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Potatoes and Tomatoes
The weather here today has been very wet and dull, what a contrast from yesterday ! I really was looking forward to getting up to the lottie and harvesting all the remaining brussel sprouts. There are quite a lot, so I intend freezing them. This will then free up that bed so I can dig it over and put some compost on it ready for the next crop (haven't decided what yet !) oh well hopefully it will be a better day tomorrow. My potatoes are chitting well, and I intend to get them in during the next week or so. I have a small amount of "Nicola" some "Swift" and some "Desiree". I grew "Pink Fir Apple" last year, I loved them, but no one else did, so I haven't bothered this year.The "Saint Pierre" tomatoes are doing well, I have grown far too many, but these 6 are going in the greenhouse on the plot as soon as they are a little sturdier, the others I will give away or sell at my boot sale. The small "Red cherry" are also growing well and I have some "Alicante" which were sown later but are catching up fast.
7 comments:
You tomato plants look well. Ours are only about an inch high at most so far - they began germinating a couple of days ago. And this is the earliest we've ever sown them, I don't know why.
OMG Maureen, I have never actually seen how a potato grows--does that sound 'dumb' or what??!!!
Yours look amazing. They are going to 'sprout' so many new ones from those 'eyes'!!
By the way, Carol King's 'You've Got A Friend' just blows me away...it's always been one of my favorites and it just touched my emotions today;-) Love it!
EB, I always grow my tomatoes early. Last year I only had them growing in the greenhouse on the allotment, but I am going to try some outside as well this year.
JAN, no that doesn't sound dumb at all. Last year was the first time I had grown potatoes, and I had to watch someone dig theirs up so that I would know what to do with mine. Chitting them gets them off to a good start, but they can be planted without doing it.
I'm glad you enjoyed the Carol King track, it's lovely I agree. Have you listened to the Cara Dillon tracks I put on there? she has such a pretty angelic voice.
Hiya Maureen, I have finally found some time to catch up on a few lotty blogs and you are 1st! i love your blog, it's such a good read and your toms are doing really well already. Mine are 2 weeks old this weekend and I have 1 set of leaves so far so will probably pot them on today ready to take to my NEW greenhouse which arrives today and will hopefully go up over the weekend. I also love your sign - tresapassers will be composted! Can I make one for my plot???? Would you mind if I copied your idea ?
Take care for now xx
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Hi Ali
Great to see you back in action. You are going to love your greenhouse, it's so nice to potter about in there during the summer. Last year I bought a "Burp-less" cucumber plant from a garden centre, I have never seen the seeds anywhere. I grew it in the greenhouse and the cucumbers were so tasty, must look out for another one this year.
I am glad you like my sign and of course I don't mind if you copy it. I made it as rustic as I could. It always raises a smile even now and it's been up a year.
Have fun putting up the greenhouse.
Maureen :) :)
Your tommies have done so much better than mine , well done !
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