Sweetcorn Harvest and tomato heartbreak
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- The sweetcorn is ready to harvest on the allotment and the tomatoes have got blight. Just two of the jobs that I have got to do in this weeks video. I have grown a lot of sweetcorn this year and it’s time to harvest it and see how it has grown this year. I planted the sweetcorn in two locations so we take a look to see which area did best and I tell you the reasons why i chose two locations as a bit of an experiment. The tomatoes oufside have again been hit with blight this year. I’m so disappointed as they were just starting to turn red but I will have to clear the bed and prepare it for spring. The greenhouse tomatoes have done excellent and following my accident in the greenhouse the aubergines have also done really well too. I have had a few harvests now of aubergines. It is unsure if I have chillies or peppers growing in the greenhouse. I might have to eat one and see what they are. This growing season is starting to end now but the flowers that I planted on the allotment have done amazing and I share with you the last of the blooms and reasons why I chose to add flower onto the plot. I have mentioned a couple of channels who have inspired me to grow dahlias and you can find links to their channels below
@dogontheplot
@eliandkate
Hey lovely ☺️ oh my word, falling through the side of the greenhouse 😮 so so glad you’re okay.
Sweetcorn look absolutely amazing Emma!!! Mine didn’t do as well this year.
You should be happy, you’ve done a great job!!
Have a lovely Friday & weekend xx
Allie & Tricia
I keep the doors and windows open in the greenhouse but definitely didnt have great pollination in there. Chillis great, but tomatoes not so much - I'm going to go back to the electric toothbrush next year!!! Dahlias look FANTASTIC Emma. They should keep flowering until the first frost. Let the tubers get a good frost to them before lifting /mulching - that will signal to them to go dormant until next year 👍
Ah brilliant was wondering when to mulch them. My first frost is December usually around 14th so will add to the winter jobs
Lovely update Emma. The corn being multi coloured maybe due to cross pollinating with next doors variety. Dahlias look beautiful. Nice to see you back. Danny 🌱
Thanks Danny. Yes I’m sure it wasn’t multi coloured seed so must be cross pollination. I’ll still eat it 😂
Peaches and cream corn is two colours hence the name 👍 and any fresh corn is delicious. If they are starting to go red they should ripen at home in a sunny spot, I put my green ones in newspaper and they ripen (mostly). Shame about the blight though 😢. Mine even with all the heat and sun took ages to ripen. Great update Ems have a marvellous week, Ali 🌦️🇨🇦
oh making use of the neighbours sweet corn to pollinate yours, clever :D
Green tomato hints :D
I'm not a chutney fan either but relish is good , so is ketchup and of course fried green tomatoes
It seems to have worked. My first sweetcorn harvest in three years. Yay. Not as exciting as the carrot though 😂
@@GardenofEmma I was quite excited. I'd love to grow sweetcorn - it's on my "if I ever get an allotment list" :D
Hi Emma, still nice amount of sweetcorn, shame about the blight, if you do grow outdoor next year try just round shaped tomatoes (rather than the squat or flat shaped varieties that you had) or ox heart because they ripen quicker than the flat varieties. Dahlia's look lovely.
Oh great tip. Thank you. I will look out for those. Blight is horrible but it won’t stop me 😂
My tomatoes have just got blight too!
Oh no what a shame Helen. Green tomato chutney
That's one thing I want to try and grow next year is corn never had the space to do it until now.
It’s so easy. I wiggle mine each time I pop to the plot to make sure it’s pollinated and such fun for family to do. My neice loved shaving the corn but it obviously worked because it was the best pollination yet. Have a great week
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Yes very pleased with the sweetcorn. It’s been a success
@@GardenofEmma wow that's glad to hear..🥰
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Thank you 😀
Have you asked that lady that gave you the plants, what they are.?
Yes but she didn’t label them so she has no idea either lol 😂
How scary to fall through the glass.
Yes I rushed to the social room to check I didn’t have glass lodged or any cuts any where. Not a scratch
@@GardenofEmma Thank goodness!