~ WORLDWIDE Vegetable Allotments ~ REVIVAL of last years thread ~

[Hattie the Hen]

Hi boggy b,

Left on. most people chit them first, indoors, then plant outside

when the soil is warm enough.

Here is the advice from Medwyn Williams who is famous for growing vegetables for 'showing':-

http://www.nvsuk.org.uk/medwyn-williams-vegetable-grow-show-325.html


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[boggybranch]

Now, that's a fellow that takes his 'tater' growing, seriously......Thanks, good info.

 

[Hattie the Hen]

He takes all of his vegetables very seriously.......!!


Look at this link & click on each show picture!

http://www.medwynsofanglesey.co.uk/galleries.php



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[boggybranch]

Holy Moly....That's the most realistic display of plastic and porcelain vegetables that I EVER seen......they look to perfect to be real. LOL

 

[HiDelight]

this is such a wonderful thread I have been following it and learned so much from you guys ..thank you!

if I could give a ribbon for a great thread this would get one!

 

[boggybranch]

Hi Hattie,

Been reading 'The Soilman's archives' (and laughing, sporadically) and see mentioned planting potatoes for first early, second early, main crop.
Pretty much, here, we plant once, just before spring and once in late summer or very early fall.
So (again with the questions), is the different "crops" of potatoes, over there, determined by the kind of potato planted, the time of planting and harvesting or, maybe, the size of the potato at harvest?

 

[boggybranch]

this is such a wonderful thread I have been following it and learned so much from you guys ..thank you!

if I could give a ribbon for a great thread this would get one!

I tell you what, HiD....Hattie should get a trophy for "patience and stamina"..... for putting up with a butt-load of questions from an old gardener that doesn't even live in the same hemisphere. LOL....no, really.

Thanks, Hattie.

 

[Hattie the Hen]

this is such a wonderful thread I have been following it and learned so much from you guys ..thank you!

if I could give a ribbon for a great thread this would get one!

I tell you what, HiD....Hattie should get a trophy for "patience and stamina"..... for putting up with a butt-load of questions from an old gardener that doesn't even live in the same hemisphere. LOL....no, really.

Thanks, Hattie.

Aaaw guys!! I've come over all shy & humble....................!!!! Don;t know what to say now......except Thank You, it's been great fun. I like a long non-agressive thread with intelligent chat & a bit of humour......!! I have learnt so much here on TEG it is nice be able to show you a bit of the UK's contribution to gardening (let alone the rest of the world). I was lucky enough in my working life to travel & see many different areas of the world which enabled me to expand my horizons & knowledge on so many aspects of living. Now I have slowed down a lot physically I can still 'explore' on my laptop.......

So much to learn; so much to do!

Here is a nice Swedish blog which has nice gardening stuff on it in the summer. It has a tranlation button on it.....!

http://norrskenetstradgard.blogspot.com/

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[Hattie the Hen]

Good morning!
I was watching the Breakfast Programme on BBC TV this morning & there were 2 slots on SS subjects. One was a preview of a new series by Monty Don. The second was a report about various large building sites in the north of England & London being turned into allotments, gardens,football pitches etc.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qvrcj

http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3152086




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Monty Don, a huge fan of traditional crafts, presents Mastercrafts, the programme which celebrates six of the traditional crafts that built our nation and its heritage

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qvrcj
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[Hattie the Hen]

Ah potatoes.....!!! boggy b I have to confess I have always thought it was when they were ready for planting.
But here is some extra info. I only grow the little waxy salad kind as we can get a very good selection of varieties at decent prices from the supermarket -- the salad kind are much more expensive, so worth growing at home.


http://www.gardenzone.info/crops/potato.php

http://topveg.com/category/potato/

http://blog.gardenersworld.com/2009/03/12/growing-early-potatoes/

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Potatoes__Review_5547829

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