Topic: Sowing today?

[Paulines7]

I planted out my broadbeans which had got taller and taller in their jiffy7's.  Some were over a foot tall!  There is talk of a frost tomorrow night so I will have to get the fleece out.

Toms, aubs, cues and peppers are all looking well on the working surface in my utility room.

I sowed some courgette seeds way too early last month and although the plants are only about 7 inches long, there are flower buds appearing.  I will probably transfer them to a pot in the greenhouse and will hopefully have some early ones.
 ;D ;D

[1066]

Planted the British Queen.

What did she have to say about that  ;)  BTW what is it?

I started some lettuce off indoors - cos, endive, butterhead, mizuna  :)

[manicscousers]

sowed banana shallots and some romanesco broccoli  ;D

[Mortality]

Planted out seed potatoes in the grow bags and the only pea plant that germinated from the first batch.

[cornykev]

DON'T MANIC, DON'T MANIC, my celeriacs started to come up.   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[manicscousers]

yaaaay, congratulations..mine are getting transplanted on wednesday  ;D

[saddad]

Planted the British Queen.

What did she have to say about that  ;)  BTW what is it?

I started some lettuce off indoors - cos, endive, butterhead, mizuna  :)

British Queen is a potato...

[plot51A]

DON'T MANIC, DON'T MANIC, my celeriacs started to come up.   ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

So's mine! (seed courtesy of Manics) They are so miniscule I can't imagine them ever getting big enough to transplant  ;D

[cornykev]

Yes mine are tiny as well.  ;D ;D ;D

[GlentoranMark]

1/2 bed of garlic and a row of carrots.

[Ninnyscrops.]

Datura - stubborn whatsit seed, for me anyway  >:(

Ninny

[Robert_Brenchley]

Carlin Pea, Latvian Pea, Salmon-Flowered Pea and Hatif d'Annonay, all in pots which will sit on my windowsill till they get their heads up.

[pookienoodle]

Carlin Pea, Latvian Pea, Salmon-Flowered Pea and Hatif d'Annonay, all in pots which will sit on my windowsill till they get their heads up.

where did you buy your carlin peas please?
As a northern girl now living in South Wales I really miss black peas and would love to grow some.

[mormor]

I was out on the plot yesterday (in Denmark) and it was still covered with snow and frozen underneath. Some animals had eaten my six new tulip bulbs, which were sprouting last week. So I enjoy reading that some people can actually get into the earth. I guess I will start sowing things in pots indoors in a week or two?

[1066]

I sowed some Hot Thai chillies (great result from last years crop) and some more Lemon Drop Chillies the 1st batch of which didn't germinate  :-\

Will try and get to do some herbs indoors ater this week  :)

[Robert_Brenchley]

where did you buy your carlin peas please?
As a northern girl now living in South Wales I really miss black peas and would love to grow some.

I didn't, I got them in a swap. I should have some spare after the growing season, as I'm growing them for seed this year.

[pookienoodle]

where did you buy your carlin peas please?
As a northern girl now living in South Wales I really miss black peas and would love to grow some.

I didn't, I got them in a swap. I should have some spare after the growing season, as I'm growing them for seed this year.

O.K thanks,
I thought I hadn't spotted any in the catalogues,can't even buy the peas themselves in Wales.

[mark_h]

Planted Broad Bean - Express,Onion - Setton, Garlic - Solent Wight and Marco.   Within the next week the 1st and 2nd Early potatos will go in along with some peas.

[Digeroo]

where did you buy your carlin peas please

What is the difference between black peas and grey peas?  Thought Grey peas appears to be spotted yellow.

[Robert_Brenchley]

'Grey' peas are the old medieval field peas, or varieties which look like them anyway. They tend to have brown speckled seeds. I'm not sure why Carlin Pea is known as the 'black pea'. It's an odd-looking pea by modern standards, mottled brown and looking like a slightly collapsed football.