Making best use of what you've got!

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thatruddyvicar

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Making best use of what you've got!
« on: April 22, 2012, 20:09 »
My greenhouse is full to the brim! 8x6 unheated.

I've just put small polytunnel up today 3m x 2m.

I've also got a couple of nursery beds about 6ft x 4ft and 2 4ft x 2ft cold frames.

So am going to make some room to start some more seeds off.

I start nearly everything, with the exception of root crops in the greenhouse.

In the greenhouse there is - tomato seedlings about 2inch. tomato plants about 8inch. Peppers about 4inch. some kale, caulk, cabbage, brussles (not germinated yet)
 Some dahlias grown from seed about 3-4inch. Some dahlia and gladioli tubers I put in big pots beginning of March - they're getting quite sizeable now.

Runner beans, peas, mangetout, broad beans, french beans. some lettuce!

various flowers that will need pricking out soon.

The polytunnel gets real hot in the daytime but I think lose heat much quicker when evening comes. I think the cold frame holds the heat well, wooden sides and a polycarbonate lid.

What could move where, I want to start some more beans, peas and sweetcorn?



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Re: Making best use of what you've got!
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2012, 20:19 »
You can sling the brassicas outside, they may even prefer it! Peas can go as well.

There is no need to start more peas inside.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: Making best use of what you've got!
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2012, 16:15 »
Broad beans will be happier outside too.  Direct sow any more you need - they don't germinate if it gets too hot.
'The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies, but always grows and grows to an enduring and ever-increasing source of happiness.'  Gertrude Jekyll


 

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