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Columbus · « **on:** January 01, 2007, 20:17:40 »

... (As well as all the usual winter veg) ....

radish :)

Planted outdoors at the end of October (I think)

plump, red, round and perfect.

Is that unusual?

Col

manicscousers · « **Reply #1 on:** January 01, 2007, 20:19:13 »

no slug damage ?, I'm amazed :)

kt. · « **Reply #2 on:** January 01, 2007, 20:42:10 »

I harvested some leeks today. First year grown I've grown 'em. When cooked, a little grit was inside. Reckon this came from the soil dropping between the leaves when transplanted. Wont transplant next yr. :(

Columbus · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2007, 21:59:04 »

Hi Scousers,

No slug damage at all, they are at their best grown fast and eaten young. I guess its cold for slugs and warm for radish. In the spring the slugs get the upper hand (or foot :) )

Col

Mrs Ava · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2007, 22:42:12 »

I have winter radish - the chunky mooi, but the sluggies scoffed all of my regular little round radish. :(

KT, if you earth your leeks up to blanch the stem you can end up with mud in the leaf joints. Cooks slice lengthways down to the top of the white so they can really wash throroughly.

kt. · « **Reply #5 on:** January 01, 2007, 22:57:22 »

Thanks for the tip. Will do as I still have some in the ground.

Merry Tiller · « **Reply #6 on:** January 02, 2007, 17:08:02 »

Finally got round to dismantling the runner bean frame today and there, nestled in amongst the old dry haulms I found a perfect Marina di Chioggia, no frost damage, and fully ripe.
Don't often harvest pumpkins in January. 8)

Curryandchips · « **Reply #7 on:** January 02, 2007, 17:15:21 »

What a lovely New Year find ...

Hyacinth · « **Reply #8 on:** January 02, 2007, 17:24:51 »

I dug up my remaining carrots this morning. After near-failure earlier on in the year with Early Nantes, the Autumn King & Supreme Chantenay did their stuff & it's been a bumper year. Last 7lbs now scrubbed and prepared & frozen. I'm well pleased 8)

Gillian · « **Reply #9 on:** January 02, 2007, 17:37:19 »

I'm harvesting leeks, spinach and some herbs - waiting for the broccoli to start!

manicscousers · « **Reply #10 on:** January 02, 2007, 17:54:54 »

we've got leeks, parsley, chinese leaves, mizuna and red mustard, everything else has gone :(

Biscombe · « **Reply #11 on:** January 02, 2007, 18:16:44 »

In my Spanish plot Im eating Chillis & Peppers from the greenhouse (though not many) baby leaf salad (polytunnels) carrots, last of the leeks, chard kale still eating spuds harvested for crimbo dinner roll on spring!! a few peas eaten like sweets! not enough for dinner! roll on spring!!

Larkspur · « **Reply #12 on:** January 02, 2007, 18:41:55 »

Just January King cabbage and some herbs now. Waiting for the purple sprouting, one of the highlights of the year :D

saddad · « **Reply #13 on:** January 02, 2007, 19:31:58 »

We have winter radish, (Black Spanish round) a few cheeky swede we sowed really late and some still small carrots from a late sept sowing... we have salad leaves in the greenhouse and cabbage including Minicole!!! But my favourite at the moment is the Chicory (sugar loaf) Endive and Radicchio (?) which have made some great salads over the holiday! Leeks of course and Sprouts red and green, Purple cape Cauli and Sprouting Broccoli to come...
Chrysanthemum greens in the frame and some pakchoi but it looks more like lace! Some perpetual Spinach beet and Chard still cropping as well.

::)

Hyacinth · « **Reply #14 on:** January 02, 2007, 19:55:35 »

My chard is still cropping too & the stems not gone woody yet & the psb is set to be really early if the winter continues mild, here in the midlands.

Merry Tiller · « **Reply #15 on:** January 02, 2007, 21:21:37 »

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Waiting for the purple sprouting, one of the highlights of the year

Agreed, second only to the tomato crop imho

Froglegs · « **Reply #16 on:** January 03, 2007, 11:32:03 »

I got snips,January King(some of which are starting to blow :'() Tundra,Autumn King carrots(that seem on the small side this year)Monstruoso de Carentan and Atlanta leeks, a few Montgomery sprouts,Salsify(from saved seed i let flower in my garden at home)and Jerusalem Artichoke(for the 1st time ).Waiting on me purple sprouting and me winter cauli(if i get there 1st only had 3 out of 12,the rest the cauliflower fairy tookin the dead of the night, hope they choke!!). ;D

daisymay · « **Reply #17 on:** January 03, 2007, 15:52:03 »

We are still eating a lot of our own veg. had a lovely roast on new years day with our own:

leeks
potatoes
butternut squash
parsnips
sprout tops - how lovely are they - thinking of growing loads more sprouts next year just for the tops!

very proud....... ;D

manicscousers · « **Reply #18 on:** January 03, 2007, 15:55:34 »

just had soup, carrots, leeks, onions, garlic, chilli, all our own, good for my cold ;D

Hyacinth · « **Reply #19 on:** January 03, 2007, 16:35:09 »

Quote from: daisymay on January 03, 2007, 15:52:03

sprout tops - how lovely are they - thinking of growing loads more sprouts next year just for the tops!

This has been my first year growing sprouts (why?) :o and had some first-time failures. Didn't stake them or stamp them down hard/regularly enough and about 3 plants were flattened. So I cut them down to just about ground level & left them. But now I see that they are all producing really tender leaves. Between the 3 plants there's going to be enough for a meal for 2 in a few days. Great! Oh and the remaining plants produced loads of nice sprouts. One sprout top left for Sunday 8)

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