tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post8556174760952058734..comments2023-07-07T10:58:26.789+01:00Comments on The Good Life: ChivesJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-39621933836668116342009-05-20T09:51:29.098+01:002009-05-20T09:51:29.098+01:00Thanks Maureen. It's good to find out what methods...Thanks Maureen. It's good to find out what methods other people use.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-57071992047660478772009-05-19T22:11:00.000+01:002009-05-19T22:11:00.000+01:00I've gone with water pipe for my brassicas and I d...I've gone with water pipe for my brassicas and I double net them,that's if the bed isn't too large. If its large then the cost of the netting can be high, but it can be used over and over again, so it is an investment.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540591998909116816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-75525061714354919332009-05-17T08:47:00.000+01:002009-05-17T08:47:00.000+01:00I've heard that planting carrots with onions deter...I've heard that planting carrots with onions deters the Carrot Root Fly. I think I will have to give this a go.<br /><br />Hope you're feeling better Libby. You're not too behind on your seed planting, lots of things can still be sown now.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-88061078685455758172009-05-16T08:08:00.000+01:002009-05-16T08:08:00.000+01:00Just popping in for a catch up, haven't been for a...Just popping in for a catch up, haven't been for awhile. Lots going on here and I am so behind on all my seed planting, not been well enough, anyway they have 2 chances hey!!<br />I to have a number of bamboos in my garden and the rustling they make and the swaying in the wind is very soothing!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03360935312989969677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-85251852656037584342009-05-15T18:40:00.000+01:002009-05-15T18:40:00.000+01:00I think I read it somewhere but not sure where and...I think I read it somewhere but not sure where and my neighbour also said to me that he stopped growing brassicus a number of years ago because he had a lot of clubroot and he thought it was due to the previous owners keeping chickens as he had also heard that it increases the risk.<br /><br />I just googled it and guess what? not a thing found so just ignore me, maybe it was an old theory that's been disproved, sorry :(<br /><br />On another note I only grew the rainbow carrots last year three batches, with no complaints but they were grown with 18" barrier (only the odd carrot or two had carrot fly damage), except my older daughter's lot which were grown with spring onions (and she had no carrot fly damage what so ever).Kellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007237364629419063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-60306947769067661562009-05-15T14:12:00.000+01:002009-05-15T14:12:00.000+01:00I've never heard that chicken manure increases the...I've never heard that chicken manure increases the risk of Clubroot. I know not to lime and manure at the same time, but chicken manure is rich in nirtogen which will encourage leafy growth. Where did you hear this, Kella?<br /><br />I thought a wooden cage might be better than plumbing pipe to cover my brassicas as it would have straight sides. Plumbing pipe would have to be positioned quite a way from the sides of the brassicas in order for them not to touch the curved bits as the pipe bends at the top. Does this not create a problem for you, Tash?<br /><br />We're having alot of rain at the moment Rhiannon so I'm hoping that the soil will be a little easier to dig when we manage to get back to the allotment.<br /><br />Does chicken wire stop the Cabbage White butterflies laying their eggs on the brassicas, Mrs Glory? I would have thought that the holes would be too large to keep them out. It does seem like an easy answer if it works.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments Kat. You've got a great blog and I will be popping over regularly for a catch-up.<br /><br />Perhaps I will give those Rainbow carrots a miss then Simon. Try some Early Nantes.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-76695880645363219772009-05-14T09:03:00.000+01:002009-05-14T09:03:00.000+01:00Cabbage white caterpillars fly - it's a good game ...Cabbage white caterpillars fly - it's a good game for the children!<br /><br />As for carrots - mine aren't germinating grrrr.The Speaking Goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10415671204320976076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-78747619257118694522009-05-14T02:15:00.000+01:002009-05-14T02:15:00.000+01:00Reading about your allotment gives me fond memorie...Reading about your allotment gives me fond memories. You also live in a beautiful corner of the world. I lived in Oxfordshire back in the 80's. We had a lovely garden and an allotment. Thank you for your kind words. I will come back to keep an eye on your allotment's progress. <br />KatKat_RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008977319279272365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-40906929891351020372009-05-13T23:35:00.000+01:002009-05-13T23:35:00.000+01:00I've just bought a pot of chives for my plot. How ...I've just bought a pot of chives for my plot. How could I have not had any til now?<br /><br />You have been amazingly busy, so impressive. In a way I guess this is a hard time of year to start with everything growing so much.<br /><br />Re cabbages, I just have some chicken wire bent over in an arch and pushed into the ground either side. Nice and simple and seems to work.<br /><br />Deb @carrotsandkidsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-36400435881967700512009-05-13T20:24:00.000+01:002009-05-13T20:24:00.000+01:00sweetcorn is fantastic it germinates so quickly, m...sweetcorn is fantastic it germinates so quickly, my second sowing were poking through the compost in less than a week. Your chives look lovely, mine have pretty pink flowers too.<br />Good luck fighting the weeds I seem to have lost the battle as the ground has become so hard.Rhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07860482761465954204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-3042881849932823242009-05-13T17:56:00.000+01:002009-05-13T17:56:00.000+01:00I've gone for plumbing pipe rather than a cage. I ...I've gone for plumbing pipe rather than a cage. I see too may cages fall down.<br /><br />I like your bamboo and you are right planning to have it in a container. I have chopped a huge lump down at home which I inherited when I moved here. I dont' have a clue how to get the roots out. I bent my fork trying!!<br /><br />Good luck. You are doing well already. I'm finding it too hot to clear any more overgrown areas and so busy with the stuff that is growing.<br /><br />Tash<br />lettuceandlove.blogspot.comTashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339714972935664053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184901344095001216.post-47455720778779657172009-05-13T14:39:00.000+01:002009-05-13T14:39:00.000+01:00Sounds like you guys have been busy, I'm yet to so...Sounds like you guys have been busy, I'm yet to sow my sweetcorn, hope to get it done before the end of the week.<br /><br />I see you have added chicken manure to your brassicus bed, I was of the impression that it increases the risk of clubroot and as such stay away from it, what have you heard on the subject.Kellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007237364629419063noreply@blogger.com