Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Steveharford on January 03, 2014, 13:26
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....that I can sow now, which crops early, and has a long season. We don't use very many but I would still like to grow just one variety that I can rely on over a long period, say November to March. Does anyone have a favourite they could recommend?
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I grew musselburgh this yr, sowed April, planted out june and they were ready for eating in late September. I will dig them up as needed probably until March.
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I grow Large American Flag and Bleu de Solaise.
Both stand well over the season, and grow relatively quickly from an indoor sowing around now.
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Quite a few of them will stand for months - but why the need to sow now?
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For the last couple of years I sowed them at the end of January, beginning of February and they were a decent size when I planted them out to follow the first early potatoes.
Lots of folk sow them directly outside and transplant them... seem to do OK.
It 's just what suits individual circumstances
I suppose 'about now' did seem a tad early as it is only 3rd: sorry about that :(
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Fairy nuf ;)
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Fairy nuf ;)
Those fairies are everywhere :lol:
Right, back to the topic please before I have to apologise again :blush:
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Musselburgh. They are cheap seeds and tried and tested. Never had a problem with them and can't see why anyone would sow anything else given the quality that these cheap seeds provide.
Cheers
Adri
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can't see why anyone would sow anything else given the quality that these cheap seeds provide.
There's usually a reason for choosing more expensive seeds......
when I can I choose varieties that have good rust resistance, cos there's a lot of it about on our site :(
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Longer white shaft in the case of American Flag, and the most gorgeous leaf colour with Bleu de Solaise .. almost purple when the weather is very cold.
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I may try American flag if I can find any
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I grew musselburgh this yr, sowed April, planted out june and they were ready for eating in late September. I will dig them up as needed probably until March.
I did this but mine are still the size of a 1p in diameter. I did plant them in unknown soil on a new plot. Could be feeding then. Will try again.
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Thanks all. I have been convinced by the response to pick up some Musselburgh seeds today so will be sowing them at the weekend.
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Longer white shaft in the case of American Flag, and the most gorgeous leaf colour with Bleu de Solaise .. almost purple when the weather is very cold.
I just ordered a packet of blue American Flag. :lol:
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:) I have no problem with Musselburgh. They seem to look after themselves. However, I haven't seen them since Christmas Eve......do leeks swim? :unsure: :unsure:
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'Volta' - the only leek I have ever managed to grow that has not succumbed to leek moth or some other kind of rot! :D
My second sowing from last year are still standing now.
Sold by DT Browns :nowink: