tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499671076590096775.post8992402284014193152..comments2023-11-03T10:09:31.148+01:00Comments on My Galician Garden: The Fall GardenCocohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01002346978289429622noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499671076590096775.post-78178597148931561742016-10-03T09:41:11.478+02:002016-10-03T09:41:11.478+02:00Hi Chris,
Yes - next year I will not require 4 ch...Hi Chris,<br /><br />Yes - next year I will not require 4 cherry tomato plants. I think 2 will be more than enough. The blight was a real shame. A lot of kilos of tomatoes got tossed, including all the big ones in the header photo. :(<br /><br />There was an article in the paper the other day about the recovery of local tomato varieties, and the consensus was the Santiago Black was a popular success. So I´m not alone.<br /><br />I don´t know what the garden peas are - they came in a box from the Ag coop. They never got very tall and then just gave up and turned brown at the height of the summer heat. The nights are very cool now, though we´re still having warm dry days, so I doubt the new ones will get to production before first freeze at the end of November. I don´t really care for mange tout peas/pods. I´d rather have the peas. The handful I got were incredibly sweet and delicious :)<br /><br />I need to be thinking about planning the beds so they dry out sooner in case we have another wet spring.Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002346978289429622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499671076590096775.post-71407684707436926692016-10-02T12:51:22.388+02:002016-10-02T12:51:22.388+02:00Hi Coco,
What a great harvest and yeah I hear you...Hi Coco,<br /><br />What a great harvest and yeah I hear you about the strawberries! :-)! Wow, so much to eat and your garden is looking great! Out of curiosity, did you find that the cherry tomatoes outperformed the larger variety of tomato fruit? Cauliflower is a tough vegetable here too because of the white cabbage moths.<br /><br />I've found that the peas enjoy a lot of water during hot summers - probably more than I can reasonably give them... Snow peas usually produce pods before New Years here so they're a bit more reliable because they're early. Out of interest, what sort of variety did you grow?<br /><br />I hope Breo is assisting with the garden?<br /><br />Great to hear that you are considering implementing everything for the next season based on what you've learned this season! Top stuff.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />ChrisFernglade Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06950962122594709186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499671076590096775.post-64073510347833946552016-10-01T13:02:49.434+02:002016-10-01T13:02:49.434+02:00Thanks for your comment Mart. Yes, Mr. Dowding ha...Thanks for your comment Mart. Yes, Mr. Dowding has a lot of success with his methods. Well worth reading.<br /><br />Don´t remember exactly how deeply I planted them, so I´ll just have to cross my fingers, I guess. They certainly look healthy.Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002346978289429622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499671076590096775.post-90216810182506797682016-09-30T22:58:33.525+02:002016-09-30T22:58:33.525+02:00Have you found
charlesdowding.co.uk
the no-dig gu...Have you found <br />charlesdowding.co.uk<br />the no-dig guru.Recommend you take a look.Not only would he save you work in tilling but moisture conservation by mulching could help.The trick with Brussels is to plant really deeply into uncultivated(firm) soil and water in with liquid mud, then firm with your heel.Good luck<br />Mart (North east Hampshire, UKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com