I have planted far too many alliums. Last autumn I set out a ridiculous number of shallots, lots of garlic, and overwintering onions. In late winter I sowed onions from seed, and I have leeks growing in a container to be transplanted later in the year. I really do not need any more onions, but,… Continue reading Planting onion sets
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Planting out – peas, rocket, onions, and beetroot
As spring progresses, more of the reasonably hardy seedlings can be planted out. Here I am planting peas, rocket, onions, and beetroot. The peas were sown in lengths of gutter. I find this a really convenient way to sow as planting out is so easy – a shallow trench of just a couple of inches… Continue reading Planting out – peas, rocket, onions, and beetroot
Planting out – onions, potatoes, and broad beans
Out first sowing of potatoes is always made under cover in 15 litre pots. In previous years we then moved on to sow in the main vegetable beds as part of the rotation. This year, though, we have changed to growing all of the potatoes in pots, partly because we have lost three beds that… Continue reading Planting out – onions, potatoes, and broad beans
Sowing onions
It is often said that the traditional time for planting garlic is on the shortest day of the year – 21 December – with harvest at midsummer – 21 June; I am pretty sure this is one tradition my dad related to me. I have heard some folk say that Boxing Day is the traditional… Continue reading Sowing onions
Sowing and planting this week
I have been a bit lazy in updating the blog with the latest sowing and planting. Over the last few weeks, sowing has been a bit neglected too, but there has been a lot to plant out. We did manage to sow another three lengths of gutter with peas, the reliable Hurst Greenshaft and the… Continue reading Sowing and planting this week
Sowing this week
With April just around the corner, it was time to sow some of the tender crops, to be planted outdoors in early to mid May or in the polytunnel or glasshouses as soon as large enough. First were the French beans, Meraviglia di Venezia, a yellow climbing bean, and Beurre de Rocquencourt, also yellow, but… Continue reading Sowing this week
Sowing this week
This week we got our main crop onions, garlic, and shallots planted. Usually, we would have an autumn sown crop running along the side beds of the polytunnel, where they produce well, especially the garlic. As we did little in the garden last year, we are missing out on this crop, but have planted two… Continue reading Sowing this week
Finnish Christmas recipes – rosolli
Rosolli is the classic salad accompaniment to the Finnish Christmas meal, going particularly well with the cured herrings. Some add herring to the rosolli, when it is then known as sillisalaatti – herring salad. This variant is particularly common in Sweden. We, though, prefer to serve the salad without adding herring, and serve several different… Continue reading Finnish Christmas recipes – rosolli
Sowing this week
Regular sowing is necessary for regular cropping without gluts. We try to sow a few things every week or two throughout the growing season. This week we started with the cucurbits: summer and winter squash, melons, and cucumbers. I used a mixture of a free draining soil based seed compost with some organic peat free… Continue reading Sowing this week
The weather finally allows the main crop onions to be planted
One of the first things we plant outdoors is the main crop onions, shallots, and garlic. We overwinter a crop in the polytunnel, which will be ready several weeks before the outdoor sowing. We found that those overwintered outdoors did not perform quite so well. Whilst they can stand the cold, the damp is problematic.… Continue reading The weather finally allows the main crop onions to be planted