Vegetable Growing 2022

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  1. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I used to give ungerminated marrow seed a gentle squeeze.
    Just try one, if just pulp oozes out the end it's likely they have rotted.
     
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      I'll give that a try :thud:
       
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        I didn't like to say earlier, but that's a technique the wife has tried on me but I best not elaborate on it..
         
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          Strawberries should be coming soon:
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            Over the week end I noticed my Spring onions coming up, I sowed them on 15th April, also some Bedfordshire Champion Onions are just germinating today I think.
            Many peas sown in pots have decided to pop up as well but I think lots have failed. They were loose ones I bought but next year I'll have pre packed ones. I think the loose ones were stale.
            Raddishes and Turnips have come to a standstill :frown:
            Roma tomato seeds failed so I decided to buy one. In the garden centre I found a pot with two plants in it so I picked that :biggrin: and only got charged for one :dbgrtmb:
             
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              Since my previous attempt to grow 'uchiki kuri' squash I tried two more seeds, but with a less wet compost.
              And happily I have now succeeded as they've just popped up.
              :yes:
               
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                First proper harvest of leaves from outside salads sown end of february. I finished my winter salads last week, mainly chicory and radiccio, so am quite looking forward to a much less bitter salad bowl
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                Also got some french and runner bean seeds to sow this weekend
                 
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                  Some of my Runner Beans are started to come up a Pinkish colour, with some the normal Green colour.
                  All sown in the same compost in the same light, any ideas folks for an oldy:old:

                  PS, the seeds were saved from last years crop.
                   
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                  Just a bit of genetic variation I'd say John - nothing to worry about.
                   
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                    Picking asparagus today:
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                    • Hanglow

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                      Spring lettuce are producing far more than I can eat, as well as herbs like dill, coriander and parsley. Looking forward to some spring onions soon
                       

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                        Pea shoots are amazing. So much food from such a small amount of space and compost. This is my second crop from the same sprouting. IMG_20220522_183515.jpg
                         
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                          I'm going to do that with my left over peas later in the season as they are getting on a bit. I do have about 1 square metre of peas for shoots in the ground, I sowed them in modules back in February and have had quite a few harvests from them so far with more to come. Really great spring salad
                           
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                          Mine are just mushy peas from an old packet in the back of the food cupboard.

                          I can't resist picking a couple every time I walk past. Health sweeties! :blue thumb:
                           
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                            First garlic scapes of the year starting to show, both inside greenhouse and outside.

                            Put up the support for runner/climbing/borlotti beans

                            Sowed some oxhella maincrop carrots between rows of garlic

                            Pricked out the second batch of the years lettuce /salads and things like swede/kale/romanesco.

                            Was going to sow some purple sprouting but can't find my seeds.
                             
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