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Gardening 2008

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pie sandwich said:
I will remove them from the compost and add a bit of sand and some small decrative stones to the compost. If it is still broken I will just get another one, I would have thought it would be ok to move after 2 weeks.
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Cactus aren't doing much yet not enough sun or daylight so 2 weeks to mend the joint is a tad optomistic in my view. 2 months might be nearer the mark mate. As RB says though more grit and sand would certainly benefit your cactus plants even the one you beheaded.
 
Tin basher said:
Cactus aren't doing much yet not enough sun or daylight so 2 weeks to mend the joint is a tad optomistic in my view. 2 months might be nearer the mark mate. As RB says though more grit and sand would certainly benefit your cactus plants even the one you beheaded.
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As TB says, your cactus will be coming out of it's dormant period now and you can never rush things with cactii. That said, most varieties are hard as nails, so just be patient.
 
roverboy said:
I had a mole problem when I lived in quarters on my last tour of Coningsby. DHE........ sent a man round. He explained to me that Moles are active on the surface 3 times a day - around 8am, 4 pm and midnight so whatever action you take needs to happen around those times. His solution was to coat some live worms in sulphur and drop them into the holes at 4pm. The mole never came back.
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Over the five years in this house I have tried the following with varying degress of success.

1) Carefully expose the hole stick in a hose pipe and at slow feed flood the little blighter.

2) Pour jeyes fluid or bleach or disinfectant down the hole as moles apparently don't like strong odours.

3) Drive a big metal pole into the mound and fix a bottle to the top of the pole. Moles don't like noise so even smacking the pole into the ground pi$$es them off. The bottle clanks against the side of the pole in the breeze and annoys the little chap.

4) Remove the molehill every morning and rake into the nearest flower bed, removes their top cover apparently.

Tried all these methods and they seem to work for a short time but as the fecker is back this spring none are obviously a final solution. Fecking moles:PDT_Xtremez_25:
 
Is now a good time to put my pentland javelins into the container I'm growing them in?

I'm still worried about frost obviously. Do I just cover them if it is going to be frosty?
 
Downsizer said:
Is now a good time to put my pentland javelins into the container I'm growing them in?

I'm still worried about frost obviously. Do I just cover them if it is going to be frosty?
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good questions mate.

I'm putting mine in today so the answer is a resounding yes.

As to Frost don't worry too much. Once shoots start appearing in the bucket just coiver thewm with a couple of inches of compost. Keep doing that till the bucket is full and you'll be OK. Also a bit of that fleece from the garden centrs works on any tender shoots if a frost is forecast.
 
gemarriott said:
good questions mate.

I'm putting mine in today so the answer is a resounding yes.

As to Frost don't worry too much. Once shoots start appearing in the bucket just coiver thewm with a couple of inches of compost. Keep doing that till the bucket is full and you'll be OK. Also a bit of that fleece from the garden centrs works on any tender shoots if a frost is forecast.
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Groovy.

How deep should I plant them in the compost?

Do they need to be fed when they start growing?
 
Downsizer said:
Groovy.

How deep should I plant them in the compost?

Do they need to be fed when they start growing?
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In pots I put 2 inches growbag compost in the pot, seed spud on tha and then half fill the pot irrespective of size. Then just cover the shoots a couple of inches at a time. Growbags have 6 weeks worth of food in them so no need to feed till the pot is full then top dress wih potato fertiliser. 3 weeks before lifting another top dressing and you should be sorted.
 
Right I'm planting in a big bin, so to be sure I've got this right they should be right near the bottom? At the minute the bin is half full of compost.
 
Downsizer said:
Right I'm planting in a big bin, so to be sure I've got this right they should be right near the bottom? At the minute the bin is half full of compost.
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At least 6 inches deep if it is in a half full bin. The potatoes form on the stem above the seed potato so you want as much stem above the seed when grown as possible. You do need at least a couple of inches under the seed for root growth.
 
How long after planting my chitted spuds should I see some sprouting action? I'm fighting back the urge to do a bit of digging to see what's happening in the bin......
 
My chillies are doing really well, the Bhut Johlika are flowering for once. Trouble is my matoes are suffering in the heat. They strugle to get to the 4 leaf stage. Tried putting sand on the surface to protect soil fromheat and trap moisture but they wilting really quick.

Tried putting them in the garage but not enough light. Might be easier to go to the supermarket for my matoes
 
Downsizer said:
How long after planting my chitted spuds should I see some sprouting action? I'm fighting back the urge to do a bit of digging to see what's happening in the bin......
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Mine have been in the bins for about 2 weeks, not expecting anything for at least another 2 weeks. As soon as I see anything they'll get another 6 inches of peat or growbag mix straight on the top to defend against frost.
 
All I've got poking through so far is the broad beans I put in bacl in Feb...I thought I'd have seen some life from the rasp canes by now but 'nada' so far...

Struggling to find time to get stuff in at the moment with dets looming...and my chicken fencing has arrived mit chicken coup and feeder...
 
SirSaltyHelmet said:
My chillies are doing really well, the Bhut Johlika are flowering for once. Trouble is my matoes are suffering in the heat. They strugle to get to the 4 leaf stage. Tried putting sand on the surface to protect soil fromheat and trap moisture but they wilting really quick.

Tried putting them in the garage but not enough light. Might be easier to go to the supermarket for my matoes
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SSH get them in the ground and not in pots. Put black poly sheet down on the soil and plant through slits in the sheet. Sink largeis plant pot with a single hole through the poly up to the rim about 6 inches from the plant and use that to water and feed and give foliar feeds of epsom salts in the evening once a week. Should help.
 
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SirSaltyHelmet said:
My chillies are doing really well, the Bhut Johlika are flowering for once. Trouble is my matoes are suffering in the heat. They strugle to get to the 4 leaf stage. Tried putting sand on the surface to protect soil fromheat and trap moisture but they wilting really quick.

Tried putting them in the garage but not enough light. Might be easier to go to the supermarket for my matoes
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Whats with all the heat, are you abroad or something?:PDT_Xtremez_15:
 
gemarriott said:
Mine have been in the bins for about 2 weeks, not expecting anything for at least another 2 weeks. As soon as I see anything they'll get another 6 inches of peat or growbag mix straight on the top to defend against frost.
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To clarify, as soon as I see green, cover the sprouts in compost.....this won't kill them?
 
Downsizer said:
To clarify, as soon as I see green, cover the sprouts in compost.....this won't kill them?
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Thats right mate it's called earthing up it protects the new shoots from frost which will severely retard their growth as well as providing more nutrients for the tubas to grow. I generally keep doing this till about 2nd week in June.
 
Gem the ground is like a clay, and it is already under a weed protecting mat. If I filled the hole with soil, would that be okay? I am tempted to put my chillies into the ground instead of pots but I don't want to kill them off if the clay is not good. Would a picture help?
 
SirSaltyHelmet said:
Gem the ground is like a clay, and it is already under a weed protecting mat. If I filled the hole with soil, would that be okay? I am tempted to put my chillies into the ground instead of pots but I don't want to kill them off if the clay is not good. Would a picture help?
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So long as you can dig a hole about 12-15 inches across and the same deep and fill it with decent soil you should be fine. The clay will help to keep the roots confined and cool. The same thing will work with peppers/chillies only your hole needs to be 9-12 inches in all dimensions. The pot sunk into the hole takes the water to the roots and the poly sheeting helps to retain the moisture. You can do without either but you'll have to water more.
 
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