General Chat

I now have tomatoes on all three of my plants,just need plenty of sun to make them grow and ripen, though I am feeding them now. Chilli plant is bearing plenty of 'fruit', but not so the pepper. Plenty of veggies will be ready for the weekend meals, so, once again, only the meat to buy
Julia in Derbyshire

wow! glad to see so many growing so many different types of vegetables. You're all an inspiration :-)

Now why has this thread gone quiet when the garden is busy? I have my first ever pepper almost ready to pick, tomotoes by the bucketful and all my spuds have now been eaten.

Apples - my ,my apples apples everywehere and not even from my garden but next doors!

I've bought a pineapple today at last lol

Need to eat it first before I try to grow the plant :)

Hi Secret Red Squirrel, I bought my pineapple about three weeks ago. I cut off the top, and tidied it up, and put it in a red plastic 'glass'. It is now sprutting roots, and is ready for the next stage. Keeping my fingers crossed
I have two peppers on my plant, my chillies are now turning red, and I have had several tomatoes off one of my plants.
Good Morning to all
Julia in Derbyshire

Sounds like everyones on the case, Im still stuck re a Cold Frame for next year. I saw a really good value one at the weekend and am half kicking myself I didnt buy it. But it was plastic like one of these mini greenhouses, if I want one to keep the cabbage white at bay surely my broccoli will swelter under plastic? Dosent a cold frame need to breath or am I being silly? If I unzipped it then the cabbage white could attack again?

We have had loads of baby cucumbers (small variety) in the greenhouse lots of Tumbler tomatoes (grown in baskets outside), lettuce grown in a container, ditto potatoes, carrots, French beans and spring onions. Had one very large courgette, then the plant got mildew (also in a container) and three or four courgettes didn't grow, have one growing now, also got beetroot growing. Still have alicante tomatoes to ripen and a beef tomato as well.

Ann
Glos

Well Ive just had the shock of my life podding some Runner beans - they are Fushcia in colour!

My oh has gone a bit mad with various beans this year........lol

We grow a few of the old Heritage sorts and now have several big jars of " magic " looking beans..............lol

They are a wonder to me : ))