The sweetcorn and some of the tomatoes are getting large, and I
worry about leaving them in the greenhouse too long, so when
will be the earliest I can put them in the ground?

--
alan

reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net

"Alan Holmes" wrote
The sweetcorn and some of the tomatoes are getting large, and I
worry about leaving them in the greenhouse too long, so when
will be the earliest I can put them in the ground?

When all chance of frost is passed in your garden. :-)
Old gardeners around here used to say after Chelsea i.e. about 1st June.
That said we had a bad grass frost on the 9th June a couple of years back
but it only affected our allotments nothing to show at home.

--
Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

Alan Holmes wrote:
:: The sweetcorn and some of the tomatoes are getting large, and I
:: worry about leaving them in the greenhouse too long, so when
:: will be the earliest I can put them in the ground?

I'm planting mine out tomorrow, but they'll still be inside the GH as we
tend to have very wet summers and chilly nights...tomatoes hate it outside
around here! ...mine seem to have grown about 4 inches in the past four
days....chillis still battling against some horrid little bugs, I've sprayed
them a few times with little effect and the new leaves seem to be affected
the most, curling up on themselves, tomorrow I go on 'operation aphid,
turning each plant upside down and spraying them again.

--
If God had intended us to drink beer, He would have given us stomachs.

"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
...
:
: The sweetcorn and some of the tomatoes are getting large, and I
: worry about leaving them in the greenhouse too long, so when
: will be the earliest I can put them in the ground?
:
My sweetcorn went out on Friday

We planted our sweetcorn yesterday. I was intending to put high collars
(made from empty tonic/lemonade bottles) round them as I was told by a
friend that this would help the plants. Hubby thinks the idea is rubbish.
Who is right?

Jeanne
"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
...

The sweetcorn and some of the tomatoes are getting large, and I
worry about leaving them in the greenhouse too long, so when
will be the earliest I can put them in the ground?

--
alan

reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net

"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
...

The sweetcorn and some of the tomatoes are getting large, and I
worry about leaving them in the greenhouse too long, so when
will be the earliest I can put them in the ground?

--
alan

reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net

I faced the same problem with tomato plants Alan but.... mine are already
in the ground but I keep a very close watch on the weather and am always
ready to cover with fleece at the slightest hint of a frost....H

On Mon, 23 May 2005 07:11:58 +0000 (UTC), " Jeanne Stockdale"
wrote:

We planted our sweetcorn yesterday. I was intending to put high collars
(made from empty tonic/lemonade bottles) round them as I was told by a
friend that this would help the plants. Hubby thinks the idea is rubbish.
Who is right?

Jeanne
"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
...

The sweetcorn and some of the tomatoes are getting large, and I
worry about leaving them in the greenhouse too long, so when
will be the earliest I can put them in the ground?

--
alan

reply to alan(dot)holmes27(at)virgin(dot)net



Cut off the tops (they make handy funnels) from 2 litre PET bottles
and invert the part left over the plant. An instant cloche. I've had
tomoto plants out since 4 May, using these at night.

Jeanne Stockdale wrote in message
...
We planted our sweetcorn yesterday. I was intending to put high collars
(made from empty tonic/lemonade bottles) round them as I was told by a
friend that this would help the plants. Hubby thinks the idea is rubbish.
Who is right?

Jeanne

Hi Jeanne,

I've never tried this, but have heard it's effective in reducing
(eliminating?!) slug and snail attacks. I'm rather dubious about the slug
claim, as they move around underground and could easily come up inside the
barrier and munch unhindered. I can see how it would deter snails, though,
especially if you were to cut the bands of plastic with pinking shears!
Another benefit would be protection of the plant during hoeing. Try it and
see .. you've only got plants to lose ...

Spider

In article ,
(Jupiter) wrote:

Cut off the tops (they make handy funnels) from 2 litre PET bottles

I cut the bottoms off and use the hole in the top as:

- Ventilation
- For a stick held in place with a clothes peg to stop the whole thing
blowing away.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

On Tue, 24 May 2005 14:26 +0100 (BST), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In article ,
(Jupiter) wrote:

Cut off the tops (they make handy funnels) from 2 litre PET bottles

I cut the bottoms off and use the hole in the top as:

- Ventilation
- For a stick held in place with a clothes peg to stop the whole thing
blowing away.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/

Yes, very useful items. When not cut in half for plant protection,
funnels etc., they're very good for home-brewed beer. They'll take
about 120psi .