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jolou39 · Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 5:04 pm Post subject:

I have planted my tomato plants out into grow bags, carrots in toilet tubes out into a trough - I have two runner bean plants to put into something shortly....

I have loads of sunflower plants in little pots - I will have to put them into larger containers soon.

I bought 12 strawberry plants from lidls for £5.98 - good plants too; I have put them into troughs as well.

Lugging the bags of compost around the garden nearly killed me but its cheaper than going to the gym!

Chepfer · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 10:15 pm Post subject:

Jolou, just remember you cant eat the rubharb for the first year of growing ..it's poisonous !

As for me ...... I'm growing Bind weed, i just love those white flowers they produce lol.

Sorry ...... My allotments full of all sorts !

Martin Peck · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 10:40 pm Post subject:

Not quite right its the leaves that contain oxalic acid that can cause arthritis if eaten in large quantities. During the war it was suggested rhubarb was eaten as a substitute for other vegetables ( yes rhubarb is a veg not a fruit) some people died.Its also a growth retardent so dont compost rhubarb leaves (or horse chestnut leaves) and only eat in small quantities.
Some people put manure on their rhubarb I put custard.
Martin

Chepfer · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 10:47 pm Post subject:

Crikey, is it a growth retardant to other plants or humans too ?

GTB · Bushton Bushwacker Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2206 Status:

Doesn't spinach also have a large quantity of oxalic acid in them?
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jolou39 · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 5:46 pm Post subject:

Thanks for mentioning horse chestnuts - I have a few in pots in my back garden (Idaren't let them loose in the tiny garden I have!)

sophy · Aspiring Calnite Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 46 Status:

My first crop has just come up, it is radishes, but something has been eating them. Any idea what it could be, never had this problem before?