tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post3435097920908251143..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: First planting at the new plotMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-69836286473915777632018-03-24T15:16:29.795+00:002018-03-24T15:16:29.795+00:00Yes, I guess that's something I'll learn t...Yes, I guess that's something I'll learn through experience. I am copying my Dad's plot - he was a specialist in getting the maximum yield from a small space.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-52131327996421150982018-03-24T13:18:26.460+00:002018-03-24T13:18:26.460+00:00I think you'll be surprised at how wide those ...I think you'll be surprised at how wide those 'gullies' will need to be to be able to easily walk up them once the potato plants get into their stride. It can be difficult to access in between rows spaced 3ft apart as the plants will send shoots out of the sides of the ridges and it does become quite a jungle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-64363246612515694382018-03-24T09:56:58.799+00:002018-03-24T09:56:58.799+00:00If you don't want to hurt your back, plant the...If you don't want to hurt your back, plant the potatoes with a hand trowel. We always do now. They are then earthed up using a claw hoe. If you don't want to compact the soil too much you can walk on a plank of wood. Good luck.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-62960632024056722182018-03-24T09:53:59.269+00:002018-03-24T09:53:59.269+00:00We never stake ours but in the plot they don't...We never stake ours but in the plot they don't have to look as tidy.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-52986531205922688342018-03-24T01:09:04.091+00:002018-03-24T01:09:04.091+00:00Thanks, Mark. The first one emerged from the soil...Thanks, Mark. The first one emerged from the soil today! Excited!pittypatpages.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775443388721130821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-52719155828031947312018-03-23T16:13:58.960+00:002018-03-23T16:13:58.960+00:00I know what you mean! This is why I have sort-of e...I know what you mean! This is why I have sort-of enjoyed all the digging.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-12320275115416553362018-03-23T16:12:56.081+00:002018-03-23T16:12:56.081+00:00Hi Patricia; Yes, I think they will need staking. ...Hi Patricia; Yes, I think they will need staking. They usually grow to over 4 feet tall and can be quite floppy. If you have lots of them they can provide each other a bit of mutual support, but with only 8 I think stakes will be necessary.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-63868050554392653352018-03-23T16:08:53.824+00:002018-03-23T16:08:53.824+00:00I'm planting broad (fava) beans this year for ...I'm planting broad (fava) beans this year for the first time. Do they require staking? I'm a newbie with these plants and direct sowed them in an old horse trough that we've filled with a good soil and organic amendments. I only had 8 seeds, do you think they will need staking?pittypatpages.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775443388721130821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-9336417718254571592018-03-23T14:37:12.190+00:002018-03-23T14:37:12.190+00:00I help out at a school garden and find that home/a...I help out at a school garden and find that home/allotment plants I have left over often fit right in with the school garden plan. Those leftover potatoes, brassicas, parsnip seeds, onion sets all come in handy for filling out the school beds without incurring any extra cost! I don't know anyone who is easy about composting perfectly good plants just because they have filled up the space allotted!Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-79516647176023952092018-03-23T13:06:33.010+00:002018-03-23T13:06:33.010+00:00I'm going to enjoy watching you garden in a tr...I'm going to enjoy watching you garden in a traditional garden plot as well as raised beds and pots. It's the same and it's different. There is a certain freedom about it since beds are so structured. Raised beds with their perfect soil and tidy paths are just not the same as kneeling in deep rich dark earth. It brings out the farmer in me.SmartAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-60279456209247382502018-03-23T12:36:20.930+00:002018-03-23T12:36:20.930+00:00Very nice article and great pictures, thanks for s...Very nice article and great pictures, thanks for sharing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com