What’s actually doing well for you so far?

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AnneB

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Re: What’s actually doing well for you so far?
« Reply #30 on: July 16, 2024, 07:34 »
My Kelvedon Wonder peas have done really well.  These are the third picking so far.
My prep isn't nearly as thorough as Aunt Sally.  We rotate and put them in a raised bed manured the previous autumn. I don't sow direct now as neighbours have chickens that attract rats.  I sow in seed trays and transplant them when about 1-2 inches tall.  It takes an age but works for me. I then net.  I didn't spray for pea moth and the crop is unaffected this year, no damage at all.
Other things doing well are Wizard Field Beans and strawberries.  Potatoes in bags and blackcurrants average.  Everything else is either behind or a total disaster.
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Re: What’s actually doing well for you so far?
« Reply #31 on: July 17, 2024, 11:42 »
Nothings been amazing but my Charlotte potatoes have done very well, maybe because I grew them on well rested soil and it’s rained a lot. The damson tree is laden with fruit whereas last year I got absolutely nothing out of it. Also grew turnips for the first time and it’s been successful, it’s about like growing radishes, sow and forget but protect against molluscs where necessary. Undemanding plants.
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Re: What’s actually doing well for you so far?
« Reply #32 on: July 17, 2024, 14:44 »
Errmm, weeds?
Seriously, I couldn't really say that anything is actually doing well I've had a couple of trays of salad leaves and 1 of spring onions, need to sow some more soon.

Tomatoes in the g/house are very late this year, only a few are beginning to turn colour, I've grown 2 cucumber plants but only had a 3 fruit, between them. No flower buds yet on my peppers...
Runner beans are climbing well but no flowers yet... peas seem a bit slow to grow as well, although they were planted late.
The Tromba & Uchili Kuri squash on the trellis are growing huge leaves, but so far only 1 flower per plant.
It's just one of those years when I ask myself is it worth it?

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Re: What’s actually doing well for you so far?
« Reply #33 on: July 22, 2024, 08:27 »
Onions and Shallots are excellent, best ever I think. Peas doing good and Runners covered with flowers.

After all that rain last week Courgetttes went crazy, must have harvested at least 30 last week.
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Re: What’s actually doing well for you so far?
« Reply #34 on: July 25, 2024, 18:18 »
Peas and beans going great guns, everything else is struggling so far, BER on courgettes but not on toms!!!, corn looks good as do onions and leeks apart from a little rust
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Re: What’s actually doing well for you so far?
« Reply #35 on: Yesterday at 19:46 »
Errmm, weeds?
Seriously, I couldn't really say that anything is actually doing well I've had a couple of trays of salad leaves and 1 of spring onions, need to sow some more soon.

Tomatoes in the g/house are very late this year, only a few are beginning to turn colour, I've grown 2 cucumber plants but only had a 3 fruit, between them. No flower buds yet on my peppers...
Runner beans are climbing well but no flowers yet... peas seem a bit slow to grow as well, although they were planted late.
The Tromba & Uchili Kuri squash on the trellis are growing huge leaves, but so far only 1 flower per plant.
It's just one of those years when I ask myself is it worth it?
My Tromba are doing ok, lots of small fruit but around 1 inch long, I had a courgette plant die on me for the first time ever! as with a previous post toms are struggling but cucs are doing well, got 2 to pick tomorrow, I've done 4 sowings for carrot early nantes and autumn king but will only harvest a few carrots, chillies are doing well on the window sill though and I'll save the seed for next year, everything else has either germinated and died and not germinated.
Its been a serious test this year but thankfully I love digging the hoe out and giving the plot a good going over. will persist until its impossible to grow anything though :)

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Re: What’s actually doing well for you so far?
« Reply #36 on: Today at 07:54 »
Have been an allotmenteer’s worst combination of being busy with work and ill so have not gone down for 6 days  :ohmy:
Think the seed grown onions are doing ok, courgettes are catching up (sorry to hear about yours Kalisdad) and tomatoes and cukes in the greenhouse are coming along too.
Will be heading over to the plot later so will report back!
EnfieldGlen, those look fantastic!

 

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