So, Tell Us, What Are Ye All At In The Veg Garden?

[forest of dean redneck 11,550]

Anyone else think we will have a late cold snap?

I do and that's why not started yet,that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it lol

Hard frost here today they reckon it was minus 4 .

[terryd 8,396]

We are getting frosts but nothing major spuds are in but I doubt they are moving yet and well earthed up anyway. The weather here is like a proper spring so far the odd wet day and and a few sunny frosty days. Nothing extreme either way so fingers crossed the old switch will flick in couple of weeks and we will start spring for sure.

[twobob 1,497]

 

genuine question why do you start your onions off in trays ?

i got told that its to get the roots going because if you put them straight in the ground they pop themselves back out to the top of the soil and some think its birds pulling them out, so i'm sticking with the trays and they pop up in them, at least i can sort them out when they go in the ground

 

cheers

[terryd 8,396]

 

genuine question why do you start your onions off in trays ?

i got told that its to get the roots going because if you put them straight in the ground they pop themselves back out to the top of the soil and some think its birds pulling them out, so i'm sticking with the trays and they pop up in them, at least i can sort them out when they go in the ground

 

 

Gets the onions off to a good start any way mine went straight in yesterday. Next year I will try some like yours. Been trying to do the maths now adays and figure how much I actually want of what. Planted 50 reds and red whites yesterday plus the 70-90 that I over wintered should do I guess. I think on average we use at least 2 a week.

That gravel really tops off your paths a treat you will be getting the tidiest plot award this year for sure

[just jack 998]

 

genuine question why do you start your onions off in trays ?

i got told that its to get the roots going because if you put them straight in the ground they pop themselves back out to the top of the soil and some think its birds pulling them out, so i'm sticking with the trays and they pop up in them, at least i can sort them out when they go in the ground

 

 

Gets the onions off to a good start any way mine went straight in yesterday. Next year I will try some like yours. Been trying to do the maths now adays and figure how much I actually want of what. Planted 50 reds and red whites yesterday plus the 70-90 that I over wintered should do I guess. I think on average we use at least 2 a week.

That gravel really tops off your paths a treat you will be getting the tidiest plot award this year for sure

cheers Tel, its a good job its FOC or it wouldn't be there, we go through onions like no mans, last year we had a bit of white rot so binned a few

[terryd 8,396]

Planted some more peas today



but the high light was the asparagus showing I can't take any credit though as I inherited it but looking forward to eating it







only downer was some kids tipped two of my 45 gallon drums of water over so the purple sprouting got an gallon watering pretty much like any other day this winter

Edited March 29, 2014 by terryd

[terryd 8,396]

The single row of maris bard I planted on the 8th were showing them selves today Quite surprised I expected them to have been pretty dormant.

Earthed them up any way in case

[Tiercel 6,986]

Looked today and the first of the carrots are starting to show, there are also a few leeks showing their heads. As a side note the wife's friend in Newfoundland told her they had 40cm of snow last night with another 50 or 60 to come today and tomorrow . And we moan about the weather.

 

TC

[terryd 8,396]

Yep all ways moaning about the weather. I have to say as a kid I hated the summer and prefered nice cold winters but as I get older I do enjoy the nice warmth of the sun

[terryd 8,396]

Purple sprouting is still producing well getting a nice bag full every two days. Pulled the swedes today and popped in the shed before they go to seed.

Couple of spring cabbages went to seed instead of hearting up so they are in the fridge for greens. To wet to do any thing else at the moment

[R.A.W 1,987]

Here my little lot I was a little behind this year but I should catch up

 

 

[Bootsha 1,306]

lovely stone wall there raw, i'd love to have something like that around my patch. you do it yourself?

[R.A.W 1,987]

lovely stone wall there raw, i'd love to have something like that around my patch. you do it yourself?

 

I wish ...............I've done a few little repairs over the years but I'd never be able to do anything that straight.

 

I'm lucky really ,it definitely helps to keeps the kids and the dogs off the veg

[forest of dean redneck 11,550]

I've not even bought beds yet let alone made them and filled them with soil

Wife's going to do brasssicas but I'm going to do exotics like dahlias tubers, arrowroot,and beefsteak plants it's nettle like but tastes like beef apparently. We will see lol

[Bootsha 1,306]

easter bank hol weekend will see the beans etc and peas getting sewn inside, thats when all the activity starts here for me, one more good turn over of the plot prir to that to get a good tilth, get the pegs out to mark where all the different rows etc are going and stand well back lol