tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post9015561234529014054..comments2023-06-05T16:18:39.636+02:00Comments on Snippets from me: Not a weed in sight!Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-46730383376035700782017-05-14T08:05:31.751+02:002017-05-14T08:05:31.751+02:00CRO MAGNON, I thought about planting some Kohl Rab...CRO MAGNON, I thought about planting some Kohl Rabi as well but also don't know what to do with them if they provided a harvest so I left that project for another year!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-11239148831869295262017-05-14T06:01:14.842+02:002017-05-14T06:01:14.842+02:00Most is planted out up here too. I've just pri...Most is planted out up here too. I've just pricked-out a row of Kohl Rabi plants which may be a mistake; I've not grown them before, and am wondering what I'll do with them. Weeding already started here.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-53728611352041703782017-05-13T20:09:52.356+02:002017-05-13T20:09:52.356+02:00DUTA, it is good that you have some plants around ...DUTA, it is good that you have some plants around you, even though you do not have a garden....which reminds me that I really ought to get my houseplants repotted!<br /><br />MAMA PEA, this if the first time since we came here ten years ago that the weeds are under control in the veg plots! We have two veg plots still not planted, so Lester went over them with the tractor today because recent rain has made the weedlings grow so that it stays relatively weed free. We also looked at Veg Plot 3, everything is doing alright, but the weeds are peeping up! Looking forward to reading your blog!<br /><br />DIANE, the frost did not do much damage, just the pole beans which were hit although some have recovered and are now planted out. Hope you have a good weekend too.<br /><br />DAWN, we used to have a lot of buttercups, and very lovely they looked too. Not so many now, due to the regular mowing of the grass in which they were growing. <br />We are planting a lot of brassicas and other crops this year to help with the feeding of the cows during the winter. I think no dig gardening is a good idea, although I don't like the thought of having black plastic lying on the ground, but straw would make a good mulch. If we didn't have the tractor to plough the land, then I think this is what we would do as well. <br />As for the veg plots, sometimes they seem too small, sometimes they seem too big! Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-25043223629110184922017-05-13T19:16:52.155+02:002017-05-13T19:16:52.155+02:00Buttercups are the bane of my life, I think I have...Buttercups are the bane of my life, I think I have them cleared then a couple of days later up they pop again, I feel like I have been weeding non stop for weeks now, I am reading up about no dig gardening and planning to try it out, I am thinking of my back in the future and as I want to start growing food for the livestock I need it to be as low maintenance as possible, it looks like a massive area you have there to tend, I hope the good start stays with you :-) Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-16101568411071440492017-05-13T18:06:25.696+02:002017-05-13T18:06:25.696+02:00Well done, I know just how difficult it is to keep...Well done, I know just how difficult it is to keep the vegetable garden weed free. Guess you had the same frost as we did, grapes, figs, potatoes all were hit, but the potatoes recovered quickly, not so the grapes or the figs but they will survive. Have a good weekend DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-60478489559146600402017-05-13T15:38:22.418+02:002017-05-13T15:38:22.418+02:00Such a wonderful feeling to know you're on top...Such a wonderful feeling to know you're on top of the weeds if only for a day! ;o) Good gosh, you have HUGE garden areas. What a terrific market gardening venture! Looking forward to following your adventure all season.<br /><br />Jenn's comment above gives me an idea for a post: Weeds, weeds, weeds in various areas of my garden that have already popped up. Areas that I haven't even planted in yet!!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-56117845882722071892017-05-13T15:11:21.158+02:002017-05-13T15:11:21.158+02:00The veggie plots look lovely! I can definitely und...The veggie plots look lovely! I can definitely understand your "maternal" feelings towards the little plantlings. It reminds me that I, the urban "girl", keep some indoor plants called 'lucky bamboos' and I feel very maternal about them: gently wipe the leaves, speak to them in soft language, and of course treat them with mineral water which is supposed to prevent the leaves from becoming yellow.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-58907636876363193402017-05-13T15:00:50.055+02:002017-05-13T15:00:50.055+02:00JENN, we have never had a tidy and well tended veg...JENN, we have never had a tidy and well tended vegetable garden, so this is a first for us. Not sure how long we can keep the tidiness up for, probably not long if it rains!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-53966144979951622242017-05-13T14:31:06.839+02:002017-05-13T14:31:06.839+02:00Succession planting. We all know we should do it, ...Succession planting. We all know we should do it, but we all throw in a whole row of lettuce all in one go, don't we? I am always pleased to hear that others battle with weeds as well. So many times you see beautiful photos of perfectly planted / tended vegetable gardens. Nobody posts pictures of their weeds choking out their plants. -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-39848929828566349342017-05-13T12:30:04.248+02:002017-05-13T12:30:04.248+02:00LOCAL ALIEN, I am not thinking about the harvest y...LOCAL ALIEN, I am not thinking about the harvest yet, just the effort of keeping on planting the seeds!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-47531236736527811612017-05-13T11:19:51.039+02:002017-05-13T11:19:51.039+02:00Ftoo ftoo ftoo. Good gardening and much harvestin...Ftoo ftoo ftoo. Good gardening and much harvesting!local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.com