Storm Ciara has messed me up

[mothhawk]

Just for once I got myself all organised with what I was going to grow this year in my bijou 10' x 4' bed, (with a lot of help from a book entitled"Veg in one bed" by Huw Richards). I planned what seeds needed starting and when, ready to transplant when other crops came out, to keep a continuous supply of veg going, as opposed to my normal haphazard way of sowing when I think about it and at random.

Then Storm Ciara blew down most of the fence along the long side of the bed, which is the boundary fence down the side of the garden. As it's been rickety for years, decided to get it replaced. So many fences have been blown down around here in the past two weeks that the earliest it can be done is mid-April.

Bang go all my plans for March sowing and planting then.

[ghexton]

Im sorry to hear that mothhawk. That is a great book. Could you look to move a few of the rows around to still give space for the new fence works and at least get some seeds in. i know not ideally as the book is really detailed, but from memory i do believe they space the row quite well and there isnt always something growing in the row next.

[rary]

As Burns wrote The best-laid schemes o' mice an men, gang aft agley, and in my experience especially to gardeners and just to be pc about it, that also includes women

[Snoop Puss]

I've not heard of that book. I might have a look for it. Weather has ruined my plans and I'm having to reduce my plot. More space than you, even so. Commiserations.

Are you able to start anything off in pots for later planting out? Or set up a seed bed somewhere just to get you going?

Seems a shame to be so thwarted.

That's a sympathy like, by the way.

[veggiechicken]

Sorry to hear about the fence, MH. Its too wet out there to do anything gardening-wise at the mo but you'll catch up.
Snoop - here's one I prepared earlier.https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...bed_98838.html

[Urban]

can you not start everything off in modules? (you could even multi sow some stuff in modules) and then plant everything out into your beds later, It might even give you a bit of a head start, even better if you have a greenhouse you can start stuff in, possibly even buy one of those small bloaway ones just to get your seeds started

[Snoop Puss]

Snoop - here's one I prepared earlier.https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...bed_98838.html

Looks like I did know about the book, as I liked your first post. Oh well. In one eye, out the other. Thanks, in any event.

[lottie dolly]

Sorry to hear that MH,as said,thing will catch up,so lets start praying for better weather soon.

[mothhawk]

can you not start everything off in modules? (you could even multi sow some stuff in modules) and then plant everything out into your beds later, It might even give you a bit of a head start, even better if you have a greenhouse you can start stuff in, possibly even buy one of those small blowaway ones just to get your seeds started

I could start a few things in pots, but the drawback to that is the only place to put them would be in deep shade until about the end of May. As it is direct sunlight doesn't touch the earth anywhere in my back garden until mid March.

I'll just have to sit on my hands and wait. There's a lot of folks along the Severn and in Yorkshire far worse off than me and I really feel sympathy for them. I've nothing to complain of really.

[SarrissUK]

Do you have any friends with back gardens that you could borrow to keep the modules?

[Mark_Riga]

Could you agree with your neighbour for the work to be done from their side? Offer them a lettuce?

[mothhawk]

Do you have any friends with back gardens that you could borrow to keep the modules?

Not close enough to be able to look after them. And I think it puts a strain on any friendship to expect friends to care for your plants or pets for long periods.

Could you agree with your neighbour for the work to be done from their side? Offer them a lettuce?

Alas they have a large shed backed right up to the fence so it has to be done my side.

[Urban]

I could start a few things in pots, but the drawback to that is the only place to put them would be in deep shade until about the end of May. As it is direct sunlight doesn't touch the earth anywhere in my back garden until mid March.

I'll just have to sit on my hands and wait. There's a lot of folks along the Severn and in Yorkshire far worse off than me and I really feel sympathy for them. I've nothing to complain of really.

surely you can have them in the place you intend to grow them, move them out of the way when the guys come to fix the fence, and once there finished plant them?

[Penellype]

Sorry to hear about your fence MH. My garden is similarly shady and I sometimes make use of shelving to raise plants into more light. Could you get some cheap shelving (eg the sort that you can dismantle like the shelves in a blowaway and put it on the bed where you were going to put the plants so that you can house the modules? You can then move it when the fence is done. You'd need to make sure that the shelves wouldn't blow over, so plenty of weight on the bottom.