Gardening Thread

[Mochamoos]

Evereyone seems to have had a bed year of growing veg.

Just come in from the garden, discovered what was left of my tomatoes (most destroyed bt storm) have last blight.

Cucumbers succumbed to the mosaic virus, and now my beloved capsicums are coved in red spider mites. Squiching the little buggers one by one does not seem to be an option there are millionsof them.

My first batch of potatoes were great now this second batch have potatoe blight.

The only bits doing ok at the moment are my lettuces and basil. (not sure if chilli's are infected with the red devils aswell)

Really gutted about my tomaotoes, today has been a bad day and finding them sick just tipped me over the edge. (just cried over tomatoe plants how sad:o)

[Mochamoos]

The new garden! Slightly over grown... any ideas! Grass is about 2ft high, has loads of grasshoppers and dragonflies. Think I saw a slow worm as well

Ohhh I am severly allergic to biting bugs so need a garden that doesnt attract mosquitoes or midges of possible!

Must have veggie patch and lots of love!

[RLJ]

Thats not a garden its a wilderness! Attack it with a strimmer to start with. I havent seen a slow worm for years since i was a kid and we used to go down on the railway line to catch them.

R

[Happyolddog]

They are Moch, Lovely delicate scent too. Sure do admire them pepps

RLJ

Sorry for missing this post.

Yes passion flower/passiflora has the most beautiful fruit, they taste great.

Best wishes,
Hod..Liam...

[RLJ]

Thats ok liam it was only 3 weeks ago and i was loosing the will to live waiting for your reply. When and how do they fruit?

R

[Happyolddog]

Thats ok liam it was only 3 weeks ago and i was loosing the will to live waiting for your reply. When and how do they fruit?

R

PMSL I lost the will to live now.

Late August they will bare fruits........edable as soon as they turn colour.
The colour depends on the veriety.

Best of luck,
Hod...Liam...

[RLJ]

So do they fruit from the same place as the flowers. We must have had about 150 blooms this year so far in batches of about 30 at a time and it is still going. Its rampant. Or do we have a non fruiting variety.

R

[RLJ]

See you in 3 weeks! LOL

R

[Mochamoos]

RJL Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Information Sheets: Passion Flowers and Passion Fruit

[RLJ]

Thanks for that link Moch, Thats a good site.

R

[Mochamoos]

I like RHS site aswell... :rolleyes: sorry amatuer gardener nutter here

[RLJ]

More of our garden
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/Image033.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b.../Image0261.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/Image035.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/b...s/Image036.jpg

if you are wondering about the funny bird table it is my anti rook device

R

[Mochamoos]

Lovely garden!!!!

[Mochamoos]

Can we swap!!!

[RLJ]

No swapsies sorry. Thanks moch Its mostly down to Mrs RLJ. I just do the heavy work. The ghostly figure in 035jpg in the shed window is me!

R