Raised Veggie Bed

[scotkat]

My husband made me a raised veggie bed with our old slabs turned on their side wehn we laid new ones in late summer.

So have managed to plant winter cauil and brocoloi spring onions were good and baby carrots.

I am new to veg but pricee now in supermarket home grown much tastier.

I did have salad baskets grwoing this year.

Want to try tatties not sure when to sow seed tatties though.

[kedigato]

I do admire all of you who manage to grow all these lovely veggies.

When we first built this house years ago, we did try growing all sorts of things, mainly with no luck all along the line ;D Now I am only good at growing runner- or green-beans. Also a few courgettes and a pumpkin or two.

Best person to ask is Tamarine or Vegmandan.

[tamarine]

Hi Scotkat, growing veg. in raised beds, you will love it and then you will want more raised beds. Easy to weed and turn the soil over.

[scotkat]

Thanks KG I shall but for now got another neck cosie to get finished.

[scotkat]

Just been in Dobbies and they had onion sets for £1.49 pack of 50 Senshyu Yellow Onion sets on sale for 23p I bought can I still plant them.

Straight into raised bed or in pots

Also Unwins box of 80 mixed Spring bulbs £9.99 fpor £4.50.

[scotkat]

My bargain today.

[kedigato]

You'll have a lovely colourful and cheery show in the spring, scotkat, with those bulbs. Good bargain too!

[scotkat]

Was in greenhouse this morning planting these bulbs in my containers had not got finished planting them end of year.

Yes be a nice cheery show of colour.

Ground to hard with deep frost to work in ,just so very cold.

[scotkat]

Was checking out my raised veggie bed ground so hard packed with frost.

[tamarine]

Went to have a look at my allotment week end and it was flooded. Seems like we had one months rain in one day.

[scotkat]

Ground still frozen .Got winter cauil and brocoli growing I planted late Autumn last year .

Not sure when they will be ready to eat as this is first of me growing veggies.

When will I sow new veggies seeds for growing this year.

Also want to grow tatties in sacks or pots but will nead advice .

[kedigato]

I'm not good at sowing seeds, Scotkat, have just about given up on it.

However, I do have luck with green and runner beans. Tamarine told me how to go about it and I've had luck with them in the two years that I followed her instructions.

Best is for Tamarine to help you out. Or Vegmandan, but I haven't seen him in some time.

[tamarine]

Hi Scotkat, Your caulies will be reay around late April -may and your broccli any time when the heads appear from April onwards. The more you cut them the more it grows.

Tatties This week I will be putting seed potato in bags to grow in cold greenhouse. Works every time.

As for other seeds. been as the allotment is flooded i put summer caulies,Brussel sprouts,leeks, summer cabbage, and broadbeans in pots out side. When the plant has 4 leaves I transplant it to permanant position on the lottie. You can also put onion seeds in the cold greenhouse.

Growing on my allotment now are spring cabbage,sprouting brocc,leeks,and broadbeans. Also onions and garlic. I started these off in Nov.08. My other friends on the lottie are struggling as they have nothing growing.

Hopes this helps.

[kedigato]

This proves it again, Tamarine is a workaholic! ;D

[scotkat]

I sowed my parsnip seeds inmy veggie bed yesterday and my carrots.

Also planted garlic cloves in hanging baskets.

Got my garden peas in growbag greenhouse and some peas in veggie bed to.

As for my tatties got grow sacs ,tattie still chitting.
Onions planted and spring onions started end of year.

And my salad baskets growing nice.