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wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1171 Location: Campile. Wexford

So how was the year in the veg plot and what are you all going to do differant next year?

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greentree · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:18 am Post subject:

Have a glut of peas now.

After a bad start, the broad beans have come on well. One of the plants is over 6ft tall. A lot of the flowers didn't set though. I heard that this is because of bumble bees?? I sat in the garden one afternoon and did not see one honey bee - all bumbles.

Also, have 6 rows of lovely spuds - sharpes express, roosters and Kerrs Pink. The Kerrs are still in the ground and we are digging them as we need them.

Mick

squirrel01 · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 90 Location: co. roscommon

cabbages = catepillers
runners = smaller than a knats knacker
peas = ok
kale = good
onions = was in their somewhere

next year concrete......

blowin · Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:38 pm Post subject:

Outside marrows just rotted off at the roots within a week of planting out so I would make a point of putting them on top of a mound or on the edge of a raised bed so they can cascade over the side .
The Kiwi vines in the poly ran riot and took forever to prune and tie back . Better keep on top of that next year too !
On the positive side we had good yields from Purple Sprouting Broccoli plants which we just cut down rather than pull up at the end of the season last year . I know that is a recognised way of getting "sprouts" after cabbages but have never found it worthwhile before .

wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1171 Location: Campile. Wexford

By and large Rolling Eyes

It has been a good year in a much neglected plot with a few of drematic failures. The first early peas stopped growing with pods full of immature hard peas. The blight which got a quarter of the spuds. Cabbage root fly got me seedlings. We never had these in East Anglia nor potato blight. Confused

. Collies, Beetroot, Carrots, Parsnips, Sweads,
Maincrop Peas, Watercress, Tomatoes, Nettles etc were all the best ever. I will get serious next year with raised beds and a larger polytunnel, and DRAINAGE Very Happy

. Good luck Lads. Very Happy

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