2013 Growing Season

You're TOAST mate!

 

@Kristen .. I've never sown them this early Ahhhh what the heck...worth a go...i did sow early February this year ....they took a fair bit of looking after and at the end of the day they grew at the same rate as March or April sowings just more faff....just humour me

 

A couple of Red Cherry seeds up and running sown another 4 to keep in reserve...rigged myself up my version of a 'grow light'.....


@Kristen ...keep humouring me

Can't go wrong with Mustard and Cress though

 

Any set fruit yet Loli?

 

Erm.....ask me that in a few weeks time

 

@Kristen

Interesting to note that my Parsnips this year have (at this stage) very little Canker damage

 

That's good Freddy...my snips are in containers and unprotected ...i haven't had any yet as i haven't got many and was saving them for my Christmas dinner but i'll have a look tomorrow

 

Hiya Loli(mac)

I'll be interested to know how they fare grown that way

 

Hiya Freddy...

Personally i don't like growing in containers rarely have much success with them but i've only a small patch and to do the crop rotation thing this year my Snips, carrots and Potatos have been in pots....Spuds were OK but not a very good crop,carrots fine if you like faffing with baby carrots so i'm not holding out for a bumper crop of snips but i'll make them go as far as i can

 

Hiya Loli.

I have serious doubts about root crops grown in containers, but I'm happy to be proved wrong Of course, rotation is the ideal, but from a personal point of view, I won't be held hostage to it

 

I think you're absolutely right Freddy....knowing it was a dodgey move i faffed with the soil to try make sure my snips didn't have ten legs ....and in my case i never water containers properly and the dry summer we've had i reckon they'll only be enough to go on my plate for crimbo...well i grew them..it's only fair....i think i'll stop fretting about this crop rotation business...ofcourse i'll be sensible but i think if you keep the ground in good order you still stand a better chance of a decent crop more so than containers...

 

Nicely put Loli

 

@Freddy ...I've had a furtle and do you know i'm pleasantly suprised...OK so it's forked but there's still a bit of meat on it...i'd preferre big /none forked snips naturally but considering i wasn't holding out much hope being in containers i'm happy with a few more like that

 

Wish I had legs that looked that good Loli.....
Jenny