Just got back from the allotment this morning. Bit chilly, but a bit of hoeing and weeding soon warms me up. Quick hoe around the onions and garlic, and then weeded around the raspberry canes. Took a couple of pictures for reference.
Sowed some beetroot, and some spring onions (for some reason they never do well at allotment). Checked my carrots which are coming up nicely, Sugar Snax and Nantes varieties. First beetroot are coming on well and the radish too.
When things calm down a bit, I'm going to count up how many different varieties I have. I really have no idea. Maybe around 100?
I'm going up to Surrey when my daughter moves into her new flat sometime soon and have emailed the nursery I use to ask him to get / hang onto , some varieties that he thinks I shouldn't be without. I'm taking a van load of stuff for the new flat, be a shame to bring it back empty?????
Gosh Verdun, I do so hate to be put on the spot re " the best".
Bella is a very good dark green, Honey bells is a very good paler green , as is Royal Standard, and both are scented. The truth is , there are so many and my collection barely scratches the surface .
I do grow them intermingled. I used to have a rule that I'd not have a variety so close to another that their leaves touched, but I've now got so many , that rule has had to be abandoned. Always room to create new beds.
Charlie, you always make me laugh. Thanks.
It's reckoned there are over 200 new varieties introduced every year.
Pippin, feed the blackbirds and encourage frogs to avoid the gastropods.
Didn't start till late(after all it is Sunday) still only just come in got a bit cold following a lovely sunny afternoon. Only sorting out moving things about ,soaking pot s cos extremely dry did a bit of weeding. I've got hard hearted if I'm not certain what it is its out(fed up nurturing nice looking weeds) of course if there's a label (evn if the names washed off) i give it a chance. Good policy don't you think hope I can keep it up if only to please the chairman(he would like a municipal type garden where as I think of mine as a free spirit)
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Just got back from the allotment this morning. Bit chilly, but a bit of hoeing and weeding soon warms me up. Quick hoe around the onions and garlic, and then weeded around the raspberry canes. Took a couple of pictures for reference.
Sowed some beetroot, and some spring onions (for some reason they never do well at allotment). Checked my carrots which are coming up nicely, Sugar Snax and Nantes varieties. First beetroot are coming on well and the radish too.
When things calm down a bit, I'm going to count up how many different varieties I have. I really have no idea. Maybe around 100?
I'm going up to Surrey when my daughter moves into her new flat sometime soon and have emailed the nursery I use to ask him to get / hang onto , some varieties that he thinks I shouldn't be without. I'm taking a van load of stuff for the new flat, be a shame to bring it back empty?????
Hostafan, it sounds as if you are not too far from me so.... how do you avoid the gastropods?
Gosh Verdun, I do so hate to be put on the spot re " the best".
Bella is a very good dark green, Honey bells is a very good paler green , as is Royal Standard, and both are scented. The truth is , there are so many and my collection barely scratches the surface .
I do grow them intermingled. I used to have a rule that I'd not have a variety so close to another that their leaves touched, but I've now got so many , that rule has had to be abandoned. Always room to create new beds.
Charlie, you always make me laugh. Thanks.
It's reckoned there are over 200 new varieties introduced every year.
Pippin, feed the blackbirds and encourage frogs to avoid the gastropods.
Sorry Verdun, reading that back looks a bit rude. I didn't mean it to be so, honestly.
I'm a fan, but I don't claim to be an expert, nor know everything. I'm happy to give advice as and when I can.
Didn't start till late
(after all it is Sunday
) still only just come in got a bit cold following a lovely sunny afternoon. Only sorting out moving things about ,soaking pot s cos extremely dry did a bit of weeding. I've got hard hearted if I'm not certain what it is its out(fed up nurturing nice looking weeds
) of course if there's a label (evn if the names washed off) i give it a chance. Good policy don't you think
hope I can keep it up if only to please the chairman(he would like a municipal type garden where as I think of mine as a free spirit
)
You can usually get the hostons in the wok before the gastropods get stuck in.