2016 Growing Thread

I wouldn't use supermarket garlic as its treated with a growth retardant to stop it sprouting in the shops, so it'll only produce small blubs.

You can buy certified seed blubs from nurseries or get hold of some organic ones

50 cloves planted, and found these while I was digging the bed over.

 

Another curry coming on



Gloden Beetroot sliced thru

 

Thank you Zigs for blub info; as no nurseries near me, only garden centre - does that mean I can plant Tesco organic blubs?

 

They should be alright, but check with them they're not treated, don't know what the growth inhibitor is made from, if it's natural, it might be acceptable for organic use

 

Got some Kale to lob in

 

So this weeks agoer then. Garlic a go go!. Elephant went in last week.
BTW anyone looking for supermarket garlic ? I can recommend Waitrose "doocot" used to be called "music",grown by "really garlicky" in Nairn Scotland.

 

Dammit, I forgot to look for that garlic when I was in Waitrose this morning. I've grown Music for many years in the past with great success, but white rot got them a few years ago and it seemed rather expensive to restock from the Really Garlicky Co where I'd got my original seed garlic from.

I also forgot to check whether garlic is on MyWaitrose card holders 'my picks', which would get 20% off instore. Got distracted by seeing free Marmite vouchers in the DM whilst at Waitrose.

 

Things are coming to an end



Thought the Lingua di Fuoco had been having sex with the Bridgwater beans from the look of the pods



But the seeds say otherwise

 

Harvested the first cauliflower of the season today.

I only grow autumn/winter varieties and I'm trying 'Aviron' for the first time this year. First impressions are very good; sowed in the greenhouse at the end of June, planted out a month later, they're good sturdy plants, which are now producing good firm solid heads with a pleasantly mild flavour.

 

Today, I ave been mostly, transplanting Leeks

 

Went on the pull today... and pull some I did.


Beetroot (Boltardy)



Carrot (Autumn King) - 28th June 2016.


My share.


Fewer "aliens" this year.


Will be introducing most of these lovelies to mum.


Taking the vitals.


Nice shapely girth.


Yep, definitely an improvement over last year's haul.

 

Looking good there misterQ Keep misting, it's obviously working

 

Shelled the seed crops of the Bridgwater beans



Best pic my annoyingly out of focus camera would take

Also shelled the tongue of fire beans, but the camera wasn't having any of that