[new_2_veg]

hi all


want to get as much in the lottie as i can this year even tho ive only signed for it today

am i still ok to try some

potatos (if i can get some)
broad beans
runner beans
peas

ive got some cabbage, chard, onions, leeks, beetroot, pumpkin, marrow courgete that i can plant us as soon as i can get on there



ive got most of these growing at home but wanted  to get as much on there as i can.


is there anything else i can plant or sow to get me going on there?

thanks

nathan

[Trillium]

If you like them, some early spinach and lettuce are quick growers. Cukes? I think you could even direct seed parsnips now that the weather is warmer. You'd still get a respectable crop by fall. Fruit bushes?

[Sadgit]

i don't see why not.. I've just sown some more pea and beans myself for successional sowing, something I have never bothered with before (saying that I have only been growing stuff for 3 years now so what do I know )

[Alex 98]

I sowed Mange Tout last year in July and got a good crop
And runners
And courgettes
And salad
And leeks

[new_2_veg]

ive found some seed potatos!!

can anyone give me a ide what would be a god one that i could get away with planting now that may be quite reststant to blight etc?

thanks

nathan

[DD.]

Any of the Sarpo culitivars.

[gobs]

Any of the Sarpo culitivars.

And then you well know, he is unlikely to get hold of any of them now, also, late crop.

But the thing is Nathan, there aren't other, really resistant varieties about, somewhat tolerant or has good tuber resistance things I'd recommend Sante and Orla, if you can find them as they are fast and have reasonable standing against most things.

[new_2_veg]

hi gobs,

i have just ordered some kestrel and pink fir apple,  as dave pointed out to me im lucky to of found any this late on.


90 tubers sounds like so many when you have been growing from a small site at home!

ive got 24 broad beans ive just sown and im going to sow some more runners for the lottie.



im looking for peas now, any suggestions?



thanks


nathan

[kezlou]

I've just sowed some sugar snap peas, broad beans, runner beans and garden peas.

Also some pumpkin and butter nut squash and purple sprouting broccoli.

Nice work getting a plot so fast!

Kerry

[DD.]

im looking for peas now, any suggestions?

thanks

nathan

It has to be...... (down peapod).......

Kelvedon Wonder!

(Piccie taken yesterday).



Oh - and those flat ones.

[SalJ1980]

It has to be...... Kelvedon Wonder!

Yippea, that's what I've got!  

[new_2_veg]

they look great dave,

i read that they may be the best ones for me to grow.

silly question, whats the best way to sow them, is it in a 5 formation like a dice?  or is there a better/diffrent way?

thanks again


nathan

[DD.]

This is one recommended pattern...



In practice as there's a lot, it's throw them in & hope it averages out. I tend to chuck more in to allow for predators, rot, poor germination etc..

[new_2_veg]

hi


do i need to protect peas? im planning on setting them tomorrow and was just thinking ahead


thanks


nathan

[franmeerkat]

HI Nathan - nice work! I've planted my peas out without protection...but I have a fleece handy to throw over them just in case. Mangetout are also good to plant now. I've had very good success with a dwarf runner called Hestia. French beans are also good for sowing. Plus turnips, beetroot, spring onions, lettuce, rocket, radish...