[sawnee]

What can I sow now? (this is my first "proper" year as a plotter if you havent guessed)
We have got
Runner and french beans,turnips,carrots,courgettes,sweetcorn,lettuce onions,garlic,cabbage,brussels,squashes,spuds,strawberrys,raspberrys,gooseberrys,currants,parsnips,beetroot and asparagus on the go,and probably something else I have forgotten  :?
But I would like to know what I can put in now to keep the "flow" going.
We have got a lettuce dry spell at the moment as I forgot to keep the sowing going  :oops: and dont want to make the same mistake again

[DD.]

Spring cauli for next year & shortly spring cabbage.

[sawnee]

Cheers DD, I will try to pick up some seed this week, can you recomend any?

[DD.]

I've got Walcheren "Winter Pilgrim" for the caulis & Durham Early for the cabbage, but there's quite a lot of good varieties to chose from.

[compostqueen]

I sowed some French beans in situ today as the other beans look pants.  Sowed a tray of calabrese today and they're sitting in my shed window and I'll pot them into bigger pots and then out on the plot when they're big enough and I can find space for them once the onions are out the way.

You could still sow some Florence fennel. Worth growing cos it's just delicious.

Pak choi,  and more sowings of turnip, beetroot, carrots, and brassicas as stated above    I reckon  Oh and kohl rabi.  I might try and sneak in a late sowing of swede as I forgot it

[Porffor]

not forgetting lettuce/rocket and spinach beet.
have also planted french beans and radish.

[diggerjoe]

I've just put some more french beans in my were pants as well CompostQueen - last year i just threw them in - this year they had a nice trench to sit in but they that's all they have done sit hardly moved at all since i put them in the plot - is it too late for beetroot?

[compostqueen]

nah, not too late for beetroot. I just sowed my first lot being a bit behind this year, and plan to sow more as I got a free packet of Boltardy with some mag or other, oh and some free pink gloves  

[Porffor]

ooh well might grab some beetroot later then

[peapod]

Ive got a ridiculous amount of beetroot because it was one of the only things I could plant when I got my plot - at least 40 plants
and Ive only tried it pickled!  I hope I like it roasted, or Ill have rather a large amount of jars in my cupboard  :shock:  

Paula

[peapod]

note to self

Start saving jars

[Akumos]

note to self

Start saving jars

lol you could write a book. 40 things to do with beets!

[DD.]

Had to do a double take on this as I didn't remember posting.

Then I noticed this thread is nearly a year old & I've been to bed since!

[Akumos]

sorry! I was reading through old stuff...

[Howard]

I'd be interested to know how your Walcheren Winter Pilgrim did DD?

I have just sown some for over wintering, along with some Purple Cape caulis, some Christmas Drumhead and Celtic cabbages.

I have also sown some Sunset F1 and Graffiti F1 caulis that aren't winter hardy, but as I plan to cut them early that shouldn't be a problem...