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Post by twiams on Jul 24, 2012 23:30:06 GMT
This picture sums up how i spent the day ... This is Bentley and Chester relaxing in the shade of there igloo while out in the garden today.  snoozing in the garden ! Letting the sun do the work, helping my garden grow ;D You should see my little indoor tomato go ! i try to take pictures but it always just looks just as big as it does in the last picture where as in real life it looks bigger, well to me it does  It seems we have a new arrival too, that takes my count to three tomatoes growing away ! Although my parsley seems to be dying more than anything  chives aren't doing to bad and the lettuces seem to be okay-ish, avoiding the slugs for now anyways ! |
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Post by jrae on Jul 25, 2012 2:30:47 GMT
How often do you water twiams? Parsley doesn't like too much water  poke a finger into the potting mix if it's still damp it doesn't need to be watered yet, wait until it feels dry then give it a good soaking. I water parsley once a week and when it rains I put a polytunnel cloche over them to keep the water out. |
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Post by twiams on Jul 25, 2012 9:25:00 GMT
I've been watering it when it needs it, and it's planted next to chives it sometimes gets a little drop of water from them, however i think it's dying more because it was half dead when i got it from tesco  |
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Post by twiams on Jul 27, 2012 9:27:21 GMT
Peekaboo Beetroot ! Last night while cutting up guinea pig veg i noticed my beetroot had sprung up, yay ! haha.  although i thought i'd put the seed's pretty central away from the edges they seem to be really close the edges ! madness. well im hoping they'll pick up some growing speed now, when do i know they're ready to be repotted ? |
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Post by floydie on Jul 27, 2012 17:58:14 GMT
If you split the chives plant half of it in the ground and leave it, next year it will flower the bees love them . You could even plant it in the gravel area  . |
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Post by twiams on Jul 27, 2012 23:09:28 GMT
OOOO thanks for the tip Floydie !
Good idea, it would clear up some space in those hanging baskets for some flowers (:
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Post by twiams on Jul 30, 2012 9:14:17 GMT
GOOOD NNNEEEWSSSS  well, it's good news for me anyways, My tomato thats been growing indoors has gone orange ? well it's a mix of green and a orange colour, im happy happy happy, here's me being impatient now but will it turn fully red quite quickly ? and when it's red is it edible or will it still need growing a little more ? |
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Post by steve on Jul 30, 2012 11:38:05 GMT
Orange to red is edible but the redder the sweeter |
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Post by twiams on Aug 1, 2012 23:14:46 GMT
DRUM ROLL PLEASE !!!! one red tomato !  |
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Post by lesley on Aug 2, 2012 4:43:03 GMT
Bless you I bet your chuffed to bits, your very own Tommy. Well done. xx
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Post by grindle on Aug 2, 2012 4:59:19 GMT
;D well done Twiams, that's one more than I've got
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 2, 2012 5:50:47 GMT
Hope yu enjoy that lovely tomato ;D
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Post by Geranium on Aug 2, 2012 5:59:02 GMT
Hope it tastes as good as it looks! |
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Post by twiams on Aug 2, 2012 8:05:29 GMT
Haha, well the official taste test will be by Marmite, we're going to share it as tomatoes are his favourite !
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Post by Cherry on Aug 2, 2012 15:35:03 GMT
What about your Mum who put up with it. I must say, it is a perfect tomato. We have all waited for this. ;D
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chives aren't doing to bad and the lettuces seem to be okay-ish, avoiding the slugs for now anyways ! 
poke a finger into the potting mix if it's still damp it doesn't need to be watered yet, wait until it feels dry then give it a good soaking. I water parsley once a week and when it rains I put a polytunnel cloche over them to keep the water out. 
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