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soil is probably not warm enough yet derek
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Yeah, the seed packet recommends growing in greenhouses.
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I'm growing strawberries - I have 3 x 80cm plastic troughs (from B&Q) each with 4 plants in - harvested 6 nice ripe strawberries this morning which I had on a bowl of bran flakes :)
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ShaunWhite wrote:
Fri May 29, 2020 7:29 pm
You might get away with your little seedlings if you can't get any plants that are a bit further on, they do seem to have a knack of catching up.
You were dead right about that - exactly 10 weeks on and the little seedling has grown into a monster bush with three tomatoes! :D

Sadly, I don't think there's any chance of getting a chilli from the little plant on the left, and I've abandoned next years plans for bananas and coconuts. ;)
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Derek27 wrote:
Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:06 am
ShaunWhite wrote:
Fri May 29, 2020 7:29 pm
You might get away with your little seedlings if you can't get any plants that are a bit further on, they do seem to have a knack of catching up.
You were dead right about that - exactly 10 weeks on and the little seedling has grown into a monster bush with three tomatoes! :D

Sadly, I don't think there's any chance of getting a chilli from the little plant on the left, and I've abandoned next years plans for bananas and coconuts. ;)
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You never know. The way our weather seems to be going coconuts and bananas might become our national crop.
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Nice work, derek27.

A lot of people frown at others showing off, posting pics of their greens. Though I think it’s good to see. I find it inspiring.
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Have had an excellent season myself thus far too.

Tomatoes just starting to ripen, though my cucumbers plants have been fantastic. Producing lots of delicious crisp cucumbers.

The only trouble is , after that video that ShaunWhite posted earlier in the thread, whenever I go to water them, I find myself singing to them, “ cucumba, cucumba, 95 per cent wa tar “ in a largely culturally inappropriate accent !
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TraderFred wrote:
Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:37 am
Nice work, derek27.

A lot of people frown at others showing off, posting pics of their greens. Though I think it’s good to see. I find it inspiring.
or 3 reds in Derek's case...
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TraderFred wrote:
Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:43 am
Have had an excellent season myself thus far too.

Tomatoes just starting to ripen, though my cucumbers plants have been fantastic. Producing lots of delicious crisp cucumbers.

The only trouble is , after that video that ShaunWhite posted earlier in the thread, whenever I go to water them, I find myself singing to them, “ cucumba, cucumba, 95 per cent wa tar “ in a largely culturally inappropriate accent !
Your neighbours must be amused. I think we all should forget trading and turn the site into a gardeners forum. :)
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TraderFred wrote:
Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:37 am
Nice work, derek27.

A lot of people frown at others showing off, posting pics of their greens. Though I think it’s good to see. I find it inspiring.
:lol: I didn't realise I was showing off my greens.
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TraderFred wrote:
Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:43 am
Have had an excellent season myself thus far too.

Tomatoes just starting to ripen, though my cucumbers plants have been fantastic. Producing lots of delicious crisp cucumbers.

The only trouble is , after that video that ShaunWhite posted earlier in the thread, whenever I go to water them, I find myself singing to them, “ cucumba, cucumba, 95 per cent wa tar “ in a largely culturally inappropriate accent !
I'm not growing tomatoe's but last week i threw down some grass seed (first time ever i've used it), to try and cover a mud patch, for a few days nothing, i could even see most of the seeds on the top of the soil still, then two days ago suddenly loads of new grass upto an inch tall had appeared, now its covered most of the mud patch and in some places its grown longer than the orignal grass around it.

I've found myself going to look at it every few hours to see how its changed, watching paint dry might be boring but watching grass grow i've found to be very therapeutic - i wish i'd set a camera up to time-lapse it now.
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Derek27 wrote:
Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:06 am
ShaunWhite wrote:
Fri May 29, 2020 7:29 pm
You might get away with your little seedlings if you can't get any plants that are a bit further on, they do seem to have a knack of catching up.
You were dead right about that - exactly 10 weeks on and the little seedling has grown into a monster bush with three tomatoes! :D

Sadly, I don't think there's any chance of getting a chilli from the little plant on the left, and I've abandoned next years plans for bananas and coconuts. ;)
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Chilli might have been potted on too early Derek. If you let them get slightly rootbound then they stretch taller as their root growth is restricted, but if you transfer to a larger pot when the roots are tiny, then it spends all its energy growing more roots so it's a kinda balancing act between going from seedling pot to middle pot then final pot.
I've been growing chillis a good few years and some are way more difficult than others, too much water/heat/feed and the flowers fall off, too little and the same result. There's a guy on youtube called Chilli Chump you could have a look at, definitely knows his stuff.
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This weekend is national save the garden weekend if the weather forecast is anything to go by.
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I know what you mean, Dallas. I’ve also re seeded a patch in the garden after taking loads of dandelions out, and I couldn’t stop looking at it either !

Been good weather for sowing grass seed. The constant rain/ sun seems to be best. I’ve been using that patch magic which has done really well this year. I think the key is not to sow it too early, the ground needs to warm up first, I find that whenever I put some down before mid May it fails.

The patch magic stuff is best put down when lots of rain is expected, saves you having to go outside every hour or so to water it when it gets hot like this. As it does tend to dry out quickly, then the birds come and help themselves to the seed !
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Dallas wrote:
Fri Aug 07, 2020 12:55 pm
TraderFred wrote:
Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:43 am
Have had an excellent season myself thus far too.

Tomatoes just starting to ripen, though my cucumbers plants have been fantastic. Producing lots of delicious crisp cucumbers.

The only trouble is , after that video that ShaunWhite posted earlier in the thread, whenever I go to water them, I find myself singing to them, “ cucumba, cucumba, 95 per cent wa tar “ in a largely culturally inappropriate accent !
I'm not growing tomatoe's but last week i threw down some grass seed (first time ever i've used it), to try and cover a mud patch, for a few days nothing, i could even see most of the seeds on the top of the soil still, then two days ago suddenly loads of new grass upto an inch tall had appeared, now its covered most of the mud patch and in some places its grown longer than the orignal grass around it.

I've found myself going to look at it every few hours to see how its changed, watching paint dry might be boring but watching grass grow i've found to be very therapeutic - i wish i'd set a camera up to time-lapse it now.
I don't know if you have hair on your head Dallas, but if you're bald like me you'll appreciate sowing a lawn is like going through the hair-loss phase all over again. :lol: I was stupid enough to photograph my new lawn every day. I got bored of it after a month when I realised every photo was the same as the previous day's, stopped doing it and deleted them all. Now wish I just photographed it every week instead of every day!

I realise now that grass seems to grow sideways. I think if you have a bald patch the roots spread out and new shoots spring from the roots and the lawn takes care of itself. Also realised that being bald means a clean head, no time or money wasted on hairdressers, shampoo, no chance of dandruff, etc. :D
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