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Title: what are you growing on your allotment or in your greenhouse this winter ?
Post by: jimtheworzel on November 10, 2011, 18:06:05
 ???
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Post by: Unwashed on November 10, 2011, 18:33:13
Leeks, lovely leeks.
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Post by: betula on November 10, 2011, 18:37:13
Garlic and onions.
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Post by: banksy on November 10, 2011, 18:37:31
Broad beans, peas, leeks, kale, cauliflower and cabbages  ;D

It's my first winter on the plot so really excited to see what will make it through to maturity.


Iain

Edit: oops forgot the onions and garlic  ::)
Title: Re: what are you growing on your allotment or in your greenhouse this winter ?
Post by: jimtheworzel on November 10, 2011, 18:56:07
SNAP Betula,  same as me winter onions and garlic
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Post by: luckycharlie on November 10, 2011, 19:00:30


   Onions,garlic,cabbage and broad beans (yes I know I said I would never grow them cos we all hate them,but I wanted to grow something !!! I am sure one of my neighbours will like them )

X Chas
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Post by: manicscousers on November 10, 2011, 19:23:10
last of the romanesco, some brussels, winter cabbage, swede, leeks...onions and garlic
inside, we have winter lettuce,clumps of spring onions, mooli radish, mixed oriental leaves,including pak choi and red mustard. I've some of the onions left over from our trial, lots of cuttings and some strawberry plants for Christmas presents, and I've put all of my herbs in that died in the thick snow last year. a few potatoes for Christmas, about 6" tall so I think it will be afterwards , if we get any  ;D
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Post by: Lottiman on November 10, 2011, 19:39:30
Sprouts,leeks,parsnips,spinach and garlic  :)
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Post by: galina on November 10, 2011, 19:48:57
Leeks, parsnips, kale, psb, collards, Babington leeks, shallots, garlic, lamb's lettuce, landcress, rocket and Witloof chicory for digging up and forcing indoors.  Under large cloches and greenhouse lettuce, broadleaf endive, black round Erfurter winter radish, mooli, winterhardy spring onion, turnip greens, red giant mustard, cress, celery and a couple of oriental vegetables, but my chinese cabbage is not good this year  :(. 
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Post by: grawrc on November 10, 2011, 19:59:31
Onions,garlic,shallots, leeks, cabbage, Brussels, Swiss chard, parsnips, broad beans, peas.
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Post by: cornykev on November 10, 2011, 21:01:43
Onions, shallots, kale, cabbages and parsnips.   ;D
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Post by: lottie lou on November 10, 2011, 21:56:29
onions, garlic, parsnips, sprouts, leeks, perpetual spinach, rainbow chard, jerusalem artichokes, collards.  In greenhouse waiting to harvest oca and ulluco.  Have lettuce and onions
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on November 10, 2011, 22:03:34
At the plot - leeks, Black Tuscany kale, swedes, sprouts, collards, spinach, Winter Density lettuce, chicory and some PSB for next year's cropping.

In the greenhouse.............the extra PSB I didn't have room for under the nets at the plot - just have to remember to water them  ::)!

Ninnyscrops
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Post by: pumkinlover on November 10, 2011, 22:16:06
Onions anf garlic in tubs, leeks.
Cabbage, brussels, kale, cauliflower
Winter density lettuce
going to try to overwinter the chillis this year :-\
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Post by: Digeroo on November 10, 2011, 22:42:46
PSB and sprouts.  Rainbow chard looking good.  Broad leaf cress. Cabbage, parsnips. Carrots, russioan kale. onions. Peas.  Mangetout.  Calebrese still producing, have fleeced some up on cold nights.

Some nasty creepy crawlie murdered my leeks. :( :(

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Post by: cambourne7 on November 10, 2011, 22:55:04
Apparently i have onions, leeks, cabbages, sprouts, carrots and parsnips although will believe them when i see them at the moment the african marigolds and some couch grass seam to have taken over.

Been laid up for last 2 weeks with a heavy cold, sinus infection and now a chest infection so can only catch glimpses of whats outside in between frequent trips to the loo :(
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Post by: Mrs Ava on November 10, 2011, 22:56:54
On the allotment, 3 varieties of cabbage, sprouts, kale, chard, spinach, perennial salad, spring onions, Japanese onions, garlic, shallots, leeks, parsnips, carrots, beets, swede, turnips.

In the conservatory I will be overwintering my chillis, habanero, super chilli and a purple one whose name escapes me.

In the greenhouse I will be overwintering my quail.  We have 23 of the beauties who aren't laying now but have moulted and have their gorgeous winter plumage.  Several of the thingy birds will be joining us for Christmas dinner.  :)
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Post by: pigeonseed on November 10, 2011, 23:00:08
Sorry to hear that Cambourne7

QuoteIn the greenhouse I will be overwintering my quail.
;D ;D

I've got 3 kinds of winter radish, mizuna, mibuna, purple sprouting brocolli, Romanesco, shallots, onions, spring onions, garlic, leeks, salsify, scorzonera, Jerusalem artichoke, broadbeans, peas, parsley, red chard, swiss chard.

I've got some vetches as green manure as well, but that might not count! (Well we could count couch grass as well...  :-\ :))
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Post by: cambourne7 on November 10, 2011, 23:02:55
thanks hon at least the husband and Harriet have not got it so there is good news :) upright today even cooked dinner although with all the pills i do rattle when i walk :)
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Post by: pigeonseed on November 12, 2011, 22:08:05
The worst thing is when all three of you get something so no one can really give sympathy to the ill one. Glad you're up and about!
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Post by: manicscousers on November 12, 2011, 22:18:39
forgot about my saffron crocus, still going but no flowers yet  :)
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Post by: lottie lou on November 12, 2011, 22:51:51
Mine were a no show
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Post by: Stopp on November 12, 2011, 23:33:46
My Saffron crocus is only just peeping through and so is my garlic, only trouble is I cant remember which is which as they are in tubs next to each other  ::)  Have to wait til they grow a little bigger perhaps  .......... silly me for not labeling .........  yet again  lol   :-[    Also growing onions, kale and cabbage. (not labeled but in different tubs)  ;)
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Post by: Ruth Rocket on November 13, 2011, 00:07:50
This is our first year, so enthusiastic and inexperienced.....

We have some onions, garlic, purplel sprouting broccoli, cabbages, winter lettuce, chard, mixed salad leaf, and a few experimental things in the greenhouse x
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Post by: Number Six on November 13, 2011, 16:48:26
Just leeks, garlic, cabbages and swedes. Sadly I had to trash a whole bed of brussel sprouts - all the sprouts had blown, probably due to over enthusiastic watering during the summer (but if there's another potential reason, I'm always grateful for advice!)
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Post by: Obelixx on November 13, 2011, 18:10:42
Having moved my greenhouse from a gravelled area at the back of the house to a new position which has more sun and light, I now have soil beds either side of the central path so have planted a few leftover seedlings of cavolo nero and winter leuttuce and two spare strawberry plants.  The rest of the soil space has been used to plunge pots of cuttings of rosemary, yew, sarcococca and small pots of rooted twisted willow.

I have no idea whether this will turn out to be a good idea or not but they all look happy so far, as do all the other less hardy plants such as amethyst salvia cuttings and agapanthu seedlings I have sheltering in there on high shelves.  We are still experiencing a drought - since mid March - and temperatures and light levels are ridiculously high for November so it hasn't been tested yet.
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Post by: the_snail on November 14, 2011, 11:10:03
Weeds  ;D

Just joking  :P

Winter onions. Brothers growing leeks. Rest I am going to manure some time soon.
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Post by: Obelixx on November 14, 2011, 12:37:17
Should have added that we have celeriac, cavolo nero, broccoli, purple kale, green cabbage, Savoy cabbage, red cabbage and fartichokes in the veggie plot and some beetroot and fennel which need harvesting soon. 

Gave up doing leeks, garlic and Japanese onions as the last 3 winters they have frozen to a mush.   

I'm finding purple kale extrememly tough, even the baby leaves, so won't be growing that again.  At the moment it's merely decorative and will end up on the compost heap in due course.    I just hope we get some cavolo nero before it gets frozen to death but we've been having a drought since mid March so it's growing very slowly.
Title: Re: what are you growing on your allotment or in your greenhouse this winter ?
Post by: pumkinlover on November 14, 2011, 12:50:15
Quote from: Number Six on November 13, 2011, 16:48:26
Just leeks, garlic, cabbages and swedes. Sadly I had to trash a whole bed of Brussels sprouts - all the sprouts had blown, probably due to over enthusiastic watering during the summer (but if there's another potential reason, I'm always grateful for advice!)

I do not know if water could have done that but I always thought sprouts had to firmend in well to prevent them blowing- even earthed up