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| MushroomGirl |
on Mon 21 Sep 09, 6:33 PM to MushroomGirl's blog.
Well the tomato plants in the garden rotted and died 
The marrow thingy is still romping away but I think my landlord wants to keep the fruits for himself...
Also my mushroom kit is showing signs of life but in the form of white mould all over the top of the soil layer... is this normal? Will I get mushrooms soon? I was expecting them to just pop up mushroom shaped without further prelude.
| 21 Sep 09, 6:43 PM MarcusStrapp UK(CB), 7 yrs |
Does having raised mushroomettes qualify you as a single mum? Do you get child benefit allowance? Is it paid in compost? Sorry to hear about the 'matoes. The @Fetish_Photo_Album A free and private flickr group for IC members to share dirty pictures! | ||
| 21 Sep 09, 7:55 PM jenevieve UK(CH), 4 yrs |
white stuff is mycelia, shrooms should follow as they are the fruiting bodies, usually the mycelia stay below the casing soil though, they do need to be in a cooler draughtier environemnt after a while to shock them into fruiting.
Oh and commiserations on the loss of the tomato plants, I lost 42 to blight just as they had set a huge amount of fruit!!!. Edited 21 Sep 09, 7:56 PM by jenevieve | ||
| 21 Sep 09, 8:06 PM MushroomGirl UK, 6 yrs |
I was hoping for a large famiily Strappy... but I'm not sure if I shall succeed in successfully raising even one little 'shroomette. I've moved the kit into the cellar now, it's usually nice and cool down there, I hope I'll get some proper shrooms soon... Watch this space "Quit? Once I was thinking about quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer, all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike and I won the Tour de France five times in a row. But I'm sure you have a good reason to quit" L.Armstrong | ||
| 21 Sep 09, 8:17 PM MissKimberley NL, 8 yrs    |
Best to cover the mycelia with some damp-ish but NOT wet compost and shrooms should pop through the top layer. Keep shrooms at a cool constant temp in basement is the best. Also make sure there is some ventilation but no drafts. I lift the lid on my shrooms with wooden sticks, slightly longer than toothpick size. Good luck! ETA should see white spots on the surface but not thready/mouldy looking stuff, that needs covering with compost. White dots = good = baby shrooms. Look at the top layer of soil here for example: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/whri/research/... “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act” - George Orwell Edited 21 Sep 09, 8:19 PM by MissKimberley | ||
| 21 Sep 09, 8:18 PM radcoa 3 yrs |
tomatoes
next year get 12 plants from car bootsale where man sells 30 different types get one of each type cherry,yellow,tarantella,russian black etc do not get moneymaker or beef tomatoes asthese rot easily.
12 plants equals 6 grow bags, cut these in half in middle and stand on ends, stand canes at side tied to wall with cross canes to strengthen 2 per plant, select south facing position against sidewall protected from sidewinds. Get old two litre plastic pop bottle keeptop on but cut base off drill few big holes in neck the bottles not yours. Sink into compost to one side of bag last week in may plant tom plant. water through bottle using another give 1 pint and repeat 4 dayslater. Soonas plant grows tie bag around plant cane and bottle now you domme your plant totslly. Water more if sunny 1 pint per day with wilkinson hardware tomato feed at 4 x dose. Soon as you see fruit ripening stop adding feed or thats all tom fruit will taste of. do not prune tom plant atall keep tied to canes with loose loops of twine increase water to 2 pnts each otherday once fruit starts to ripen. donot cut drain holes in the bags at all. everytime you water kick each bag. youwant bit of water in base and keep them likethat they must not dry out or drown you are in total control of sub toms environment make his balls grow big, red,ripe and firm. destroy this years failures completely away or you will keep virii for next year | ||
| 22 Sep 09, 8:56 AM Backdooruk UK(BA), 12 yrs |
Tomato blight was endemic this year. Next year you could try to grow only get very resistant strains. - Chris
Vivez sans temps mort | ||
| 22 Sep 09, 9:50 AM teach_me UK(OL), 6 yrs |
even my blight resistant toms in the tunnel got blight ... next year i'm just growing weeds  Women and cats will do as they please and men and dogs should get used to it | ||
| 22 Sep 09, 9:53 AM Sunhillow 7 yrs |
Yeah it was, even the Gardeners' World toms got it. All the best with the 'shrooms! This thread is making me think an IC Allotment might be a good idea!
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