Streetfighter!!!

I ordered the seed bulbs from a place on the channel islands, The
destructions say that after reseeding from your own crop for three years,
the garlic has 'adapted' to local conditions fully.

Lovely and sunny here again today by the way

 

I don't believe that, if it were true we would all be working for the Great
Garlic.

 

Errrrr, riiiight?

You feeling OK?

 

I eat it every day! but if it could adapt/mutate every 3 gens it would be
running the Universe by now.

 

Ahh! I see Well, adapt within limits. I mean, garlic's not about to
invent cold fusion or sprout legs or anything. I think he meant it
adapts to the temperature, daylight hours and soil conditions.

 

tallbloke wrote

Indeed. Three generations of a plant from seed is enough to establish a
variety. You have to take a bit of care over selection and all that
crap but it is enough.

 

Jeesus you were right it's at the door. This is the last post.

 

I didn't know you were the green fingered type Steve. Do you grow food too?

 

Hog! Hog!.

<Sob>

Me mates been Garlicked to death.

 

S'okay, I bit the fucker's head off.

 

tallbloke wrote

Hidden debts innit?

Not as much as I used to. I had a couple of allotments once and all the
fresh veg we could eat.


These days it is a tomatoes in the greenhouse with a few hardy herbs and
a couple of square yards of slug food in the back garden. If I can be
arsed to get the sets in time it is going to be onions this year.

 

Cool, I have a 15 x 40 foot strip on the top of the embankment next to
the disused ralway line at the foot of our back garden. Officially
designated by the council as an allotment. Not that they provide any
fencing or water. I've been saving rainwater in a few empty liquid food
containers since mid december. Already got about 1200 litres just of
garage and shed roof.

I had beginners luck with the good weather last year, planted 20 topmato
plants out in the open and got around 40 pounds of nice red fruit!

More cougettes than we could eat too.

My neighbour grows onions. He uses that black scrim stuff to spread over
the ground to keep the weeds down, and he chucks eggshells on it to
discourage the slugs. His missus is out on a morning with the salt pot
too.

 

And now no-one wants to talk to you.

 

By a clove-n footed monster?

 

With stinky breath

 

tallbloke wrote

Two books you need to read.

Know and Grow vegetables 1 and
Know and Grow Vegetables 2

The first is compulsory and the second a bit more techie

Both publish by the vegetable research station at Wheathampstead.

Them scientists, bless 'em, what we the tax payer pay zillions of pounds
to do research into veggies and stuff suddenly had this kin brainwave.

"Oi," they said, "We do all this research for these food giants and we
actually do it in little plots a couple of square yards at a time, just
like home growers do. Wouldn't it be a good idea if we took our highly
scientific findings and wrote it up as a set of practical demonstrations
for the little bloke. If nothing else it will be a finger at Monsanto."

So they did and they are really good. I do recommend what they call the
Deep Bed Method of growing. For an allotment it is practical, sensible
and cheap.

Starlings, hedgehogs, badgers and someone else growing the brassicas for
slug control, there is nothing finer.

 

Righto, how do I get my mitts on these publications?

Hmmm, we do get a few starlings in at the bird table, haven't seen many
haedgepigs neasr us though I bet there are some. I'll see if I can tempt
'em in with the milky bread. Trouble is, our dog'll nick it.

 

Actually, you shouldn't give milk and bread to hedgehogs - although
they love it, it's not very good for them. Tinned cat or dog food is
better. Doesn't solve the problem of your dog nicking it, though,
sorry.

 

tallbloke wrote

Amazon?

Just a thought.

Hedgehogs are reputed to be fond of the old pedigree chum. The milk and
bread bit is one of them old wives tales.

One rule you should always abide by is that domestic pets should be
UTTERLY BANNED from your veggie patch. Worms and all that shit, plus
they tend to cock their leg over next Sundays dinner.

 

How about a scrubbing bush in stockings?