Jandra's weblog » Vegetables http://jandrasweblog.com/wp Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:31:05 +0000 en-uk hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Tomato blossom drop http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/06/tomaten-bloemen-vallen-aftomato-blossom-drop http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/06/tomaten-bloemen-vallen-aftomato-blossom-drop#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:42:46 +0000 Jandra http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/?p=513 Several tomato plants are suffering from blossom drop. I”ve checked the symptoms and the causes can be many. I’ll just give them some fertilizer and I’ve cut them partly to allow them to make new stems with flowers. We’ll see. Fortunately not all plants are affected, so I’m still expecting at least some crop.

]]> http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/06/tomaten-bloemen-vallen-aftomato-blossom-drop/feed 0 Protecting tomatoes http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/05/tomaten-beschermenprotecting-tomatoes http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/05/tomaten-beschermenprotecting-tomatoes#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 19:19:06 +0000 Jandra http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/?p=438 My tomato plants have permanently moved to the greenhouse some time ago. The’re now too big to be moved inside the house at night. The nights are quite chilly at the moment, though, so I’ve taken measures to prevent the temps from dropping too low.

First of all I always have a water butt inside the greenhouse. This soaks up heat during the day and radiates it at night when/if it gets colder than the water temperature. This has a great buffering effect on the temperature in my small-ish (12 m2) greenhouse. Also I light three candles on chilly nights. It is amazing how effective this is in keeping the temperatures just a few degrees higher.

]]> http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/05/tomaten-beschermenprotecting-tomatoes/feed 0 Onion bed http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/04/uienbedonion-bed http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/04/uienbedonion-bed#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:55:41 +0000 Jandra http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/?p=434

"Stuttgarter Riesen" and "Hercules"

]]> http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/04/uienbedonion-bed/feed 0 Sowing log http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/03/zaailogsowing-log-2 http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/03/zaailogsowing-log-2#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:01:26 +0000 Jandra http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/?p=376 Gezaaid:

  • Witte biet/White beetroot
  • Snijbiet/Chard
  • Pluksla/Lettuce “American red”
  • Sla/Lettuce “Amish deer tongue”
  • Guatemalan ground cherries (tomatillos)
  • Basilicum/Basil “Finissimo”
  • Koriander/Coriander “Pot luck”
  • Peterselie/Flat leaf parsley “Geante de Napoli”

Geplant/Planted (in greenhouse):

  • Plantuitjes/Onion sets “Stuttgarter Riesen”
  • Plantuitjes/Onion sets “Hercules”
]]> http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/03/zaailogsowing-log-2/feed 0 Pathetic leeks http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/03/klein-is-fijnpathetic-leeks http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2011/03/klein-is-fijnpathetic-leeks#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:58:16 +0000 Jandra http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/?p=341 The leek harvest has been underwhelming, this winter. Last year was my first growing season in sandy soil after having learned veg growing in clay soil. Right, more manure will be applied next time and then we’ll see.

These pathetic leeks have been added to a nice pea soup.

Kleine prei

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  • Tuinbonen/Broad beans ‘Witkiem’

Geplant/planted:

  • Sjalot/Shallot ‘Mikor’
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]]> http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2010/08/pronkbonenbeansbohnen/feed 0 Frost http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2009/12/vorstfrostfrost http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/lang/en-uk/2009/12/vorstfrostfrost#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:17:57 +0000 Jandra http://jandrasweblog.com/wp/?p=173 Brrrr…. it is cold! As garden issues have little priority at the moment I hadn’t covered my lettuce and chinese cabage in pots. Sadly, they seem to have suffered rather badly.

frostdamage

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