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Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 11 6:23 pm Post subject:
Outside: Parsnips, onion sets, early spuds, broad beans and mangetout. Except for the mangetout the French think I am barmy to start this early In the PT - loads. I'm hoping despite the fact it's quite cold the sun will warm things up nicely in there. I still think I'll need to bring the tomatoes and peppers inside to germinate though.

Vanessa

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 8324

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 11 6:31 pm Post subject:
Absolutely nothing so far! I'm another one who has learned from experience that starting things indoors too early results in weedy plants that don't do so well as those sown a little later. Will probably start tomatoes next week ...

Marts

Joined: 06 Sep 2005
Posts: 352
Location: London

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 11 10:00 pm Post subject:
Lots of chillis in the heated propogator - with pretty poor germination rates so far. Romanesco Globe artichokes A couple of rows of root parsley and carrots. And my potatoes (swift and int-l kidney) are chitting away happily with some OCA. (She finds the word chitting very amusing for some reason )

Marts

Joined: 06 Sep 2005
Posts: 352
Location: London

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 11 10:07 pm Post subject:

Leo wrote:

Sorry if it's off topic, but Shan - what's an "exploding cucumber"? & if it actually explodes, why grow it?

Here you go - second from last variety

https://www.realseeds.co.uk/cucumbers.html

T.G

Joined: 13 Sep 2009
Posts: 7280
Location: Somewhere you're not

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 11 10:54 pm Post subject:
Nothing as yet, far too cold up here, we are just getting snowdrops coming through

wildfoodie

Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 2169

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 11 9:15 am Post subject:

blimey Shan that is really early for cucs... you have a greenhouse?
I've got
Toms:
Rose de Berne, de Colgar, Amish Paste, Gardeners Delight, Latah, Tigerella,
chili:
stupidly hot birds eye one from saved sulawesi seed
bhut jolokia,
red scotch bonnet
orange scotch bonnet
chocolate habanero
my regular reliable green /yellow jobs about 6cm medium hot dn't knowthe variety but they came from chillis grown a couple of years ago by St Johns College gardeners

De Barbentane aubergine, germinated last weekend from a 27 feb biodynamic calendar sowing in a propagator

carrot can't remember the variety( last chance saloon and in the polytunnel )
spring onions the white lisbon - also in the polytunnel. sown early feb and just coming through this week.

Vanessa

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 8324

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 11 9:50 am Post subject:
Those exploding cucs sound SCARY!!!

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 11 10:24 am Post subject:
I like to live dangerously. They sound like they would make an interesting addition to a stir fry.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 11 10:25 am Post subject:
Hi Wildfoodie: Yes, I have a greenhouse.

Leo

Joined: 25 Feb 2011
Posts: 227

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 11 7:30 pm Post subject:
Wow, thanks for the info. Sounds like the exploding cucumbers are sort of 'self preparing' then. I might have to try some of these, should discourage the chickens from eating them!

Willow

Joined: 26 Feb 2011
Posts: 12

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 11 12:39 am Post subject:
So far (in the house) i've sown... Tomato Leek Red and Orange Peppers Spring Onion Basil Garlic is in the ground We have snow again here so nothing done over the weekend again. Can't wait to get stuck in.

wildfoodie

Joined: 05 Apr 2005
Posts: 2169

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 11 7:55 am Post subject:

woohoo! all my chilli varieties are now germinated, even the Bhut Jolokia ones. the packet said that germination was erratic and needed temperatures of 28-35C... my ancient but trusty propagator struggles to get to 20C by itself, tho the air temp inside was up at 40 when the sun was on it on saturday morning!

Have since sown white sprouting broccoli ( in trays, no heat) sunflowers, sweet peas, nasturtium.
this weeks sowings: beetroot, carrot, more spring onions, lettuces - reine des glaces and Red devil's tongue
and peas: I have Serpette Guilotteau - a second early, Telephone -a maincrop and another seed swap surprise labelled 'blue flower pea ex lancashire lad'
trying to be disciplined and not starting the beans until end of March early April -I always end up running out of space inside with a backlog of stuff that needs planting out before its safe!

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 11 9:52 am Post subject:
Have finally got started on the sowing. Just a few salady things in the greenhouse and a couple of pots of broad beans, but I was starting to feel that I would never get going.

robkb

Joined: 29 May 2009
Posts: 4205
Location: SE London

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 11 10:55 am Post subject:
Finally sowed tomatoes (Latah and Gardener's Delight) plus chillies (Hungarian Hot Wax and Cayenne) at the weekend. Have got a day off work on Wednesday so am planning to do some serious sowing then in trays in the greenhouse.

Vanessa

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 8324

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 11 12:30 pm Post subject:
Bought some compost this morning, so I should be able to get sowing this week!

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