AllotmentMax

Possible to sow more peas and beans

Autumn sown sweet peas

Autumn sown sweet peas

June in Your Garden!

@wintersong - always love your photos.  Your garden does you proud

Have been trying to download some photos this evening, but it's not happening.  Kept coming up with errors, problem with website.  Will try again another day.

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Hi I just received by plants today!  Hooray.  They are smaller plugs than I expected, ver tiny, but all ready to pot on for a bit of growth before setting in the garden.  Looking forward to seeing my garden take shape with lots of new flowers this year and next.

B&Q M.Purpose Compost Issues.

Seedlings still not much growth.  Bought some Growmore compost today.  Going to repot them all and see how it goes. 

I keep my compost in an old dustbin and usually it's ok, but I looked in earlier today and the top of the B&Q compost has gone mouldy?  Don't think it's much good.  Just thinking how is best to get rid of it all now.  What a waste of money.  Glad I read these posts or I would never have know why seedlings are not growing.

What's the weather like in your area?

After spending loads of time on allotment last weekend I have spent a bit of time in our garden Monday evening.  Clearing away daffodil and tulip leaves etc.  Weed and feed the grass etc.  Still a few plants to prick out and some to plant out, but need to trim and tidy up and make a bit of space.  Clematis is growing like anything and have got a lovely rich burgundy colour (can't remember what kind it is).

Yesterday we spent ages lugging watering cans back and forth at allotment, once home the clouds came over and then it chucked it down!!! Much needed rain though.  Don't mind if days are sunny and warm, if there's a bit of rain each pm! Lots cooler today, hope it warms up again tho.  Plants are all looking really lush and green.

B&Q M.Purpose Compost Issues.

Feedback on my seedlings I planted in the B&Q compost recently.  THEY HAVE NOT GROWN AN INCH SO FAR!

The ones I left in seedling tray are growing rapidly and will be big enough to plant out.  All the others in pots in B&Q compost are still alive and green, but none or very little growth???

Marketmore cucumbers

I too have marketmore and wasn't sure where to plant them. Decided to plant in to a raised bed with a tripod if canes with netting for them to clumb up. Sunny but sheltered area, so hope they are successful.  I am never too successful at cucumbers, anyone got any particular tips or types that are fairly easy to grow?

What's the weather like in your area?

Wow what a scorcher of a weekend!!!! Spent the day at the allotment weeding yesterday and forgot to put suntan lotion on the back of my legs. (That's what happens on the rare occasion of me putting shorts on!?) Red hot legs!!!

Got all the weeding done and planted a few bits in etc.  Had a very purposeful day.  Tomatoes, courgettes and pumpkins all in.  Planted a few bedding plants too.  Very tired, blistered and sore. 

Today had a day off and went shopping instead for a few summer essentials.  What's the betting that the weather changes!!

Can you give me some advice on Passion Flowers?