Louise Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Thanks for the reassurance Nicola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Cant wait !!! I think some flowers are coming through - but our raspberries, blueberries and strawberries are all going great guns!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Mel - I've got a blueberry bush that my folks gave me at Christmas - it looks a tad weedy and no flowers at all yet - should it flower in the first year? I've given up covering up my taters and I'm waiting for them to flower now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 My blueberry is looking very sad too claret I was wondering if i was doing something wrong, it is still alive but has no leaves or flowers......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 We only bought ours this year and loads of flowers and little green fruit - I am of the "I dont really know what I am doing" school when it comes to gardening - I'll have to ask Mr Green Fingers Paul when he comes home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Thanks Hon, I'd like to know. I will ask Phil to talk to his Dad next time they call as he's also an expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 We've just dug enough new potatoes for the week from the allotment and they look lovely! Can't wait to eat them! We went down to do a spot of weeding and dug one root to see what it was doing and the potatoes were a wonderful size already!! Roll on tea time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 no one answered the question on when to pull them Our's have just started to bud and about to flower so how long do we give it? THe veggie patch is going great guns at the mo and the cauliflowers are HUGE! well their leaves are anyway!! Please help - novice gardener on the loose A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Mine are starting to flower now Andrew. They are Accent - first earlies - and are a good size now. If in doubt, dig up one plant and have a peek . First earlies take 12 weeks from planting. Maincrops take 24 weeks from planting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 I'm a novice veggie gardener too Andrew, I think that taters can be harvested once they have flowered and the tops have died down. The plants themselves ae massive and look very healthy, so I hope that they are an indication of masses of taters I've got a couple of caulis and some broccoli from Phil's dad - they are growing well, but are a bit thin looking - I hope that they will bulk out. I read an article at the weekend about eating veg and herbs when they are still seedlings and at the 'first proper leaf stage', apparently it's all the rage now, and the taste and vitamin content are supposed to be good. Excpet with Rocket, which gets hotter as it matures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 (edited) Mine have only just started flowering Clare and the tops are nowhere near ready to die down and yet the new potatoes underneath are perfectly sized now as you can see. These are first earlies. The second earlies are in flower but I'm not digging any of them yet and the maincrops won't be ready until the end of September/early October if last year is anything to go by. Edited June 25, 2006 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 They look gorgeous Kate I'm not sure what mone are - we had some Desiree sprouting at the back of the veggie rack, so I planted them and the plants are massive - I might have to split one of the sacks at the weekend and see what they are up to then. I can't wait for our own fresh taters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 I've got Desiree too Clare. They are maincrops so might not be ready for a while yet though. The plants are enormous and vigorous so hopefully there's more going on underground than above!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 So am I right in understanding that I need to let the plants die off first? The FIL has just given me a tomato plant too, so let's hope that the chookles don't murder it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 If they are maincrops, yes. Wait for the foliage to begin to die back. If they are first or second earlies you don't have to wait for the foliage to die back as they should be ready from mid-June onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geb0205 Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Eating the first of our earlies tonight... yum yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Aren't they just wonderful! What variety did you grow? Mine were slugged really badly last year but this years "Accent" are so much nicer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnabydaisy Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 can anyone help us! our first early's have not even started to flower yet and seem to have startedto look a bit sad! they had been looking really bushy and healthy. anyone help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melcotton Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 miriam - we just pulled ours for the same reason and got lots of lovely new potatoes. Have a go tentatively and if you get some nice sized potatoes, dig them up! Mel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnabydaisy Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Thanks, we did just that on advice from father in law and got some lovely potatoes just working our way through them now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Mine are just starting to flower now So excited Only thing is the flowers are pink I was expecting white or yellow Anyone else got pink flowers on their spuds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 No Louise the flowers on mine are white, what variety are they.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Aren't you lucky? I am going to have a go and empty out one of my sacks this weekend. I have three sacks of desiree, the plants are enormous and there are still a few flowers, but no signs of the plants dying down.I can't wait to see what's in there, I just hope that I'm not doing it too early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 My in-laws back onto a farmers field, and he has planted tatties this year, and they are covered in pinky-purple flowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 I have never grown potatoes,so have a few questions if all you expert spud growers out there don't mind We have a newly dug veggie plot,which we have been told would be good for spuds so...... What do we plant,& when????? Am I too late to plant some now,I find the whole lates,earlys & mains thing so confusing I don't want to do too many,just a few plants,but would love to grown some of the ones I regularly use in the kitchen (Desiree & Charlotte) Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
