tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post890330261260683076..comments2024-03-18T20:01:00.534+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Weed Pressure Stops Me Growing More!Kev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-52727912128113031762017-08-25T22:34:12.005+01:002017-08-25T22:34:12.005+01:00thanks for sharing the nice article.
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I have one squash that's bigger than my thigh already! <br />Pickling is something I should do more of - certainly not short on beetroot thats for sure and we all love it here! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-89410702240424065242017-08-08T22:35:50.477+01:002017-08-08T22:35:50.477+01:00Just watched it on 4OD - I'll do a post in a m...Just watched it on 4OD - I'll do a post in a minute to remind anyone that likes it! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-88839405596701992442017-08-08T22:35:20.299+01:002017-08-08T22:35:20.299+01:00Can you cover it over and leave a section for a ye...Can you cover it over and leave a section for a year? Sometimes that;s the best way with a hard to beat weed. Splitting the plot up is the way to manage it better, since I've made my beds smaller everything has become easier. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-56249306313909733482017-08-08T22:32:55.159+01:002017-08-08T22:32:55.159+01:00I have used hay and straw in the past and have som...I have used hay and straw in the past and have some bales I'm going to break up for some more mulch now. <br />As for cutting back - Never! I'm terrible and just grow more and more, I do need to do more preserving though. When the kids go back to school (and my wife to work) I should have some rainy autumn days to get some preserving done!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-76292150371693865552017-08-08T22:31:20.964+01:002017-08-08T22:31:20.964+01:00I covered loads this winter just gone and it was t...I covered loads this winter just gone and it was the best decision ever. clean beds ready to go come spring. This year I plan to get some green manures down as well if I can. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-43506282294447669702017-08-08T22:30:25.878+01:002017-08-08T22:30:25.878+01:00I messed up a bit when setting out, one feature th...I messed up a bit when setting out, one feature that I love causes me so many weed problems, that's my cordon apple trees. Great for looking good and producing some great fruit, but tricky to weed and control under it. <br />Mowing the grass would help but the mower is broke and so it just doesn't happen! Maybe I'll let the sheep in to eat it off! <br />As fo the spray I have used them when I first came here but feel where I am with it all now I need to practice what I preach and not spray. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-10688754587705982422017-08-08T22:26:46.690+01:002017-08-08T22:26:46.690+01:00I agree! I agree! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-91607654805206290632017-08-08T22:26:38.748+01:002017-08-08T22:26:38.748+01:00My weeds have jumped up about 4ft in places! I thi...My weeds have jumped up about 4ft in places! I think the "not perfect but good enough" approaches matches mine, both with weeds and children! My kids are amune to nettle stings nearly (just a little fuss then they find a dock leaf). others come in and make a right fuss when they get stung! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-24048253377817203122017-08-08T22:24:50.701+01:002017-08-08T22:24:50.701+01:00I use it to burn the holes int he plastic I grow t...I use it to burn the holes int he plastic I grow through and sometimes for going over a bed before the carrots come up! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-71196121635935258632017-08-08T22:23:58.185+01:002017-08-08T22:23:58.185+01:00We used to have the same problem when we had a cou...We used to have the same problem when we had a couple of allotments, weeds would blow in, now I've only got myself to blame. Netted area always get neglected but I've solved this a little bit with the plastic, my problem areas are round the outsides. <br />As for fertility I've got about 5 trailer loads of muck tomorrow hopefully! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-49858750125067792842017-08-08T22:20:58.551+01:002017-08-08T22:20:58.551+01:00Vine weed is horrible! I'm luck to not have mu...Vine weed is horrible! I'm luck to not have much here yet. Just try and get every bit out when you dig it up - almost impossible! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-5251045267653765922017-08-08T15:39:08.429+01:002017-08-08T15:39:08.429+01:00My allotment neighbour has - he has the scorched s...My allotment neighbour has - he has the scorched shed, beds & paths to prove it!!Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-89951508221894140452017-08-08T15:34:25.320+01:002017-08-08T15:34:25.320+01:00If you have somewhere to store them, you can be ea...If you have somewhere to store them, you can be eating squashes well into the new year too.<br />Patio varieties of pumpkins & courgettes are much smaller plants with reasonable sized fruits. Also bush varieties of squashes are more compact in growth than the trailing vine types. To save space, Monty Don (Gardeners World TV) grows his trailing squashes up strong sticks in a teepee arrangement - I'm going to try that next year.Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-31648369088943063892017-08-08T10:25:24.366+01:002017-08-08T10:25:24.366+01:00Also, I would suggest pickling your beetroot. One ...Also, I would suggest pickling your beetroot. One of the most rewarding features of growing veg for me is pickling my paris silver skins and beetroots, which I know I'll still be eating well into the New Year!Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486311422850536804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-31587008460676242032017-08-08T10:21:41.218+01:002017-08-08T10:21:41.218+01:00First year on my allotment and had a three foot-wi...First year on my allotment and had a three foot-wide strip left, so put in four squashes (Marina Di Chioggia and Butternut), two courgettes and two pumpkin plants. This was back in June. Some the squashes have branches trailing 7' from the root, so this weekend I pruned them back a bit. They're still about 5' in circumference though! Next year I think I'll use the space for growing more leeks, parsnips and swede! It's all a learning curve, isn't it?Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486311422850536804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-13756111341737630782017-08-08T10:13:38.760+01:002017-08-08T10:13:38.760+01:00gahhhh I missed it. Eden paradise lost was on las...gahhhh I missed it. Eden paradise lost was on last night. did you see it?Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-2636027330776370822017-08-08T08:18:42.761+01:002017-08-08T08:18:42.761+01:00I've got Oxalis too (I think from a batch of h...I've got Oxalis too (I think from a batch of horse manure from a paddock, as horses don't really digest much & all the weed seeds come out the other end ready to sprout!). It's a total pest - I managed to break some up with a hoe by accident & made a huge patch from one clump. Carefully removal is the only way for me - digging deeply around the clump & lifting the whole clump with its' soil & 'baby bulbs' intact. If it is right in among crops, I pull off (never hoe!!) the leaves to slow growth & then wait to dig it out fully after the crop has been harvested.Spade and Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447641240079673493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-65575453013124333322017-08-08T04:46:58.312+01:002017-08-08T04:46:58.312+01:00I'm doing well this year simply because I'...I'm doing well this year simply because I've split my plot into four smaller sections, and they are far easier to manage. However, I am riddled with Oxalis and will have to deal with the problem this winter. Any suggestions?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-10850663799236057212017-08-08T03:03:48.105+01:002017-08-08T03:03:48.105+01:00Like Spade and dagger said, lots of old hay and st...Like Spade and dagger said, lots of old hay and straw for mulch. It takes lots of time in the spring but makes the summer more pleasant. And one more tip...cut back. Ask yourself which crops are absolutely needed for your family and your market and then cut back the others. The time we organic farmers spend weeding could be used preserving more food. You're a very hard worker Kevin. Maybe this winter do some planning on what is absolutely needed, then cut back a little. beats wishes and I love the videos!Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-48804615112992777642017-08-08T01:23:45.857+01:002017-08-08T01:23:45.857+01:00Come autumn any beds which don't have crops gr...Come autumn any beds which don't have crops growing get covered with black silage cover, come spring and a warm up of the weather the covers are removed and the soil left for the first weeds to appear, they get hoed, we try to plant in lines to allow for hoeing as and when the weeds reappear. Renovation in Galiciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134753603087085719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-19673023189738285162017-08-07T18:15:23.225+01:002017-08-07T18:15:23.225+01:00I think the main way I manage the weeds is designi...I think the main way I manage the weeds is designing the growing areas to make weeding easier and to make it less likely that things get out of control. My main vegetable plots (both 20'x80') were dug out of pasture and I have a 6' grass margin all the way round each. This makes it easy to go round with a mower. I also like to keep the edges neat, not because I am OCD but because it makes life easier and saves time not having to deal with grass creeping into the growing areas. I also space the rows to make hoeing easier. I do frequent hoeing but only a few minutes at a time. I've tried all sorts of growing styles but have reverted to a traditional style which Percy Thrower would be proud off, because among other things, I find it time-efficient.<br />One other point to float. You've got some work to do Kev to get the weeds under control. I would be happy to follow the advice of the late great Geoff Hamilton who was an early advocate of an organic approach to gardening. He felt it was okay to use chemicals as a one off to clear a piece of ground but thereafter they were banished from the garden. Not a purist approach perhaps but maybe practical.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415361156288825232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-89208526478741254412017-08-07T16:20:29.136+01:002017-08-07T16:20:29.136+01:00why can't everything else grow like the weeds?...why can't everything else grow like the weeds?jaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-73008506063745448192017-08-07T15:37:05.750+01:002017-08-07T15:37:05.750+01:00After several wet and warm weeks our weeds are tot...After several wet and warm weeks our weeds are totally out of control! But the veg are burgeoning too! I try to keep on top of the weeds until the veg plants are strong and then it tends to be every man (veg) for himself! If you are growing good weeds then the soil is good enough for good veg/fruit. I long ago stopped trying to have a garden like Monty Don et al. They all have teams of gardeners to help don't forget, whereas with the likes of you and I it is us alone against the elements. I nowadays tend to garden as I bring up children "Not perfect but good enough "<br />Gill Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.com