tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post6063491908864050077..comments2023-07-27T11:57:35.623+01:00Comments on Rainbow Chard: Harvest Monday and a seedling updateMs Idlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422072834857825965noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-35416359015641629282016-05-21T20:52:45.428+01:002016-05-21T20:52:45.428+01:00Hi mark, well done on planting out your toms. Yep,...Hi mark, well done on planting out your toms. Yep, pretty much everything wants planting out right now! <br />Definitely check for snails and slugs when you're bringing things in and out for hardening off....I noticed a couple of my bean plants were getting eaten and found a couple of slugs that had hidden amongst the loo rolls. They're sneaky!Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-76002355085009604882016-05-21T20:49:50.244+01:002016-05-21T20:49:50.244+01:00Thanks Dave, the PSB was very tender, yum. I'v...Thanks Dave, the PSB was very tender, yum. I've been doing lots of weeding on the allotment the last couple of days so that once I've got the horse poo I can work through quite quickly planting everything out. The toms take a lot longer though as I mix up bought compost with my own compost plus the horse poo and can only mix up small-ish batches at a time. But once it's done, it's done.<br />Bermuda grass sounds similar. It's hard to get the couch grass out but it's worth the effort if you can.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-25204369378849433602016-05-21T20:44:45.415+01:002016-05-21T20:44:45.415+01:00Hi sue, haha yep it's a weird satisfaction to ...Hi sue, haha yep it's a weird satisfaction to pull out a long weed root. It's especially satisfying when you manage to do it just by loosening the soil with a handfork, working along the length of root, not disturbing the soil too much. Nice. <br />Yes if only our veggies weren't so lovely and tender, the slugs and snails wouldn't give them a second look.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-2300904072428301822016-05-21T20:40:25.230+01:002016-05-21T20:40:25.230+01:00Thanks shaheen, I start my tom seeds inside before...Thanks shaheen, I start my tom seeds inside before moving them into the lean-to after potting-on. <br /><br />Ha, yeah I'm with you there, the whole slug families are hiding out. I've never seen so many tiny ones too. I even found two lovely toads under a bit of wood, but with about 10 slugs surrounding them, sigh. But I don't think there's been any Spanish slugs yet this year, they are absolutely massive. Yes it's very disheartening when plants you've nurtured get eaten by pests. Actually, Jan cut my hair today, I was going use some of it as slug defence around the runner beans but forgot...maybe tomorrow.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-77111337263062886292016-05-21T20:31:42.022+01:002016-05-21T20:31:42.022+01:00Hi Susie, thanks, I should be going to get the hor...Hi Susie, thanks, I should be going to get the horse poo tomorrow so I expect the next few days after will be busy potting the toms into their final tubs and planting out the squashes on the allotment. It's so dry here though, the soil is like dust. And now its windy too which will dry things even more...moan moan. I'll try and mulch as much as possible after planting things out, to keep the moisture in.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-62309158017541961892016-05-21T20:27:10.117+01:002016-05-21T20:27:10.117+01:00Hi CJ, I have found so many more slug and snail hi...Hi CJ, I have found so many more slug and snail hidey places since writing this post! But at least I'm discovering them before most things are planted out and trying to remove the hidey places too where possible (like under bricks dotted around the plot....I'm not really using them at the moment so I'm stacking them in one place).<br /> Yes I can't wait for everything to be planted. Fingers crossed for getting some horse poo tomorrow :) Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-41487886662181916382016-05-17T19:25:44.034+01:002016-05-17T19:25:44.034+01:00Yes, it's the time of year when EVERYTHING nee...Yes, it's the time of year when EVERYTHING needs planting-out! I feel self-satisfied because today I planted out my 12 "maincrop" tomato plants, which like yours were getting too big for their little pots. good advice about hardening-off and checking for snails too!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-13895313164883326402016-05-17T14:05:48.523+01:002016-05-17T14:05:48.523+01:00The PSB is lovely, and you have some good looking ...The PSB is lovely, and you have some good looking seedlings too! It looks like you will be busy setting things out. That couch grass sounds like it's a pain to weed. Thankfully we don't have it, though we do have Bermuda grass which spreads by runners too.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-24117060988666220382016-05-17T09:26:30.503+01:002016-05-17T09:26:30.503+01:00Just a load of rhubarb here. We gardeners are very... Just a load of rhubarb here. We gardeners are very strange creatures when we gain great satisfaction from talking out a long root of a weed. It's a pity that the slugs and snails don't like weeds as much as they like our plants. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-75114003061427607922016-05-17T08:38:35.476+01:002016-05-17T08:38:35.476+01:00Snap with the PSB. Your tomatoes are big and well...Snap with the PSB. Your tomatoes are big and well done for growing them from seed. Slugs and snails have made my gardening antics unpleasant and disheartening, as I am clering the garden I have also found loads and I mean the whole family from great great granny to great nephew lurking under pots - shame we have not had a proper cold snap to kill of the bugs. Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-4367324500689176562016-05-17T01:11:38.694+01:002016-05-17T01:11:38.694+01:00Those tomatoes are huge, what a great start you ha...Those tomatoes are huge, what a great start you have. I keep forgetting to get my plants out regularly for hardening off but I still have a couple of weeks to go (so far I've only had them out this past weekend).Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-57245261721130634022016-05-16T21:49:56.999+01:002016-05-16T21:49:56.999+01:00Slugs and snails lurking under pots here as well, ...Slugs and snails lurking under pots here as well, I've lost a few things. You've been working hard, it's all looking really good. It's always a relief when everything is in its final spot though isn't it. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.com