what to plant

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  1. samuelcat

    samuelcat Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi everyone. Are there any veggies I can plant now or am I too late. Outside, not greenhouse. Thanks
     
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    JWK Gardener Staff Member

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    Over the next month you can plant garlic.

    You might be able to find some spring cabbage plants in the garden centres, whilst there look for winter onions sets which go out now.

    It's not too late to grow some winter lettuce from seed, I grow lambs lettuce which is very hardy although quite slow growing, it will provide salad leaves over the winter.
     
  3. seedstotal

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    Broad beans is a great thing to sow now. Plant the garlic around them!
     
  4. samuelcat

    samuelcat Apprentice Gardener

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    Managed to get some spring cabbage and some cauliflower. Put some garlic in today.Will look out for beans.
     
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    muddymayhem Apprentice Gardener

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    Total novice alert !!

    How is garlic grown ? can I just whack some cloves in the ground ? or do I need to look for specialist growing varieties ?

    I also have a small bare patch that is crying out for some content.

    Broad beans interest me as I can't get enough of eating them. Would these be ok in containers, as I am waiting to dig over my plot, but would like to get some beans planted.
     
  6. Stingo

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    I bought my garlic from the garden centre, divided it into cloves and planted it (tells you how deep etc. on packet)

    And how about onions if you have room, same as above ( bought from garden centre etc.)
     
  7. samuelcat

    samuelcat Apprentice Gardener

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    I read you can use supermarket garlic. Its cheaper unless you want a specific variety. I planted some yesterday,cost me 30p and got 12 cloves from it. Got 2 different onion sets today and some leeks. I only started my veg patch this week so a bit trial and error at the moment.
     
  8. seedstotal

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    You can have success with supermarket garlic too, i had this year!:thumb:
    Try the dwarf broad beans in containers!!
     
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