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Have anyone dugged up their main ones yet? Im not complety sure when I planted mine out as I've losted my paper work!! Off my head I think it was end of May. Doh!!
Is it 22 weeks for main crops??
Is it 22 weeks for main crops??
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My packet instructions, which are stuck under a magnet on the fridge say -
No whiff of time scale in weeks.Lift maincrop in autumn when the foliage has died back.Last edited by daviddevantnhisspiritwife; 15-08-2013, 11:19 AM.While wearing your night clothes, plant cucumbers on the 1st May before the sun comes up, and they will not be attacked by bugs. -
^^^^ That's what I'm waiting for. ^^^^ Mine went in on the weekend of St Patrick's Day.When the Devil gives you Cowpats - make Satanic Compost!
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I can't remember when mine went in. So it is all I have to go on and that suits me!While wearing your night clothes, plant cucumbers on the 1st May before the sun comes up, and they will not be attacked by bugs.Comment
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I always thought you went for as long as possible with main crop til they either died or got blight.
I've got Sarpo Mira (don't all rush to tell me they are tatseless) just to see if they will actually get through to the end of the season without blight. So far they look really good but so are my second earlies as we've had almost no Smith periods this year. This next week/fortnight will be the real test now the weather has turned.
I'm also anticipating someone popping in in a minute to tell you you can harvest you main crop when you like you just might not get set skins or the yield you'll get if you hang on till the Autumn."A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
PS. I just don't have enough time to say hello to everyone as they join so please take this as a delighted to see you here!Comment
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The longer the better, the 22 weeks thing is usually the minimum time they will need. Like most others I leave mine until the haulms have died right back.
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Right I will leave them in for aslong as possable then. They look quite healthy at the moment. Fingers crossed !! Thank'sComment
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Haven't dug up my second earlies yet let alone thought about maincrop. Still using my first earles
S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
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i still have foliage on my first earlies as well as my maincrops, all planted around easter
as i had a huge stack of leeks to plant, i decided to dig up my first earlies, even though the foliage hadn't died back - after digging 1/3 of the bed i realised i was digging up the king edwards - ooops - they're small, but still nice ....Comment
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Dugged up? What sort of language is this?
*I'm feeling a bit fractious: have just read "we was gutted, we could of done better" on a posting by a leader of our town centreAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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