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dpack

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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 21 9:02 am Post subject:

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 21 9:09 am Post subject:

Shan wrote:

Nick wrote:

sgt.colon wrote:

Looking good Nick. I like how you have roped the dog in to helping as well.

Have you decided what you are going to grow in them?

Well. Beans (runners and French), peas, onions, sweetcorn, red cabbage and rocket were winners last year. I've added in beetroot, leeks and pak choi into the mix so far. Also some spuds for one of the heavier beds, to break it up a bit. And strawberries and cut flowers in one. Baths get used for sweetpeas, successfully. Plus the asparagus bed, and I appear to have bought, on Shan's hearty reccomendation, some Jerusalem Artichokes. They'll go in a bath, too, I suspect. Last time I planted them we got rid of them eventually, by selling the house.

Greenhouse is for tomatoes and chillies. My usual supplier has let me down this year, so I'm having to plant my own.

ETA. Obviously, I’ll be planting far too many courgette plants.

You cheeky arse.

🤷‍♂️?

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 21 9:11 am Post subject:

sgt.colon wrote:

Nick wrote:

sgt.colon wrote:

Looking good Nick. I like how you have roped the dog in to helping as well.

Have you decided what you are going to grow in them?

ETA. Obviously, I’ll be planting far too many courgette plants.

Sounds like you should have a busy and productive year.

Never tried Jerusalem Artichokes. Are they nice?

Yeah. I like them. Sort of nutty potato. Good roasted or in soup. Dead easy to grow. Impossible to get rid of. Make you fart. That’s about all you need to know.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 21 9:23 am Post subject:
May your Asparagus cross breed with your Jerusalem artichoke.....

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Wed Mar 24, 21 9:48 am Post subject:
ja's are ace if you have sunny space, they are robust

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Hereford

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 21 1:41 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

ja's are ace if you have sunny space, they are robust

Robust. Before and after harvest.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 21 6:16 pm Post subject:

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Farting and hard to get rid of

Hmmmmm, you've not really sold them to me.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 21 6:18 pm Post subject:

sgt.colon wrote:

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Farting and hard to get rid of

Hmmmmm, you've not really sold them to me.

Sounds like every husband, ever.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 21 6:19 pm Post subject:

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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Posted: Mon Apr 26, 21 7:31 am Post subject:
Managed to finally get my seed potatoes in. They are in the new raised beds, and it was most noticeable that the bed which had a lot of charcoal in it was far more moist than the other. I also managed to find a bit of room in one of the other beds for the leeks, so they are now in too, but will need watering on a regular basis for a bit.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Mon Apr 26, 21 8:49 am Post subject:
back to ja, ace things, tasty and nutritious pretty as well the farty bit is no problem if we keep it local and one community after a nice soup or stew base the farty bit is often overestimated and is far outbid by tasty and very good food. they are vigorous in a nice spot but eating some can keep that under control the dpack scales of judgement are very much in their favour

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 21 6:27 am Post subject:
Jerusalem artichokes are also nice baked or roasted. I clean them well and leave them in their skins, then the skins can be removed as they are eaten.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 21 6:32 am Post subject:
I got my asparagus planted yesterday. This raised bed connects with the earth, the others remain bottomed with weed control fabric. All are now full of a mixture of rotting hay, manure, compost and soil. Peas and onions in, and poking thru. JA planted but container bound. Everything else can wait...

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Tue Apr 27, 21 8:45 am Post subject:
that seems right, asparagus is a hungry beast if you want a good crop and deep, rich and connected to the earth is ideal. ja contained is a wise plan, ditto horseradish if you like the stuff at the mo my black mint has gone free-range for a while so as the centipedes can get the weevils out of the roots if they manage it will be repotted before it gets invasive

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16004

Posted: Thu Apr 29, 21 6:44 am Post subject:
Nick, if you can get hold of some charcoal fines, it will keep the moisture and nutrients in the soil longer. I just planted out my seed potatoes in two similar beds and the one with a lot of charcoal in it had far more moisture than the one without.

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