RT@ant386 @qikipedia: Longest carrot update via @craigglenday The world record (since 2007) now stands at 5.841 m (19 ft 1.96 in)
266 days ago
Jan is walking the Humber Bridge on Saturday 4 the sick children's trust http://t.co/jRKawWW A great effort as scared of heights!
280 days ago
RT @yougrowgirl: My bike basket. Always overflowing: Agave pups, hellebore, elderberries, gleanings from my community garden plot http:/ ...
280 days ago
@fioriflorist thank you too for he ff - last week!
280 days ago
Two of our 30 Elisa F1 cabbage have finally split.
cabbage-split
The cabbage have been ready for several weeks, with hard, compact, round shiny heads.
Mature-Cabbage-Elisa
Most F1s, including Elisa cabbage, have good standing – which means they stay in this firm state for many weeks. Even though Elisa is not generally prone to splitting, the long period of dry weather experienced when the heads were mature, followed by a heavy downpour, has caused the cabbage to crack and split wide open.
The main causes of cabbages splitting are:
the pressure of excessive water when the heads are mature
sudden heavy rain
a growth spurt caused by water after a long dry period
Ways to avoid cabbages splitting
choose a variety which does not normally split
keep cabbages well & evenly watered
mulch the cabbage so that they do not dry out & rain is slowly released to the soil
after rain: either
cut the roots, by pushing a spade down either side of the cabbage, so that it cannot take up too much water
or, lift the head & twist to one side so that the roots break – but the cabbage will have to be harvested quite soon after this
split-cabbage
Harvest split cabbage heads as soon as possible because the open surface will allow disease to enter & the head will deteriorate.
Two of our 30 Elisa F1 cabbage have finally split.
cabbage-split
The cabbage have been ready for several weeks, with hard, compact, round shiny heads.
Mature-Cabbage-Elisa
Most F1s, including Elisa cabbage, have good standing – which means they stay in this firm state for many weeks. Even though Elisa is not generally prone to splitting, the long period of dry weather experienced when the heads were mature, followed by a heavy downpour, has caused the cabbage to crack and split wide open.
The main causes of cabbages splitting are:
Ways to avoid cabbages splitting
cut the roots, by pushing a spade down either side of the cabbage, so that it cannot take up too much water
or, lift the head & twist to one side so that the roots break – but the cabbage will have to be harvested quite soon after this
split-cabbage
Harvest split cabbage heads as soon as possible because the open surface will allow disease to enter & the head will deteriorate.