NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Well its started new spuds in buckets in the green house, Red Baron onion sets the same. With this weather we might just be able to steal a bit of a lead this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
piggy and babs 544 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 love it when new jersey royals come into shops 1 lb dose me two or three dinners depending on size of spudsa bit of cod in parsley sauce and peas and carrotts,must admit its cheat frozen sauce for me,and steamed frozen veg but boy do i enjoy itand nobody pinches any cuz nobody else in my house likes it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 Just ordered these "heirloom" seeds. I'll collect seed from them for next years crops....A French brown onion with an unpronouncable name, better known to us as Spanish Onions. Painted Lady runner beans. Money Maker tomatoes. Henderson Charleston Wakefield cabbage. Saxa 2 radish. Amsterdam Prickly spinach. I have seed for 5 other heirloom tomato vines, some saved from last years crop, sweet corn and a few other veggies, hope to have a garden full of older heirloom veggies this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted March 5, 2014 Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 I forgot, got me a large packet of "marrowfat peas" to plant out, should yield a few pounds for drying and making mushy peas from later in the year!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted March 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2014 I grow everything in containers of one sort or an other so I have to be a little careful with my seed selection. Just put my peas to chit Kelvedon Wonder. They only grow 2 to 3 foot high but crop well and in a good year I can get two crops from the same two containers. Last year I struck lucky so still have one good serving left in the freezer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 For a mild salad onion I plant "Onion Bonus F1" from seed. They are a bit on the tender side and suffer from damping off but the survivors are a very nice, sweet onion with good keeping properties. This year I have set a lot of summer flowering bulbs to see how they do here in the far north. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 I always grow some Kelevedon Wonder peas. They are reliable, sweet and a good cropper for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 My KW will be turning into little tadpoles in the next couple of days. Then they will be potted on into 3" pots all 100 of the little buggers. Finally into large containers 3" apart and 6 to 7 " between rows. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 I tried to grow peas as a trailing plant from a hig containier last season. The wind ripped them to shreds though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted March 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 Yep, been there, done that. Complete failure for me to. I now use the cramp em in style of growing. 2 containers at 1mtr x 700mm each 90 plants in total, you have to keep on top of the feeding and watering but it is doable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted March 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Went to the GH today to pot up 96 chitted pea seeds and found my first early spuds have geminated and the haulms are through. Might steal a march yet this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 10, 2014 Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 Mine are still in the shed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted March 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2014 I have a mate in Aberdeen he reckons he is about 4 weeks behind us here in the sunny midlands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Planted 90 Stuttgarter onion sets today. Also puit out the solar pond pump.......The season begins in ernest now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Red Baron have started to germinate, well in front of a normal year. If this is global warming bring it on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Conservatory windowsills full of sprouting stuff but mostly flowers. Thanks to Poundland A small miniature lemon plant bought last year then flowered, developed 3 miniature lemons which have now ripened into Oranges!. No signs of any growth on it so far? The only edible item a Kiwi plant which grew as one stem about 2 foot high last year. Overwintered in my office and leaves fell off, now shooting strongly from the original. Developed about 10 strong side shoot growths with flower buds at the bases. Sadly I read that Kiwi can be male orfemale! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I wont be planting or sowing anything in the allotment for at least another two weeks. But I will be starting off my parsnips in the greenhouse some time this week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 My Spurge has survived the winter ok Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 We decided to clean the patio, so my husband painted the cleaner on and left it over night. This imprint of tracks just shows what goes on in our gardens when we sleep. No tracks showed up on the untreated slabs. By the way it was envirementily friendly. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 What tracks are those? I put some Jeye's fluid down for the algae Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 No idea! I was hoping someone can tell me. I know we have a problem with Slugs, Snails and Wood Lice. I hope it's nothing worse than those, it looks like 3 or 4 different size creepy crawleys. The thing is, we never knew it was happening until Chris put the Cleaner on the slabs overnight. There is not a mark on the untreated slabs. There is no little dead bodies about so the cleaner is harmless! but I would like to see the culprits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Well, whatever, or whoever it was, they obviously thought it was tasty ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 It will be interesting to see what activity there is tonight. No, I don't think I will creep out after dark, I will investigate in the morning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 There is deffo slugs and snails there, I've just started my blue pellet regime to get some control of mine. Mick try thick bleach 50/50 with water works well on algae if left over night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 #19 # 21 # 23 No new tracks since the picture on #19 BUT the slabs are dry now, so i'm not convinced that they have gone, just not visible on dry slabs.Yuk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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