Johnplotman's Journal

That looks like really good homemade compost. It's great to see a sunny day, it gives us some hope.

Great compost John, well done, i put used corks from wine bottles on the top of my canes for eye protection, also handy for draping nets over the canes for veg protection!

Chili, I use the empty shells of the snails for cane-toppers. The snail disintegrates with the slug pellets, leaving the shells empty. And it looks funny too. Ha ha. Hopefully the snails won't have the last laugh.

The early bird etc etc well done John.

Well done John you are going to have great vegs as usual

Compost looks so rich, John. Good on you.

That compost looks good enough to eat! Do you work with floodlighting? You are out there very early and late! But great to get a start made!

mmm that looks good John maybe next year I'll have some of my own compost?? Got Tomato Alicante by the way still on the lookout for Feltham First Peas but hopefully this week but I am way behind you on planting, by the way I was looking for a heavy cropping (but nice tasting) potatoe variety for my heavy clay any ideas??

Thank you all.

Bill,good luck with all the tomato,peas,and potato sowing and planting.Hope you get the peas sorted out.Here i also have heavy clay soil.The ridges for the potatoes get either of our old friends the manure or compost..You have a choice between Duke Of York for earlies,British Queens for second crop, and the main crop here i use Roosters.I also scatter some lawn mowings thinly in and around the potato drills.This will help again the potato scab fungus.Both potato scab and heave clay soil seem to match well.

Thanks John for that might come back to you nearer planting for more tips :-)

Lovely looking compost you have there.  It does the heart good to have that "free" compost ready for use. 

Your welcome Bill.

Thanks Mairin.When its free into the bargain,it sure does do the heart good