Moving House & Veg

Hello everyone!!

It looks like I may have to move house in the next 6 weeks.:( I have a veg patch at my present address & I want to move the veg from that to the new house. Can I do this???

I currently have growing in my present veg patch the following:

Main crop potato's (currently starting to flower & they are earlier to harvest than most in September)
Squash
Parsnips
Runner & broadbeans
Leeks
Sweetcorn (Just over a foot tall)
Onions
Garlic

Can I move all these, or will I have to leave them behind?? I think my broad beans will be finished by the time I move.:cnfs:

I also have Autumn fruiting raspberry & blackcurrents planted this year! Can I move them too??:cnfs:

Please can I have your advice!! :D

 

Thank John for your great advice!! I had better get digging!!:D:gnthb:

Yes they are in ground.

Its a shame about the parsnips, runner beans & sweetcorn, but at least I can move everything else!!

If I harvest the maincrop potato's earlier than normal, will they store ok?:cnfs:

I hope the move goes OK too!! Such a stressful time!! Thank you!!

I can't believe that people would take their compost heap!! Mind you there's a thought..........no I won't, I can't, too much hassel!!!:rotfl:

 

"If I harvest the maincrop potato's earlier than normal, will they store ok?"

I doubt it. They'll be fine for a month or so, I doubt they will keep well through to the Spring though.

You'll get some crop off your runners before you go, broad beans will probably be All Done by then - and maybe you'll have a Sweetcorn crop if it was sown early (first week of April sowing would get you a crop in 6 weeks time if the back of my cigarette packet calculation is to be believed ... although with a short-season variety like Swift a sowing by end of May may be done harvesting in 6 weeks time)

 

Thanks Kristen!! Some more great advice.:D:gnthb:

Shame about the spuds not storing well. Oh well its spuds for breakfast, dinner & tea!!:lollol:

Do you have any advice for moving my autumn fruiting raspberry's & black currents that where planted new this year?:cnfs:

Thanks again!!!!

 

"Do you have any advice for moving my autumn fruiting raspberry's & black currents that where planted new this year?"

I would just dig them up when you move. If you don't have a final site ready for them when you move in then "heal them in" somewhere until you do - might be better not to move them yet-again, after the Summer transplant, until the Autumn though. Or when you lift them put them in large pots until you are ready to plant them, but I wouldn't do that until you move.

 

Thanks for that info Kristen!!

Cor its going to be busy here!!!!

 

I'm sure you can.Make sure you ready the new place on your house to transfer the crops.I got the same problem before.I do transfer some and i just left the others for the new family who will live on our old house.