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planting out veggies

Started by Anne Field, May 06, 2005, 12:29:44

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Anne Field

Can anybody tell me if there is anything I can plant out yet - or is it still too risky re. frost etc? I'm new to all this, but have a load of plants that look ready to go out - baby savoys, sprouts, dwarf beans, runner beans, baby sweetcorn, mangetout, kale, calabrese, leeks, pumpkins, courgettes.......they're taking over!!  Any help greatly appreciated!!

Anne Field


adrianhumph

Hi Anne, :D
                 The ones that need keeping back until the risk of frost has past are the beans (runner & dwarf)  plus the squashes/pumpkins, I`m not sure about sweetcorn (don`t grow it)  All the others should be fine planted out now

                                                       Adrian.

aquilegia

Sweetcorn can't go out until after the frost.
gone to pot :D

Anne Field

Thanks for your help adrian and aquilegia. I'll do as you say and see how it goes!

mm-b


OOh
I planted my sweetcorn out today, put some plastic bottles over each one so maybe they will be ok??
If not I will have to pop some more in.
I picked my first 3 radishes today as well :) How chuffed I am.
Melanie

discovery

Your sweet corn should be alright in thier bottles, Mine went slighly yellow at first last year, but I had a bumper crop

mm-b


ellkebe

I've accepted that my planted too soon sweetcorn are now a rather attractive pot plant group!!

Ellkebe

wardy

I daren't plant owt out until end of May.  Was flipping cold on the plot today.  Blowing a gale too.  Brrrrr
I came, I saw, I composted

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