Piccies of our growing crops!

[JennieAtkinson]

That's a lovely idea HBJB! Thanks for the photo

[moggssue]

HBJB - love the salad bar! Did you drill holes in the copper pots to allow for drainage? And did you add gravel et al for drainage - I didnt think that'd allow enough room for compost, obviously I'm wrong yet again haha!!

[dexterdoglancashire]

Heres some photos of my onions in pots (ready for eating?), potatoes in pots, tomatoes in the greenhouse (the one at the front left is the one I snapped the main stem off!), my giant parsnip growing in the table leg, last photo of Dexy after a hard afternoon watching me mess around in the greenhouse - its a hard life you know! Bernie

[heebiejeebie]

wow - my toms are all 6" high.

I drilled holes in the salad-bar pots and added crocks for drainage. Except for the colanders!

[Alice]

Enjoyed looking at your pics DDL. Well done. Do you want to tell us why the parsnip is growing in the table leg - or is that too complicated. Good pic of Dexter.

[dexterdoglancashire]

Hi Alice - its a secret, but I'll tell you. (No not really LOL! ) My boss was getting rid of his desk - Ive got the drawers in my shed to keep things in - and I wondered if it was possible to grow a veg in the legs (that rhymes!). I know you can grow giant veg in guttering/drain pipes, so I got hold of some giant parsnip seeds and thought it might just work - with compost in the leg and just one strong seedling in each. - Its going well so far - shall keep you updated on the progress. Bernie

[Alice]

Good luck with the project DDL. Can't wait to see that parsnip.

[Bex]

I pulled up 3 plants of foremost potatoes yesterday and had just enough to feed the 3 of us, will leave them another couple of weeks. Unfortunately we ate them before I had chance to take a piccy. They were gorgeous with butter and mint. Yum!!!

[OverWyreGrower]

My veggies!

Here are some pics of my veg...

Greenhouse peas...

Seedlings hardening off.... sweetcorn, outdoor toms, last of the leeks, herbs, minipop, broccolli, rosemary

My Grapevine - very triffid like!

[Bex]

Garlic & Peas

Got curious today about my garlic as there didn't seem to be any bulbs forming so I picked a few and this is what I found...what a lovely surprise. The tips of the leaves had started to go yellow so they weren't quite ready, I'm assuming I just let the stalks dry out?

Also a very small helping of peas, my first.

[Hazel at the Hill]

Those garlic are fab, Bex! Bigger than mine, but I think yours have possibly died down a bit more - and those peas look so scrummy - bet they didn't make it to the pan!

[Bex]

Thanks Hazel, you are so right the peas didn't make it to the kitchen.

[nick the grief]

Mrs Grief thinks I cant grow peas as we've never had any off the plot ..... I manage to eat about 4 rows every year

[Alice]

My garlic is dying down but I've managed to keep my itchy little fingers off it so far.
My peas are covered in flowers but only one pod so far - and no peas in it yet. That one will never make it to the kitchen.

[muckdiva]

First lot of Arran Pilot tatties from one of the raised beds. Yum