[Alex 98]

Took a chance and stuck some earlies in, just a few International Kidney.
Yesterday afternoon some were just breaking the surface No sign of parsnip germination though :cry: And shallots are really slow :?
Alex 98

[sharky]

Some of my onions are starting to sprout.  

[DD.]

Took a chance and stuck some earlies in, just a few International Kidney.
Yesterday afternoon some were just breaking the surface No sign of parsnip germination though :cry: And shallots are really slow :?
Alex 98

Spuds are very early - watch the frosts.
Parsnips are notoriously slow - stick with it.
Likewise the shallots - only just put mine in.

[DD.]

Don't know where you're located, but snow & frosts are predicted here in the Midlands for the weekend. Better watch those spuds!

[littlelisa]

Can I ask advice on which potatoes (if I should be planting potatoes now??) to get... just got allotment last week, so trying to get a few small beds planted up to start with.

Thomson & Morgan do a beginner's collection of potatoes- was thinking of ordering that and bunging it in without chitting by mid-April. Or is that a dumb idea...? Doesn't seem to me that April is too late for planting, but I haven't been chitting them...

Hoping to get some onions in too... any other suggestions?

[WhippetMaster]

My spuds are up as well it is warm though, will try not to get caught out!!! Have surrounded mine with grass clippings.

[DD.]

My spuds are up as well it is warm though, will try not to get caught out!!! Have surrounded mine with grass clippings.

You should be alright down there, predicted minimum over the weekend is 4 degrees. As stated we are predicted for frost & snow.

[Alex 98]

I'll put some fleece over them on Saturday, looks like Sunday might be cold, wintry showers.
Alex 98

[digby]

Can I ask when you put them in and where you are, we put ours in the end of Feb and no sign as of Monday, need to go over the lotty again today to have a look.

[Alex 98]

I'm in Enfield, North London, one and a half miles inside the M25. I put them in very rich, heavy with organic matter soil
Alex 98

[Stevens706]

Littlelisa

what you could do is see what varieties the T&M starter pack includes then go down to your local garden centre and buy the same from there, this will save you money and you won’t have to wait for delivery (2-3 weeks). You only need to chit earlies apparently.

[sharky]

Will the lush green onion shoots be affected by the biting frost?  :?

[Celtic Eagle]

Naw Onions are pretty tough We've had some heavy frost over winter and only lost one or two plants to frost. I've got onions  shallots and garlic planted in November all growing well

[sharky]

Naw Onions are pretty tough We've had some heavy frost over winter and only lost one or two plants to frost. I've got onions  shallots and garlic planted in November all growing well

Wow OK, thanks, I assumed the onoins were pretty tough!
Can I ask why you plant them in November, were they sets?

[Ruth Cross]

Will the lush green onion shoots be affected by the biting frost?  :?

No they should be fine, although birds like to pull them up then decide they don't want to eat them  :roll:  so use some netting or scarer.

My spuds are up to, pretty hopeful there won't be any frosts down here though (fingers crossed)