[ruth nobleParticipant]

Thank you, Charles. Yes, difficult time, I have planted lots of root veg here that I will come back to claim in the autumn and have my winter veg in the pots. The positive is that I will have more space in the new garden and it will be almost a walled garden in full sun rather than gardening in partial sun here. I’m sure I’ll be back with more queries, Ruth.

[ruth nobleParticipant]

Thank you Charles, you confirmed my suspicions, I will probably give it a miss.

[ruth nobleParticipant]

I am still getting a few strawberries from my alpine strawberries in a pot! Actually, for the last month I got more than in the summer as I wasn’t really watering the pot enough and the birds were getting first pickings. They don’t seem to see them now.

[ruth nobleParticipant]

I heard a really interesting documentary on the radio about Heston Blumenthal going back to the medieval cookbooks to re-create those dishes. I wonder are there any medieval gardening books?

[ruth nobleParticipant]

I have them over the Irish Sea as well. Took to squashing them and the old washing up liquid trick which seemed to work if you don’t have too many. Next year, there will be hardly anything in the garden that isn’t netted beyond belief.

[ruth nobleParticipant]

I brought it in and it yielded over 5lbs of usable cabbage! Not sure how that compares to other people’s harvests, but I’m rather proud of it. Thank you for all the inspiration and advice.

[ruth nobleParticipant]

Hi Charles, they are Red Drumhead which I had intended to leave there until later in the year, but I will probably take that one out and leave the others to continue to grow, they have ‘headed’ well but could get bigger. Thanks.

[ruth nobleParticipant]

Thanks, Charles. Looking forward to giving it a go – though am spoiled for carrots since a local farmer supplies the local veggie shop with ‘dirty carrots’ which actually taste like carrots,but there is nothing like having your own. I’m assuming that you are suggesting Early Nantes since they are bred to mature quickly….
Regards,
Ruth

[ruth nobleParticipant]

Sorry, should have added another option for the leaf mould – i plan to move some balckberry bushes later in the year – would that be a better use of the leaf mould?

[ruth nobleParticipant]

I thought I would give some feedback. Really, it has been unbelievable.
I did have a bit of a problem with couch grass and a few bits of bindweed early on, both of which are endemic in my garden. A bit of work, but not crazy. When I lifted my garlic, the roots were well into the soil and that did bring up weed seeds, but overall, it has been really successful. I came back from two weeks holidays and there were hardly any weeds! Now, slugs, on the other hand, are a real problem – but then that’s the problem for everyone.
Thank you, Charles. I’m busily planning another new bed this autumn.
Nearly forgot to add, I have so many earthworms – some of them are big enough to nearly qualify as small snakes!

[ruth nobleParticipant]

The weather is glorious here and the worms have done their work. Should I take off the cardboard off and expose the compost to the sun and bring on those weed seeds before I actually plant seeds/plants or would it be better to only expose the soil when I plant? Thanks.

[ruth nobleParticipant]

Thanks, I was afraid it might be a bit much for the plants.

[ruth nobleParticipant]

Would it be too much to use it on it’s own in a pot for salad leaves?

[ruth nobleParticipant]

I came across this website which supplies four different types of hanging gardens (gardenbeet.com) and they also recommend a book on vertical gardening. HTH

[ruth nobleParticipant]

Thanks, Charles. AS long as they are doing something positive, that’s great. The bottom layer of the cardboard is already getting broken down by the worms so I will probably add another layer or so before Christmas. Saying that, it’s white with frost this morning, so that may well send them down to do their work in the compost.

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