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Chris' veg round-up

Post categories: beetroot,听carrot,听lettuce,听squash,听tomato

Chris Howard | 18:52 UK time, Monday, 15 June 2009

I'm not long back from Gardeners' World Live and I'm completely shattered, so here's a quick round-up of the latest news from the balcony in this blog.听 I'll write a more thoughtful post about the show later. Bet you can't wait.

So, to my veg. I'll go through them all. That way, you'll know I haven't been neglecting any of them!
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Carrots: Apart from my disaster of a couple of weeks ago, I'm pretty happy at the moment, so hopefully they're pretty happy too. I have a lovely full pot of carrot tops, and can only imagine the goings-on under the soil. Strangely, despite being a flame-headed type (yes, ginger), I never did get the 'carrot-top' taunt.听

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Tomatoes: I'm delighted. The three 'advance guard' plants are now about two foot high and going 听great guns - although no sign of any fruits as yet. The three I cunningly held back to stagger my crop are in their brand new grow-bag home and should settle in just fine.

Lettuce:听 Turns out my lettuce box was very overcrowded, as I realised last night.听 Looking a bit deeper, I saw that some of the plants in there were going mouldy. At the density I had the lettuces, the air just couldn't get round them, and the moisture built up in the soil - perfect conditions for mould.

I hope that I haven't completely blown it, but I have done a serious thinning operation now.听 Though I'm worried about the thunderstorms lashing at my window as I write - those lettuces need to dry out!
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Squash: Surprising! I have been cruel to them in weeks gone by, but听they are suddenly flying. Three pots fully outside now and, fingers crossed, bearing up well. Although looking at the photo, one does look a bit droopy, and those white veins don't look so good.

Oooer, did I just speak too soon, in a single paragraph?

Beetroot: Not great. And frankly, I don't care. I never did like the stuff. Sorry, but that's the way it is!

How are yours all bearing up? I'd love to hear - send us a comment.

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