I need some inspiration now that my lottie is getting bigger by the day. What have you all got growing that I can still grow from seed and get in? Anything other than the usual??? I'm sure we would all like to know.
Thought I was limited by the space on my windowsill at home but have just realised there is absolutely loads of room on my very sunny office windowsill but I haven't ordered any additional seeds and the garden centres all sell really dull things around here.
All advice gratefully received ;D
My first year so might all seem dull to you but have just acquired seeds of:
courgettes, aubergines, leek, swede, carrot, lettuce, radishes, parsnips and broad beans.
I'm really pleased to see hte variety in planting times - 1 guy (who knows what he's doing) hasn't planted anything yet, so I'm not stressing. Course, he could have loads of seeds on the go - OMG I need to get going!! SG
not very exciting but in the ground i have...
radish
turnip
beetroot
spinach beet
kale
peas
broad beans.
(as well as potatoes, onions, shallots, garlic and chives)
in outside plastic growhouse
purple sprouting brocolli
calabrese
brussels sprouts
little gem lettuce
sweet peas
leeks
basil
on windowsills
tomatoes
celeriac
chillies
sunflowers
parsley
marigolds
stocks
still to sow
runner beans
french beans (borlotti)
sweetcorn
mixed lettuce leaves
outdoor cucumber
squashes (to be decided)
courgettes
romanesco
carrots
coriander
rocket
spring onions
spring cabbage
nothing unusual but then i'm fairly new to this..
Legless !!!! My gawd what a list! You'll send the rest of us into a tizzy now :)
There's loads of time tho so I'm not stressing. I'm sowing (when I get round to it - Maybe beginning of May - some unusual squashes for myself and for the in bloom allotment where I help out as we get visitors there and we like to show them some unusual vegggies. We had some old winter cabbages which we ate but we kept the roots and stalks and planted them in rows upside down, and labelled them "Australian Cabbages". Honestly, some people were fooled ;D
Parmex carrots seem quite unusual to me, oh and Romanesco brocolli. Purple podded climbing french beans, borlotti beans are lovely to look at and eat.
Courgette "Sunburst" also pretty and fab to eat :)
In the ground:
Garlic (you could probably still get some in)
Onions from seed
Onions from sets (probably not too late for these either!)
Shallots
Rocket spuds under fleece (planted way back in Feb!!! Hoping to harvest soon!)
Concorde, Red Duke of York and Home Guard spuds
Broad Beans - being mauled by slugs >:(
Peas - mauled too, and not very good germination
At home:
Toms in various stages. Start em in the airing cupboard, then go to windowsill, then to mini greenhouse, then plan to toughen them up soon and get them outside.
1 tray of sweetcorn - far too early, but I will learn for next year
5 cucumbers
strawbs in a growbag
cut and come again lettuce in a growbag
sweet peas
leeks
A tray of onions sown way back in Feb - must be ready to go out now!
Just sown:
More leeks
Cabbages, brussells, and PS broccoli
a few courgettes (only having a couple of plants)
Pumpkins
More toms
Some chillis
A few yellow peppers
Celeriac
Still to sow/plant
Cauli
Loads of french beans dwarf and climbing, green and yellow
More pumpkins
More toms
More sweetcorn
Second early spuds - International kidney - Yum!
Maincrop spuds
First full year of growing - happy happy me ;D ;D ;D
Let's see if I can remember...
In the ground:
Overwintering broadies, and spring-sown broadies
spuds
shallots
early and late garlic
carrots
parsnip
radish
rocket
pickling onions
In the mini greenhouse
red onions
two types of leeks
more pickling onions
brussels sprouts (green and red)
Black kale
chard
on the window sills
six types of tomatoes
two types of sweet pepper
five types of chillis
seven types of peas
three of french beans
various salady things
five types of basil
italian parsley
Still to sow
sweetcorn
more salads
beetroot (I only remembered to order it yesterday!)
more herbs
so far in ground I have pototoes , shallots & red onions .
got seeds sprouting in house waiting for the weather to dry out a bit .
gound very wet at moment so sowing is on hold
mags
this is my two' penneth
In the ground
Shallots(In since Feb but just bought some more)
Red onion
Onion
Potatoes
Garlic
Over wintering Onions
Broad Beans
Parsnips
Kohl Rabi
Cabbage
Spring onions
Chard
Perpetual Spinach
I don't think it is too late for any of the above except the overwintering onions obviously!
In Mini Greenhouse
Celeriac
Leeks 3 types
chives
Garlic Chives
Peppers
Chillis
Toms
Makes you head spin with how much we are all growing, I don't know where I am going to fit it all!.
Very comprehensive JC You'll have no need to buy any veg for the year if all goes well :)
I have onions, a sprig of parsley, bit of comfrey - squashed as OH put shed on it.
Mixed lettuces, radishes, spuds, rhubarb sticking up through path. Four pea plants, oh and some broad bean plants which are still by the shed door where some kind person donated them yesterday
Not much but I am optimistic ;D
Bug@@r Wardy I'd Forgot the Rhubarb, comfrey, gooseberries, Raspberries and currants, thanks for remining me! ??? ::)
on the plot
rhubarb, asparagus,straubs, white and red onion,shallots,broad beans, beetroot, carrots, calabrese, spuds.
in the house
aubs, peppers, chillis, peas and mange tout chitting on wet kitchen roll (how long do thye take)
in the green house
toms(about 4 varieties), yellow and green courgettes, squash,celery, coriander, french climbing beans and dwarf beans (yellow and green), sweetcorn, cues, sprouts, greyhound cabbage, basil and sunflowers. I think that is it.
The lettuce and some other bits are at my sisters.
Only things actually in the ground at the moment are; shallots, onions, radish, dwarf beans, broad beans, carrots, sweet-peas and a few other bulb type flowers, early spuds and peas. This weekend will see a few others.
My peas came through today! Second sowing after first lot failed! Also have, garlic, onions, spring onions, potatoes, parsnips (not through yet) and lettuce. Planning to start squash, pumpkin, beans, courgettes this weekend.
Oh yes - also...
two rhubarb crowns
loads of strawberry plants
two apple trees
a few raspberry canes
bronze fennel
four types of sage (green, purple, two colour, three colour)
rosemary
apple mint
spear mint
In Sussex allotment:
Potatoes:
international kidney,
amandine,
anya,
yukon gold
Onions: red baron
Shallots: jermor, longor, red sun
Swiss chard: bright lights
Raspberry canes (6)
strawberries - loads.
4 rhubarb crowns
Broad beans - aquadulce
Peas - early onward
Sweetcorn - golden sword - under cloches.
Carrots - nantes- under fleece cloche
Beetroot - under poly cloche
Brussel sprouts
Greyhound cabbage
Still to be planted out:
Wok broccoli
chitting verity potatoes
chitting pink fir apple potatoes
pumpkin
Germinating:
purple sprouting
italian sprouting
To be sown:
savoy cabbage
In South facing Sussex garden:
In a tub: CCA Salad
In tubs: international kidney potatoes (doing well)
In unheated south facing greenhouse:
Peppers (red dwarf ones)
Tomatoes: santa F1, totem, gardeners delight.
And I thought I wasn't growing very much....
just making this list has cheered me up!
Might as well get in on this too.....
In the ground: potatoes, onion and red onion, cabbage, cauliflower, garlic and sage.
Going in tomorrow: carrots, spring onion, lettuce seedlings, chervil seedlings, radish, turnips and rosemary, dill and marigold plants.
I'm not planting out marigolds yet as too cold. The calendula can wait a bit but the French marigolds I'll leave til the end of May.
in the ground: garlic, shallots, broad beans, petit pois and mange tout, brussels, cabbage, cima di rapa, broccoli, asparagus.
greenhouse:toms, peppers, chillies, cape gooseberries.
in progress:celery, celeriac, leeks, onions, peas, beans, melons, cucumber, squashes.
still to sow:chick peas, more peas and beans, beetroot and plus many more i've forgotten!