Sown the following today:
Spinach - Tetona and Renegade.
Rainbow Chard
Spring Onions - Ishikura & Spring North Holland Blood Red
Cabbage - Grey Hound
Cauliflower - All Year Round
Kale - Dwarf Green Curled & Frosty
Mangetout - Reuzensuiker
Peas - Feltham First
Cleaned up strawberry runners, moved leeks, celeriac, broad beans, cabbage and lettuce seedlings to the plastic greenhouse. Later when they have grown up abit they can go to the plastic cold frame to be hardened off.
Sorted seeds out for next batch of sowing which will be herbs these will be started in the airing cupboard and I plan to do these tomorrow.
Soon be the 1st of March!!!
Monday, 21 February 2011
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Sweet Peas and Tomatoes.
On Tuesday I decided to sow my Sweet Peas, this year I am sowing the Giant Waved variety they did exceptionally well last year at the allotment and at home.
I always sow extra for my mum and sister so ended up sowing three packets. These will be for the garden. I am planning to purchase a new variety to go to the allotment this year. I just love the scent of sweet peas and pick them regularly for the house.
I have sown them in root trainers and 2 deep pots as they tend to have a good root run.
I have made a start with Tomatoes, last year I took part in an early sowing experiment and had lots of tomatoes that ripened in the sun a lot earlier. We made several batches of passata for spag bol with home grown herbs and garlic. Even the tomatoes at the allotment did well although I only planted Ferline which is blight resistant. So this year I will plant those again plus try a few others and see how they go.
Sown: Sungold (This tomatoe is one of my all time favourites as it tastes divine), Ferline, Pomodora, Black Cherry, Yellow Submarine, Money Maker, Golden Queen, and San Marzano 2.
I potted on 3 Newmex Twilight, x3 Big Banana, x6 Romano Sweet Peppers, x4 Cayenne Peppers.
Celeriac: Balder has been pricked out into modules.
Germination: Piccante peppers are up. Still 2 types of chilli's haven't shown their face as yet!! Leeks: Blue Solaise and Lyons Prizetaker are growing well although Musselburgh and Autumn Mammoth are taking their time.
Sown another lot of Broad Beans, Crimson Flowered this time. Never tried these before so looking forward to something new.
I always sow extra for my mum and sister so ended up sowing three packets. These will be for the garden. I am planning to purchase a new variety to go to the allotment this year. I just love the scent of sweet peas and pick them regularly for the house.
I have sown them in root trainers and 2 deep pots as they tend to have a good root run.
I have made a start with Tomatoes, last year I took part in an early sowing experiment and had lots of tomatoes that ripened in the sun a lot earlier. We made several batches of passata for spag bol with home grown herbs and garlic. Even the tomatoes at the allotment did well although I only planted Ferline which is blight resistant. So this year I will plant those again plus try a few others and see how they go.
Sown: Sungold (This tomatoe is one of my all time favourites as it tastes divine), Ferline, Pomodora, Black Cherry, Yellow Submarine, Money Maker, Golden Queen, and San Marzano 2.
I potted on 3 Newmex Twilight, x3 Big Banana, x6 Romano Sweet Peppers, x4 Cayenne Peppers.
Celeriac: Balder has been pricked out into modules.
Germination: Piccante peppers are up. Still 2 types of chilli's haven't shown their face as yet!! Leeks: Blue Solaise and Lyons Prizetaker are growing well although Musselburgh and Autumn Mammoth are taking their time.
Sown another lot of Broad Beans, Crimson Flowered this time. Never tried these before so looking forward to something new.
Sunday, 30 January 2011
First Proper Visit To Allotment.
Set off this morning for first proper visit to the allotment. The weather has been sunny with clear skies. We managed to clear a few beds, dig up parsnips and carrots, build new frame for cabbages (two more to go) these will be covered in new netting as last year the caterpillars had a field day!
We repaired the compost bin. The inch thick ice that had settled there was turfed off. Had a general tidy up and marked beds which will have the sides added to complete the raised beds.
Had a general exploration: New buds have formed on the trees which were planted in 2009, blackcurrants have big strong buds forming, the rhubbarb has started to make an appearance and the comfrey has green shoots.
The leeks that I planted last year have started to grow!!! Garlic and shallots have green shoots.
Had some onions that were supposed to be planted last Autumn that I didn't get round to putting in so popped them in and covered with fleece (Red Baron and Troy) they have two chances!
All in all an enjoyable day.
We repaired the compost bin. The inch thick ice that had settled there was turfed off. Had a general tidy up and marked beds which will have the sides added to complete the raised beds.
Had a general exploration: New buds have formed on the trees which were planted in 2009, blackcurrants have big strong buds forming, the rhubbarb has started to make an appearance and the comfrey has green shoots.
The leeks that I planted last year have started to grow!!! Garlic and shallots have green shoots.
Had some onions that were supposed to be planted last Autumn that I didn't get round to putting in so popped them in and covered with fleece (Red Baron and Troy) they have two chances!
All in all an enjoyable day.
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Lettuce & Cabbage.
Pricked out Lettuce Webbs Wonderful and Little Gem they have been moved to a cold greenhouse. One tray of each.
Cabbages Hispi and Greyhound have also been pricked out into modules and moved to cold greenhouse.
I have moved them to stop them getting too leggy.
The Broad Beans that I have sow recently have made an appearance - no sight of the leeks yet.
Weather today is dull and 2 degrees - Wish it was March!!!
Cabbages Hispi and Greyhound have also been pricked out into modules and moved to cold greenhouse.
I have moved them to stop them getting too leggy.
The Broad Beans that I have sow recently have made an appearance - no sight of the leeks yet.
Weather today is dull and 2 degrees - Wish it was March!!!
Monday, 24 January 2011
Germination.
Lettuces have germinated and have been moved to kitchen window cill. Once they are abit more established they will be moved to greenhouse.
Bronze Arrow has not fully arrived and was the slowest to germinate, hopefully it will make an appearance over the next few days.
Bronze Arrow has not fully arrived and was the slowest to germinate, hopefully it will make an appearance over the next few days.
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Chilli's & Sweet Peppers
Today I am going to make an early start on sowing a few chilli and sweet peppers.
They will all be sow and stored in a heated propagtor until they are big enough to live on the window cills. I tend to start these early as they need a long growing season to get fruit of a reasonable size. I will only sow a few seeds of each and do another sowing in a few weeks.
Chilli seeds have been sown in compost and covered with vermiculite and placed in propogator.
Pea's-Feltham First - will be sown and stored in a cold greenhouse.
The weather here today is clear skies although abit damp.
They will all be sow and stored in a heated propagtor until they are big enough to live on the window cills. I tend to start these early as they need a long growing season to get fruit of a reasonable size. I will only sow a few seeds of each and do another sowing in a few weeks.
Chilli seeds have been sown in compost and covered with vermiculite and placed in propogator.
Pea's-Feltham First - will be sown and stored in a cold greenhouse.
The weather here today is clear skies although abit damp.
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Cold
The clear skies have led to two very frosty mornings over the last couple of days. The garden is frozen so not much doing.
Today I am going to sow:
Lettuce: Webbs Wonderful, Little Gem, A foglia di quercia (Lidl), and Bronze Arrow from the Heritage Seed Library.
Cabbage: Greyhound and Hispi F1.
Celeriac: Balder
Today I am going to sow:
Lettuce: Webbs Wonderful, Little Gem, A foglia di quercia (Lidl), and Bronze Arrow from the Heritage Seed Library.
Cabbage: Greyhound and Hispi F1.
Celeriac: Balder
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