The seed sowing thread 2014!!

[Martin H]

August 18th, apparently.

[goodolpete]

FF.
how do you sow your gherkins? I got a packet fron Dobies, sowed them into pots in my GH.
50% came up, Im treating them like courgettes, plzanted them a month ago, but they're
just sitting there in my lottie looking sorry for themselves. Any advice welcomed.
Pete

[marcofez]

August 18th, apparently.

Thanks for that info.

[Penellype]

A little late (I did these a few days ago and they are starting to germinate): Lettuce (lollo rossa, little gem and salad bowl), basil, mizuna, pak choi and broccoli. Almost forgot, carrots (Nantes 2 and Eskimo).

[Martin H]

Yesterday I sowed fennel, turnips, broccolli and some more carrots direct into the allotment soil.

[veggiechicken]

I've been touching up my roots

All Varieties I've never grown before:-

Beetroot Chioggia (stripy circles)
Radish Vlata (yellow)
Carrot Paris Market (round)
Turnip Sweetbell (supposed not to have a bitter aftertaste)

[Penellype]

Peas (Geisha - late variety) and parsley yesterday.

[Martin H]

Lettuce "Hollywood" - small iceburg type. My last lettuce sowing failed, presumably it was too warm for them, but we are forecast a changeable week so fingers crossed I can get them started okay.

[Noosner]

Peas (Geisha - late variety) and parsley yesterday.

Thanks P - did not realise you could get late varieties of peas, thought 2014 was going to be a pea-free zone for me after all my plants were destroyed. But this gives me hope!

[snakeshack]

Turnips ,mooli and purple haze carrots today


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[Noosner]

Bought some purple mange tout yesterday and they will be going in later today. Apparently it's fine to sow them in July - I suppose because the pod doesn't have to develop as fully as with ordinary peas.

[sequoia]

One row of Fennel,one of Beetroot mixed (Chiogia, Golden Detroit and crimson globe) Flat leaf Parsley two rows,one row of White Lisbon S/O,3 Mooli in twinset pick the strongest,Planted out 4 Celeriac,and 3 Maris piper spuds.

[Noosner]

Sowing: lettuce (Webbs Wonder and Grandpa Admire), more purple mange tout (Shiraz), Borlotti beans and kale. It's a tad late for the Borlottis and the kale, but we'll see.

Planting out - PSB, leeks, swede and lettuce.

[mothhawk]

Sowed Florence fennel, more kohl rabi, and some cabbages to overwinter.

[Noosner]

Broccoli raab, cannellini beans, boston beans and Jaune de Doubs carrots.