First crop of the year

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Notty1975

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First crop of the year
« on: May 20, 2018, 16:49 »
I had a few first early left so instead of throwing them I put them down in a put in the greenhouse until I needed the space not bad I suppose
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Re: First crop of the year
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2018, 19:09 »
Always worth doing  :)
My first crop was Winterkefe mangetout grown in the greenhouse. I'm glad they're now finishing as the toms need the space they're in ;)

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Re: First crop of the year
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2018, 16:17 »
I am eating my first spuds as well. Started on the 21/1/18 in bags. First time I've started them that early, so am pleased  :) Also, had my first chilli's the other day  :ohmy:
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Notty1975

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Re: First crop of the year
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2018, 18:09 »
We are about to eat ours now didn’t have them yesterday think my peppers won’t be long either
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Re: First crop of the year
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2018, 10:13 »
Don't have a greenhouse or Poly tunnel, so have to rely on what grows outside. So only had radishes so far and some small salad leaves. Early potatoes will be a couple of weeks yet I think, although I did have half lift one plant to see (impatience!) and took a few large marble size ones, which I will try.  :)
Every thing else has been slow to get going. Peas are very slow, but moving on well now.

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Re: First crop of the year
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2018, 07:36 »
First harvest yesterday. Planted over the allotment 9th March and undercover or up-cycled plastic roofing. Probably a week or so too early as quiet a few only marble sized. Also had very little rain down here. Very tasty all the same.
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Re: First crop of the year
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2018, 09:58 »
Best I can do are chives and sorrel ...

The first early spuds (Pentland Javelin) are behind the seconds (Kestrel).  Both bought from the same place.  ::)
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Re: First crop of the year
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2018, 19:31 »
I was a late starter this year because of being away for most of the winter. I'm not growing any veggies this year that won't crop by the end of the summer because I shall be off again in October. My first crop has been my kale. Everything else is weeks away!  :blush:

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Re: First crop of the year
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2018, 23:03 »
Apart from spinach, salad, rhubarb, which we've been cropping for some time, just had our first piucking of outdoor, over-winter broad beans

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Re: First crop of the year
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2018, 16:15 »
Did scrape the top of a few pots and bags of the charlotte potatoes and had had over the weekend.
Been picking for the last month or more loads of rhubarb and herbs - mint, oregano, parsley, chives, garlic chives and marjoram.
Had a nice load of french mix and other lettuce grown in the greenhouse. Also a pinch or two of the basil that is growing nicely beside the greenhouse tomatoes.
Also had a few bunch pickings of the first few Asparagus, but will be picking loads by this weekend, as the area is smothered with the little fellows now popping up :)

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Re: First crop of the year
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2018, 23:54 »
here are mine,

(1) Over-winter peas
(2) Volunteer Potatos
(3) Honeyberry & Strawerrys
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Re: First crop of the year
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2018, 10:03 »
Meal fit for a king last night, steak with minted new potatoes and steamed asparagus, absolutely delicious :) Quite suprised that potatoes were ready as I had calculated middle of June, but tops were starting to look a little tired despite showing no signs of flowers. hopefully another 2-3 meals to come.

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Re: First crop of the year
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2018, 15:54 »
We are loving our polytunnels; Potatoes, beetroot, mangetout, peas, rocket, parsley, rocket and strawberries, with spring onions and radishes from outdoor beds (We have already eaten all the very early radishes  ;))
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victoria park

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Re: First crop of the year
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2018, 19:48 »
Good news Sunshine. I have now finished harvesting my greenhouse crops of new swift potatoes, onward peas, radish, spinach and lettuce. I just can't wait for my polytunnel that is going up near the end of the Summer. A whole new way of growing is my hope.


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