31-10-2011, 04:36 PM
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Thanks Eileen, I will try about six shall I? My friend grew a whopper this year by accident from fallen seeds she gives to the birds, it grew beween two paving slabs would you believe! Not fair
She'll give me some of those seeds I expect. This one came on its own, I shall ask the Brownie pack this week how their's got on.
02-11-2011, 11:00 PM
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Yes like you guys, winding the veg garden down. I try to be optimistic about it and instead of viewing it as a conclusion try to look at as a new begining and bolster myself by looking through the veggie section of seed catalogues and consider what varieties of different veggies to try. The onions and shallots were great here in Tayside, but although the garlic looked great, the bulbs were making good imitations of leeks
02-11-2011, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Pabicus
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Yes like you guys, winding the veg garden down. I try to be optimistic about it and instead of viewing it as a conclusion try to look at as a new begining and bolster myself by looking through the veggie section of seed catalogues and consider what varieties of different veggies to try. The onions and shallots were great here in Tayside, but although the garlic looked great, the bulbs were making good imitations of leeks
I have just planted some Garlic variety 'Jolimont' . It is the first time I have planted any and I look forward to harvesting it next year.
02-11-2011, 11:22 PM
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Meg, good luck with your garlic. You should be ok there in cosy Worcestershire. Up here, I start off the onions and shallots in 3" pots in the green house before daring to put them out. I cannot remember the name of the variety, but the cloves were given to me by a neihbour, who has had success previously. He told me they were a Canadian variety and like me had the same disappointing result, first time ever for him, so can only put it down to the topsy turvey weather we had this "summer"........yet again
03-11-2011, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Pabicus
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Meg, good luck with your garlic. You should be ok there in cosy Worcestershire. Up here, I start off the onions and shallots in 3" pots in the green house before daring to put them out. I cannot remember the name of the variety, but the cloves were given to me by a neihbour, who has had success previously. He told me they were a Canadian variety and like me had the same disappointing result, first time ever for him, so can only put it down to the topsy turvey weather we had this "summer"........yet again
I only have two small raised beds and am new to vegetable growing. Last winter I planted leeks and purple sprouting. When I needed the leeks the most they were frozen into the ground and the purple sprouting was broken off under the weight of the snow. So I will just stick to growing garlic this winter, one bed is already taken up with strawberry plants now.
03-11-2011, 10:26 PM
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Ah yes Meg, been caught out with the "frozen in the ground" wheeze myself. Not to be out done, I boiled a kettle and watered around the leeks that I want to thaw the ground. Remember to have nets ready for your strawberries when they do produce and the birds take a fancy to them. I was just about ready to enjoy my stella cherries of a tree I planted a couple of years ago and they strippied the lot........................Grrrrrrrrr!
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