2015 Growing Season

Here's last year's thread: http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/2014-growing-season.55866/

I'll get us started. 'Pentland Javelin' on the left and 'Desiree' on the right. I'm planning on sowing Leeks and Onions next weekend.



Is there anything I can start in an unheated greenhouse now?

 

We've got Charlotte, Swift and Casablanca standing in egg boxes in the north facing window at the moment.

 

I am growing Pentland javelin(1st early) and charlotte (2nd early) and finally Maris piper (maincrop)

 

Chicken is currently sitting on Pink Fir Apple and International Kidney spuds (aka Jersey Royals)





Parsnips have germinated, as have the latest sowing of Mizuna.

 

Sown direct?

 

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

No.

In plugs

 

Well, you'd better get them in pronto. The root will be at the bottom in no more than a couple of days! When I grew them, I used toilet roll cores, and the root was at the bottom in well under a week

 

Will do, got the ground ready, and todays frost has broken it up nicely

There is a new mouse hole in the greenhouse and half my onion sets have gone.

Think these 2 things may be connected

 

I've had mice destroy my overwintering onion setts to the point that I don't bother with them anymore.

If in a bog roll tube the root will be at the bottom (now there's a pun) in 3 days, if in "plugs" of lesser height then more urgent to plant out.

 

Yep, would have planted out today if the ground wasn't frozen, fortunately the plugs have a big hole at the bottom and they're on wire trays so any roots will be hanging out the bottom

 

Last night I sowed:

• 36 x Leek 'Bleu de Solaise'
• 60 x Red Onion 'Rouge Long de Florence'
• 60 x White Onion 'Bedfordshire Champion'

Getting on it early this year!

 

I grew some of those two years ago. They produced some very good sized bulbs, and super flavour

 

Nice one Freddy, good to hear!

These Onions and Leeks are doing pretty well, past the crook stage already - when can I put them in the (unheated) greenhouse?

 

I'm assuming you have them on a windowsill? At this stage, I don't think they'll like being left in the greenhouse overnight, given the current night-time temperatures. Also, I think they will suffer a bit from lack of light, even if they're on a windowsill. I would suggest that for now, put them in the greenhouse during the day, and bring them in at night. A bit of a chore, but it's all I can suggest. Maybe others will have some ideas.

 

Yes they're on a windowsill so I should leave it for a while yet I guess. I hope they don't get too leggy before long.