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Old 27-06-2007, 01:12 AM
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It is great Bramble, here's some of what's already eaten and what's to come.
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Old 27-06-2007, 02:03 AM
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How lovely, Alice! Can't wait for my first courgette!

I'm scrutinising your brassica bed - are those red cabbage at the top? and if so, when do you expect to crop?
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Old 27-06-2007, 10:30 AM
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Some very nice crops there Alice, I'm impressed!

Thanks for the kind words Bramble!
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Old 27-06-2007, 10:51 AM
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Yes Hazel, it's red cabbage but I don't expect it to crop for quite a while. The other cabbage is Protovoy which I'm growing to get little 2 person cabbages. They have hearted up well and I expect to be eating them before summer is over. Best of all, my caulies have little curds and I'm well pleased about that. I was a bit worried about the brassicas as I'm growing in a raised bed and thought it might not be firm enough for them, but absolutely no problems sp far. I'm just waiting to see how the sprouts get on.
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Old 27-06-2007, 11:50 AM
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Alice, your crops looks lovely, hope you like courgettes looks like a bumper crop
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Old 27-06-2007, 05:59 PM
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Fine big potatoes Alice and good looking carrots. What variety are they?
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Old 27-06-2007, 07:39 PM
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Great pics Alice. What sort of carrots are they? Mine have huge green tops which flop around all over the place. Yours look nice and neat!
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Old 27-06-2007, 07:50 PM
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havnt got any photos my camera doesnt work in the rain!! but do have quick ?? you mentioned keeping some of your potaoes for seed potatoes next season. how do you keep them ? i would like to save a few pennies by doing the same with my crop this year.
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Alice... your crops always fantastic!

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Old 27-06-2007, 11:06 PM
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Hello Jennie and Bramble. The carrots are Early Nantes, grown in a rose pot. I've got some in the ground, so waiting to see what they are like.
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What lovely photos Alice - your crops are super! Bernie
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Old 28-06-2007, 03:24 PM
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Todays harvest - in the rain.
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These came out of my four morrisons buckets with tatties in them - I decided to dig them out because the wind and rain had broken all the stems and turned them yellow.

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Alice,
I'm all in favour of 'two person' cabbages!
Two-person sized veggies are well worth growing, and because they're 'havestable' that much sooner than full-grown ones, you get a quicker turnaround of valuable growing space.
I'm enjoying the photos of your crops very much, they look immaculately healthy. Woman after my own heart....
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Old 30-06-2007, 12:10 AM
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Thanks Wellie. I think I've said before I'm not interested in growing acres of stuff for the freezer. What I'm trying to do is get the best produce I can for 2 people, over as long a season as possible, out of the space available.
So far I'm quite happy with this years effort, but I think it is one of those things to build up year on year. I don't think I could do it without the help of the Grapes. Thanks everybody.
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