[R66VEY]

howz everyone getting on with planting and seeding ??

so far ive got in all my early potatoes peas onions lettiece plants cabbage plants and ive got 200kg of desiree maincrop potatoes to put in monday .

[shaun]

i think its the slowest start ever,apart from stuff sown in the greenhouse,i'm looking at boxes of spuds and trays of onions and shallots buts this weather is so hit and miss at the moment,the moment it drys out it pees down again :roll:  maybe next week  

[crowndale]

Hard to believe now but this time last year we were complaining about the lack of water and how hard it was to do anything coz it was so dry!  Never satisfied are we?!!

[vegmandan]

I'm 2 weeks behind last year already and next week doesn't look too promising either.

Just planted my courgette,squash,cuc and bean seeds yesterday but they're all going in the polytunnel anyway.

[agapanthus]

howz everyone getting on with planting and seeding ??

so far ive got in all my early potatoes peas onions lettiece plants cabbage plants and ive got 200kg of desiree maincrop potatoes to put in monday .

That's a lot of spuds!!!!!! :shock:  :shock:

[neil1967]

must run the local chippie

[DD.]

That's a lot of spuds!!!!!! :shock:  :shock:

It's only 8 sacks full!

[Hampshire Hog]

Outside:early spuds in, shallots coming on well, onions just starting to shoot after the cold weather. Beetroot seedlings/peas/lettuce bravely holding up in cloches.

Inside:Leeks and lettuce just sown various beans in seed trays in conservatory. Sweetcorn chitting in plastic container in airing cupboard.  

Very erratic weather though so fingers crossed with everything!!  

Cheers HH

[littlelisa]

How do you space your potatoes to fit that many into an allotment? Or do you have a farm...

[fatbelly]

ive got 200kg of desiree maincrop potatoes to put in monday .

Wow 200Kg!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought my 6 Kg of Rocket Earlie's and 3Kg of Valor Maincrop was pushing things.

[Swee'pea]

i think its the slowest start ever,apart from stuff sown in the greenhouse,i'm looking at boxes of spuds and trays of onions and shallots buts this weather is so hit and miss at the moment,the moment it drys out it pees down again :roll:  maybe next week  

same here shaun. can't even dig my clay soil until it get's the chance to dry out a little...potatoes are now beginning to show signs of leaves  :shock:  so I want to get them in asap but will drown them unless we get a break in the wet weather

[crackedflowerpots]

every year i think i'm all behind, but come the summer theres plenty to water so i have given up worrying!

[shaun]

every year i think i'm all behind, but come the summer theres plenty to water so i have given up worrying!

yep thats so right we will catch up  

[R66VEY]

its not that many spuds . each of our allotment on our site are a quater of an acer an ive got 5 of them !! had the massy fergie 175 tractor out today and spring tined the land then got the setter out an set them all !

[Yorkie]

And there was me, thinking you were going to plant them all by hand  :shock: