Weird and Wonderful #2

Well it seems carrots often come out strange for us! With legs, or other suspicious appendages...

(Aunty Molly)

(a Sloth)

In our research here are some reasons this could be happening to the little fellas:

• Soil is coarse, has clumps or rocks. The carrot hits a clump and forks off in another direction.
• Soil is too high in nitrogen - fresh manure or fertiliser should be dug in 2 - 3 weeks prior to planting.
• Carrots need to be thinned and spaced to allow room to grow.

They are planted right next to the chooks so I suspect it's the nitrogen from the chook poo that gets flicked over. Oh well. I like them, and they still taste just as good.

(I Luv Hugs)

To Pinch Or Not To Pinch?

Summer is coming and our Tomatoes are expanding with great gusto. So we've been reading up on whether or not to pinch out the shoots. The "shoots" grow between the main stem and the branches and have potential to develop just as productively and vigorously as the main plant its self. 

  

There are pro's and con's for both options, so we couldn't decide. Instead we're experimenting, after all - that's what our little garden is all about. We have two yellow Pear Cherry Tom's growing side by side and they were put in at the same time. We are going to pinch one and leave the other... just for fun!


In the meantime, we read you can plant the pinchings and they will regrow into a new plant! How cool! We'll give that a go too, here are our three little trials, every day they look a little droopy but pick up after a good drink. So fingers crossed!

  

Stay tuned!


See here for the results.