Grow your own dinner 2014

browneyedbazzi

My lettuce has been out for weeks and is doing really well - I've been making salad at every opportunity in an effort to use it before it bolts.

My partner and I usually go the rounds of the garden each day to see how things are growing but it's so miserable here he's got the binoculars out and looked down the garden from in the house the past two days. I really hope what annie said about the weather improving for the weekend is true!

annie123

browneyedbazzi wrote: »

here he's got the binoculars out and looked down the garden from in the house the past two days. I really hope what annie said about the weather improving for the weekend is true!

I did that for most of 2012 binoculars are a fair-weather gardener's friend :cool:
Put your postcode in here for a 10 day forecast which is update daily, it gives a feel like temp which I like.
Below is for my postcode and Sunday is looking warmer still

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=10day;sess=

Another one
http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/

ClareTeaches

suzeesu2000 wrote: »

Found a brilliant sheet on P****rest last night. It has the times to sow, when to plant out & when to harvest all in a colourful chart. Really makes planning easy i think - for a novice like me anyway.

Hi suzeesu2000! Hope you don't mind me jumping in, but I don't suppose you could give us a link to that chart, please?

I've been trying to resist posting in here until we exchange (buying first house - going to have my first garden - so excited!!! :j ), but that chart sounds too good to miss!

suzeesu2000

ClareTeaches wrote: »

Hi suzeesu2000! Hope you don't mind me jumping in, but I don't suppose you could give us a link to that chart, please?

I've been trying to resist posting in here until we exchange (buying first house - going to have my first garden - so excited!!! :j ), but that chart sounds too good to miss!

oh poop - tried but the originating site is defunct! If you pm me I will email it to you as but I cant think how else to do it Clare.

CAFCGirl

Clare,

Could try this one
http://ilovegardens.tumblr.com/post/57824638366/vegetable-planting-chart

Theres finally some sunshine here! WOOHOO.
Hoping it will dry out a bit outside whilst I'm at my 2 hour appointment and then when I'm back I can crack on with the canes for my beans, check on the green babies, give the tomatoes a cup of tea, and then possibly sow some more seeds.
I have some chervil to try, a mixed basil seed collection, and then my pak choi needs spacing out.

ClareTeaches

Thanks, Suzeesu, have PMed with my email address.

That looks great, thank you, CAFCGirl - have saved that for printing!

suzeesu2000

ClareTeaches wrote: »

Thanks, Suzeesu, have PMed with my email address.

That looks great, thank you, CAFCGirl - have saved that for printing!

Just sent you the chart - hope its of some help.

Its flippin' cold here today - 10 day forecast is threatening 19 degrees tomorrow :eek: just not sure whether THATS F or C :rotfl:

First_Trouble

Transforming my garden into my veggie garden paradise is taking a lot longer than expected. The weather isn't helping much either. Although the perennials currently residing in my future veg patch seem to be enjoying it Grr!!

suzeesu2000

Oddly enough, my indoor parsley is absolutely booming as is the outdoor coriandor.

Am desperate for the pots to finish so i can harvest before we move - will be a serious pain to have to transport 8 pot bags full of plants!!

Victoria plum is amazing me - she has done so well and now has 21 plums and growing more! I feel plum jam coming on - ooh and some plum puree for my porridge, yummy!

Dizzy_Ditzy

It looks like I'm getting an allotment :j :j :j