Topic: Wahay ! my seeds have arrived

[Beer_Belly]

This is the list of what I'm growing this year (plus I also have some seeds left from last year that I'll also plant) Spuds arrive in the first week of March.

Aubergines Halflange Violette  
Bieten Egyptische platronde  (beetroot)
Bieten Detroit 2 Vuurkogel (beetroot)
Witlof Flash F1
Broccoli Fiesta F1
Komkommer Pepinex F1 (cucumber)
Bloemkool All the year round (cauliflower)
Courgette Long green Bush
Winterkool Winterduke F1 (cabbage)
Spruitkool Roodnerf (sprouts)
Uien N-Hollandse strogele (onions)
Uien N-Hollandse bloedrode (onions)
Koolrapen Hollandse roodkop (turnip)
Suikermais Tasty Sweet F1 (sweetcorn)
Watermeloen Sugar Baby (watermelon)
Paprika Westlandse Grote Zoete (pepper)
Pompoenen Atlantic Giant (pumpkin)
Prei Bulgarse reuzen Lincoln (leek)
Rapen Goudbal (swede)
Schorseneren Nietschieters Enorma
Bleekselderij Goudgele (Celery)
Wortelen Amsterdamse bak Maxi (carrots)
Wortelen Berlikumer Winter (carrots)
Wortelen Flakkese (carrots)
Stoksnijbonen Hunter (broadbeans)
Tuinbonen Driemaal wit (runnerbeans)
Doperwten Cash (peas)
Spinazie Amsterdams Reuzenblad (spinach)

I just need to figure out my crop rotation plan

-B_B-

[Tenuse]

Can you grow watermelons outside, or are they in a greenhouse?

Ten x

ps So far I am growing - potatoes and onions! There is no ground ready for anything else yet!

[Beer_Belly]

I've got a glass topped open sided structure that I'm going to attempt them under - I'll try anything once.

Beers,
    -B_B-

[Doris_Pinks]

I grew a watermelon in my unheated greenhouse 2 years ago, the one fruit it produced tasted great!! ;D  (drank gallons of water tho!)
Well done BB, you are going to be busy with that lot in the spring! Which reminds me I must get my seed packets out agin and look at them! DP  

[Muddy_Boots]

Wow!  What a list, I'm well impressed ::)

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  Good luck BB ;D

[ina]

Hi Beer Belly,
Lots of familiar stuff there. I grew many of the same things.

One thing, you mixed up the names of the runner beans and broad beans. It may just be a simple error but just in case; snijbonen are runner beans and tuinbonen are broad beans. I don't know how good your Dutch is and I don't mean to nit-pick but to make sure that you don't sow the wrong thing at the wrong time and place.

I did the westlandse zoete capsicum in the greenhouse, very good, I left some to get red, worked well but the skin got a bit though. No problem if you put them on the flame and peel the skin. Really nice and sweet too.

For next year I have some suggestions for you. A great green bean (climber) that also freezes well is Rakker. Groenlof, a nice, late leaf veggie that you can plant out after the broad beans are finished. Swiss chard  'Lucullus', also a nice green leaf veggie that can grow late summer after other things have been taken out.

I would like to hear from you how the spinach 'Amsterdam reuzeblad' does for you, I have not had much luck with spinach.

Wonderful list BB! Bet you can't wait. All the best.

[cleo]

Watermelons can be a bit tricky,but SugarBaby should be OK under glass or plastic.

Good old witloof-today I set the last of the harvest off to force.

Not sure quite what is meant by paprika but a tip for anyone growing varieties for drying and using as `paprika`-they need a long growing season to get fully ripe so get them set off soon.

Stephan,

[ina]

Hi Stephan. Paprika is just the Dutch name for capsicum or sweet pepper (or bell pepper in the U.S.). Confusing, because the English word paprika means the mild red spice made from sweet peppers.