[home made pie]

cool idea and easier on the back, I'm only in my forties and already have the Hozelock Kneeler  :roll:

[FRUITFULL]

More showing off :roll: i couldnt get radishes to grow this year.I got a few manky leaves but nothing on the root.
Learnt alot this year though so cant wait for next year.Neighbour gave me a parifin heater for the greenhouse so just need to mastic the draft holes in there,mend some glass that the halestones smashed last month and were ready for new season.

[garddwr]

What were the yeilds on the Kelvedon Wonder ? Which Heritage variety are you growing?

[DD.]

I'm not showing off, I'm sharing my experiences & passing on hints!    

If I was showing off, I'd let you see the piccies, but not tell you how to do it!  

[FRUITFULL]

True DD your just very clever and knoledgable.I have learnt so much from reading on here.
Found out today chickens get worms (thats creepy)

[peapod]

I'm not showing off, I'm sharing my experiences & passing on hints!  

If I lived nearer you'd be sharing your fresh peas too    

Paula

[DD.]

True DD your just very clever and knoledgable.I have learnt so much from reading on here.
Found out today chickens get worms (thats creepy)

Not really, think I've learnt more on here in the last 2 years from others, than the previous 30+ on my own!

[paintedlady]

Peas are only easy for DD, he is the pea whisperer   (mine got mildewed  :cry: )

Last year when I grew peas, I had 2 varieties - Kelvedon Wonder & Hurst Greenshaft, and sowed a batch of each every 2 weeks.  Most produced fantastic pods of lovely sweet peas (but I started to favour the HG because they had more peas to the pod - more of a kitchen thing than a growing issue     )  By the last batch in mid-June, the rain was becoming too much for them & by the end of July, they all went down with mildew, the last batch producing nothing of consequence.  I also noticed that the shadow from the nearby shed was more noticeable by August/September across that bed.

So I deduced that batch sowings was definitely the best way to go, starting in March and it was weather dependant and to avoid shady spots even though they got sun most other times.

PS Didn't grow many peas this year as had lots of other things going off & ran out of time

Hope that helps peapod (peapod? - with a username like that, you just HAVE to successfully grow peas     )

[corynsboy]

Favourite for me has got to be the humble carrot.  Freshly dug carrots were a real discovery for me.  Blissful.  Also, if juiced with ginger they make a great hang over cure.  I could use some of that this morning.

Easiest this year was the Swiss chard.  I had to dig a few of my plants up as I had far too much from 20 plants.  I'm down to a more manageable 12 now and I've still got more than you can shake a stick at.

[peapod]

Peas are only easy for DD, he is the pea whisperer   (mine got mildewed  :cry: )

Last year when I grew peas, I had 2 varieties - Kelvedon Wonder & Hurst Greenshaft, and sowed a batch of each every 2 weeks.  Most produced fantastic pods of lovely sweet peas (but I started to favour the HG because they had more peas to the pod - more of a kitchen thing than a growing issue     )  By the last batch in mid-June, the rain was becoming too much for them & by the end of July, they all went down with mildew, the last batch producing nothing of consequence.  I also noticed that the shadow from the nearby shed was more noticeable by August/September across that bed.

So I deduced that batch sowings was definitely the best way to go, starting in March and it was weather dependant and to avoid shady spots even though they got sun most other times.

PS Didn't grow many peas this year as had lots of other things going off & ran out of time

Hope that helps peapod (peapod? - with a username like that, you just HAVE to successfully grow peas     )

I did plant late in,because I got the plot in may
I was gutted they died :cry:
Im hoping this year they will behave, Ive got two beds for them, one lot for a heritage variety I cant eat this year that DD sent me, and will go with HG for the ones Im allowed to eat  

Paula

[sawnee]

What about the old favourite "BEETROOT", easy to grow and delicious when still warm from the pot, luverley  :pig:

[SalJ1980]

Tomatoes and peas both did very well for me...I planted them, they grew!  

[DD.]

Tomatoes and peas both did very well for me...I planted them, they grew!  

Carrots go well with peas! :twisted:

[FRUITFULL]

Can i say me and my neighbours had a beef tomatoe competition,who could grow the biggest.I won,cant find the picture now that had the weight on it but it was a whopper.Maybe not the most perfectly formed but it done me proud .It was a robinsons mamouth tomatoe grown from seed.    

[SalJ1980]

Tomatoes and peas both did very well for me...I planted them, they grew!  

Carrots go well with peas! :twisted:

Cheeky s*d!