What’s going on at the allotment this week? A garden job that I need to get done ASAP! and it involves fitting the polytunnel with a new cover before we plant the peppers and tomatoes!
We’ll take a look at the recently planted onions, leeks, beetroot, carrot bed, and salad leaves too!
The greenhouse is bursting with life as well, with lots of new growth on the cabbages and broccoli.
How are things looking in your vegetable garden this month? Share your progress in the comments!
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❓Do you think I should plant the peppers in the polytunnel now? Or wait? 🫑
You're lucky to get 5 years out of it. Had similar plastic coverings for my greenhouse and the zips usually go the first then any part of the plastic on the corners goes next. I found the green covers with the mesh last the longest, white ones tend to disintegrate quicker. It's all crap from China, so you can't expect quality.
omg we have to do ours put up the poly tunnel will this be difficult
The clock in my car is wrong, waiting for my daughter to alter it 😂
I like that you've re-used the polytunnel fabric. It'll be fine for a while I'm sure.
Always interesting to watch Jim 😊
I used the giant ground sheet staples on mine, then earthed them up and bricks just so the air cant get under and take it when its windy
I love the cheers to celebrate the signs of asparagus. It's all about the little wins. I look forward to seeing how your year progresses.
As you know Jim, I have that exact same tunnel, the cover is very poor, it leaks badly along the top seem and all the vents have gone after one year. The zippers are rubbish to and I had to put a wooden door in.
Personally if I had to replace it, I would have gone for proper tunnel plastic and battoned it down. Best of luck with it, will be interesting to see how you find it moving forward.
Wintertime is the right time. The original from before 1977 😉
Couldn't you put a cover on your outdoor flowerbeds, to protect the young plants from birds.
Wow your plot is looking fab it a hard worker Well done
Can not wait until I get my pollytunnel now in September will be ready for 2026 growing season. 🎉.
Best wishes
Jacko Scotland 🏴
In inland Canterbury New Zealand, the native birds don't affect my garden, but the introduced English ones, in particular the sparrow's insist on having dust baths and eating all the leaf vegetables which have to be netted year round. Agree with you qbout the blackbirds as they dig a lot of seedlings out when hunting for worms. Had our first hard frost last night, now have to pick all the outside tomatoes and sweet potatoes.
What’s the best strawberry’s to grow for size I’ve had the same strawberry plants for about five years now I think they are ever bearing as they bear fruit all summer but the don’t get big no matter what I do with them
Agree on car clock 😂😂
Good to change the cover because the degrading plastics will get in the soils. Can you flip some rope over the cover like a sort of criss cross and stake the ropes down? My peppers are in the house. Our clocks went forward a while ago 😂 Gerald always says the clocks right at least twice. Seedlings look quite happy Jim 👍. Have a fabulous week, Ali ☔️☔️☔️🇨🇦
Great update jim , i sympathise with you on your mums poly , i lost my outsunnypolytunnel last summer over the 6ft fence , my fault cos it wasnt fastened down properly, crazy lol
The blackbirds have been going crazy digging all my perennial seedlings up while looking for worms because they have babies in a nest in my trees to feed. Today I put an old banana on the lawn and they didn't touch my flower beds all day for feasting on it and taking it back to the nest. I might just supplement their diet with my scraps for a few weeks as it was respite while the plants develop.
You sound tired today. This time of year is manic, be careful of burnout. We just need some warmer night to get everything out of the house and into the ground.
I wouldn't recommend picking and throwing back maris tail. You are actually spreading it more, it can sprout from tiny chunks plus seeds are in top too. The only way for me to get rid of it was to crush stems and spray wd40 on my disposable glove. It will take it down to the root.
One of the lettuce flopped over I would check for wire worm😮🥺
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Lol, my car is also the correct time now 😅.
I'm really struggling with space! Planted out the broccoli, kale, sprouts. Had full germination on everything this year and can't fit it all in (also can't give it away)🤔. Too cold to put out. I've left aubergine & peppers in the cold frame (3.5⁰c at night) they're also still alive! I can't seem to kill anything this year 😂
Peppers just don't like lows under 10. I've pushed it a couple of times and ended up with stunting. I'd suggest cloching or tenting them, even in the tunnel, if this is the only convenient time to set them out.
What do you put on red ants.
Wait until mid may,still chance of frost 🥶