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New allotment OMG...Part 2...

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  • Hi GG, purple kale sowing in March I think (I was going to sow some yesterday but held off).

    Sowed peppers 2 sorts, leeks, 3 varieties of tomato (tumbling tom, gardeners delight and money maker), white cosmos,& cleomeimage

     

  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Hello , we are going away twice in March so have decided not sow until April , friends will water for us but 1 tends to over waters and other under waters , so thought best to leave it 

    Have only sowed some sweet peas image

  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267
    For winter veg I'll be sowing Leek's, cauli (that's a first), celeriac, turnip/swede, Chad, Brussels, kale and broccoli. For a winter crop some won't be sown till July/August. Celeriac, cauli and Brussels though will need to be sown March/April time.



    GWRS one of the nice things about sowing later is your crop will be a little later, I was still picking veg in October last yearimage
  • Aster2Aster2 Posts: 629

    GG, it's not near where I am, but thanks for pointing me to the offer!

  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Aldi have lots of gardening stuff for sale from Thursday , always a good price and quality image

  • That's ok Aster2 just wondered how is your plot?

    Thanks Ginagibbs and Zoomer44

    Ginagibbs I want to sow and grow cleome this year have you grown them before? they look really pretty

    GWRS I have brought the book you are reading from Terry Walton - The Allotment Almanac will arrived later in week

    GWRS Thanks for the tip on Aldi like the look on the internet of the net tunnel and cloche

    Hampshire Gardener
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Gardengirl hope you enjoy the Book image Got to June so far 

  • Zoomer44Zoomer44 Posts: 3,267
    GWRS will be off to Aldi this week. I've previously bought some of their hand tools, very good value and I think they are stainless steel.



    A fan of garden line tools shame they don't do big forks, I've gone through at least three, they keep bendingimage
  • Had to look again then at what is in Thursday as not all gardening stuff I was looking at, where were the tools - now found them may get a sieve, shame no hand fork - the cultivator hoe or double hoe does really well that I have

    Zoomer44 I have the red Spears and Jackson fork is really strong

    Hampshire Gardener
  • GG,  Cleomes are easy to grow and look fab, I grow them every year for the back of the borders in the garden. 

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    will take a peek in Aldi later this weekimage i have 2 garden forks both only have 3 tines as I keep breaking themimage

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