[Babstreefern]

Now - sowed kelsie onions and mammoth reds.  I've also put all my starter dates in my calendar for when I need to sow my seeds - I had to laugh as it says to do my toms in January (I usually sow late Jan/early Feb), and think that when I go on my summer hols in June, I need to ask my neighbour on the lottie to water them - can't believe it can you.

[AndyRVTR]

New Shoot, betwen us we can plan to take over the onion world in Reading 

 

[Higster]

Just planted my Bedfordshire Champion in a warm greehouse is it to early to plant my Cauliflower Snowball?

[AndyRVTR]

Hi Higster, if I remember correctly, the last time I used 'snowball' they were to be sown between Feb & Mar, hope this helps 

[Higster]

Thank you Andy I was given the seeds so no sowing timetable, so thank you :blink:

[gobs]

Does it ever stop?

As per above. I haven't done my onions yet, but I just sowed some sweet peas, early peas and broad beans in the GH. Just for an experiment, to see if the mice eat them in there, too.

( My girl said: This is a Mice Caffee then now, is it? )

[sunshineband]

Does it ever stop?

As per above. I haven't done my onions yet, but I just sowed some sweet peas, early peas and broad beans in the GH. Just for an experiment, to see if the mice eat them in there, too.

( My girl said: This is a Mice Caffee then now, is it? )

A Mouse Cafe sounds so much nicer than it would actually be to have one 

[gobs]

Just planted my Bedfordshire Champion in a warm greehouse is it to early to plant my Cauliflower Snowball?

I think that might be an all year round, should say on the packet, in which case, not.

[gobs]

Tomorrow! Going to sow some leeks & don't care if it's too early, gonna do it 'cos I can!  :happy:

I sowed some leeks very early one year.

They all bolted.

Well, I just read, Robinson's are advising to sow your celery in Jan, as that one is also such a slow job, I'm giving it a go, we shall see what happens in the bolting department.

[gobs]

Last year I did well with Ailsa Craig and Bedfordshire Champion from seed. Both produced lovely big onions. The Ailsa Craig were bigger but I like to have an assortment of sizes for cooking so doing half of each worked well. This year I'm going to do both again and also try some Long Red Florence instead of doing shallots. Last year I sowed mid February and that worked well for me. The only things I normally  tend to sow as early as January are things like peppers and aubergines that need a long season, though this year I have a polytunnel so maybe I should think about starting things off a little earlier.

Long Red Florence always does well for me from seed, a few always bolt, but that is normal for reds.

[sunshineband]

Celery is different to leeks, gobs  

[gobs]

Celery is different to leeks, gobs  

Does bolt happily though.

Really?

Never had this happen Better not say, might be unlucky 

[gobs]

Celery is different to leeks, gobs  

Does bolt happily though.

Really?

Never had this happen Better not say, might be unlucky 

You cheeky editor, you, sunshiny!

[sunshineband]

Celery is different to leeks, gobs  

Does bolt happily though.

Really?

Never had this happen Better not say, might be unlucky 

You cheeky editor, you, sunshiny!

Don't want to tempt fate -- seeds are still in the packet 

[gobs]

Celery is different to leeks, gobs  

Does bolt happily though.

Really?

Never had this happen Better not say, might be unlucky 

You cheeky editor, you, sunshiny!

Don't want to tempt fate -- seeds are still in the packet 

good excuse