Allotment and stuff!!!

[British Red]

They just grow that way for me - but garlic always has the bulb underground - no idea why?

 

[Marco1981]

My garlic are always buried, but everybody elses I have seen do the same. What I can't understand about my onions is that even when I submerge only half the set, it grows well - but downwards. How is that? You would think that the least resistance is above, so would grow the easiest possible direction.
It isn't really a big deal, I just have to clean them off a little more than I would like. It just always baffled me as to why everybody else has beautiful looking onion beds with onions *sitting* on the soil while mine always require digging out.

 

[xylaria]

Probably a stupid question, but how does everybody who posts pictures of their onions have them virtually just sitting on top of the soil???? Mine are always at least half buried, whether grown from sets or seed. And I plant them according to the instructions. This year, I planted sets so that only half of the set was under soil, yet they still ended up burying themselves. I planned on cheating next year... grow them as usual, but a few weeks before pulling up, I planned to remove the top inch or so of soil over the entire bed so that they look like everybody elses.

They are hiding from the northern isle wind.

 

[Marco1981]

They are hiding from the northern isle wind.

Lol. I don't blame them at the moment. Its a little bit chilly and blowy at the moment. Just hoping that the wind and tides are bringing tonnes of seaweed to the shore so I can use it on my beds.

 

[tommy the cat]

Toms/ wild rocket and nasturtium home grown... Pickled ransom bulbs foraged... 😄

 

[falcon]

Nice one Dave....come over all peckish !

 

[tommy the cat]

Should have seen the portion of apple and blackberry crumble I had this evening stu!!😳
Home growns the way to go...

 

[mountainm]

Should have seen the portion of apple and blackberry crumble I had this evening stu!!😳
...

Me too.. Tis the season. Om nom nom.

 

[British Red]

Good on you Dave! Its a great feeling huh?

 

[tommy the cat]

😄
Are oak leaves ok for use as leaf mould??
Can't seem to find any info..... I've got masses of holly too but guessing they'll be no use...

Drying beans

Any ideas??

Punk flowers??
D

 

[tommy the cat]

Ermmmm pink ...darn fat fingers !

 

[Nice65]

Looks like an unripe quince to me. It should turn yellow and become very fragrant when you scratch the skin.

Makes vodka taste very good

 

[British Red]

Good spot Nice65 - I concur that's a quince

 

[tommy the cat]

I thought quince.... but someone said not.... pink flowers?
Ok what can I do with them???

 

[British Red]

Makes a classic Jelly Dave

 

[northumbrian]

i got an e mail today about these ! - http://www.thompson-morgan.com/vegetables/vegetable-plants/all-vegetable-plants/tomtato/t47176TM - whatever next ? lol

cheers andrew.

 

[British Red]

The absurd thing is I can buy over 100 pounds of spuds for the price of one of those plants.....

 

[Bowlander]

Is that not an April fool? If not, its a ridiculous price for a novelty that probably would give a poor crop of toms and potatos.

It wouldn't be any good for me as blight would get them.

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[leedsbrew]

Probably a stupid question, but how does everybody who posts pictures of their onions have them virtually just sitting on top of the soil???? Mine are always at least half buried, whether grown from sets or seed. And I plant them according to the instructions. This year, I planted sets so that only half of the set was under soil, yet they still ended up burying themselves. I planned on cheating next year... grow them as usual, but a few weeks before pulling up, I planned to remove the top inch or so of soil over the entire bed so that they look like everybody elses.

Your not the only one fella! Mine do the same!

 

[tommy the cat]

last of the daft courgette !!

wizard field beans seed harvesting

the bramble 'string' lasted all season!