paulb Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 i thought they were soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnie-na Posted January 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Oh that is good to know - we grow all our veg in deep beds anyway, so drainage shouldn't be an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matthewvl Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 I am up for this. I keep seeds from my crop the year before and find it is a great way to grow produce that inherits some resistance to Shetland's ever changing weather patterns!! Setting up a Shetland seed bank might be something very useful for outside and inside growing. Lets talk about it. PS. If anyone wins the Euromillions jackpot can they buy the Tingwall Greenhouses for us to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnie-na Posted January 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Nice one Matthew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest posiedon Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 MatthewvlPS. If anyone wins the Euromillions jackpot can they buy the Tingwall Greenhouses for us to use?A very reasonable offer was made by the Shetland horticultural society for the glasshouses some 6 or 7 years ago, it was rejected; go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandRover S2a Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Plenty of folks interested in an Agri forum me thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastditch Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 My daffies, planted in pots this year, are showing shoots. No agri I know but.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Great idea! It would be really useful to have something about growing in Shetland (garden stuff as well as veg and livestock?). I've got many books and have checked a fair few websites, but quite often they can't apply to Shetland. Fortunately, I have some great neighbours and a knowledgable aunt that I can ask for advice, but not everyone is so lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Knock yersel oot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandRover S2a Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Thanks Trout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnie-na Posted February 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 Oh thank you Moderators Haven't been on for a while and low and behold - our own growing (veg, flowers and animals) thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matthewvl Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 There is another online seed business called real seeds.co.uk and they deal in keeping seed banks going. I think we do this in Shetland rather than just buying packets from the shops because most of those are hybrids and you can't plant on from them in the next season. Seeds from onions, tomatoes, chillis (yes I have grown these outside here successfully) and other vegetables that you have grown outside could be kept and traded with other like minded vege enthusiasts. I am trialling some tomatoes outside this year to see what I can do with them. I am also using raised beds for the first time time year since I find it painful digging down a lot. I am actually not going to dig this year but cover my patches with seaweed or chicken poo and then compost out of my bin and cover with black weed deterrent fabric in frames and try that for a change. Apparently you release less carbon when you don't dig deep! You can't beat the taste of home grown veges. You really can taste the difference!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnie-na Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I'm all for a shetland seed bank and we don't dig either, mulch everything. Apparently the top two inches of soil are the most fertile and shouldn't really be buried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matthewvl Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Can't dig anyway as the ground is completely frozen!! unbelievable weather! I am beginning to suffer gardening withdrawal symptoms!! Anyone else keep seeds from their crops to use the following year (bearing in mind that you cannot use seeds from plants that come out of commercial packets)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matthewvl Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Nice one Matthew. Just looked at this....blimey we have done it!! started a forum on gardening et al!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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