Gardening

[Bluechip]

OK some pics. from my somewhat less than impressive plot .... 

Onions so-so, but there's time ... perhaps ... 

Sarpo Mira spuds.. we'll have to see. Don't hold out much hope.

The salad spuds are pretty much done for.   ( Mayan Gold )

Tomatoes as ever produce funny-looking fruits early in the crop. I don't know why. The later ones are fairly normal.

Need some rain ..... lots of it ....

Dave

[Bluechip]

Here he is ....   


Dave

[Ramon Wilson]

That's an early tom, Dave mine are still to set in some and still very green where they have - Need that rain though 

That's a nice raised area you have there 

Regards - Tug

[steam guy willy]

Been ay the Royal Norfolk Show all week with the Norfolk Organic Group  Quite hard work in the glorious sunshine ...also lots of Sasskatoons.....

[Bluechip]

Oh they're nice, Saskatoons that is    Foliage has that pleasant blue-green almost like juvenile eucalyptus.

Intrigued by that spade ....    I very vaguely remember something called a 'Terrafork'  ?? or similar.

Mine's called 'Mantis'  with a Honda engine.   

Dave.

[Bluechip]

That's an early tom, Dave mine are still to set in some and still very green where they have - Need that rain though 

That's a nice raised area you have there 

Regards - Tug

Yeah. I reckon they're early here. Usually 3rd week July

Dave

[Swarf Maker]

A couple of things regarding topics in this thread. For Jo, and anybody else who has deer in their garden, be very aware of their ticks as they carry the agent for developing Lymes disease. I was unfortunate to contract this disease a couple of years ago through a deer tick that locked on, unbeknownst, when I was gardening (Hampshire UK). There is a particularly high count of the little blighters this summer so keep checking and check your pets as well. I also have to agree with Jo about the seemingly vast number of horseflies this year. They seem to find me particularly attractive, even if nobody else does!

Finally, these Saskatoon berries have received a few mentions which stimulated me to look at their availability. That in turn leads to the question, which variety do you all favour? I hope it's not a secret reserved just for the model engine fraternity as I tend to concentrate on full scale stuff. You can generate more swarf at full scale!

[Jo]

Thanks 

Rule of thumb is ticks like cool damp shady places and there isn't any of that in my garden 

As for the horse files  one bit me behind the knee yesterday causing it to swell up, so no Swarf making today  I had to watch Mad Max do his thing 

Jo

P.S. Did you ever introduce yourself Swarf Maker 

[sco]

Yes I too was inspired by Willy's Saskatoons and have planted a couple of bushes in the front garden - no sign of any fruit yet here though :-(

Simon.

[Tennessee Whiskey]

Y’all do have some lovely gardens. Maybe when I (Jo and I) get to retire, I’ll get into it again. Being in the restaurant business and having to buy in bulk, has taken a bit of the enjoyment out of it for me. For those with “fly” problems: I can highly recommended this product. Harmless to humans and more fun than the law allows  .

https://www.bugasalt.com/

Cletus

[Steamer5]

Cletus,
 LOVE that! Tried to convince R that I get a fly shooter, you remember the gun that shoots the sucker cup thing, just a bigger, got shot down! Now getting one that splatters salt all over the walls may be just a bit harder!
Can see Jo packing one on each hip to go after the horse flys!


Cheers Kerrin

[Bluechip]

Tomato Gloat ....   

Apart from that horrible Frankentom which has been scoffed, these are the first 3 toms of this year ...
500ml ale can for scale. 

Should have  nicely ripened by tomorrow.  Alas, the ale has not survived .. 

Dave

[Ramon Wilson]

Along with Blaster - that's three things we have in common Dave - love a can (or two) of Bass and nice big heritage toms 

Mine are on their way but still well behind - the really cold spring we had here didn't help.

Hope they taste as good as they look  What are they BTW?

Tug

[Bluechip]

Along with Blaster - that's three things we have in common Dave - love a can (or two) of Bass and nice big heritage toms 

Mine are on their way but still well behind - the really cold spring we had here didn't help.

Hope they taste as good as they look  What are they BTW?

Tug

I think    it's Marglobe.  Not sure.




https://tomato-plants-direct.co.uk/product/marglobe/

If you look for images of Marglobe you get some pics. like mine ie. 'lobed shoulders' or whatever to the fruit. Not like the pics. on the packet ... 

The late season ones are 'unlobed' or whatever. Gave some to Jo last year. I seem to remember they were sorta normalish.

Dave

PS A variety I grew a few years ago, similar sort, was this:

http://www.simplyseed.co.uk/tomato-seeds/super-marmande.html

Would recommend those too.

[Farmboy]

... Sarpo Mira spuds.. we'll have to see. Don't hold out much hope ...

If you've not tried them before don't be in too much hurry to dig them, weather permitting. I grew some last year for the first time and was quite disappointed with the first root, so I left them to grow on. Being blight resistant they just kept growing and the tops were enormous and stayed green until past the end of November down here in Essex. I dug the last root just before Christmas and got a bucketful of spuds.

Mike.