Hellooooo
Consecutive planting
yes well the fellow allomenteers report that no matter when you trying to step the planting they all end up been ready at the same time any ideas on how to maybe help stagger the growing rates or just leave larger times between planting
carl
Whatever you do it'll be wrong. I speak from long experience!
Oversow & be prepared to waste some.
I have found that if you start off plants in trays or modules, and then plant half of them out, and leave the other half for about 4 weeks, it does help to stagger the harvest, this is OK for things like lettuce. For brassicas, I leave the second half a lot longer, say 8 weeks, but you need to have them in say 7 or 9cm pots or they get too restricted.
Things like peas are definitely OK to stagger the harvest if sown direct into the ground at 3-4 week intervals. Also check what the seed companies say about different varieties - for cabbage, you can get crops all year round by choosing the correct varieties.
Tomatoes, alas, do seem to ripen all at once!
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I was planning to get another lot of seeds sprouting once my initial seedlings are big enough to plant out. I thought that was consecutive planting.
I am doing this with lettuce and radish which seems safe according to the replies.
What about leeks and cucumbers?
Anna :)
I cannot comment on cucumbers, but for leeks, I find that the time to harvest is so long that successional planting is not helpful with leeks. What is important though is to ensure that you have the crops when you want them, leeks come in early, main and late varieties, I have all three planted in my allotment, so I will have leeks all through the autumn, winter and into spring. We like leeks !
I hope this is helpful :)
Derekthefox :D
It is difficult... I tried hard an and will have another go next year.
Salad stuff OK
I did manage to get a second crop of French Beans by growing very late in the greenhouse, these were lovely and tender.
Marrows and greenhouses don't mix ;D ::) I tried and they sure take over ..literally wall to wall, floor to eaves..when I eventually do try to clear it out I will have to take rations and a compass in with me...the sight just makes me laugh everytime I look in...its the growling and roaring from deep within thats daunting ;)
Derek
It was mainly everything as far as greens go i mastered the lettuce etc this yr but greens i didnt lol
Next yr will be my 1st Pea yr so that was good info for me, mm i could do with some more thoughts on the tomatoes mind as id like to plant some outside (ive looked at the seeds for outside varietys)
but one thing that will be on my list is "eight ball" or " one ball" cougette what a little beauty i was dissappointed that i got 2 out of 12 plants i think it was but my god theyve made up for it !! one plant i have had approx 45 and the second must be nearing the 25 mark !!! if they where gold id be rich !!!
thanks for the info
carl