What I Did Today (Undercover)

[VirginVegGrower]

Good to see you back VVG - I've been worried. Not chatting honest
Undercover today, I went into the GH and came back out again

Welcome back VVG

I did a bit more that you VC because I weeded in between the lettuce growing in my GH.

Cheers both - don't be worried VC - just busy and unfortunately that equated to tardy and remiss. Hope all OK and not chatting either


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[Bren In Pots]

Welcome back VVG

I did a bit more that you VC because I weeded in between the lettuce growing in my GH.

[veggiechicken]

Good to see you back VVG - I've been worried. Not chatting honest
Undercover today, I went into the GH and came back out again

[VirginVegGrower]

Sneaks in the back door, as she hasn't posted much owing to two allotments, a poly and a greenhouse - plus dogs, new kitchen and near divorce (just kidding) - starting to remove all spent plants from the Polytunnel and I had my best sweetcorn ever in the Polytunnel - am doing that again. Put some onion sets in (late I know) - not doing a huge amount of garlic in there, as it was pants reward for the space. Pruning vines, planting another (yes, you know I'm mad) and sticking down a thick layer of compost mulch.
Good to be back.


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[Bill HH]

It didn't take you long to start filling it Bill

All I've done in the GH today is to take out the cucs and replace them with winter lettuce plants.

The tunnel itself was a doddle I had it made in a hour, only thing is its meant to be on grass because it has ropes and pegs like a tent, I did away with those and attached it to the slabs using plumbers pipe securing brackets. The doors however took me all day.

As for filling it, those plants were there already, I built the tunnel over them. More or less.

[Bren In Pots]

It didn't take you long to start filling it Bill

All I've done in the GH today is to take out the cucs and replace them with winter lettuce plants.

[Bill HH]

Yesterday I built my bargain basement poly tunnel (�50) 3mx2m. Today I got rid of the horrible zip up door and made a pair of wooden ones covering them with the material left over from the zip up door.

I thought it turned out very nicely.

[marcofez]

Picked 6 large "Black Krim" tomatoes, yum yum! From polytunnel.

[pigletwillie]

Having gone from 2 x 20 ft polytunnels, a 20x16 and a 10x6 greenhouse to shelf and workshop space in the new garden room at home I had thoughts of why bother. To be honest the room is mainly for my cacti collection plus overwintering and bringing stuff on early rather than growing. To my surprise though it is great for cucumbers which I can train up wires along the roof so the fruits hang down.

My main undercover growing area is the party end of the garden which is going to be covered in clear corex roof sheets. Being enclosed on two sides and south facing it is a quasi huge greenhouse. as well as toms and chillies I am going to grow winter squash up the posts and along the roof trusses. Being sheltered and warm they should do very well especially as they will be planted directly into the soil so they do not dry out.

All in all I don't feel the loss of the tunnels, more the opportunities that are presenting themselves now.

[SarzWix]

This was to be my last ever attempt, and I slightly cheated by getting a grafted plant from Suttons

[Scarlet]

Lucky you, I've given up on melons!
Watered both my greenhouses this morning, tied in my toms and started taking some of the lower leaves off- its a jungle in there!

[SarzWix]

Still struggling to keep up with the watering in the tunnel, having to transport it from home. Wish it would rain
On the plus side, I spotted my first ever melon swelling on the plant yesterday

[Brom]

Yesterday had the first of the broad beans and early potatoes...lovely meal with crispy bacon.
Today, picked the first of the cucumbers and toms...looking forward to those in a sandwich with some home roasted ham. Watered everything, made a mental note to sort the beetroot out for pickling and do some weeding (not my favourite pastime, but has to be done). Gave my little helper a sugar snap pea, she loves them for some reason and am now sat in the sunroom relaxing with a laptop on my knee and a cold bottle of Crabbies on the windowsill, what better end to the day.

[judy2shoes]

Yesterday actually, i gave everything a good soaking with my two Grandsons which meant us too! Then it rained...................

Weeded the beds, never thought I'd say I like weeding - I have also become slightly attracted to Monty Don. Must be my age. Picked three mangetout peas, waiting for the rest, potted out some marigolds that I nearly chucked (i had sown a whole packet so had a few into pots for my friend who watered the PT while I was away last weekend. Sowed more lettuce and pak choi.

Realized that ALL of my strawberries are first year and so wont get a massive crop, beginners ignorance paid for

I am still waiting to eat stuff! So far had a lot of pak choi and salad but still no peas ( well 3) beans, courgetts, tomatoes or anything else!

Also, received three bags of lovely home made compost from a friend - i was so excited, my compost is going ok but its my first time and to see the end result was amazing. But am nervous about using it in the pT its got loads of little white creepies in - am I being paranoid about introducing into the pt? I am really enjoying the recycling of compost stuff and saving seeds etc, wondering why I waited so long to get into gardening. Also, my sweet peas and petunias are making my front and back garden look so pretty. We were going to move house but have so gotten into gardening we've decided to stay. HVe about half an acre surrounding the house. I dont do much housework now..........,,

[VirginVegGrower]

Tomatoes are swelling considerably in the greenhouse. Watered, fed and misted those and cukes.
Next to the polytunnel, where I pulled my early sowings of carrots. Pulled the early spuds too. Pulled the remaining Broadies. All of those for dinner tonight and some for my mum. Lablabs and sweetcorn have gone in their places. Watered, fed and misted in there too. Planted two melon plants. Put in some trellis for the vine that's putting on huge growth. Read 38�c in the poly and 35�c in the greenhouse. With all doors, vents and roll ups either up or open.