tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post8043189835619670676..comments2024-03-29T04:40:15.560-06:00Comments on NORTHSIDER : Tight Wad Potato Planting.northsider http://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-32355759146629815082018-04-15T02:23:30.575-06:002018-04-15T02:23:30.575-06:00Hi Philip. It actually feels like an achievement ...Hi Philip. It actually feels like an achievement planting the potatoes this year. I have been weeding the veg plot and it's starting to look like it belongs to someone again. You have to be tight waddish to survive,northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-90904382522710439252018-04-14T14:12:20.214-06:002018-04-14T14:12:20.214-06:00Finally put my potatoes in today Dave. The weather...Finally put my potatoes in today Dave. The weather has been difficult so a bit behind. Nothing wrong with tight wadishness when smallholding.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-8130420193535957062018-04-14T12:05:22.464-06:002018-04-14T12:05:22.464-06:00Thanks Gwil. We bought some new potatoes the othe...Thanks Gwil. We bought some new potatoes the other week. If you can peel them with your thumb nail, they are freshly dug. I grow quite a lot of perennials and we bought some sweet peas plants yesterday. Would like to grow Dahlias from seed. Thanks!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-44103138768192715592018-04-14T11:56:29.778-06:002018-04-14T11:56:29.778-06:00Congratulations on setting your spuds. We only gro...Congratulations on setting your spuds. We only grow flowers and fruit. Today we bought and cooked our first pot of new potatoes, they could have been Egyptian. They still had sand on them, so I lightly peeled them. Delicious with a salmon steak and a glass of Merlot. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-2623558867708258162018-04-14T10:54:32.514-06:002018-04-14T10:54:32.514-06:00Shelter belts from walls, hurdles, windbreak fabri...Shelter belts from walls, hurdles, windbreak fabric and hedging all help coastal gardens. Look forward to seeing some more Cornwall photos Sol.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-73580443100997130772018-04-14T10:41:03.272-06:002018-04-14T10:41:03.272-06:00Cool will have a look at it allCool will have a look at it allSolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-38679509496659770932018-04-14T06:34:08.156-06:002018-04-14T06:34:08.156-06:00They are pretty slow growing at first Sol. Late J...They are pretty slow growing at first Sol. Late June to July is a good time to take cuttings but they are not dear to buy. I would suggest you buy some rooted hedging for now. Olearia is a lovely flowering hedge and it's leathery leaves are very salt and wind tolerant. Have you tried wind fabric tied to sticks or hurdles? You could always take griselinia cuttings and sell them next year. I have over fifty in pots and ready to plant or sell. Hope you have a great growing season Sol. Any local nursery or garden centre will give you good advice on coastal hedging. Fuschia or rugosa rose rose look well but they are decidous. Good luck. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-76576812196176291452018-04-14T05:48:53.672-06:002018-04-14T05:48:53.672-06:00Dave, quick question, how long does it take for yo...Dave, quick question, how long does it take for your griselinia take to strike from cuttings? I am going to ask a neighbour whose hedge is really over grown if I can take some cuttings. I need to get wind breaks in the garden. I am thinking staggered to buff the wind. do you have to do this in your growing area?<br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-62091122882888218422018-04-13T05:59:58.985-06:002018-04-13T05:59:58.985-06:00I think the harp is the symbol for Ireland. I use...I think the harp is the symbol for Ireland. I use to grow Kerr Pinks and British Queens. But now I grow what ever is in my German garden centre. Thanks!northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-62525564934711815232018-04-13T05:56:41.449-06:002018-04-13T05:56:41.449-06:00Yes LA. Lidl is my garden centre. It's cost ...Yes LA. Lidl is my garden centre. It's cost us five Euro's for six rows of potatoes.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-39696687980281025112018-04-13T05:54:39.421-06:002018-04-13T05:54:39.421-06:00Hi Sol. I have grown them without chits too. The...Hi Sol. I have grown them without chits too. They still grow. They just take a bit longer. I once met an allotment grower who grew his spuds from potatoes skins. Now that is tight wad gardening. Thanks.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-57064446388276429692018-04-13T05:37:21.745-06:002018-04-13T05:37:21.745-06:00Ps what would Orland do without potatoes. Are they...Ps what would Orland do without potatoes. Are they the national symbol..like Wales and the leeklocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-69371585308338748102018-04-13T05:36:09.240-06:002018-04-13T05:36:09.240-06:00German garden centre..... I buy little pots of her...German garden centre..... I buy little pots of herbs from them now and again.<br />Haven't had rain here for a while. I'll have to water the plants today. Potatoes are mainly a winter crop here ... Like lettuce<br />After all that hard work hope your potatoes grow and multiply<br />local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-65161525187111807902018-04-13T05:02:33.768-06:002018-04-13T05:02:33.768-06:00mine are still chitting. They dont seem to be doi...mine are still chitting. They dont seem to be doing much<br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-21083013776708512472018-04-13T04:20:32.873-06:002018-04-13T04:20:32.873-06:00Thanks Valerie. You could always grow some in a b...Thanks Valerie. You could always grow some in a big plant pot. I once grew some in a plant pot when we lived in a flat. We had them flowering in the front window and they tasted very nice. <br />northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-45043847211786609352018-04-13T02:42:28.098-06:002018-04-13T02:42:28.098-06:00My answer to your final question is NO! But then I...My answer to your final question is NO! But then I don't buy them either. Love potatoes but they don't seem to love me these days. You are lucky to have the space to cultivate fresh veg.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.com