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2013 Growing Season

Discussion in 'Edible Gardening' started by Freddy, Mar 17, 2013.

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  1. Freddy

    Freddy Miserable git, well known for it

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    Hi Folks.

    I thought I'd start a thread where we could post what we're up to, with regards to veg growing, just general stuff. I thought too that it would be useful for future reference, a bit like a diary? It might also be useful for beginners.

    Anyway, we'll see how it goes:)

    I've been quite busy today. Sowed some more onions, Long Red Florence and Sante in the greenhouse. I also transplanted some onion seedlings into root trainers, just to see if there's any benefit from using them. Ah yes, sowed my Broad Beans, Masterpiece Green Longpod, again, into root trainers. Parsnips sown into toilet roll cores.

    Cheers...Freddy
     
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      Good idea Freddy, especially with me being one of the beginners :)

      My onion seeds were sown about three weeks ago now (is it really that long?), and are now out in the slightly cooler front porch.

      Leeks (Musselburgh) sown yesterday, as were my Super Hot Chilli (same as last year), and my Lemon Chilli (from Real Seed Catalogue, so hopefully will be able to harvest a chunk of seeds for forthcoming years and to pass on) [hark at me, they haven't even germinated yet and I have got them not only bearing fruit, but harvesting seeds too!]
       
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        Got 2 Bridgwater beans in a jar full of wet tissue paper next to the cooling fan on the laptop:biggrin:

        Hardening off Leeks, Perpetual Spinage, Celeriac, Lettuce & Beetroot.

        Sown some Tomatoes today.
         
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          Freddy & I have just had a chat, would be good if we keep it to whats going on in this thread.

          Any specific questions please start another thread:) So this is just a whats happening now thread:dbgrtmb:
           
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            Got my Arran Pilots and Charlottes in,transplanted Parsnips....Beetroot and peas hardening off....Chillis ,Peppers,Tomatoes and Cues keeping warm :dbgrtmb:
             
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              My sowing calendar to date:

              15-Jan
              Broad Bean Aquadulce (one per 3" pot)
              Very early Carrots - like Amsterdam Forcing
              Very early Cauliflower - like Snowball
              Earliest onion sowing - I did Ailsa Craig

              01-Feb
              Aubergine (Black Beauty)

              15-Feb
              Second batch of Onions - Kalmat and Sweet Spanish Yellow
              Peppers - Chilli: Demon Red, Hot Stuff, Peter Pepper. Sweet: World Beater, Gypsy
              Potatoes in bags: Rocket, Arran Pilot, Charlotte
              Tomatoes: 12 varieties, planning on 2 plants of each

              01-Mar
              Beetroot - Boltardy
              Brussels Sprout - Bedford Filbasket, Bedford Winter Harvest
              Cauliflower - Candid Charm (over the years found that this suits me best)
              Celeriac - Monarch
              Lettuce - various
              French Marigolds - to keep whitefly off greenhouse plants
              Melon - Sweetheart
              Parsnips - Tender & True, Gladiator F1 (sown on kitchen paper, will prick out into newspaper pots)
              Normally sow Peas too, not enough time this year

              15-Mar
              Cabbage - Rodima
              Leek - Mussleburgh, Carlton F1

              21-Mar
              Sweetcorn - Swift (to plant in greenhouse, outdoor ones will start later)
               
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                Foget to mention...my Red Baron onion sets in modules and sweetcorn which i sowed too early but nice looking plants:dbgrtmb:
                 
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                  2nd march sowed my mini mix peppers, cayenne peppers and razamataz peppers.

                  Potatoes.

                  10th march sowed peas.

                  16th march sowed more peas

                  17th march sowed leeks, planted some onion sets in the grow house And under the polly tunnel.
                   
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                    Potted on Peppers,sown some more Celeriac....
                    Sown more Sweetcorn ...sown some Lettuce,pricked out Stonor Tomatoes....
                     
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                      Sum'at amiss with the first lot Loli?
                       
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                      Yes,failed to germinate Kristen...:frown:
                       
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                      Mine that you sent me came up like a Bat out of Hell:dbgrtmb:
                       
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                        How annoying :(

                        I give mine some bottom heat, and they seem to germinate OK
                         
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                          Main events from my Veggie Calendar to date:

                          27-Dec
                          Sown Kelsae Giant Onions

                          29-Jan
                          Started chitting early potatoes (Rocket) on windowsill

                          31-Jan
                          Potted on Kelsae Giant Onions (under growlights in unheated greenhouse)

                          5-Mar
                          Sown very early batch of Enorma Runner Beans
                          Sown Tomato: Gardeners Delight & Arnold (rootstock for grafting)

                          11-Mar
                          Sown Beetroot (Boltardy), Carrot (Early Nantes 2), Florence Fennel (Taro F1), Swiss Chard (Bright Lights)

                          13-Mar
                          Sown main batch of tomatoes (18 16 different varieties)

                          18-Mar
                          Planted 4 early potatoes in containers in unheated greenhouse
                          Started off half of the rest of chitted potatoes in seed trays filled with compost (to kick start a few before planting outdoors)
                          Started off 100 onion sets (Sturnon & Red Baron) in seed trays filled with compost (kick start prior to planting outdoors in a couple of weeks)
                          Moved germinated tomato seedlings under second set of growlights in spare room
                           
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                            November 12 sown some chiliies - they are now about to flower
                            17/01 sown chillies in seed tray on sunny windowsill
                            sown basil, parsley, dill and chives for my windowsill kitchen garden
                            ~15/02 started chitting potatoes
                            1/03 sown tomatoes and sweet peppers and celeriac
                             
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