Hungry Gap

Will be quite large this year I think in some ways.

We still have plenty of prepared and frozen potato products and nearly a sack of fresh stored, so we should be ok with that.

On the plot, the Cavolo de nero is really slow growing at the moment..so I dont think we will get much from that. Still a 3 or 4 Red cabbage to harvest and eat and a couple of spring cabbage for a little later, apart from a few pounds of onions in storage thats about it.

I did not have time to get any winter leaves in so none of that to fall back on either. Looks like I'll have to get some early crops going in the polytunnel this year, chard, stump carrots, beans and leaves.

Any other suggestions?

Steve...

 

Mr Sprouts are tiny, not going to get much off them relative to other years. Didn't plant any Chard in the greenhouse this year (ran out of time August-ish) :(

Sprouting Broccoli plants look tiny still ... :(

Asparagus perhaps? First light-crop season was last year. I put in about 60 plants I think ... so I reckon we'll be having a decadent hungry gap!

 

gardeners world article to sow in jan
apple discovery
blackberry lochness
cherry stella
garlic illico
pea feltham first
plum victoria
shallot golden gourmet
spinach amazon
tayberry buckingham
whitecurrants blanca
hope this helps

 

"sow" as in "from pips"? Or was that article implying "Plant" do you think?

I don't think a Discovery apple will come true from seed/pips (and even if does it probably needs grafting onto a suitable rootstock, sadly)

 

it is not clear i will have another look when i have put little chimney to bed

 

i think they mean sapling.

 

OK, makes sense

Not sure why they chose "Discovery" though ... presumably applies to any Apple.

I wanted to plant some Apple trees before Christmas, but I still haven't got the posts in (for the Espalier wires) ... but your reminder to get my skates on is timely, thanks

Must Try Harder !!

 

Harvested all our sprouts before Christmas, blanched and froze some...nice and small/sweet. I'd forgotten about them..and also the cauliflower we have frozen too.

Steve...