VEGETABLE GROWING 2020

No, no losses due to weather conditions. However, I did lose three to either squirrels or foxes as there were footprints where they had been trampled upon.

 

I see that I should soak bean seeds overnight before planting out and am wondering if I should do that with peas too? Just bought the seeds today as we are now finally up to near frost free conditions

 

Thanks for that. I’ll probably sow in root trainers to start them off as I can’t afford to waste any space.

 

Hiya Lori.
With broad beans, I’ve never soaked them and usually get good germination, maybe 90%? I’ve only ever grown peas once, didn’t soak them either, and from memory, probably around the same percentage. I have heard some folks will soak them in something like paraffin, to deter mice, not something I can vouch for. I started them in 3” pots, under cover, 3 to a pot. I suppose a lot depends on how you choose to start them off? Pests will be more of a problem if sown direct, I think. Hope this helps

 

Thank you @Freddy . Tomorrow is supposed to be the one sunny day we get in the next 5 days so I am thinking about getting the most out of the free water dropping and want to plant as many things as possible for a better chance at germination.

 

It's good to see photos of things coming along around the country(and Canada), my time to plant out the beetroots and turnips in modules, several in each and sit back and watch.
I'm waiting for my runners and french beans to emerge and that's when I get impatient. Tomatoes and chillies planted outside weeks ago and doing well.

 

Harvested the garlic today.



Half for me, half given away.



Here they were a few moments ago.



I pulled them earlier than normal as I needed the space so the bulbs were not as big as they could be. No matter because I like eating the green tops too.

 

Hi all!

I'm doing a few veg this year, all in raised beds - courgettes (planted out the day before yesterday, they weren't happy at first but are rallying); celery (still in pots on the windowsill); peppers (in pots in the conservie); tomatoes (also in the conservie); carrots (not yet planted).

Only minor issues so far, hoping it continues in that vein.

 

Listen very carefully to the sound of my voice...





Strawberries are vegetables.

Now, repeat after me: strawberries are definitely vegetables.

 

Very nice vegetables you have there, JWK.


Mine are just starting to ripen too.


Manimal 2, Critters nil.

 

Spinach harvested yesterday.


Here it was a few moments before.



It was done to let more light in for my crop of bottles. They will turn into cucumber plants once they shed their plastic husks. They will then be trained vertically upwards while the spinach leafs again.


Cucumber and courgette.


Pumpkins.

 

Toms are out now - I debated whether it was too early or not and while I think officially it is, they were in desperate need of more space than the pots were providing, and I have twice as many as I need so still have backups. The two in the raised beds are looking mostly happy whilst the two in the pots are struggling, so I think I've made the right decision. Here's hoping it stays warm overnight.

Courgettes are still happy. Starting to harden off the peppers and celery today.