Vegetable Growing 2024

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  1. burnie

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    You should be able to turn it up, though to be honest I checked it and did some editing with headphones on, will wind it up for the next one.
     
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      It was very professional ... well done.
       
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      • Hanglow

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        Sown my winter squash, sweetcorn, Patti pan and some melons. I think I maybe should have started the melons earlier? They are for undercover, variety emir.

        Also sown more coriander and dill as the ones I have yet to pick will no doubt bolt fairly soon anyway
         
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        Hello everyone very late to the party as usual. Glad to see so many familiar names here.
        What a peculiar season we are having, I seem to be further behind than ever. Only got my first early spuds in on Tuesday, the clay soil here in N. London has just been unworkable for ages. I noted the chat about club root I have just taken delivery of a club root resistant collection of brassicas from a well known Veg seed and plant supplier. I have potted them up for now as I haven't had time to re-erect the netted cage I put them in. My greenhouses, one at home, one on the plots, are full to bursting with things I want to plant out but need it to warm up AND DRY OUT!!!
         
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        • Hanglow

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          Fertilized the garlic and onions today, the garlic looking a bit yellow from all the rain I think. Four foot since they went in late September for some of them.

          Final harvest of PSB and ripped the plants out. They'll be replaced by Brussels sprouts and lettuce in a couple of weeks when they are ready to go out. Outside salads just about ready for first pick.
           
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            I only have room to plant a few garlic cloves at the front of the house, but I got them in during the autumn and they seem to be doing well despite the wet, gloomy Spring. I dug in some composted alpaca poo a few weeks before planting. When the garlic comes out, I'll plant some dwarf tomatoes, rooted from side shoots from my established plants.

            Meanwhile,the aubergines ( Baby Belle F1, White Caspar and Listada di Gandia) are in the greenhouse in their permanent pots. PXL_20240505_180009954.NIGHT~2.jpg PXL_20240505_175221358.jpg
             
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              My curcubits. Rondo courgette, Sunburst and Tromboncini squashes, Ukrainian White Bash and Syrian cucumber. PXL_20240505_182157410~2.jpg
               
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              • Penny_Forthem

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                What an odd year I'm having with my courgettes. They're a variety called Genovese, (from Chiltern seeds) which I've never grown before.
                I sowed 6 on 24 April. Not a dicky bird. Not a peep.
                Other cucurbits have germinated, plus various beans. Wonder if I have a duff batch.
                I have some Tarmino left from last year, which I'll sow, just in case.
                I have grown courgettes for the last umpteen years and never had such dismal results.
                 
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                pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                I've not used Chilterns for a while and only ever used them for plants that were not run of the mill stuff.
                I've never bought Veg seed from them, I'd prefer a company that perhaps has a bigger turnover of veg seed,
                 
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                  I've found Chilterns to be OK for veg. This year I've sown garlic kale, cavolo nero and PSB from packets I bought before Brexit made them unavailable to me and I've had excellent germination. They do have some interesting varieties.
                   
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                  I've found and sowed the Tarmino (supposed to be sown year ending 23) and some Rondo (in date). Let's see what happens!

                  Very disappointed with the Genovese.
                   
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                  Planted courgettes 12Apr and only one had come up by 01May, yesterday two more came up? I've used Chiltern a few years now and they have been okay, but started using KingsSeeds of late and been much happier. Ordered Lady Di beans the other day and delivery was superbly quick.
                   
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                    I’ve been using Chilterns for most of my veg seeds for quite a few years now … I’ve neither had a bad batch yet.

                    @Penny_Forthem it they don’t germinate v soon I’d contact Chilterns and let them know.
                     
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                    • Loofah

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                      Probably the recent hike in temperature has jolted the courgettes. They like consistently warm temperatures
                       
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                      • Stephen Southwest

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                        My courgettes have been slow to germinate this year...
                         
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