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Title: What can we plant now?
Post by: Mouseski on June 26, 2007, 18:37:10
We have lost half of the allotment (Bye bye potatoes, beans, toms, peas and top soil!) in the flooding. :'(

The allotment is popping back up above water now.

If we should get the soil back to any kind of useful quality is there anything we could plant now? My grand plan for the year has been turned upside down! Confusion reigns (or should that be rains under the circumstances).

Any suggestions folks? :)
Title: Re: What can we plant now?
Post by: Mrs Ava on June 26, 2007, 18:47:42
I am still sowing all salad produce - leaves and roots, peas, kohl rabi, french beans, turnips, carrots, spinach, oriental greens, mooli, sweetcorn and squashes.  All these can be sown directly and will get away quickly. 
Title: Re: What can we plant now?
Post by: caroline7758 on June 26, 2007, 22:38:01
That's encouraging, EJ. You are a lot further south, of course, but anything's worth a try. I'm near you, Mouseki and although we haven't been flooded I think I'm going to have to start again with some things.
Title: Re: What can we plant now?
Post by: manicscousers on June 28, 2007, 20:18:19
the garden cenrtes and nurseries may still have some plants..best of luck, hope we get a scorching july, august and september, think we all deserve it  :)
Title: Re: What can we plant now?
Post by: cornykev on June 29, 2007, 18:02:20
Don't hold your breath Scousers.  ??? :-X ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: What can we plant now?
Post by: Mouseski on July 02, 2007, 17:49:58
Cheers folks, hoping for a long summer to give new beans a chance!