capybara Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Peppers in the greenhouse are coming on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footiechick Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Peppers in the greenhouse are coming on. Yep, mine too, slowly but surely. My chilli plant also has flowers but no sign of fruit yet. I'm wondering if it will have time now??? I've just ordered some bulbs, garlic sets and spring cabbage seeds. I also got a bay tree, I've always wanted one 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryfield Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Tomatoes died off when I was away although my Dad was supposed to be watering them I gave the responsibility of watering the tomatoes to the boy. Good job it wasn't the dogs he was minding. I'll still get some, just not as many as usual. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBairn Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 My chilli plant also has flowers but no sign of fruit yet. I'm wondering if it will have time now??? Same here 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Right, my tomato plants are huge now, nearly 2 foot. What am I pinching off? I have no idea where to start or even if I have to pinch anything off at all yet! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capybara Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Garden centre today.Bought a load of feed and a greenhouse thingy to put my cuttings in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryfield Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Right, my tomato plants are huge now, nearly 2 foot. What am I pinching off? I have no idea where to start or even if I have to pinch anything off at all yet! Nip out the side shoots, between the leafs and main stem. Once you have four or five flower trusses, take the top off. Once your tomatoes appear, start removing leaves from the bottom, one or two a day. I only keep about 6 leafs on each plant. My plants are almost finished now, got a good few tomatoes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Nip out the side shoots, between the leafs and main stem. Once you have four or five flower trusses, take the top off.Once your tomatoes appear, start removing leaves from the bottom, one or two a day. I only keep about 6 leafs on each plant. My plants are almost finished now, got a good few tomatoes. Sorted. Thanks. Christ, they stink! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Got back in the garden today. Spent a happy afternoon angle grinding the f**k out of most of my garden, doing all the heavy duty pruning that I couldn't do last year due to a lack of time, space and tools. Also dug in fuckloads of compost to raise all the flower beds by a few inches, cleaned out everything dead, bought a range of solar lights for night time ambience, put in some heather that I had sitting, and laid bark chips over a wee isolated flower bed. My wee garden is almost all ready for spring and planting now. Am thinking about buying some sort of wee solar water feature though, anyone had any experience of buying these? The garden is too wee for a proper pond, and I don't want to run an electric water pump. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBairn Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I dont know much about the solar powered equipment. Im planning on getting the garden done next week. I have the huge acer that I bought last year to plant (its been in my garage to protect it from frost) and my fiance just bought a rake of plants from B&Q as they were on sale. Id also like to see about getting some proper garden lights and an automatic waterer for my greenhouse fitted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reina Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 The weather is still far too cold to be out in the garden. The snow has finally cleared though... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 We need to lift 80% of the grass and make it into a play area this spring and the other 20% we may lift and put rubber matting down. Even with increased dranage our garden is so wet all year round and with the dogs it just turns to bog. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBairn Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Managed to get the Acer in today.That and about 10-15 other plants. Dug up a lot of the old bamboo roots. Im expecting more through, but should be better this year. Cleaned out the greenhouse too. I also weeded out the veg patch in preparation for sewing seeds next month or so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napolean Dynamite Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I ventured out to the back garden yesterday. I ripped out all the shelves in my shed and put in new ones an make better use of the space as I have more stuff in the shed now. Next job will be to clean out the flower bed. Anybody any experience of sanding back an restaining decking? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footiechick Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I cleaned out the greenhouse last week. Ground here in parts still frozen solid. Might tidy up and start pruning back this weekend. You can only do it when the sun is out though, as soon as it's away, it's too cold to be outside. Brrrrr. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Managed to get the Acer in today.That and about 10-15 other plants. Dug up a lot of the old bamboo roots. Im expecting more through, but should be better this year. Cleaned out the greenhouse too. I also weeded out the veg patch in preparation for sewing seeds next month or so. I had one that was doing well for five or six years but it took wind damage last year and I had to prune off a lot of dead wood. I've been left with a stumpy piece of bonsai shite now. It's going to be left in this year to see how it does but if it still looks shit it's getting binned. I thought I'd put it in a sheltered spot as well... I really like Jap maples once they are established. Nice looking wee trees. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBairn Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I had one that was doing well for five or six years but it took wind damage last year and I had to prune off a lot of dead wood. I've been left with a stumpy piece of bonsai shite now. It's going to be left in this year to see how it does but if it still looks shit it's getting binned. I thought I'd put it in a sheltered spot as well... I really like Jap maples once they are established. Nice looking wee trees. Yeah best to give it until the end of Autumn too see if it can sort itself out. Acers are probably my favourite garden plant. We have 2 in the front garden now, and I think about 4 in the back. They're prone to 'wind burn' so Im not sure how my new ones in the front garden will get on as its more exposed. I have put conifers in and Im allowing my hedge to grow higher to give them some protection but it will take a few years to get to the height I want. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBairn Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 (edited) Ive decided to put up a few pictures. Itll be nice too look back in a good few months to see the difference the summer will make. Back garden pics General back garden picture. The acer just at the chimnea suffered a bit last year so Im going to have too keep an eye on it too see how it does this year. All old weeds/dead plants cleaned out the Greenhouse and ready for seeding soon. Veg patch and lower path and garden dug up and removed b*****ding bamboo roots that were causing bamboo to come up through my veg last year. As I say, I dont think Ive got it all out but Ill go back to it in a few weeks and hopefully get the rest cleared out. Hopefully this should go all lovely and green over the next few months. Looks awfully bare just now Front Garden New acer in and looking good. Some other 'blue' tree and my fiance wanted heathers at the bottom. One of the new conifers is visible at the front right which should hopefully protect the acer once it grows a bit. Closer shot of acer and hedge in background. I dont know what the wee blue tree thing that we put in is, but it looked nice when we bought it about 6 months ago Other acer that was put in just before November if I recall correctly. Hopefully itll be ok. You can see the hedge in the background that Im trying to grow up to help protect them from windburn. Edit- Acers might be a bit hard too see as theyre essentuially sticks at the moment . No leaves Edited March 8, 2010 by MattBairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Yeah best to give it until the end of Autumn too see if it can sort itself out. Acers are probably my favourite garden plant. We have 2 in the front garden now, and I think about 4 in the back. They're prone to 'wind burn' so Im not sure how my new ones in the front garden will get on as its more exposed. I have put conifers in and Im allowing my hedge to grow higher to give them some protection but it will take a few years to get to the height I want. My garden has a high wall right round it and it didn't even seem to help the poor bugger. Probably just bad luck with this one. I'll see how much new growth comes on to it this spring and if it's deemed unnacceptable then it's getting cut for firewood. I'll maybe see if there are any better types for hardiness. I'm sure there must be some that handle the weather better than others. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBairn Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 My garden has a high wall right round it and it didn't even seem to help the poor bugger. Probably just bad luck with this one. I'll see how much new growth comes on to it this spring and if it's deemed unnacceptable then it's getting cut for firewood. I'll maybe see if there are any better types for hardiness. I'm sure there must be some that handle the weather better than others. On second thoughts, you might need to give it a couple of years to recover. I wouldnt be too hasty in throwing it out. If you wanted you could move it to a pot (depending on the roots) and see if you can bring it on in that if you didnt want it spoiling the look of your garden. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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