2013 Growing Season

Sown Parsley,Rocket,Watercress,more Lettuce (Mazurosso),Butternut Squash (Hawk F1) Runner Beans (Scarlet Emperor)and Arnold F1 Tomatoes....
Might risk putting my Giant onions outside for a bit tommorrow as long as this wind gives up....

 

There you go, getting the boys going again

Peas, beans, beetroot, ruby chard and celeriac will be hardened off by Saturday.

No frost forecasted after tomorrow here so going for the full on planting out at the weekend.

Still keeping Toms, Corgettes, Calaloo and Loofahs indoors for a bit longer though.

 

More Pumpkins sown, courgettes, butternuts and more cucumbers too.

Parsnips have started "chitting" in wet kitchen towel.

Building the extention to the chicken pen tomorrow, planting out my Kelsae onions, sowing beetroot, parsnips, carrots and maybe a few leeks.

Clearing the plot for our 2nd garden greenhouse, walking the dogs, shopping, housework....... (how many hours in a day?)

Sunday... Up the allotment drinking beer and pretending to be pro-active, ok, I'll get the spuds in I hope!

 

Sown some MORE Runner beans and some MORE butternut Squash in the GH and covered with mesh...seen as my little mices have set up camp....But i have a cunning plan....early hours the neighbours cat likes to sit outside the GH so tonight...the door will be left ajar...frost permitting....so i have decided to employ him...he'll be on double pay and a tuna bonus ....

 

Wanna borrow our snakes Loli, they love mice!!!!!!

 

Ooooh you got snakes Vince...what kind?....a Boa wouldn't be good...wouldn't want to lose an employee

 

No need to worry Loli, they're just corn snakes!

 

I have grown my Mangetout and Sugarsnaps in modules in the GH , as per GC instructions . They are all about 1-2" tall now . When should they be planted out Nighttime temps are 4°c plus after this frosty weekend.

TIA

 

Thanks John I'll plant out early next week then, with the onion Centurion sets that I also grew in modules

 

It didn't go as planned but all things considered, not a bad day, the chicken pen extention was going well until I got "help", it's done know, so more chucks required.

Kelsaes have moved into their new bed, one row of (chitted) parsnips sown. Pumpkins, Courgettes, Butternuts and Cucumbers all germinating in record time, haven't a clue where I'm going to put them all, need a bigger allotment?

I would have done more had my arthritis not played up, 36 hours with a gammy knee is about as much as I can take, so an early night tonight (I hope).

 

I planted out my Broad Beans today. I had intended to harden them off first, but they were getting to the point where they were starting to look 'leggy', so I had little choice. Thankfully, it looks like night temps are set to be relatively mild

 

Planted out the Bridgwater beans, Lollo Rosso Lettuce & Beetroot.

 

Went for it today seen a it was a glorious day....
Planted out Celeriac,
Sweet corn,
Rainbow Chard,
Beetroot,
Lettuce,

Sown....
Florence Fennel,
Spinach....
All covered with E-mesh...from my pigeon pals...
Moved container Carrots outside ....

Got my fleece ready though...

 

Planted out? If so keep any frost off them