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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: weathergirl on June 13, 2010, 10:48

Title: Vegetables so far
Post by: weathergirl on June 13, 2010, 10:48

These were grown from seed.

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Leeks, Carrots, Purple Brocolli, onions, shallots, beetroot, greyhound cabbages, webbed lettuce and flat letucce.

Title: Re: Vegetables so far
Post by: dexyblue on June 13, 2010, 10:53

Well done you, what are the small purple and green leaved things in the leek picture? I assume weeds but what? they have suddenly appeared on my plot

Title: Re: Vegetables so far
Post by: flitwickone on June 13, 2010, 10:55

they look excellent well done

Title: Re: Vegetables so far
Post by: digalotty on June 13, 2010, 11:11

some great looking veg , and neatly laid out

Title: Re: Vegetables so far
Post by: DD. on June 13, 2010, 11:16

Quote from: dexyblue on June 13, 2010, 10:53

Well done you, what are the small purple and green leaved things in the leek picture? I assume weeds but what? they have suddenly appeared on my plot

Oxalis - a darn nuisance.

Seeds go everywhere when the pods explode.

Title: Re: Vegetables so far
Post by: JayG on June 13, 2010, 11:22

Great stuff weathergirl; well done!

Thanks for putting a name to one of my more annoying weeds DD; not got it all over the place but it's a swine to pull out, it breaks off instead of coming out cleanly (just like chickweed) and is a bit too chunky to hoe off easily either.  :mad:

Title: Re: Vegetables so far
Post by: weathergirl on June 13, 2010, 11:23

Quote from: dexyblue on June 13, 2010, 10:53

Well done you, what are the small purple and green leaved things in the leek picture? I assume weeds but what? they have suddenly appeared on my plot

They are weeds but nuisance weeds. Not sure what they are !

Just noticed somewhat put Oxalis - Thanks !

Title: Re: Vegetables so far
Post by: theakston_uk on June 13, 2010, 11:40

All looking good, it's my 1st proper year of growing and I'm amazed at how sowing such tiny seeds can grow into such great veg, you should be proud of what you've got there

Title: Re: Vegetables so far
Post by: Starling on June 13, 2010, 12:16

Ha ha, it really is true a weed is just a plant in the wrong place.  We had some oxalis come up in the garden but it didn't show this year so my mum had me go to the garden centres to find that "nice plant with the browny purple leaves and the pretty yellow flowers".
Weathergirl your veg looks fabulous, I hope my cabbage and broccoli grow up to be just like yours  :)

Title: Re: Vegetables so far
Post by: DD. on June 13, 2010, 12:39

Quote from: JayG on June 13, 2010, 11:22

Great stuff weathergirl; well done!

Thanks for putting a name to one of my more annoying weeds DD; not got it all over the place but it's a swine to pull out, it breaks off instead of coming out cleanly (just like chickweed) and is a bit too chunky to hoe off easily either.  :mad:

Nice to know I'm not the only one with the bl@@dy stuff.

Title: Re: Vegetables so far
Post by: dexyblue on June 13, 2010, 13:14

thanks for naming and shameing a WEED  :mad:
Sorry to highjack your thread but as I said well done and excellent produce  :D

Title: Re: Vegetables so far
Post by: Dan78 on June 13, 2010, 21:13

wow nice work  :D