Vegetable Growing 2021

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  1. shiney

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    I picked 2lb more beans yesterday evening and have orders for over 20lb before the weekend. :rolleyespink:

    I also sold 6lb of rhubarb yesterday. :blue thumb:

    Next to the veg plot are the fruit trees and the golden plums are almost ripe and some of the apples are colouring up. :hapydancsmil: Blackberries still very slow.
     
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      I ate my first few heads of brocolli yesterday, was very tastey and fresh
       
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        Some nice beetroot harvested about half hour ago…..they will be on this weekends salads

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          Just a disaster in my raised bed, it's my first time growing veg, a fox decided to have a party and everything got trampled [​IMG].
          I don't want to give up so what's good to grow from now? I had started some beetroot so I could put that in. Just want to get something in so my summer isn't a complete waste of time. Was growing cabbage, broccoli & courgettes. Don't mind giving courgettes another go but it is too late? Any ideas would be welcome?
          Thank you in advance :)
           
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            I would suggest getting plants from a garden centre @Rayla for spring greens, winter cauliflower maybe. It's a bit late to start those from seed. I think it's too late for courgettes but you might find bigger plants in the garden centre too.
             
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              I have a couple of empty beds at the moment so wondering what to plant in those too
               
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              I think we are looking mainly at planting winter/spring brassicas: savoy/spring cabbages, spring caulis, spring greens, calabrese and kale. You can sow turnip now and time for a quick crop of salad leaves: lettuce, rocket & spinach & maybe radish.
               
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                Thanks for your suggestions :).
                I'm off the the garden centre today and see what they have, plus pick up some salad seeds.
                Hopefully I'll get something to enjoy :dbgrtmb:
                 
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                  I'll be sowing 'offenham 2' spring greens in the coming days. They did well last year.. (Very nice veg in Feb/March/April)
                  When you've harvested them the bed can be prepared for next years crops.
                   
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                    Some are going over 24", but I have some nice straight younger ones that are 21 to 22" long and hoping might get to 30".

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                    I've marked all the best plants, not only for seed saving, but to lift the roots and try and overwinter them for replanting next year.
                     
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                          I overwintered runner bean roots years ago just as an experiment.
                          Just treated the roots similar to Dahlias and they regrew with multiple shoots the next spring.
                           
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                            My potted aubergine has ten plus fruit and the garden plants average about two each, they were all planted the same day.


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                              The first of my cucumbers.
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                              Here they were moments ago.
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