Apr 4th, 2009
The Neater the Row the Better the Veg?
I love Spring – everything is so new, green and full of promise. Apart from Christmas it’s my favourite time of year.
The Cabbages that I transplanted a couple of weeks ago are coming on a treat and are ready to be planted out in the garden. I made sure to dig in some lime before I planted them and firmed them in nice and snug – Brassicas like to have their roots tucked in.
I’m a sucker for a neat row and decided to make a little Cabbage patch over near the Peas. At this time of year your plan is starting to take shape and it’s a great time to make those last minute changes to it before your beds start getting filled up. Before you know it you’ll be wondering where on earth you will put that Courgette plant or row of lettuce.
Here at mtp I’ve been busy sowing and planting. Now that the nights are light I find that I can get a lot done in the hour between bath time and when it gets dark. Here’s what’s in already:
- Peas – check
- Potatoes – in, last week
- Radish – sown (two rows)
- Early Carrots – in, one sowing under the cloche, two sowings in the ground
- Parsnip – one outdoor sowing
- Spring Onions – in, but not up yet
- Rocket – in, and up
- Broccoli – sown in coldframe
- Perpetual Spinach – ditto
- Sweet Peas – four varieties sown in coldframe
- Dwarf Sunflowers – sown in coldframe
- Leeks – just pushing up in coldframe
- Lettuce – check, check, check – early sowing in the coldframe, plus outdoor sowings last week
- Broadbeans – 2 inches tall
- Cabbage (summer) – seedlings transplanted
- Onions – check
- Shallots – check
- Garlic – in and growing well
- Tomatoes – Super blight-resistant variety (Ferline) sown, currently getting the 4-star treatment indoors
Currently harvesting:
- Rhubarb
- Kale
- New Zealand Spinach
- Perpetual Spinach
- Herbs
- Tulips
So that’s the view from mtp. Anyone else sowing anything else? I don’t like Beetroot, Sprouts and Celery so that’s why they’re missing from my list, but I’d love to know if anyone is having success with other stuff right now. Always room for one more as they say!
