Growing a winter garden

[Jeannine]

Yes..

Where they late though, I was genuinely asking as I truly don't know if I did it wrong. I just presumed I had when I read your post.

XX Jeannine

[Jeannine]

[manicscousers]

I don't think so, we sow our leeks in march, we transplanted them  in june  :)

[Jeannine]

Oh thank you, I was  too  early , fingers crossed they wil be OK then XX Jeannine

[1066]

I've only just planted out my leeks (where the spuds had been growing), and still have another 2 pots of them to do this weekend.
I'm going to start the next batch of sowing next week onwards. A few bits every few days. I need to clear some more ground for the salads 1st though ( I had a splurge and got some lovely seeds from Baker Creek  :-X  ;)  :) )

Busy time of year eh!!

1066  :)

[1066]

Sorry I meant to ask Manics about the french beans - what variety are you growing and will they be under cover / in greenhouse or poly tunnel?

Thanks  :)

[calendula]

I am adding Kintsai (chinese celery) to my winter growing - apparently quite winter hardy so will grow outdoors and some in greenhouse - just sown it but it is a first for me so don't know what to expect  :)

[1066]

I have some Kintsai too - thanks for reminding me Calendula!!

[Digeroo]

I grow broad leaved cress it provides a good source of green all winter.  Has large leaves about four inches long, taste like normal cress.

[manicscousers]

Sorry I meant to ask Manics about the french beans - what variety are you growing and will they be under cover / in greenhouse or poly tunnel?

Thanks  :)

ours are just labelled dwarf french beans, they are now planted in half an early potato bed, outside, hopefully, we will have a good august/september  ;D

[Digeroo]

Someone gave me some Aquilon a couple of years ago and I planted them mid July and they were brilliant.   Last year I planted Safari after onions, it was the end of an old packet that had never done well, and they were brilliant too, had loads.

[Nikita]

I have decided i am now going to plant a few things now and see how they do.  I had been thinking this for a while, what have i got to lose just a few seeds and trust me and i can spare them.

Now after seeing this thread i have made my mind up.  I have just planted a few beans just purple queen ones and will be sowing some carrots in the next week or so. 

Fingers crossed for a mild winter as i am sure i will plant a few more things. ;)

[1066]

thanks for the replies - I have some Safari and Aquilon so will give a few a go and see what happens  :)

[Jeannine]

Safai is one of my faourites and I can't get them here, I was kindly sent some and then given an area for growing seeds to share with the lottie members, I chose the Safari as it was something new to them and gave me a place to multiply seeds for myself at the same time. No one has heard of them, they went out 2 days ago after being germinated inside and potted on.

You know thet are described as not being really high for productivity but I have never found that.Maybe they are thinking weight rather than number of pods.

Good choice

XX Jeannine

[1066]

I've only really been growing beans properly (i.e. on my allotment) for 3 years, and Safari is one of my staple crops. Love the taste and find it produces lots of lovely small stringless beans. I've marked a plant out for seed saving, so if you need anymore Jeannine just let me know  :)

[manicscousers]

just about to sow some red cos lettuce, I'm trying my own peat free potting compost (spent mushroom, council soil and sand, seived against normal mp compost  ;D

[manicscousers]

just sowed some greyhound cabbages to overwinter, old seeds and it says sow august for overwinter, nothing to lose  ;D

[1066]

well had a right busy day yesterday and sowed LOADS of bits for winter - salads, oriental veg, more beetroot, cabbages, chard etc. Still carrots and radish to sow direct tomorrow  :) and a few more salads to sow in September

[Jeannine]

Thanks 1066, I think I wll be fine but will file the offer XX Jeannine

[Nikita77]

Very excited about my winter growing, going to try my luck with a few things.  Bought some peas to sow over the next couple of weeks a very hardy variety.  have just sown some squash and pumpkin seeds in the seed house to transport to the allotment.  Got some cabbages and broccoli, salad bits and some carrots.  Want to do some potatos for crimbo but where am i able to get some from?  Can anyone help please?

Hopefully get really cold it's the deer i'm fighting off more than anything.  Must get my fence posts and get the fence up.

[Jeannine]

Nikita, where are you?  I was about to tell you that your squash won't make it, then saw the deer mentioned..

XX Jeannine