@820fe993 But potatoes are nearly full proof to grow, and once you have potatoes in your garden, you'll never get rid of them. You always miss some when harvesting them, and they'll grow up the next year. All my vege garden beds have surprise potato plants that grow up each years, they're a bonus meal in my opinion.
@820fe993 There are other ways to determine if the potato plants are ready to harvest, some potato plants start to die back, others start flowering. Don't eat the potato berries after flowering, they are poisonous, as well as any potatoes that are green in colour.
@820fe993 But potatoes are nearly full proof to grow, and once you have potatoes in your garden, you'll never get rid of them. You always miss some when harvesting them, and they'll grow up the next year. All my vege garden beds have surprise potato plants that grow up each years, they're a bonus meal in my opinion.
@820fe993 You don't need to dig them up straight away, we usually just leave them in the ground until we want to eat them, and just dig a little to get access to some.
@820fe993 There are other ways to determine if the potato plants are ready to harvest, some potato plants start to die back, others start flowering. Don't eat the potato berries after flowering, they are poisonous, as well as any potatoes that are green in colour.
@820fe993 You'll need to look at each potato variety you plant, they each have a time where they reach maturity. I make a note in my diary of when I planted them and then work out when they'll reach maturity. On that day I'll do a little digging around in the soil gently to see how big they are.
@820fe993 You don't need to dig them up straight away, we usually just leave them in the ground until we want to eat them, and just dig a little to get access to some.
@820fe993 When there's about 20–30cm of growth above the soil after the last frost, you will need to ‘earth them up’. This is when the soil is drawn up around the potato stems. This stops potato tubers from being pushed to the surface and turning green in the light, making them poisonous. The soil should be drawn up to leave 10cm of leaves exposed to the light and this should be done on a regular basis.
@820fe993 You'll need to look at each potato variety you plant, they each have a time where they reach maturity. I make a note in my diary of when I planted them and then work out when they'll reach maturity. On that day I'll do a little digging around in the soil gently to see how big they are.
@820fe993 Oh at some point, you don't have to earth them up any longer, and just let them grow. you need enough soil on either side of the plants for the potato tubers to grow into. Also you don't want to unearth the potatoes and make them turn green.
@820fe993 Check daily to see if they've come up, and if they do you want to cover them back over. Once frosts are over you can let them grow up, but you'll need to earth them up periodically.
@820fe993 When there's about 20–30cm of growth above the soil after the last frost, you will need to ‘earth them up’. This is when the soil is drawn up around the potato stems. This stops potato tubers from being pushed to the surface and turning green in the light, making them poisonous. The soil should be drawn up to leave 10cm of leaves exposed to the light and this should be done on a regular basis.
@820fe993 I usually plant the potatoes about 30 cm apart.
The next part is waiting for them to come up through the soil. At this time of the year there can still be late frosts which will kill them.
@820fe993 Check daily to see if they've come up, and if they do you want to cover them back over. Once frosts are over you can let them grow up, but you'll need to earth them up periodically.
@820fe993 Next you have to plant them in the ground. Potatoes like full sun.
Dig a trench 7–15 cm deep, and plant the potatoes with the sprouts pointing upwards and cover with at least 2.5cm of soil.
@820fe993 I usually plant the potatoes about 30 cm apart.
The next part is waiting for them to come up through the soil. At this time of the year there can still be late frosts which will kill them.
@820fe993 Hi there, the first thing you want to do is chit the potatoes, which means starting the eyes growing.
Chit the seed potatoes by arranging them with ‘eyes’ up, in egg boxes or seed trays in light in a cool but frost-free room.
They are ready for planting when the sprouts have reached 2cm in length, which will take 4–6 weeks.
@820fe993 Next you have to plant them in the ground. Potatoes like full sun.
Dig a trench 7–15 cm deep, and plant the potatoes with the sprouts pointing upwards and cover with at least 2.5cm of soil.
@820fe993 Hi there, the first thing you want to do is chit the potatoes, which means starting the eyes growing.
Chit the seed potatoes by arranging them with ‘eyes’ up, in egg boxes or seed trays in light in a cool but frost-free room.
They are ready for planting when the sprouts have reached 2cm in length, which will take 4–6 weeks.
He states: “My politics is that of a disappointed ex-Labour voter.”
"O’Malley said he was aiming to start a new left-leaning political party within the next 10 years, but that would be focused on long-term policy rather than “cult of personality” leadership."
My Camellia sinensis Tea plant is here! It was well packaged by the company and it had some light and air flow on its journey.
I've now planted it into the ground, and as a bonus it had ripe seed heads on the plant, and also some growing flower buds.
It's weaving study day, and it's at the point in my class where I have to start sketching designs. And do you think I can find my huge box of coloured pencils? Nope...
Good morning, friends.
My tea plant is on the courier, and as soon as it arrives I need to open up the box and give it a big drink.
It's been without light and water since Monday when it was shipped. After that it's going straight into the ground, the hole is already predug waiting for it.
@b1f5b2b4 I have sown seed for a number of the plants you have highlighted, and I didn't stratify them specifically. I just sowed them and left them in the glasshouse to germinate. Our night time temperatures are still down around 2 - 3 if we don't have a frost, and most have germinated. But it's not a big thing just to throw them in the fridge for a week or two. If I don't stratify, I just sow extra seed to make up for it.
@b1f5b2b4 I have sown seed for a number of the plants you have highlighted, and I didn't stratify them specifically. I just sowed them and left them in the glasshouse to germinate. Our night time temperatures are still down around 2 - 3 if we don't have a frost, and most have germinated. But it's not a big thing just to throw them in the fridge for a week or two. If I don't stratify, I just sow extra seed to make up for it.
The first discussion was about acid plant fertiliser and not berry plant fertiliser for blueberries.
The second discussion was about the fact she only had one blueberry plant, and it didn't produce many blueberries. I sent her off to buy another.
I've just spent the past 15 minutes on the phone with my sister while she was in Bunnings looking for gardening things and needing my advice on blueberry plants.
The first discussion was about acid plant fertiliser and not berry plant fertiliser for blueberries.
The second discussion was about the fact she only had one blueberry plant, and it didn't produce many blueberries. I sent her off to buy another.
Rosie cat thought that 4 am in the morning was a good time to change the settings on the air filter in the bedroom from sleep mode to full power 😬
It sounded like a tornado had entered the room, and scared the crap out of me and hubby 😩
Rosie has a habit of doing stuff like this, she's very smart. She's always changing the settings on the air filter by pushing the touch pad with her paw because she likes the way the buttons beep when she does it 😆
She also sets our printer to print 99 copies all the time...
And people wonder why we have kiddy locks on various cupboards in the house.
@f6ddecc9 The Nissan LEAF 2018 - 2023 (ZE1) have been recalled.
"In the rare case that certain operations are performed immediately after deactivating the cruise control function (Intelligent Cruise Control or ProPilot), there is a possibility of unintended acceleration of the Vehicle. "
I'm home and very tired.
Went shopping while they fixed the firmware on the car. Drove out the lot and immediately the car felt weird, they'd changed all the driving settings on the car. I should've checked before I drove off, much anxiety until I could pull over and fix it. 😬
Good news on the harp string front, my teacher is putting in USA string order and is ordering a spare one for the one that broke yesterday.
So when my full set of strings arrives this week from the Rockshop I can use the string from that set, and when the spare arrives in a couple of weeks it can go back into the full set so it’s complete.
But in the mean time I’m restricted in what I can play because of the missing string. Of course it’s the F blue string which I use all the time 😬
The NZ supplier didn't have the specialist wrapped monofilament string in stock, so I had to end up buying a full harp string set they did have in stock for $465 😭
I did it, I ordered a camellia sinensis plant online. I didn't want to have to pay for shipping, but can't find it for sale anywhere in Dunedin.
At least now I'll be able to drink my own tea as the world burns to a crisp 😬
@f6e80af8 I was considering it, but my desk is feeling very cluttered with a separate monitor and computer and speakers etc.
I was hoping an updated iMac would give me more space.
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