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Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: under some rain.

Posted: Sat May 26, 07 9:03 pm Post subject: Gratuitous garden pics
Four reasons, 1. Jjust got a new camera (Sony Cybershot DSC-W100) 2. I've finished the fencing on that bit and am rather pleased with it 3. The grass is starting to sprout nicely 4. I've got the bean and pea canes in at last. And I know that the veggies are probably a bit behind everyone else, but the beds didn't exist a month ago!

woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 2943
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Sat May 26, 07 9:14 pm Post subject:
Well done you, it looks great we're in a simlar position with our veg beds, they were hastily made 5 weeks ago just after the tidgy polytunnel went up. Trying to make the best of this between homes situation.

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Sat May 26, 07 9:14 pm Post subject:

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Sat May 26, 07 9:15 pm Post subject:

woodsprite wrote:

Well done you, it looks great

we're in a simlar position with our veg beds, they were hastily made 5 weeks ago just after the tidgy polytunnel went up. Trying to make the best of this between homes situation.

Polytunnel is next, where did you get yours?

woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
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Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Sat May 26, 07 9:19 pm Post subject:
Well we've got the little one that we've reskinned and a big one (no room for that here ), we got them both from Northern polytunnels, internet purchase. Very pleased with them and they are still going strong, little one has stood up to being taken down and re erected brilliantly. I'd highly recommend them.

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Sun May 27, 07 1:54 am Post subject:
Very tidy. Show us again in a month or so when it is all in flower. Your pea and bean canes look rather spindly, you obviousely don't get the winds that we get here. Nice job.

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: under some rain.

Posted: Sun May 27, 07 7:22 am Post subject:
They are quite stiff bamboo canes pushed in about a foot and cross braced, I am quite sheltered here but do you think I'll need more? The peas have string lines to climb up, as they are 'almost' self supporting.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45432
Location: Essex

Posted: Sun May 27, 07 8:16 am Post subject:
Are you going to gap up the hedgerow?

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: under some rain.

Posted: Sun May 27, 07 8:21 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Are you going to gap up the hedgerow?

Wasn't planning on it, there's a fence there, then a stream and then another fence/hedge. Any reason why I should?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Sun May 27, 07 8:27 am Post subject:
Just thinking of wind protection

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Posted: Sun May 27, 07 8:34 am Post subject:
Ahh, It's not a prevailing direction so should be OK. I was planning on laying that bit but the idiot farmer 'laid' the other side with a JCB, so it would be horribly exposed.

Blue Sky

Joined: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 7658
Location: France

Posted: Sun May 27, 07 9:33 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

They are quite stiff bamboo canes pushed in about a foot and cross braced, I am quite sheltered here but do you think I'll need more?

The peas have string lines to climb up, as they are 'almost' self supporting.

Depends on the strength of the winds really. That would be flat in a second here when the winds come. Remember runner bean plants can be very heavy and once they topple they go down big time.

For peas we use twiggy sticks and keep them low to the ground. The runner beans we 'teepee' as it gives them extra strength. We are halfway up in the mountains here but in less windy areas you should be fine.

bingo

Joined: 26 Oct 2006
Posts: 4401
Location: The Games Room normally!

Posted: Sun May 27, 07 2:38 pm Post subject:
Looks good Jonny.

Gai

Joined: 31 Dec 2004
Posts: 408
Location: Ireland

Posted: Mon May 28, 07 3:14 pm Post subject:
We got our tunnel from Morris Polytunnels in Co Tyrone. In it's third year now and we're very happy with it.

Fee

Joined: 21 Mar 2005
Posts: 15922
Location: Earth

Posted: Mon May 28, 07 3:22 pm Post subject:
Looks good We really need to get the rest of our canes up!

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