I know it's the middle of winter but a few things have started here in darkest Kent This tray of Kelsae Onions has sprouted a nice Tomato plant. And a Sanseveria that Tetters gave me has also thrown one up Out in the polytunnel there's a few flowers on a Strawberry. I'll be sowing more Kelsae Onions on Boxing Day (traditional sowing date in England) and I've already got a tray of Leeks on the go as they annoy Tetters
There are sprouting veggies already in your tunnel . You are an active gardener for sure, planting vegetables and more. Great to see your garden thriving and you are not sitting on your laurels.
Tomatos, tomatos everywhere !! They come up all over my garden in spring. I want a poly tunnel but I'm too lazy to make one.
They are a lot of work to care for especially in winters. Maybe a special smaller version easier to care for. But I don’t know how your weather is, some can start them inside and use a heat pad to germinate seed. I have had my greenhouse for years and it’s still standing… thru wind rain and snow.~ it’s small but big enough to grow anything to prep for spring planting. 16’X16’ my son and I built it from a it. Easy peasy.
Brillant tunnel Pac They make all the difference if you can keep a bit of the weather off. I'd give you a hand to put one up if I knew where Georgia was Annie These are the leeks so far
Zigs you got some tiny leeks in that container that will grow into a giant scallion. Curious have you grown elephant garlic? Is it time to discuss a huge leek called elephant garlic. We have the elephant garlic festival yearly in my small town, as it is a huge cash crop. Many different foods on display made from the elephant garlic like icecream, coffee, teas, desserts and freshly cooked meals. It’s really not a garlic at all but a type of LEEK (Allium ampeloprasum), while regular garlic is Allium sativum, but they're both in the same allium family, so they look similar, have large mild cloves, and are used like garlic, just much milder and sweeter. It's essentially a giant, mellow version of a leek that tastes like a blend of garlic and leek, perfect for people who find regular garlic too strong.
Hopefully they'll be bigger leeks by next season I have grown Elephant Garlic in the past. Wasn't a bad crop but, like regular garlic, we're on the edge of it's comfortable growing zone. That's why I'm growing regular garlic in the tunnel this year. It's ok in a good year but with a combination of droughts, floods and Arctic winds it doesn't get big enough to keep cook happy I'll see if there's an Elephant in the room garlic next time we go down the farm shop. Might be a bit late to get it in for this season now though, I usually plant them in October/November so they can make root growth over winter
Normal Garlic so far, some in the ground in the polytunnel that were already growing in a flower pot. I just transplanted them. And these were from small cloves that I grew outside. I replanted them in Autumn and put them undercover to see if we could get them big enough for cook next year.
Tetters ate all of the Spruitjes, so I slept on the couch Didn't know what to do with the stem so I planted it in the corner to see if it would do anything
It's probably a Spruitje that Tetters missed These are some more Autumn planted onion sets, I put some in the tunnel and some outside in the beds, see which ones do better.
Sowed all the Kelsae Onion seeds today. These are the very large ones (bigger than the Exhibition onions that I grew last year) and they need a long growing season.
I didn't have very good germination with my cabbages so, this morning I planted three pots of All Season Cabbage and potted up two Cauliflowers that needed a bigger pot. Two of my Heat master tomato seeds germinated as well after only 4 days.
Excellent Annie While I was typing I remembered I've still got a packet of Exhibition onion seeds that I need to lob in tomorrow
