tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post1414785277410427250..comments2024-03-24T11:10:13.186-04:00Comments on The Gardening Me: More Brassicas & Strawberry UpdateMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-91122728352127817992015-06-11T21:00:08.899-04:002015-06-11T21:00:08.899-04:00Oh...slugs love those brassicas! Last year I had ...Oh...slugs love those brassicas! Last year I had quite the fight with them - they just loved our cool/wet summer. Starting them off indoors is definitely the way to go - at least they have a fighting chance once you get them outside.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-91509080710644644572015-06-11T18:09:18.192-04:002015-06-11T18:09:18.192-04:00I'm jealous of anyone that has any brassicas, ...I'm jealous of anyone that has any brassicas, and yours look particularly good. My two sets outdoor sowings all got nibbled off by slugs/snails except for one lonely plant. I've finally gotten round to sowing some at home and they all have come up, I should've done that ages ago! It means I won't have any summer cabbages but should have some for next spring at least. Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-26376975345703046182015-05-31T17:55:04.057-04:002015-05-31T17:55:04.057-04:00Your plants may also like the new spot your plante...Your plants may also like the new spot your planted them in better than the old spot. Strawberry patches do have to be renewed every few years - I've heard that they produce the most in their 2nd and 3rd year. I'll keep this patch going for at least another year or two before I start a new one. I hope you get lots of delicious berries from your revitalized plants!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-84871585156150625092015-05-31T16:49:31.991-04:002015-05-31T16:49:31.991-04:00After last year's poor results from the strawb...After last year's poor results from the strawberry patch, I ripped all of mine out save for a few that I planted in a new area to start a new patch. They are MUCH better this year than last and it seems maybe I didn't need to rip mine all out for improvement - yours look so much better! I'm only growing curly kale for the first time this year - I love the russian red!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-43660008078086756202015-05-31T14:45:39.675-04:002015-05-31T14:45:39.675-04:00I'll give you a bit of a Harvest Monday spoile...I'll give you a bit of a Harvest Monday spoiler on the radishes I've picked so far --> :) :) :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-89538225108147766642015-05-31T14:28:17.683-04:002015-05-31T14:28:17.683-04:00I am a radish fan, so I hope yours do as well as t...I am a radish fan, so I hope yours do as well as the ones in those "official" photos! Your little turnips look good too.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-54599468606897031582015-05-30T21:09:41.279-04:002015-05-30T21:09:41.279-04:00Thanks David - things are finally getting in comin...Thanks David - things are finally getting in coming together in the garden. Still lots of work to do, but at least I can now see some results!<br /><br />Hakurei sounds like a wonderful variety; I've added it to my list. From what you and Daphne have said, it seems like icicle radishes can be slowpokes; even though they don't seem to have almost any swelling on them at this stage, but I'm not giving up on them just yet.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-32041840853551821732015-05-30T21:01:39.904-04:002015-05-30T21:01:39.904-04:00Whenever I'm out in the garden, I check the pr...Whenever I'm out in the garden, I check the progress on the bulbs - it's so exciting seeing when you see them swelling up! This is the first year I've had good results with radishes & I'm hoping to succession sow them through the summer. I'm wondering if I'll have similar results as you do when I sow them in the late summer for fall harvest...Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-72493449463583912622015-05-30T20:55:47.227-04:002015-05-30T20:55:47.227-04:00I didn't even realize I was growing a particul...I didn't even realize I was growing a particular type of turnip - when I looked at the seed catalogue, these just happened to look & sound really good. I can't wait to try them!<br /><br />Well, White Icicle is definitely taking it's time compared to the others. It was the worst when it came to sizing up last year - whereas I at least harvested some small bulbs from almost all of the Scarlet Globe, many of the White Icicles simply gave me roots. The Easter egg radishes are lovely. I don't think I have the range of colours that the photo shows but I also only planted a small 2' row - I'll be doing some succession sowing on these for sure...the colours are so pretty!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-80279816554704877842015-05-30T20:46:54.185-04:002015-05-30T20:46:54.185-04:00I probably have had frost damage on my strawberry ...I probably have had frost damage on my strawberry plants in the past, but this is my first year with a really well established patch, so they are flowering a lot more (and earlier) than they have in the past. I was so happy when I saw so many undamaged flowers this past week.<br /><br />I haven't yet harvested any of the white Russian kale, but it is on the menu for tomorrow. I love the red Russian and often use it raw in salads. Most kale salad blends in the grocery store use curly kale - I find that Russian kale has just the right amount of "bumpiness" without all of the little nooks and crannies of curly kale that take forever to clean & are a favourite hiding spot for critters.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-31442630951116773842015-05-30T16:35:01.655-04:002015-05-30T16:35:01.655-04:00Your beds look great, the brassicas and strawberri...Your beds look great, the brassicas and strawberries in particular. Hopefully you will like the turnips. I grow Hakurei and it is quick and quite sweet, with only a mild turnip flavor. The icicle radish is a sentimental favorite since my dad always used to grow it. I have never had as much luck and it is always slow for me.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-580928608924824042015-05-30T14:28:28.104-04:002015-05-30T14:28:28.104-04:00Your beds are looking wonderful. I love seeing the...Your beds are looking wonderful. I love seeing the root vegetables bulbing up in the soil. I've grown White Icicle radishes before and don't remember them taking any longer than the others. In the fall all the radishes grew huge and stayed tasty.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-86834348256537266032015-05-30T13:43:36.254-04:002015-05-30T13:43:36.254-04:00You are going to get so many strawberries. Yum. An...You are going to get so many strawberries. Yum. And I hope you like the salad turnips. I love them. I like the regular ones too but the Japanese ones are better I think. Not big, but better. <br /><br />I used to grow White Icicle. I always found it slow. About a week to ten days later than the French Breakfast. And I think I want to try Easter Egg some year. I think it was a variety growing in a farm I picked at over the summer and the radishes were huge and so delicious even then. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-45397483946837150972015-05-30T12:32:53.818-04:002015-05-30T12:32:53.818-04:00I'm predicting a bumper strawberry crop for yo...I'm predicting a bumper strawberry crop for you this year, the plants look to have settled in really well and we all end up with some frost damage on our strawberries, it never prevents them going on to produce more flowers and ultimately more fruit. Russian kale, I've heard good reports about this before but have never grown it. Can you taste the difference between the red and white varieties? I always grow French Breakfast radish, it's what my dad always grew when he had a garden, it's funny how we sometimes follow the same habits as our parents.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.com