[Shieldsy]

This is really my first year in having a go at various veg although have normally done tomatoes and runner beans in the garden.

This year I have broad beans, onions, leeks, beetroot, radish all in as well as quite a few mixed salad leaves. Climbing beans, toms, aubergines, artichoke, courgette, sweetcorn all in the greenhouse and all doing well and all grown in Richy's Paper Pots :-) Carrots also in but no show so far.

I also had some swede and broccoli seedlings doing very well also but over the last week they have both died back and now I am going to have to re-sow. Are there any tried and trusted methods I should look to be doing as a beginner?

I have 2 3m x 2m veg plots in my garden so what else would you recommend having a go at? I also have Brussel Sprouts ready to sow.

Any help/advice appreciated

Cheers

Shieldsy

PS> Sorry if this is very long winded but wanted to share some of my successes as well as the failures 

[lucywil]

were they in the greenhouse too? if so they got too hot, they dont need heat and even if your greenhouse is a cold greenhouse it will have got pretty warm over the past few days

[Shieldsy]

Hi Lucy,

Yes they were in the greenhouse but I was leaving them outside during the day, moving back in at night.

Shieldsy

[lucywil]

oh, that's odd then, i don't know sorry.

[mumofstig]

probably still been too warm for them even outside, put new lot somewhere shady when you have sown them while it is as hot as this, they really can't cope till they are quite big.

[paintedlady]

I don't sow my swede until May and June - so I very much doubt they would be adversely affected by heat.  Perhaps it was damping off or when they were outside it got unexpectedly windy and knocked them?  May/June swede sowings seem to do better for me as they escape the worst of the flea beetle damage (leaves look like they've been pepper shot) and I'm sure it is the recommended time for sowing them then.  I'm not sure about the brocolli as I think they have "seasonal" crops

[Shieldsy]

Thanks all, will re-sow in May directly outside and fingers crossed

Cheers,

Shieldsy