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JuicyGirl
Jul 28th, 2008, 09:02 PM
Cute frogs and great looking produce Cedar!!!

Fungus
Jul 28th, 2008, 09:48 PM
Cute Frogs :)
I just looked outside at the pond and there was about 10 of the tadpoles eating a snail that'd fallen in ..
http://www.anotherpower.com/albums/fungus/SS100784.sized.jpg

cedarblue
Jul 29th, 2008, 12:52 PM
I Cedarblue... do you put big leaves under your squashes to keep them off the soil?

well i've got some small lumps of concrete & brick which i'm starting to use to lift them or they can rot or be nibbled easily.

oh dear - poor snail fungus!

Aradia
Aug 4th, 2008, 05:23 PM
Here's today's harvest from my veggie garden.

I've got a huge pan of ratatouille on the stove. I've roasted the custard white marrows with some garlic which I'll freeze to turn into soup in the winter.

I ate loads of the cherry tomatoes before I got out of the polytunnel! But the rest I'll turn into a soup with ginger wine.

I'm going to fry up slices of aubergine with garlic, then top with sliced chillies and a dressing and let them cool to room temperature.


http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii254/Vegan_food_porn/DSCN0062-2.jpg

cedarblue
Aug 4th, 2008, 07:53 PM
fantastic aradia!! :)

Gorilla
Aug 4th, 2008, 07:57 PM
delicious looking veggies, cedar and Aradia! :)

whalespace
Aug 4th, 2008, 08:05 PM
Well done Aradia.!... times like those the rest of the world could disappear for a while.
I grubbed up some garlic yesterday ... it is sooo fresh... no dry skin on it, and just a bit different inside.
My garlic habit is beyond hiding recently.
I have access to a new digital camera which needs testing, so hopefully I can find some interesting angles of my allotment.

Aradia
Aug 5th, 2008, 08:17 AM
Much as I'd like to take the credit, it's really down to the sun, the soil and water ... I just watch, and tidy up after them a bit :D


Make the most of your wet garlic while you have it .. it dries sooo quickly! I love it roasted with a bit of oil or stock/wine ... or raw in salads. YUM!

cedarblue
Aug 5th, 2008, 09:32 AM
what is the difference in taste 'tween wet & dry garlic?

Aradia
Aug 5th, 2008, 09:40 AM
It's milder and sweeter. Less pungent, though still very very garlicy. It is much more like a vegetable then a seasoning.

Waitrose sometimes sell it, as your local farmers market will. Probably too late for it now though, but keep your eyes peeled.

cedarblue
Aug 6th, 2008, 03:04 PM
beans & onion for yesterdays dinner

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k181/cedar_03/beansonion.jpg

pink fir apple potatoes

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k181/cedar_03/pfapplespuds.jpg


and now some queries;

these little critters have stripped my nasturtium clean away - anyone identify the caterpillers?

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k181/cedar_03/caterpillas.jpg

and i have some toms in my polytunnel which seem to be growing lateral roots down the lower end of the stalk, anyone any advice on cause or remedy?

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k181/cedar_03/roots.jpg

cedarblue
Aug 6th, 2008, 03:07 PM
part 2

my toms are still all green in the tunnel. perhaps i planted them too close together and too much foliage to colour up? i have been stripping the lower leaves off and some in between.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k181/cedar_03/grtoms.jpg


http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k181/cedar_03/toms.jpg

aradia, how far apart do you plant your toms? have you a photo of the inside of your tunnel please?

Aradia
Aug 6th, 2008, 03:23 PM
Pink Fir pots .. . *jelous, jelous, jelous* !!!

You tomatoes are getting shoots on the stem because they've been touching the ground I'll bet... did your plant fall over? or maybe a side shoot grew on and you didn't notice it awhile? It's normal , it's creating a "runner" for itself.

Don't worry about your toms still being green , they are even here in southern France. loads of my polytunnel toms are still green and all of the outdoor ones.

My toms are about 50cm apart. Will try and put a polytunnel shot up for you in the next day or two. :)

cedarblue
Aug 6th, 2008, 03:24 PM
thanks :bigsmile2:

harpy
Aug 6th, 2008, 03:44 PM
Are these like your caterpillars, cedar -

http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/problem-solving/cabbage-white-caterpillars/

I know they are meant to go for nasturtiums as well as cabbages

ichyBan
Aug 6th, 2008, 07:39 PM
damn. beautiful vegatables and gardens... was gonna post mine but its pretty pathetic lol maybe next year. I'll definately be looking to this forum for inspiration when the spring rolls around

Aradia
Aug 7th, 2008, 08:28 AM
damn. beautiful vegatables and gardens... was gonna post mine but its pretty pathetic lol maybe next year. I'll definately be looking to this forum for inspiration when the spring rolls around

Post 'em, post 'em!!
I love looking at other folks veggies, no matter how modest.
Please post them :)

cedarblue
Aug 7th, 2008, 10:02 AM
yes ichyban, all growing is good growing!

Aradia
Aug 7th, 2008, 11:53 AM
I'll definately be looking to this forum for inspiration when the spring rolls around

Don't wait until Spring to get going .... you can plant garlic, onions, shallots, broad beans, etc in Autumn. It's really encouraging come the spring and the really big sessions start to already have some things growing well.

snivelingchild
Aug 8th, 2008, 03:04 AM
I had two big tomatoes that looked about to ripen next week. Someone stole them, and ripped all the leaves of lettuce off of my teeny weeny plant. :( The tomatoes were still green, and the lettuce was NOTHING!! I hate the ghetto. Months of work, and 2/3 of the tomatoes that grew. And, when I discovered it, I noticed my eggplant was droopy, so I went to see if it needed support. When I picked it up, it snapped an inch from the ground...........GREAT.

RubyDuby
Aug 8th, 2008, 06:24 AM
:(
jerks.

cedarblue
Aug 10th, 2008, 07:02 PM
:mad::(

whalespace
Aug 11th, 2008, 05:55 PM
I hope you find lovely gardens soon snivellingchild. Perhaps the ghetto needs tougher pioneer plants which most folk do not recognize as being edible.

You might find something here :
http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/D_canned.html

Run by vegans... Some seeds available.

cedarblue
Sep 3rd, 2008, 02:30 PM
we're mizz today. our toms have all perished from tomato blight - just been out ripping them all out :(

still, there is still good stuff coming from the ol' patch


http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k181/cedar_03/gardenproduce.jpg

snivelingchild
Sep 4th, 2008, 12:55 AM
:( I'm pretty sure all my cucumber plants died in the storm, and so far they've been the only plants to bring me fruit. In the next few days, I'll see if they come back to life.