2026 Fruit & Veg Thread

[The Three D Mucketeer]

New Year , so time to kick it off again
Planted two bare rooted Cherry Trees ... A half standard Sunburst (8 Foot tall) and a Bush Stella from Ashridge Nurseries (Somerset) overnight delivery and in really good condition .. just hope they take and fruit well .

[Simpo Two]

Anyone here got a mulberry tree? My uncle had one and we went over each year to collect the windfalls. The trees take a long time to fruit apparently but when they do, it's delicious - like blackberry and raspberry but a much stronger flavour. Stew lightly and serve with ice cream

[Huzzah]

Simpo Two said:

Anyone here got a mulberry tree? My uncle had one and we went over each year to collect the windfalls. The trees take a long time to fruit apparently but when they do, it's delicious - like blackberry and raspberry but a much stronger flavour. Stew lightly and serve with ice cream

We have one in the front garden, pollarded it last year. Tough old things.

[borcy]

I've got some sort of mould on the orange tree. Anyone had anything like this and know what to do with it?

[The Three D Mucketeer]

I get the same every year (especially on Limes & Lemons) when in the Greenhouse, I 've cut them off with secateurs this morning. Seems to progress down the stem if I don't. I think citrus prefer being outside and getting a circulation of air rather than the greenhouse, but dare not take them outside whilst there's a chance of a hard frost. My greenhouse has a heater which ser to turn on at 34degrees F and off at 36 degrees.

[Harpoon]

I dusted off the heated propagator last weekend to get the tomatoes and peppers started. The first few pots of tomatoes are now on the kitchen windowsill, so will do some more this weekend.

[The Three D Mucketeer]

Harpoon said:

I dusted off the heated propagator last weekend to get the tomatoes and peppers started. The first few pots of tomatoes are now on the kitchen windowsill, so will do some more this weekend.

I'm about to start doing the same, cell trays with seed compost in the propagator getting acclimatised , sow the seeds next week...Toms, Peppers, Aubergines ,Melons Leeks & Celery .

[borcy]

The Three D Mucketeer said:

I get the same every year (especially on Limes & Lemons) when in the Greenhouse, I 've cut them off with secateurs this morning. Seems to progress down the stem if I don't. I think citrus prefer being outside and getting a circulation of air rather than the greenhouse, but dare not take them outside whilst there's a chance of a hard frost. My greenhouse has a heater which ser to turn on at 34degrees F and off at 36 degrees.

Thanks, I'll give them a prune.

[The Three D Mucketeer]

Seeds put int the propagator on Monday and 4 days later we have germination





Mandarin Oranges keep swelling the greenhouse

[cml24]

I feel like a bit behind now I've seen others with germinated plants!

I've spent end of autumn and winter tidying up our garden and completely replating the borders around patios front and back, and nearly all of these have now been filled with flowers/shrubs etc where as before they were tomatoes, cucumbers etc.

Veg is mostly relegated to two small raised beds, I've yet to construct, at the end of the garden. I'll grow baby cucumbers (very successful last year and loved by my daughter), leeks, and something else yet to be decided in the raised beds. I have a large raised planter that works well for carrots so that's down the end of the garden and will be carrots again when filled with fresh compost (emptied to move it). Then a couple of big pots with some plum tomatoes I think this year.

Keep the pictures/posts coming, I need all the inspiration to encourage me to crack on with it!

[8-P]

My meteor pees are doing well in the ground at the allotment and also at home.

[The Three D Mucketeer]

8-P said:

My meteor pees are doing well in the ground at the allotment and also at home.

My pees go down the toilet ... well usually

[The Three D Mucketeer]

Plants in Germination Propagator nearly ready to be moved to Grow-on Propagator in the Greenhouse (where they need/get less attention), making room the Peppers and Melons .


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Some new Strawberry seedlings to boost the bed need to go in next week after this weekend frost.



Seed potatoes came last week, so chitting before Good Friday planting

Edited by The Three D Mucketeer on Saturday 14th February 10:49

[The Three D Mucketeer]

With no frost forecast for the next few weeks , I've taken the gamble taking the Oranges out of the Greenhouse...Limes And Lemons will remain since they seem a little less hardy,

[borcy]

Same here, brought all three out. I've put them against a wall incase of any frosts, see how they get on.

[Craikeybaby]

I still haven't cleaned our greenhouse after last year... The priority job is building a raised bed to get raspberries in, as that is what we are missing the most from our old house.

Garlic is doing well in the veg trug.

[aderbyshirelad]

Morning All

First time using a heated propagator and I’m wondering if these tomatoes that came up within 3 days of sowing are a little bit stretched and weedy? Feedback and hopefully reassurance welcome

[The Three D Mucketeer]

They may be a little short of light , look a bit yellow...but they are always a spindly when they come through ...will improve when the true leaves form . I always wipe off the condensation each morning from the propagator cover to allow better light and now also have LED light strips.

[aderbyshirelad]

The Three D Mucketeer said:

They may be a little short of light , look a bit yellow...but they are always a spindly when they come through ...will improve when the true leaves form . I always wipe off the condensation each morning from the propagator cover to allow better light and now also have LED light strips.

[aderbyshirelad]

The Three D Mucketeer said:

They may be a little short of light , look a bit yellow...but they are always a spindly when they come through ...will improve when the true leaves form . I always wipe off the condensation each morning from the propagator cover to allow better light and now also have LED light strips.

Let’s try again!

Thanks for the advice. I didn’t think to wipe down the condensation.

They’re on a west facing window sill, but it has been rather dull of late! I might move them a south facing sill until the sun comes back out…

Another question from a propagator newbie, at what point do you take something like tomato seedlings off the heat?

Thanks again,
J