Topic: Whats your state of play so far

[Gadget]

feel like a complete and utter slacker now! well done that is mightily impressive :)

[landimad]

Apologies to one and all on here, :-[
I meant to say this is what I have sown so far and not what has been planted.
Getting ahead of myself and Saddad will know that I tend to work in the dark a lot.
It would be nice to get all this lot in now and not wait. But the trouble is that plants like humans need time to grow.
Got to be more patient.

[Robert_Brenchley]

I planted out my first peas today.

[Jeannine]

State of Play!!

We have rain..again.. so far almost constantly for several months.

We have wild ducks swimming on the lotties and we are ankle deep in mud on the paths. I could seriously float a canoe on the grass land adjacent to our plots.

John b ought his first pair of wellies last week to be able to get in and move some timbers from one plot to another as we have moved to a double plot.

The only bit I can garden is the waist high disabled bed which we also have,  and the greenhouse whci is on higher ground.

So, rain has stopped play here in BC folks,roll on summer.

XX Jeannine

[cornykev]

In the last few days leeks,parsnip and sweetcorn are up
Transplanted cucs and tigerella's into bigger pots and put them outside in the small greenhouse
Continue to water rhubarb and is nearly ready for the first pick
One of my competition spuds has just made headway above ground
Strawberrys are nearly all flowered up
 8)

[chriscross1966]

Spuds went in today bu the microtubers will be growing in pots a while before I transplant them.  ll maincrop onions are in as are all the early peas and the broad beans.....all the toms, peppers, chillis and aubergines are in 15-drop modules in the cold frames.... lost a tray of celeriac to dehydration but have others.... parsnips are up in their toilet-roll enhanced modules.. beetroots and pickling onions in modules outdoors assorted stuff like leeks coming through the props now , the assorted mainline beans start in there soon...

 Tomorrow it's on with building the greenhouse....

chrisc

[Gadget]

Saturday was a great day, had mini helpers who sowed fennel, leeks, beetroots, more onions and lettuce, however, after they had tsunami the rows I suspect that I may have a few seeds left   :) not to worry can always buy seeds but getting the kids out in the sunshine is priceless, and not a moan between them....which may be on account of the oh bribing them with the most expensive milkshakes in the world. ;D

Sunday, spent 2 hours digging allotment, very nearly dug over completely....shed still not up   :-\ mojito party now on hold.. ;)

Broad beans, runner beans and sweet peas very happy podding along in their modules and a few more seeds to get out there too..

[cornykev]

Sweetcorn planted out
Peas have been up a week
French beans are up
Runners planted out
Carrots getting fluffy
Strawberrys are growing bigger everyday
Sunflowers are about 8 inches high
Beetroot coming along nicely
Romanscu transplated out
Spuds are flying
Had first picking of Rhubarb
Tommies need potting on
Cucumbers left out in the garden now
Onions starting to baulk up
 ;D ;D ;D

[sueedge]

Im lucky to live in the South and have had constant sunshine for nearly a month - however downside is that the ground is super dry and it takes a lifetime to water everyday!

State of play here is: beans, peas and broadbeans have been planted out for about 2 weeks. Cucumber and Squash planted in growbags in greenhouse, courgettes planted out yesterday, potatoes are up, asparagus is up but its only my first year so I cant cut it :(, carrots are fluffy, onions ok but not great, cauliflower is planted out but on a bit of a go slow as I guess its a bit early for it, leeks about 1" high and cut flowers are about 2" or so high.   today sowed parnsips (they never grow so no idea what Im doing wrong - any suggestions most welcome), cabbage and beetroot. 
This is my first year so I have lots to learn.

[Crystalmoon]

New strawberry bed coming on nicely & old strawbs full of flowers. Goosberry & red currant covered in tiny fruits. Raspberries doing ok valiently withstanding mad winds here in kent. Blueberry covered in flowers. Blackcurrants covered in flowers after harsh pruning last autumn.
Weather had better not bother having a frost ::)

Leeks growing nicely in seed bed. Turnips have been thinned & are going well.
Artichokes & spuds all above ground now by a few inches.
lots of salad leaves ready to pick & also 1st radish ready to eat. Icebergs starting to grow well too.
Mispoona going well.
Comfrey roomping away - got massive this year :o
Parsnip bed had to resown after fox used it twice to bury his kills....Yuk!
Beetroots not doing well but have resown.
3 courgettes doing well at home.
1 Boston winter squash just coming through soil at home....got another 15 squash of various types sown
Really happy with my prgress sofar but watering is almost a full time job at the mo as no rain for what seems like forever & clay sooooooooo dry

[cornykev]

Strawberry's finished  :'(
Peas ready any day now
French and runner beans have just started harvesting
Still harvesting my first line of Rockets
Harvesting cabbages
Sweetcorn seedy bits started to show
Carrots a plenty
Parsnips looking healthy
Harvesting beetroot
Winter onions and shallots finished
Transplanting cabbages
Transplanted mint growing well
Rhubarb died away to nothing
Raspberry's still a coming
Lettuce bolted
Leeks not growing
Pak choi eaten
Hamburg parsley doing well
Sunflowers over six feet tall
Poppys and marigolds everywhere
 ;D ;D ;D

[Crystalmoon]

My strawberries, goosberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants all picked & finished now, still some raspberries & blueberries though ;)
Just about to harvest last of turnips - have just sown some more but want a few weeks turnip free as Ive eaten loads this year  ;D
Harvesting beetroot - will sow some more soon
Harvested oriental salads but still got lots of cos to go - have sown more
Radish all eaten, will sow more in afew weeks
Eaten all of first rocket sowings but got some more on the way.
Mispoona is on its last legs but should get a few more meals from it
Leeks doing well.
Swede just sown & seedlings from 2 weeks ago through.
Spring onions just been sown.
Plan to sow a late kale variety called Hungry Gap & late cabbages in seed trays next week,plan to plant out once potatoes lifted.
Spuds - got charlottes, kestral & pink fir apples but havent dug any up yet as i planted late.
Artichokes coming on nicely.
Comfrey cut & in water butt for autumn/winter crops
Tomatoes doing ok, grown from seed for first time this year & they are abit slow to get going
Squash plants just starting to really get going - planted out late this year & have had very mixed results from new seeds Im trying for the first time, took forever to germinate. Worried I wont have a winter supply of butternuts this year :-\    Even courgettes were very slow to get going & are just flowering. That will teach me to buy posh seeds, the Wilkinson ones I usually use never give me these problems!
Got lots of seeds to pop in during August/September as gaps appear.

 

[Gadget]

gooseberries picked and sitting nicely in vodka and sugar  8)
beetroots are being harvested
Broadbeans nearly all gone  :-\
Lettuce still going strong, a few bolted numbers
runner beans beginning to show signs of baby runners
sweatpea are blooming
courgettes are having a great party to themselves
butternut squash coming along as is the celeriac, bolotti beans, carrots and cabbages...also one pumpkin plant ready to be transplanted.
cucumbers and tomatoes are flowering
onions, shallots and garlic are happy.
Herb garden unrecognisable, but is being picked  ;D