, but mainly coal and blue. Robins etc. hoping to attract some butterflies and ladybirds this year with a bit of luck.
I'm looking pritty good at being self sufficient for potatoes this year, as well as carrots and onions. First batch is due out in 2 weeks. Strawberries and Blueberries have just flowered too, so should keep us through summer and have some frozen/jams too.
It's the way ahead, get a few chicken's and a couple of pigs as well.
Yeah land has got very expensive, if it's convenient for you a rich horsey type will probably price you out of the market.Chickens are in the plan, probably going to get Orpingtons, good natured and fairly decent layers, possibly this year but most likely next, supplies are bought, just need to get round to building it. Ideally long term we're looking at buying in the region of 5-10 acres. Everything we've found is either in the middle of nowhere with poor transport links or far too expensive.
May help with your Bumblebee ID's Marty.Taking care of the garden this past weekend and noticed 4 different types of bee visiting, Common Carder, Red Tailed, Buff Tailed and another I was unable to identify. Get regular visits from a pair of goldfinches and at least 20 tits of different varieties, but mainly coal and blue. Robins etc. hoping to attract some butterflies and ladybirds this year with a bit of luck.
I'm looking pritty good at being self sufficient for potatoes this year, as well as carrots and onions. First batch is due out in 2 weeks. Strawberries and Blueberries have just flowered too, so should keep us through summer and have some frozen/jams too.
With a name like McBean surely you should know.Can i plant my beans now ? ( not runner beans) but blue and green pods ( bit like french beans ) - just were given the bean seeds and they are lovely to eat - they are about 9 ins tall - have already moved them from 9cm pot to a 20cm but we will be away for a week with no one to water them
Just started a little veg patch at the top of the garden.
It's quite a shady area, a fence and next doors tree overhanging.
Not sure how good the soil is.
Any recomendations for veg plants that can handle shade?, thinking leafy greens.
So far Radishes are very easy to grow they are flourishing.
Courgette seeds are very tempermental getting a 1 in 6 germination.
Lettuce looks promising.
Purple Sprouting Broccoli looks like it may work.
Spring Onions are disappointing.
Thanks for that, it's about 20 foot by 10 foot.
Couple of cauli from the garden. They have to be cropped as soon as they flower.
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Slimey crawly things get in when the flower heads grow and gaps appear, you have to check carefully anyway otherwise you might eat a slug.Otherwise they’d be cauliseedpods?
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