What's going on in your garden (2018-2022)?

[Hungry Man]

I take it you know the male flower ( single long stamen ) does not fruit ?

yes, I'm talking about the female flowers. They start with a fruit but most of them don't mature.

 

[Burt Blank]

They start with a fruit but most of them don't mature.

Does the tips of the immature courgettes blacken ?

 

[TastyReuben]

Beautiful It's how I would grow them, my only comment is pull the mint before it spreads and the roots strangle everything.

Yeah, I planted it for the first time last year, two plants, and by the autumn, it was everywhere.

I pulled it all up, ropes and ropes of it, and then this year...up popped a tiny little leaf, and now I have that good-sized plant. I still find it creeping up here and there.

 

[Burt Blank]

swedes

I took this swede I grew

out for walks

 

[Hungry Man]

Does the tips of the immature courgettes blacken ?

Yes, then they fall off. I tried to hand pollinate some of them but still most of them fell off.

 

[Burt Blank]

Yes, then they fall off.

Calcium deficiency and, subsequently, blossom end rot, is caused by any disruption of water-uptake. Lack of water, even short-term, especially after heavy rainfall, will result in reduced calcium intake. High humidity, which causes a reduction in evapotranspiration and water uptake in plants, will have the same effect.

 

[Morning Glory]

Calcium deficiency and, subsequently, blossom end rot, is caused by any disruption of water-uptake. Lack of water, even short-term, especially after heavy rainfall, will result in reduced calcium intake. High humidity, which causes a reduction in evapotranspiration and water uptake in plants, will have the same effect.

Is there no end to your knowledge Burt Blank?

 

[Hungry Man]

Calcium deficiency and, subsequently, blossom end rot, is caused by any disruption of water-uptake. Lack of water, even short-term, especially after heavy rainfall, will result in reduced calcium intake. High humidity, which causes a reduction in evapotranspiration and water uptake in plants, will have the same effect.

You are right, I have BER on my tomatoes too and we had heavy rains in July.

 

[rascal]

I took this swede I grewView attachment 44104

out for walks

We love swede mashed with lots of butter and pepper.

Russ

 

[Burt Blank]

Is there no end to your knowledge @Burt Blank?

I left school and home at 15 yrs and 6 months without any qualifications. Apart from my Driving Test, Patisserie Diploma I have only passed water. I have always learned from experiences.

 

[LadyBelle]

I have an issue with courgettes this year, they are not pollinated and 80% of the fruits did not grow to maturity. I guess I had to hand pollinate them.

Loads of people I know saying the same. I think it seems to be a generally bad year in lots of places in the UK.

 

[medtran49]

Since I'm using them for dinner, thought I'd take a pic of my shiso to show how well they are growing.

 

[TastyReuben]

A Taste For Dill Pickles

• TastyReuben
• 29 Jul 2020

Cater-DILL-er!

• TastyReuben
• 29 Jul 2020

 

[Morning Glory]

Since I'm using them for dinner, thought I'd take a pic of my shiso to show how well they are growing.
View attachment 44143

Rub it in! I just have an empty pot.

 

[rascal]

I left school and home at 15 yrs and 6 months without any qualifications. Apart from my Driving Test, Patisserie Diploma I have only passed water. I have always learned from experiences.

Similar story. Kicked out of school 14 and 10 months. Started work in a sheet metal shop 14 and 11 months. Got my welding tickets for down hand and vertical. Like you self taught. Btw I lied about my age, I added 2 years on to get the job.