Thanks DD!

SalJ1980 · « **on:** July 16, 2008, 20:00 »

The carrot seeds you sent me arrived today! You're a Star!

DD. · « **Reply #1 on:** July 16, 2008, 20:05 »

You're welcome.

If you didn't see the post I made on the original thread, these are the ones I lifted yesterday...

(And I told you they were in a plain wrapper

)

Yorkie · « **Reply #2 on:** July 16, 2008, 20:43 »

DD, how big is your plot?!! The amount of produce you manage to produce appears huuuuuuge :shock: (and that's before you count the peas!)

DD. · « **Reply #3 on:** July 16, 2008, 21:07 »

Between Mrs. DD. & myself there's somewhere in the region of 800 - 850 sq metres.

Yorkie · « **Reply #4 on:** July 16, 2008, 21:41 »

:shock: :shock: :shock:

That's a lot of weeding :roll:

I have painful fingers from picking 1lb 4 oz of peas today and then shelling them. I have no idea how you manage the quantities you do. Respect

wighty · « **Reply #5 on:** July 16, 2008, 21:53 »

I hope 'Skip' is enjoying my carrots as I've sowed three lots and none have come up and so have decided they've all gone 'south'. Shan't bother again.

DD. · « **Reply #6 on:** July 16, 2008, 22:06 »

Quote from: "Yorkie1"

:shock: :shock: :shock:

That's a lot of weeding :roll:

I have painful fingers from picking 1lb 4 oz of peas today and then shelling them. I have no idea how you manage the quantities you do. Respect

Having got on top of it, I can hoe everything in two mornings. A couple of weeks ago I picked 40 lb (podded weight) of peas in two pickings 2 days apart.

DD. · « **Reply #7 on:** July 16, 2008, 22:08 »

Quote from: "wighty"

I hope 'Skip' is enjoying my carrots as I've sowed three lots and none have come up and so have decided they've all gone 'south'. Shan't bother again.

Don't have a problem with carrots, quite fortunate to have soil that's reasonably light without being sandy & hardly a stone in it.

"Wanganui Giants" will have to wait for next year to try & do them justice!

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #8 on:** July 16, 2008, 22:09 »

That's a lot of peas!!!!! Wow :shock:

DD. · « **Reply #9 on:** July 16, 2008, 22:11 »

I went to the plot on me bike. Had to call Mrs. DD. to bring the car up as no way could I get them in my rucksack.

They would have cost over 60 squid at Tesc*!

gobs · « **Reply #10 on:** July 16, 2008, 22:21 »

Quote from: "DD."

A couple of weeks ago I picked 40 lb (podded weight) of peas in two pickings 2 days apart.

With your special method?

Well done.

DD. · « **Reply #11 on:** July 16, 2008, 22:25 »

No special method - just a lot of them!

SalJ1980 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 09, 2008, 14:46 »

Went up to the plot yesterday evening to find that something (from the feathers it appears to be one of the pheasants that live in/around the site) has been digging around in my 'row' of carrots - seeing as I've only had about 4 of the b*ggers actually grow I was a bit annoyed to say the least!!! :evil:

Anyway, at least it's proved that I do have carrots:

I covered these back up and left them for a bit. But one had been entirely uprooted:

so I had to put it out of it's misery and eat it...well it wouldn't have survived in the wild, it was only an inch long!

Still tasted lovely and carroty though!

Trillium · « **Reply #13 on:** August 09, 2008, 15:04 »

Sal, why don't you try growing them in plastic rainbarrels or rainbarrel halves? You can put in the soil that's best for carrots and it's high enough to fool pheasants and carrot flies. It's a bit of effort but you just can't beat home-grown carrots for taste.

SalJ1980 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 09, 2008, 16:52 »

That's a good plan Trillium, thanks! Next year I'll be trying all sorts of tricks to get some homegrown carrots!