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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2007 22:16:08 GMT
I have little mange tout 1" popping out of my raised bed and I don't know what to do with them now...........they say to do something with twigs in the gardening book but I don't really understand what they mean.advice welcome. I have also planted spuds under plastic and have cut out holes but after that ..  ??when they start to grow how do I earth them up and finally how do I harvest. Do i have to remove the plastic to get at the spuds......... robin |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2007 22:28:57 GMT
Mange tout, mange tout said Del Boy..... ....Do you know the variety? Because their ultimate height will affect what you may support/grow them up. And if the packet said "self supporting" then that's nonsense unless you have sown a field of them. Oh and how far away have you grown each one from the other? Sorry about the questions! This year I'm growing Waverex, which co-incidentally "I've not grown veg for 20 years, but I'm an expert Carole K" grew on her veggie programme  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2007 23:08:02 GMT
I've planted sugar dwarf sweet green. It says hight 60 cm.I have planted them 5 cm apart. It say to support with sticks,?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2007 23:49:00 GMT
They are termed dwarf. but in reality average......What you are looking for is "twiggy pea sticks". You can use straight bamboo canes at an angle, like a pick-up sticks game. But local wooded "bendy" material is much better.
Tomorrow, I will cut the glossy red wood of my Cornuses (Dogwoods) and use the bendy offcuts in the pea area. This also has the advantage that more Cornus will rooot ;D
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2007 9:56:44 GMT
Thanks and that is what I will do.........any advise on the spud front.I have secured the plastic sheet to the ground(well left over radon barrier) with metal rods ,we are in a very exposed area so I don't want to spend the summer running after it.When the spuds do start will I have to pull it all up?
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??when they start to grow how do I earth them up and finally how do I harvest. Do i have to remove the plastic to get at the spuds.........