Simo's Block

Simo · **Posted:** Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:45 pm

yeah I have been accused of fugding scale before, I learned my lesson.

Charlie · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:50 pm

That carrot is a freak simo!

mantis · **Joined:** Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:07 pm **Posts:** 24

Great work Simo

Ccbear · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:33 am

Seeded lemon grass is normally easy to grow from seed. Considered a bit of a pest here and people are asked to cut the seeds of and dispose off. I have two big groclumps of it going and any one over this area is welcome to come and dig it out. As well as arrowroot and tumeric.

What size are your water tanks, the area you are in looks nice.

Simo · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:16 pm

The water tanks are 150,000L each, plus I have a 20,000L tank.

The carrots keep getting bigger, surprisingly they are not woody.

Jaymie · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:24 pm

Simo · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:30 pm

I was leaving them to go to seed and they are now a year old, they are grown from a Vilmorum (?sp.) brand of seed. Maybe they are designed not to produce seed so the company can sell more :dunno:

Simo · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:33 pm

Spud harvest time again, a picture paints a thousand words.

About 50kg I estimate.

Simo · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:34 pm

Biggest Delaware and Ruby Lou.

Jaymie · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:44 pm

iammr.bill · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:16 am

Simo wrote:

Some photos of my veggie patch.

This is my sweet potato bed, started with 1 sweet potato cut in half and sprouted in a glass of water then planted in the dirt. When the vines get about 60cm long I dig a hole and push the middle of the vine under the dirt so it can take root, a few months later I cut the vine between the two roots and create a new plant that will form a new tuber. Doesn't take long before one tuber can be propergated to fill a whole garden bed.

This idea worked great for me this year. The family went grubblin the other day and pulled out some monster SP's. We planted about 6 of last years sprouts and when the runners got long enough where the roots had started poking out, we cut them off and planted those. It works great.

I like your raised garden beds. Saves you from bending over so much, eh?
And I'll be stealing the steel sided compost bin idea, real soon. Great pics. I wish you some decent rain. (A gardeners blessing)

Bender · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:15 pm

Simo wrote:

I was leaving them to go to seed and they are now a year old, they are grown from a Vilmorum (?sp.) brand of seed. Maybe they are designed not to produce seed so the company can sell more :dunno:

Gday Simo. Carrots are biennial so flower and seed in their second spring season (usually die back over the cooler months). That is if they are not an F1 hybrid which will not produce viable seed (but should still flower). I read that to maintain genetic diverity you need to allow over 40 plants go to seed or in a few seasons the carrots will lose vigour and be smaller than the parents. There is some intersting reading here - http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/seeds.html

Simo · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:28 pm

good info Bender, sounds like it might be easier just to buy seed each year then.

Burnsy · **Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2012 3:55 pm

I'm back, thanks Simo:) That is a lot of spuds, well done.

Simo · **Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:24 pm

Well don't hold back mate, about time you updated the thread with photos too!

Haven't made me that Tassie Oak cutting board yet by any chance :poke:

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