Just been out to check the gazebo and repeg bits of it in the high wind.
Noticed that 5 of the 8 Burpless Tasty Green outdoor cucumbers growing on in
pots have had their tops eaten off.
Not that they were doing much anyway in this cold wet weather but they were
at least germinated and growing slowly.

The shops will no doubt have ended their planned season of supplying
vegetable plants because normally everything would be out and growing well
by this time.

Not looking a good year for vegetables on the allotment (apart from onion
sets and garlic).

Grump.

Dave R

--
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 09:12:27 +0100, "David WE Roberts"
wrote:

Just been out to check the gazebo and repeg bits of it in the high wind.
Noticed that 5 of the 8 Burpless Tasty Green outdoor cucumbers growing on in
pots have had their tops eaten off.
Not that they were doing much anyway in this cold wet weather but they were
at least germinated and growing slowly.

The shops will no doubt have ended their planned season of supplying
vegetable plants because normally everything would be out and growing well
by this time.

Not looking a good year for vegetables on the allotment (apart from onion
sets and garlic).

Grump.

Dave R

Here (South Wales), still loads of choice of veg stuff on sale in the
garden centres though the DIY places and nurseries seem to have sold
out.

Cheers, Jake
=======================================
Urgling from Swansea Bay. Dave's at that
end; I'm at this end. Bill's in the middle.

I've had *potato* tops chewed off. I thought they were indestructible!

Any idea what's doing it? Slugs or woodpigeons?

"kay" wrote


Jake; Wrote:
"David WE Roberts" wrote:
-
Just been out to check the gazebo and repeg bits of it in the high
wind.
Noticed that 5 of the 8 Burpless Tasty Green outdoor cucumbers growing
on in
pots have had their tops eaten off.
Not that they were doing much anyway in this cold wet weather but they
were
at least germinated and growing slowly.

The shops will no doubt have ended their planned season of supplying
vegetable plants because normally everything would be out and growing
well
by this time.

Not looking a good year for vegetables on the allotment (apart from
onion
sets and garlic).

Grump.


Here (South Wales), still loads of choice of veg stuff on sale in the
garden centres though the DIY places and nurseries seem to have sold
out.


I've had *potato* tops chewed off. I thought they were indestructible!

Any idea what's doing it? Slugs or woodpigeons?




I would say slugs, never had pigeons damage potatoes, cabbages yes but
potatoes no. Boss said she read an article recently that said the ground
slugs that damage the potatoes come up to the surface under the leaves at
night and if you put pellets on the surface right under the plant they get
killed. Sounds worth a try to me.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK

kay wrote in news:kay.a48c157
@gardenbanter.co.uk:


Jake;960945 Wrote:
On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 09:12:27 +0100, "David WE Roberts"
wrote:
-
Just been out to check the gazebo and repeg bits of it in the high
wind.
Noticed that 5 of the 8 Burpless Tasty Green outdoor cucumbers growing
on in
pots have had their tops eaten off.
Not that they were doing much anyway in this cold wet weather but they
were
at least germinated and growing slowly.

The shops will no doubt have ended their planned season of supplying
vegetable plants because normally everything would be out and growing
well
by this time.

Not looking a good year for vegetables on the allotment (apart from
onion
sets and garlic).

Grump.

Dave R-

Here (South Wales), still loads of choice of veg stuff on sale in the
garden centres though the DIY places and nurseries seem to have sold
out.


I've had *potato* tops chewed off. I thought they were indestructible!

Any idea what's doing it? Slugs or woodpigeons?





Probably God paying you back for using gardanbanter instead of using the
newsgroup.

Baz

"Baz" wrote in message
.. .
kay wrote in news:kay.a48c157
@gardenbanter.co.uk:


Jake;960945 Wrote:
On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 09:12:27 +0100, "David WE Roberts"
wrote:
-
Just been out to check the gazebo and repeg bits of it in the high
wind.
Noticed that 5 of the 8 Burpless Tasty Green outdoor cucumbers growing
on in
pots have had their tops eaten off.
Not that they were doing much anyway in this cold wet weather but they
were
at least germinated and growing slowly.

The shops will no doubt have ended their planned season of supplying
vegetable plants because normally everything would be out and growing
well
by this time.

Not looking a good year for vegetables on the allotment (apart from
onion
sets and garlic).

Grump.

Dave R-

Here (South Wales), still loads of choice of veg stuff on sale in the
garden centres though the DIY places and nurseries seem to have sold
out.


I've had *potato* tops chewed off. I thought they were indestructible!

Any idea what's doing it? Slugs or woodpigeons?





Probably God paying you back for using gardanbanter instead of using the
newsgroup.

Baz

Who or what is this god you talk about?

Kindest regards

Mike


--

....................................

I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight.

....................................

"'Mike'" wrote in message
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"Baz" wrote in message
.. .
kay wrote in news:kay.a48c157
@gardenbanter.co.uk:


Jake;960945 Wrote:
On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 09:12:27 +0100, "David WE Roberts"
wrote:
-
Just been out to check the gazebo and repeg bits of it in the high
wind.
Noticed that 5 of the 8 Burpless Tasty Green outdoor cucumbers growing
on in
pots have had their tops eaten off.
Not that they were doing much anyway in this cold wet weather but they
were
at least germinated and growing slowly.

The shops will no doubt have ended their planned season of supplying
vegetable plants because normally everything would be out and growing
well
by this time.

Not looking a good year for vegetables on the allotment (apart from
onion
sets and garlic).

Grump.

Dave R-

Here (South Wales), still loads of choice of veg stuff on sale in the
garden centres though the DIY places and nurseries seem to have sold
out.


I've had *potato* tops chewed off. I thought they were indestructible!

Any idea what's doing it? Slugs or woodpigeons?





Probably God paying you back for using gardanbanter instead of using the
newsgroup.

Baz

Who or what is this god you talk about?

Kindest regards

Mike


--

...................................

I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight.

...................................




and what is this 'gardanbanter'? Would you be meaning 'gardenbanter'?

Kindest POSSIBLE regards

Mike


--

....................................

I'm an Angel, honest ! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight.

....................................

In article ,
lid says...

On Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:16:23 GMT, Baz wrote:

kay wrote in news:kay.a48c157
:

I've had *potato* tops chewed off. I thought they were
indestructible!

Any idea what's doing it? Slugs or woodpigeons?


Probably God paying you back for using gardanbanter instead of using
the
newsgroup.

The wood pigeons would explain the crap on her head

For the past 15 years or more, Kay has been a regular and very
knowledgeable poster to urg. Unlike either of you.

Janet

I think you're right. There was a slug sitting on a stump this afternoon (it's very wet here).

Also, the fact that it's only some plants points to slugs - they tend to go back to the same plant each night until they've destroyed it.

But - good news! I was sitting in the greenhouse repotting cacti when I became aware of a movement in front of me - a huge hedgehog. He demolished a whole plate of cat meat, explored the far reaches of the greenhouse, and is now holed up in a cosy corner behind a bag of compost.

So I abandoned the cacti and went round clearing the greenhouse of anything that could possibly be harmful to hedgehogs.

"David WE Roberts" wrote in message
...
Just been out to check the gazebo and repeg bits of it in the high wind.
Noticed that 5 of the 8 Burpless Tasty Green outdoor cucumbers growing on
in pots have had their tops eaten off.
Not that they were doing much anyway in this cold wet weather but they
were at least germinated and growing slowly.

The shops will no doubt have ended their planned season of supplying
vegetable plants because normally everything would be out and growing well
by this time.

Not looking a good year for vegetables on the allotment (apart from onion
sets and garlic).

Grump.


Just scoured the nurseries in the local area and found some courgetes and
posibly the last Burpless Tasty Green outdoor cucumbers.

The cucumbers need potting on but not today - they'd blow away!

--
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

David WE Roberts wrote:
The cucumbers need potting on but not today - they'd blow away!

That's my problem today. I've got loads and loads of things that need
to be done on the allotment, but the weather is Silly. Sweetcorn should
have gone out a month ago, and it's still sat being blown about in the
garden cos I'm too nervous to put it on the allotment. I should probably
bring it back into the greenhouse.

Plus the tomatoes I was going to plant out are going to get too knocked
about. No idea what the beans are going to be like, I'm scared to look.
:-(