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My allotment is now starting to look bare.

any suggestions on what to plant now to make it look fuller
towards Autumn and winter.

Leeks if you can get plants

Jap onions

Winter Cabbage///Kale  Plants

Let me refer you to a thread that made a similar query;

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,53908.0.html

Its a bit early for Jap onions, mine normaly go in the second weekend of Oct, weather permitting.    ???     ;D ;D ;D

Quote from: cornykev on July 29, 2009, 14:59:13
Its a bit early for Jap onions, mine normaly go in the second weekend of Oct, weather permitting.    ???     ;D ;D ;D

Won,t Be long and you need the ground prepared  ;D

Very true, I'll have to get more spuds out the ground to make space in time, I still have earlies to dig let alone the Kestrels and main.      ;D ;D ;D

Come on Man pull yer finger out  soon be winter looks like its autumn out there already  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I just can't eat them quick enough, I have spuds coming out of my ears, :o  sorted out dinner tonight it's new potatoes with jacket potato, chips and roasties.     :P       ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Same here its true to say  its hard to get through um Just hope slugs don't get um first now Its turning WET  ???

beetroot

it is a hero plant

they are easy to sow rapidly germinates and they are producing food within weeks - the leaves and stalks are great in a salad and give em six weeks and you can start harvesting the roots which can make it well into the frosty season

it amazes me how many people dont even consider growing it

dax

Quote from: daxzen on July 29, 2009, 15:27:37
beetroot

it is a hero plant

they are easy to sow rapidly germinates and they are producing food within weeks - the leaves and stalks are great in a salad and give em six weeks and you can start harvesting the roots which can make it well into the frosty season

it amazes me how many people dont even consider growing it

dax


:D ;) :)

We Grow Loads

No rain here yet today,  :-X  right I'm off to finish clearing out my shed.  ;D ;D ;D

 :o....No Rain its Been Raining since i got up Hammering down In Gloucester  :o

Quote from: cornykev on July 29, 2009, 15:13:49
I have spuds coming out of my ears, :o 

I reckon you should see a doctor about that Kev, it sounds nasty  :D

I went to the doctor because it was hard to hear anything with them in there, he said name the symptons, I replied, Bart, Homer, Marge.   ;D :P
What did I say about rain, I was just putting the last things in the shed and down it came, no lottie this afternoon.
Sorry Garrdentg for taking over your thread, I put some Durham early seeds direct last week and there up all ready and some more beetroot or spring onions wouldn't hurt.     ;D ;D ;D

I put some Ambassador peas in and some more beetroot and a few lettuce.We are fighting for room to put stuff. As soon as one things out anothers in.

I've just sown some Broccoli raab which can apparently be sown July/August for harvest 40 days later.  Never had it before but hoping it will fill the gaps :0)

Quote from: cornykev on July 29, 2009, 16:49:50
I went to the doctor because it was hard to hear anything with them in there, he said name the symptons, I replied, Bart, Homer, Marge.   ;D :P

Noooooooooo

Anyway back on thread how about some oriental veg like pak choi or chinese cabbages and if you like it you can still sow some florence fennel

What am I doing wrong? I'm desperate for quite a bit of space and I cannot find any anywhere. I've already dug out a row of late spuds early and everything else is still growing nicely.

beetroot and turnips get my vote. Perfect for lazy gardeners!  ;D