My veg year in 50 photos / Slideshow

mother hen · « **Reply #15 on:** October 01, 2008, 22:48 »

really enjoyed the show dan, thank you!

vegmandan · « **Reply #16 on:** October 01, 2008, 23:48 »

Quote from: "Caretaker"

Great allotment, well done.
Did I see a ladder in one of your pictures and is it to aid planting from.
I have a old ladder in my garage and may give it a go if my guess is correct.

Yes,you did spy a ladder,I do have pretty heavy clayey soil so I never walk on it until I dig it over in Autumn.

Hence the ladder,I can walk on that and not compact the soil too much while weeding/planting etc...

allotmentnut · « **Reply #17 on:** October 02, 2008, 07:10 »

Amazing!! We really enjoyed that and have decided when we move our poly to the new plot we will have plenty of small beds. You have given us food for thought and have given us jobs for the entire winter.

Thanks vegmandan.

matron · « **Reply #18 on:** October 02, 2008, 18:45 »

Great slide show Dan.
I need to go and reclaim my plot back from the weeds.

kopperdrake · « **Reply #19 on:** October 02, 2008, 22:05 »

Crikey! Now that's a neat patch

My straight lines look like a post-Friday night out in comparison!

vegmandan · « **Reply #20 on:** October 03, 2008, 23:16 »

Quote from: "matron"

I need to go and reclaim my plot back from the weeds.

I think I'm lucky with weeds.

The windbreak netting seems to stop quite a few seeds flying in and covering every single square inch of uncultivated stuff with planks,decking and ground cover material seems to help.

Oh, and using hand weeding to try to reduce my smoking habit helps, as I cant roll a fag with muddy fingers.

matron · « **Reply #21 on:** October 04, 2008, 08:22 »

What sort of netting do you use for the wind break and do you think it reduces the wind. Up here in the Moorlands it is constantly windy and we could do with rigging some sort of break.

vegmandan · « **Reply #22 on:** October 04, 2008, 10:48 »

Oh yes It really does reduce the windyness considerably.

This is where I buy mine from.

Windbreak netting

It's not that expensive either.

stu_wat · « **Reply #23 on:** October 05, 2008, 10:22 »

WOW very inspirational.

The plot & produce look amazing.

CHICKENGIRL · « **Reply #24 on:** October 05, 2008, 18:16 »

just got back from my own little plot - it looks absolutely nothing like that!

well done mate, hard work pays off in the end

Nogger · « **Reply #25 on:** October 05, 2008, 19:55 »

great show vegmandan

i didn't notice how well your red onions,every time i try to grow them from sets 90% go to seed,just wondering how did yours grow

vegmandan · « **Reply #26 on:** October 05, 2008, 22:37 »

My Red ones weren't much cop.

Got about 20 small ones and the rest bolted so I ate them when they were tiny.

It's my own fault as I didn't manage to get any heat treated sets and just planted bog standard ones, and they always seem to bolt with me.

garddwr · « **Reply #27 on:** October 31, 2008, 17:28 »

Great Photos Dan, can I say youre a very neat gardener and excellent veg

des · « **Reply #28 on:** October 31, 2008, 21:11 »

A pleasure to watch and a credit to you, thanks for that

A picture paints a thousand words and all that....

It's about a lot more than eating cheaper isnt it?

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