[Sadgit]

nice cabbages you have there.got any tips ?

yeah live in spain

[dawninspain]

Shaun - no magic ideas but I think our very alkaline soil suits cabbages although we have improved it a lot with manure and compost. They were planted out in November  (bought in as 4" high plants - I don't know what variety) which meant that the cabbage white butterflies had gone by then so no caterpillars this year. We had quite a mild sunny winter here this year in contrast to the last two which had temps of down to minus 12! The downside to that is that we have had to water at least every other day all through the winter up to about 2 weeks ago when the rain started.

[shaun]

well dawn whatever it is they are great,so no clubroot then ?

[dawninspain]

Shaun I think I read somewhere that clubroot does not like alkaline conditions. Also the ground here has never been cultivated before so no nasties like that (yet) but there are monster ants, snakes and tarantula like spiders - its a trip to A&E if either of the last two bites you. Its not all fun in the sun!

[garddwr]

Can we keep this thread going so the newer members can update everyone on their plot and greenhouses ?

[gidster]

ill try and get some pics of my new plot , well its not new but you know what i mean.

[lucywil]

we have two plots, one for veg and one for fruit, both are works in progress at the moment


plot 59, will be for fruit, have put raspberries in and there are 3 large gooseberry bushes at the bottom



plot 61 (and son moving his tractor- i wish it had an engine!) i am a bit behind with the digging, and i am slowly removing the grass paths.

[cawdor2001]

My plot
At the start (July 2007)





and June 2008, 1 aching back, 2 packets of plasters, 3 buckets of blood & sweat and perhaps a tear later (no that was just something in my eye   )










Cawdor

[garddwr]

I think there is something wrong with the pics there cawdor2001, is it me or you can't see them ?

[cawdor2001]

i can see them when i open it?  First effort at pics so probably done it wrong but looks fine on my screen.

Cawdor

[Nogger]

I think there is something wrong with the pics there cawdor2001, is it me or you can't see them ?

i can't see them either G  :roll:






  come on follow me

[garddwr]

This is my plot to be but I have no idea about a resonable size yet though.



At least it won't be as small as my small one this year

[GaryH]

here is my story s far.

[garddwr]

sorry Gary I can't see your pictures either

[DD.]

sorry Gary I can't see your pictures either

Have a look at Gary's blogspot - it's in his signature.