Author Topic: Going to Seed. (Read 4140 times)

tim · « **on:** July 14, 2005, 18:50:09 »

NO - not me - yet!

But this year's chard & flat parsley are. And too tired to start them all over again.

terrace max · « **Reply #1 on:** July 14, 2005, 19:03:49 »

My latest sowing of coriander is going to seed at 4" high. A new low!

ALAN HOWELL · « **Reply #2 on:** July 14, 2005, 19:06:53 »

Mine too Tim :(...as we get older,one attempt is enough Eh?....Alan

tim · « **Reply #3 on:** July 14, 2005, 19:15:07 »

Thanks for that support, Alan.
Thought for a moment that you had said 'at our age' - & was going to say 'reverse your age & see how it feels'!!

Derekthefox · « **Reply #4 on:** July 14, 2005, 20:00:39 »

aha, a grumbling post, great!

Lettuces springing away, coriander, chard, wonder why I ever bother trying to grow coriander.
Calabrese is doing the same, heads have only just appeared!

redimp · « **Reply #5 on:** July 14, 2005, 20:29:41 »

The thistles are going to seed on my plot. I chop them down, up they come with more flower heads. Do wish I had time to get round to digging the rest of the plot.

Holidays start next week ;D

Mubgrub · « **Reply #6 on:** July 14, 2005, 20:34:36 »

Quote from: tim on July 14, 2005, 18:50:09

But this year's chard & flat parsley are.

??? I thought parsley was biennial and only went to seed in the second year? Or are some varieties annual?

cleo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 14, 2005, 21:10:49 »

Oddly enough Chard is the one thing growing well-the rest is the pits,I have become a stranger here-if you saw what I have let my garden turn into you would understand.

Stephan

plot51A · « **Reply #8 on:** July 14, 2005, 22:59:49 »

Some of my chard is bolting too. Also put in some cabbages about 3 weeks ago - gone straight to seed! Doesdn't seem any time at all since it was too cold to get things going - now it's too hot and they've all gone!

jennym · « **Reply #9 on:** July 14, 2005, 23:08:48 »

Quote from: Derekthefox on July 14, 2005, 20:00:39

aha, a grumbling post, great!

Lettuces springing away, coriander, chard, wonder why I ever bother trying to grow coriander.
Calabrese is doing the same, heads have only just appeared!

I have discovered that some coriander is grown because it makes a lot of seed and goes to seed quickly (which is what I had always grown) but now I have some called Cilantro which is grown more for the leaves. hopefully its not too late to try it.

Mothy · « **Reply #10 on:** July 14, 2005, 23:14:59 »

My lovingly cared for calabrese, netted, weeded ....... straight to seed!! :'(

redimp · « **Reply #11 on:** July 14, 2005, 23:23:23 »

Is it worth resowing if any of these go straight to seed?

Svea · « **Reply #12 on:** July 14, 2005, 23:35:15 »

well, though it's still hot for the forseeable future - the days are getting shorter. that should tell the plants something! or nothing, who knows.
will do another sowing of coriander together with a few other things.

busy_lizzie · « **Reply #13 on:** July 15, 2005, 00:35:21 »

I have been growing broccoli, Autumn Calabrese, and it is coming along nicely. The trouble is although they have got florets on now, I am not sure how big to let them grow. Last year my broccoli went straight to seed and I don't want it to happen again this year. How big do you think I should safely let them grow before picking them? :) busy_lizzie

tim · « **Reply #14 on:** July 15, 2005, 06:31:00 »

What variety? Headed or sprouting type?

Main thing is not to let the buds start to open.

And Cilantro - aka Coriander - that's what they've been telling us for years!!

Marianne · « **Reply #15 on:** July 15, 2005, 08:28:41 »

Looks as though I can join the queue ! ::) :P

Coriander starting to seed (but I am still eating it), as well as thyme, mint and other herbs. Hope it is OK to ingest the seeds.. ???

Charlotte Sometimes · « **Reply #16 on:** July 15, 2005, 11:53:39 »

Quote from: ALANG on July 14, 2005, 19:06:53

Mine too Tim :(...as we get older,one attempt is enough Eh?....Alan

Hee hee, I'm only 32, and after my spinach (predictably) bolted, I just couldn't be bothered to sow any more. Chard it is, then, and some salad leaves. ;D

I'm quite interested in this Cilantro variety of coriander. It is annoying the way it runs to seed so quickly, but then the seeds are what is used to make coriander powder (I think) so that would be desirable in some situations I guess. not for those of us who want the leaves though!

Mrs Ava · « **Reply #17 on:** July 15, 2005, 13:09:23 »

Two attempts at florence fennel, all to seed, have another batch just coming through now....third time lucky maybe?

Dill, all to seed, but the leaves it has on the stem I can use with my pickles.

Old Jack grows boltardy beetroot due to our lack of water, and guess what, the lot has bolted!

ellkebe · « **Reply #18 on:** July 15, 2005, 13:17:58 »

On the subject of Florence Fennel - mine are just starting to form bulbs and I'm holding my breath to see if they'll bolt. It' s the first time growing them (as with everything else) so I'm not entirely sure how they're supposed to develop. Any hints on how to stop bolting, and if it does happen, can I still use the bulbs if they've got to a reasonable size first? Oh, and should I be fencing them off/ netting them etc?

Thanks :)

ellkebe · « **Reply #19 on:** July 15, 2005, 13:19:23 »

Should have added good luck with the third batch EJ :)

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