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Post by roofgardener on Jul 25, 2015 7:47:38 GMT
A neighbour asked me about this. Apparantly all of his spinache plants are bolting/going to seed, despite being very young and hardly producing any edible leaves yet.
I don't have much information to go on I'm afraid...other than this is NOT "beet" spinache, and is grown outdoors, in the soil. (not in a pot or under glass).
Any thoughts ?
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Post by Cherry on Jul 25, 2015 8:04:30 GMT
Same here Roofy. I think we are supposed to make another sowing to last through the autumn and winter which I will do today. I put it down to the weather being too hot, but I don't know the real reason. I say this because the lettuces were wanting to bolt before they had given me useable leaves and I am pretty sure that is related to the heat.
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Post by roofgardener on Jul 25, 2015 12:49:45 GMT
Thanks for that Cherry.
My own spinache (which may be the beet variety) has done very well, without bolting. And my lettuce and other salad stuff is throwing out TONS of leaves, especially my little gems, so I am baffled.
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Post by daitheplant on Jul 25, 2015 19:09:16 GMT
As yours are growing in containers Roofus they are being watered regularly, The problem with your neighbours Spinach, I would suggest, is they are not being watered enough. If it is too dry, plants need to procreate before they die, hence they run to seed.
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Post by Cherry on Jul 26, 2015 8:48:52 GMT
I know about the watering daitheplant, but the hose is rarely turned off. However, the beet did bolt when I went to Scotland for a week, so you could be right there. My beet is perpetual roofgardener, so I should have read the post more carefully. Dai those French lettuce seeds I gave you have made the prettiest plants for me and one of my neighbours. These are not bolting, so I thought they were better for the heat. |
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Post by daitheplant on Jul 26, 2015 18:42:54 GMT
I have been so busy, I am yet to sow any Jen. Must get some in this week.
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Post by roofgardener on Jul 26, 2015 19:52:35 GMT
GOSSIP ALERT... GOSSIP ALERT. Daitheplant in alledged exchange of French Letters !!! Forum Morality Executive in emergency meeting... Reuters Newslflash: In a recent forum exchange, Top Members Daitheplant and Cherry where reported to have exchanged so-called "French Letters"Oh... no wait... French LETTUCE ? ummmm...... OMG... points ---- > Isn't that ELVIS ? runs away quickly in the ensuing confusion |
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Post by Cherry on Jul 26, 2015 20:37:18 GMT
I am not as quick as you Roofy, so I don't know what to say. I really fell into that one.  |
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Post by daitheplant on Jul 28, 2015 18:51:28 GMT
GOSSIP ALERT... GOSSIP ALERT. Daitheplant in alledged exchange of French Letters !!! Forum Morality Executive in emergency meeting... Reuters Newslflash: In a recent forum exchange, Top Members Daitheplant and Cherry where reported to have exchanged so-called "French Letters"Oh... no wait... French LETTUCE ? ummmm...... OMG... points ---- > Isn't that ELVIS ? runs away quickly in the ensuing confusionYou daft so and so Roofus. EVERYBODY knows Elvis ran away with Lord Lucan.  |
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Post by roofgardener on Jul 29, 2015 10:44:17 GMT
GOSSIP ALERT... GOSSIP ALERT. Daitheplant in alledged exchange of French Letters !!! Forum Morality Executive in emergency meeting... Reuters Newslflash: In a recent forum exchange, Top Members Daitheplant and Cherry where reported to have exchanged so-called "French Letters"Oh... no wait... French LETTUCE ? ummmm...... OMG... points ---- > Isn't that ELVIS ? runs away quickly in the ensuing confusionYou daft so and so Roofus. EVERYBODY knows Elvis ran away with Lord Lucan. Indeed he did, Daitheplant. Hence the "ensuing confusion" |
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Post by daitheplant on Jul 29, 2015 20:28:52 GMT
You daft so and so Roofus. EVERYBODY knows Elvis ran away with Lord Lucan. Indeed he did, Daitheplant. Hence the "ensuing confusion" AND, they rode off on the back of Shergar. |
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Post by roofgardener on Jul 29, 2015 21:06:26 GMT
Oh, quit horsing around, Daitheplant.
Good work on that tree, by the way.
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Post by daitheplant on Jul 30, 2015 18:47:27 GMT
Oh, quit horsing around, Daitheplant. Good work on that tree, by the way. Neigh, not horsing around.  Ta about the tree, years of practice, though.  |
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Post by roofgardener on Jul 30, 2015 18:54:49 GMT
I bough before your arborial artifice |
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Post by daitheplant on Jul 30, 2015 19:02:28 GMT
Leaf it out, you have me blushing.   |
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Ta about the tree, years of practice, though. 
