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Perennial broccoli. Almost more than I want already... Yes, I have the same problem with Calabrese broccoli, they just keep producing more spears. And :iconbiggrin: some fool keeps planting more. Started digging this season's new potatoes last week, I should have enough planted successionally to ke...

Yes broad bean plants are hard to kill and will keep on re-sprouting. I have never left them for more than one more crop, but I suspect they taper off eventually, otherwise it would be common practice. Sprouting BB seed is fairly fast, about 2 weeks I seem to remember. Soak overnight to start with a...

A sickle's the thing on the CCCP flag. Can't think of another example :shock: :roll: :lol: So what did you cut grass with up in your neck of the woods? We used a scythe which was for quality lawn type grass, and a bagging hook (sickle) for rough grass and nettles. All of this of course was before a...

I have 3 tools that were my grandfather's, a flat hoe, a sickle and a mattock. The mattock is such a quality item that it must have been a very expensive item, given that it must be at least 80 years old, and apart from a new handle is as good as new. By the way, what name do you call a sickle? It s...

Me too Flo, or more to the point it's not really any different to my normal life. As I saw quoted somewhere recently, "you can tell how anti-social you are by the lock-down not making any difference".
Well that's me.

I used to sprout a lot of alfalfa once upon a time. Lovely in lots of ways, but favourite was in cheese sandwiches.
Haven't done any for years, although I did sprout some peas when I saved too many a year or so ago.
Broad bean sprouts are rather nice too.

Flo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:29 am Odsox, how many years do we have to follow the saga of the F1 tomato? Could be interesting as a scientific experiment.

Well that depends on how many more years I've got.

One thing that I not sure of is the F1 tomato that I like. I intend to overwinter rooted side shoots to grow on next year. I know they will be exact clones of the parent, but after many years of continuing the process will I still have an exact clone of the original parent, and not a case of a photo...

My biggest concern is whether the greenhouse will stand up to our weather conditions As someone else who lives in a draughty corner of these British Isles, I would have recommend that you definitely consider building your own greenhouse, preferably a lean-to if possible. All my greenhouses are made...

How long did your perennial broccoli last for? Those are 3 years old, in that I sowed the seed in 2018, so this is the second cropping year. There is nothing wrong with them, they are just in the way by blocking the back path. I have sown some more and they will be planted in a tunnel where there's...

The new layout in my big greenhouse is beginning to look good, it seems the distances between the pipes are about right. This is definitely a case of intensive growing. The top pipe is full of strawberries, the middle pipe has the dwarf Borlotto beans just coming up, and the bottom is full of brassi...

Now there's a thing I hadn't thought of. I know that broad beans have masses of root nodules that are bacteria supplying nitrogen, also peas as well, so I assume ALL legume varieties are the same. I'm growing dwarf French beans hydroponically this year, does that mean that nitrogen needn't be added ...

We don't isolate ourselves from the rest of the family.
Our daughter and the 3 grandchildren live in an attached house and eldest granddaughter has a bedroom in our part. She goes shopping for us once a week and so could conceivably catch the virus, but it would be impossible to isolate from her.

I'm fine, well more than fine I suppose. Although feeling knackered most evenings due to fine weather and trying to sort out all the jobs that need doing. Haven't set foot off the property for 30 days and don't mind a bit, granddaughter does our shopping and our prescriptions are now delivered free ...

Does each plant only produce one fruit? That's how they look in photos I've seen, which is why I've never tried. Apparently the plant produces offshoots at the base when it's fruited, which you can use to produce a lot more plants. Not sure I'll do that unless these 2 fruits taste so wonderful that...