The even bigger and better and hopefully not lower bits of growing your own in 2022!

Suffolk_lass

@Fosterdog another possibility with your tomato and marigold seeds is where did you store them? I can't remember where I was or whether on the radio or TV but a small bell is ringing about the seeds getting baked the year before planting (or maybe it was freezing...) in the way of all chocolate teapots (see the Easter chocolate theme) of uselessness, I can't quite remember where I heard it. Monty saying don't use old seeds and why might be it

Glittering_M

Thai basil seedlings are emerging! Will give them a little longer before thinning out. 

No updates on the lemongrass, I put them in water and no roots showing yet, although they have turned purple.


I'm looking to buy a Kaffir lime tree (well plant). Has anyone grown one? I'm not sure whether to get a smaller one (about £10/15) for a 12cm pot or spend a bit more and get one that is more established. You can spend loads but my max limit would be about £35 for a more established plant. I guess I'm concerned about spending a lot for it to then die but equally I'm keen to be able to use it as I like thai cooking!

Also intrigued by Camelia sinensis (sp), aka the tea plant! Maybe I will see how this year goes first.

carinjo

This morning we build half of the arch for the beans, done the supports for the tomatoes. The first radishes under the glass/pallet cloche have already germinated, 5days after planting! Got gifted some lettuce, planted that too. First of the early potatoes sticking their head out.

bluesooz

just harvested the first asparagus - only 2 spears mindyou, but there are more showing through.  Still harvesting the purple sprouting broccoli but don't know for how much longer before it manages to flower before i can eat it all!   Rhubarb looks ready to harvest too.

Bees have been all over the broad bean flowers and there are baby broad bean pods already.

All the usual seedlings doing well and i've tempted fate by sowing the french/runner beans outdoors already.  (We're in the south east and weather has been very warm.)    

Suffolk_lass

We are off on hols tomorrow so need to deliver tomato, chilli and pepper plants to two people locally (maybe Auntie and cousin too), to reduce the potential damage DS might do through over watering or forgetting to open the greenhouse and frying them. His house sitting sometimes involves popping in to feed the cat then going home, rather than actually house-sitting.

I'm going to risk planting beans and salad crops outside, and maybe even a few squash seeds inside, to get some bits going for our return.

carinjo

Enjoy your holiday @Suffolk_lass.
My second attempt at a cloche/cold frame thingy on allotment is a huge success. The temperature yesterday at 11am was 36C! I've left it open at a crack just to not kill anything germinating (or kill the seeds, as mentioned in a post earlier) The radishes germinated in 6days and some of the beetroot coming through.
Dug the first row for the brasssicas.
At home.the cucumber, yellow courgette, pumpkin and butternut all germinating and one lonely sunflower.

sammy_kaye18

Well have been tending to the greenhouse and trying to get bits and pieces going. 

Lettuce is taking off, so are some of my peas, radish are doing well too, have the first few little carrot seedlings popping through and a few other little bits look like they are going to start appearing soon. 

Have tried planting some shop potatoes that I let grow a bit into a pot but I need to get some more compost so I can hill them once they start coming through.

also have tried planting strawberry seeds by slicing some off of some strawberries I had in the fridge because the plants I had I’m pretty sure are a bust - they don’t seem to be doing anything but I’m still hopeful. 

Also have brought some flower seeds for butterfly’s and bees so hoping to make a flower bed or dig up some grass to plant them to encourage pollinators into the garden 

MissRikkiC

Well somehow, my 1 strawberry plant (6 runners) that was (loosely) overwintered has 2 flowers already 🤭 

all my papers have the next set of leaves now so need potting on and I might have to let a few tomatoes go as I’ve now most definitely got too many!!

Does anyone know if it matters when you plant potatoes (regardless of variety). I started off so many and wondering now if to plant a few extras to have a succession growing as we only bought 1st and 2nds (rather than main crop) but still have around 20 chitted and nothing to do with them! 

enkeltliv

Brassicas are doing nicely. My concentrations are around herb sowings this week. The lemon balm is going great guns but the peppermint not so. Seems my parsely seeds aren't viable.

LessImpecunious

MissRikkiC said:

Does anyone know if it matters when you plant potatoes (regardless of variety). I started off so many and wondering now if to plant a few extras to have a succession growing as we only bought 1st and 2nds (rather than main crop) but still have around 20 chitted and nothing to do with them! 

Should be fine planting them until at least the end of the month...