A quick look at the vegetable growing progress after the recent dry spell and then the rain.
Everything seems to be growing very well.
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looking good- i don’t know why this summer is soo windy!
Looking lush, hope that persistent wind brings the summer sun in for us
Everything’s growing well. It’s been a dry year for parts in Australia while other parts are flooded.
Looking good Dan. Last year a friend told me to give my young apple trees some tomato food so I did and it made a huge difference to the size of the apples. They weren't shop size but a lot better than the litle crab apple size things I was getting. You probably know this tip.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
Dan top tip, earth up around the stems of all your brassicas to stop wind rock and blown heads etc.. I do all my brassicas like that and they root from the stem to and the plants are solid and nor rocking. Seen them do it in thr fields in Lincolnshire too
Been really busy lately. So this isn't a rant, it's just me trying to give some advice on apple trees before I have to run off again. Hopefully it's helpful to you, or somebody in the comments with the same issue.
It's a nice idea, and did it myself. But apple trees do not like being in pots, they just kinda hang on, looking a bit sad. They want to be in the soil, or raised bed. Mulch about two feet around them, and a few handfuls of chicken manure pellets in spring. Avoid manure, or hay, unless you know for sure that it's free from herbicides.
Didn't you have a Jonagold apple tree? They aren't self fertile, and needs another non-triploid cultivar to set decent fruit. Don't get a golden delicious, it's related to Jonagold. Get yourself a young James Grieve or Katy whip. They do well here in the north-west of Ireland, so should have no issues where you are.
If you were near hand, I'd give you one or two I grafted this year. Get a young one, or two-year-old tree, the few flowers they will put out should be plenty to get a half decent crop on the other tree. Orin Martin has some excellent videos on shaping young fruit trees. But he has a load of stuff covering fruit trees in general also.
Don't be tempted to buy an older tree in a large pot from a garden centre. They likely don't pay somebody a decent wage to maintain their fruit trees properly. So you're paying for their screw-ups in cash, and time to correct. If you have a decent fruit nursery nearby, they may have bare root whips heeled into a sand bed over winter. Then you can pick out a tree, but you can't go far wrong with whips.
Sorry again for the wall of text, but hope it's useful to somebody.
If nothing else, check out Orin Martin's videos on fruit trees. He's been teaching this stuff for forty plus years, so they are pretty easy to understand.
Take it easy, and best of luck with your apple trees.
I put 200 Sweet Candle carrots in this year. I counted them up yesterday – I've got 11 that have come up. No rain and empty water butt's have killed the rest
Dan, I love your updates buddy. Hello from North Texas!!!!
I need a bit of advice if you have the time. I did my early potatoes same as you, in buckets with spuds galore ferts Var. Rocket and jazzy. Planted 19th March and they did get a bit nipped by frost. Problem is they have both flopped and started to yellow a little. 2nd earlies and main all look good. Could they be ready or something else?
looking awesome fella
Looking good Dan.
My peas have got sat on, flattened and half eaten by pigeons. I covered them up but now the pigeons have been at the beetroot close by 😂. I've got a mole too – he's been having a great time digging up every single bed. At least my onion and garlic are doing well like yours.
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Eyup Dan. You don't think them little moley bastards pissed in your pluviometer then? This gardening game gets trickier dunnit? I'll sithi after.
Waether really changed over the last couple of days. the wind is smashing my rhubarb and its as bog as it was in 2021 and I was close to a record. I'm close this year got to hope the storms don't ruin it. Great update mate
Beautiful Mr. Dan!!! As always, thank you for sharing. :)!!!!!
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My sweet candle carrot seeds turned out to not be viable. Trying nantes 3 from last year. Hoping there going to germinate soon
Hi Dan. Everything looking 'blooming' great now we've had the rain. I remember being told years ago that, you can water your plants, fine…But nothing beats rain water. So true and what a difference!! Out early doors at half 5 Saturday morning and the aromas was amazing!! Nice one Dan and catch up soon, much love, Andy and Karen 👍😎
Looking great Dan and hope all is well with you, cheers Nick x