[Dan]

Well i have been watering them the last 2 weeks every few days but wasnt sure if i was supposed too? so fingers crossed i may get some leaves at some point?

what about garlic/ onion sets should they have a splash in this dry period even though you dont water them much normally?

[John]

Definately - my onion sets weren't doing much until I watered them and now they're starting well. Once their roots go down a bit it will be less of a concern.

[tetley]

hmmm, my potatoes had been in about a week, my husband came home with a rotavator on Friday, and created a couple of new areas for me in my plot.....but he was left unsupervised and decided my potato plot needed going over  :evil:

[Sadgit]

hmmm, my potatoes had been in about a week, my husband came home with a rotavator on Friday, and created a couple of new areas for me in my plot.....but he was left unsupervised and decided my potato plot needed going over  :evil:

LOL chips anyone?

[Dan]

Musnt laugh Tetley....i would have been furious !

[purplebat]

I would have made chips out of him!!! moral of the story never ever leave OH unsupervised with any kind of engine or tool  my hubby is the same when it come to "trimming"      

[GrannieAnnie]

Well at least my OH know what a potatoe trench looks like, but when we lived in Kent, he made a new lawn and left me a narrow border around a curved edge.  Just for quick colour, I planted a packet of annual seeds.  When they didn't come up, I said to him that was a waste of money, I planted a packet of seeds in there.  Oh he said, I kept weeding it everytime these little 'weeds' appeared.

I wouldn't mind, but he used to have his own landscaping business!!!  

[milkman]

But was it a successful business Gnannie?  

[GrannieAnnie]

It was until a recession hit in the 80's.  he was still married then.  He bought 2 newsagents and his wife kept spending the money, and got herself a boyfriend, so they divorced and he lost nearly everything, so what I got was a very broke ex landscaper, newsagent, carpenter, and 18 years later, he's still broke!!!!!!!  :cry:

[tetley]

Finally got to the shops today, on a mission to buy some more potatoes......... :? .....and the only ones I could find have really sprouted and got green leaves started.  I bought them anyway out of desparation.....do you think they are too far gone really?  They are the cherie variety.  I am hoping to get them in the ground tomorrow morning.   (and sneakily bought cucumber plants, chilli, and peppers and batavia......got some friends coming over next weekend and I am desperate for my veg plot to look like something is going on  :oops: )

[flowerlady]

...
That's interesting - why broad beans between the rows? - please expand.

Also if you are inclined to leave the spuds in after the leaves die down the sstem of the broad bean will mark the spot / row where you planted the spuds     In addition the nitrogen that the bean rootss give off benefits the spuds too  

Oh forgot to say Lady Chrystal in pots wll advanced ...
Dan ... you are the first bod I know who also grows Vanessa

... must go to plot check on them ... have been away for a while !