Spuds and Punkins

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Spuds and Punkins

Postby Big Guy » Mon Sep 22, 2008 8:02 am

Spuds all dug out

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my root cellar, Superior, Chieftan, Shepody, Desiree, Agria

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The punkin(pumpkin) patch

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Almost done

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Postby Davred » Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:22 pm

Are you going to be sitting in the pumpkin patch on Samhain (halloween) night waiting for the Great Pumpkin?

Nice looking spuds.
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Postby Big Guy » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:12 am

all cleaned up :D

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Postby saucisson » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:00 am

I would die for earth like that...

mine looks like this:

http://www.dahlias.net/dahwebpg/Soil/ImgSoil/clay2.jpg

but slightly more lifeless :)
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Great hams, from little acorns grow...
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Postby Big Guy » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:59 pm

That looks like clay, it will take a lot of organic material to make it nice. I am lucky to have a sandy loam soil, rock free it works up nice, on the down side my water table is just a few feet down, so its very wet in the spring, this year we had lots of rain and cold weather about 1/2 of my plantings drowned out and needed to be re-planted. Such is gardening :D
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Postby saucisson » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:23 pm

It is clay, Thames Valley finest. A water logged quagmire all winter, then 2" cracks open up in the lawn in the summer. Except this year, when it just stayed a water logged quagmire all year :lol:
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Postby Zulululu » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:58 pm

Hi Dave ,
Had a similar problem with turf (clay) what I did was to dig trenches and fill them with builders sand to grow potatoes.I also raised the beds so as to sort out the water problem, worked fine.
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Postby Midge » Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:21 am

I can sympathise with the clay I'm in Leicestershire. I have tow allotments and I am working tons of manure and compost into it each year. Fortunately I am friends with a farmer who lets me have free rein on his muck-heap - as long as he gets a few veg.
Previously was in Cheshire with lovely loam. At least my arms and back are getting stronger with the extra work. :wink:

My pumpkins don't look anywhere near as good as those in the picture - lousy cloudy weather this summer. Never mind it has suited the brassicas - let them eat cabbage.
I'll get it right some day!!!!!
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