Gardening/Allotmenting 2024

[Speicher]

Am I right in thinking that the chances of catching TB from Brock would be slim to non-existent?

When I saw him in the bin, I stepped backwards several feet. The air he had been breathing out would have dissipated, in the minute (approximately) that I considered what to do. I think I was at greater risk from his claws and teeth. I also assume not many people end up about two feet away from a Badger, in daylight.

 

[Sharky]

Just got back from a week's holiday. As I was expecting my measly tomato plants to perish while we were away, I picked all the largish, but green tomatoes off the plants.

Following a Google tip, I put the green tomatoes in a covered box, with two bananas....

On my return from holiday, I was pleased to see that many of them had ripened! .....

And the remaining green ones are continuing to ripen.

 

[annedonnelly]

Bananas give off something that makes other fruit ripen. That's why you're not supposed to put them in your fruit bowl.

I'd have just put the tomatoes on a sunny windowsill.

 

[Gunk]

Put the bins out and on the way back thought how nice the side garden looked, so took a quick snap.

 

[Red17]

Amazing crop of trombotino squash all from 1plant. First time we've grown this one

 

[Red17]

Not bad haul of normal squash as well

 

[Speicher]

Do you have hellebores in your garden? I have quite a few.

Do you cut down the old leaves in autumn, so that the new growth has light? Or do you allow them to protect the new growth?

 

[biggs682]

Runner been plants have been pulled up, not been to bad a crop this year in all fairness.
Just got tomatoes left now and they are still ripening but slowly.

 

[biggs682]

Picked the last of the ripe tomatoes this morning and then pulled the plants up , so that's all the produce pulled up and finished off for the year.

 

[Red17]

Just getting my seed orders in for next year, and wondering whether anyone in the UK had any luck growing sweet potatoes outdoors?