FruitandNutCake Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 So far I have only sown tomatoes and 3 types of courgette! But I have extended my strawberry bed and moved the babies. It is now about 12ft by 12ft, and I need to make a frame to protect them! I have about 30 asparagus plants that are 1-2 years old which need to go in a bed, so I'm doing that now. I have loads to do yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Friday evening row and a half of borlotti beans on the allotment... aiming to eat fresh and also harvest and dry the haricot beans for the winter. K potted on all our tomatoes / chillis / peppers and they are back inside Saturday Main crop potatoes finally went in... Stemster / unknown donation / Kondor /Golden Wonder (will be last up) Int std are just poking through.... some will be earlies some I am going leave to see how they get on later Cabbage and brocoli seedlings in polytunnel are now starting to come through strongly. Potted on the about 12 cobnut seedlings and are in mini greenhouse. Pumpkins will be ready to pot on next weekend. Sunday Tied first peas into second support and second sowing inch high.. First frond of new asparagus crowns in trench... woo hoo.. will start earthing v soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 This weekend: 40 pots of borlotti beans 40 modules of lobelia 2 rows of second early potatoes 1/2 row of garlic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 This weekend: 40 pots of borlotti beans Goodness ! I've planted 6 I'm hoping to have room for runner beans and climbing french beans too though I've planted loads of stuff this week including planting in guttering for the first time (sugar snap peas and coriander) In my conservatory are some Zinnias, Nicotiana, Cosmos, Borlotti beans, pumpkins, squash and climbing courgettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Nothing I am so far behind with my plans. Never mind, maybe this week I'll finally get my hands dirty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 This weekend: 40 pots of borlotti beans Goodness ! I've planted 6 I planted 12 yesterday and thought that was too many! Also planted- Swiss chard more peas curly kale runner beans marigolds (again ) beetroot carrots nasturiums lettuce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 My radishes I sowed last Tuesday are up and growing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 This weekend: 1/2 row of garlic Call me a pessimistic so and so but not sure the garlic will bulb up by the end of the growing season.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 We have planted it late a few times and have had useable bulbs by late summer. We never plant ours before March, because it seems to rot over the winter in our soil. It won't bulb up at all in the packet nothing ventured nothing gained Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 This weekend: 1/2 row of garlic Call me a pessimistic so and so but not sure the garlic will bulb up by the end of the growing season.... I found some I'd been given last year and forgotten to plant so thought I'd better at least try rather than waste it (my Mum would bend my ear if I couldn't honestly say that I'd planted it ). It's worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieR Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 So far Ive planted/sown.... french dwarf beans 3 types of tomatoes, parsnips, brocolli, savoy cabbage, 1000's of swedes (dont knoW HOW we are going to eat them all) red onions beetroots a mountain of curly kale rhubarb strawberries raspberries cucumbers and finally spring onions. YUM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 My peas are going out today. I grew them from out of date seed & they have all germinated beautifully & are now about 4 inches tall Might get some swede & Snips in too, if it stays fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted May 3, 2008 Author Share Posted May 3, 2008 Gosh I'm so behind! My courgettes are still in the propagator on the windowsill and they are forming flower buds! Best drag myself off this forum and get in the garden. Haven't had much rain here though, my ground is a bit hard for digging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Lobelia out of the propagator - foxgloves and hollyhocks in . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 planted out - broad beans, peas, runner beans, beetroot, courgettes, carrots, cabbages, toms, lettuces, purple sprouting broccoli potted on the pumpkins - they're a bit behind as the first batch of seedlings got destroyed veg garden is looking lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffymuppet Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 I'm trying two new things this week - watercress and soy beans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Two types of radish three types of Lettuce beetroot two types of kale(for baby leaves) Two types of spinach Two types of Cabbage Three types of carrots Turnips outdoor Tomtoes Mangetout Coriander Rocket and one sore back ne of my RHS trail packets of radish seeds is going to be a big disappointment though, the packet was empty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I must have a go at growing Spinach - is it easy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffymuppet Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Spinach can be tricky - it has a tendency to 'bolt' (flower). It doesn't like being transplanted, or hot weather, or drought. It's easier in the cooler months of the year. That being said, you can get varieties with built-in bolt resistance. Or you can try one of the numerous substitutes. Leaf beet and chard are much easier, and you can New Zealand spinach, which is similar but easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 We have some spinach in the biggest of our raised beds, we planted it for small sald leaves really but it is growing so fast we may get a hot meal from it too. We had lovely ham salad rolls yesterday with our own lettuce spinach and radishes on them Spinach doesn't like hot dry weather or light soil, so we struggle to grow it on our allotment, but can manage chard which is not quite as nice but is a lot less fussy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 I finally got round to sorting out some pots on the patio. I've sowed sweet peas in a tall one (my 3rd attempt!). A big flat one I've put 8 types of leaves in, for a "salad bowl" effect, and some runner beans, with a cane structure in the middle. And I've sowed 8 types of herbs in a herb pot. Hope everything works. Some of the seeds are so tiny I couldn't see where they were going at all, and then I probably washed them out when I watered them I've potted on 5 courgette plants and one squash. I love courgettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I've potted on 5 courgette plants and one squash. I love courgettes. With 5 plants my money is on you being sick of them by September Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flo Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I finally got my onion sets in last night. My parents have re-done their kitchen so I got some of the drawers to make raised flower beds out of! I have never grown onions so it is a bit of an experiment! Fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 I've potted on 5 courgette plants and one squash. I love courgettes. With 5 plants my money is on you being sick of them by September I had 3 plants last year and I got about a pound weight a week between them. If I have any excess I'll give them to my mum/sister/neighbour. I fancy trying to make courgette chocolate cake this year though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitandNutCake Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 My cherry tomatos have just germinated, and my "stinking Roger" tagetes minuta have just germinated. I have 9 courgettes that have been on the windowsill for a while (3 zuchinni, 3 Black Beauty and 3 cougar) but are starting to flop over. Are they like pumpkins and grow along the floor? I've never done courgettes before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
