Calling SMB veg growers

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Bad_mother said:
Just picked prepped and frozen a load of Bramley apples we were given. Discovered you can make crumble mix in bulk and freeze it too.... Nice !!

Stripped one of our apple trees then had them juiced (tiny russet apples, don't store particularly well) and brewing 40 litres of cider in my kitchen !!!! The smell is a bit unreal
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I reckon a swap and meet is needed next year for smb growers and brewers. Away the swap and meet!! Veg and alcohol only mind.
 
A couple of questions, how dark green should peppers be in this country before picking? Shop ones are really dark, mine are around olive colour.

Also, what is worth growing in the green house over winter? Anything I should be starting off now? Apart from autumn planting garlic and summer planting taties, I dont grow anything over winter. I have wondered if turnips would work in the greenhouse border.
 
DaveH said:
A couple of questions, how dark green should peppers be in this country before picking? Shop ones are really dark, mine are around olive colour.

Also, what is worth growing in the green house over winter? Anything I should be starting off now? Apart from autumn planting garlic and summer planting taties, I dont grow anything over winter. I have wondered if turnips would work in the greenhouse border.
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I’ve been looking into this for the missus, I’ve ordered some Adelaide carrot seeds and some spring onion seeds as I read they can still grow over winter.

Top 10 vegetables to grow over winter | Thompson & Morgan
 
DaveH said:
A couple of questions, how dark green should peppers be in this country before picking? Shop ones are really dark, mine are around olive colour.

Also, what is worth growing in the green house over winter? Anything I should be starting off now? Apart from autumn planting garlic and summer planting taties, I dont grow anything over winter. I have wondered if turnips would work in the greenhouse border.
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I do spring cabbage and purple sprouting broccoli in the tunnel over winter, but mebbe a bit late to start from seed now, mine were started late August
 
Had a really good tidy up at the weekend, making the most of the last bit of dry weather before the winter closes in.

Scarified and cut the lawn so that should be it, barring raking the last few leaves up till spring now. Also had a good chop back of the stuff in the beds, lavender, rosemary, michaelmases etc and swapped a few pots from summer flowers to bulbs hoping for a nice spring display.

Catch you all in the spring I guess. Don't forget to clean your mowers and other tools before storing them away for the winter. Drain any petrol from mowers, strimmers etc.
 
My lavender's having a second flowering !!!

Purple sprouting broccoli and spring cabbage going great in the polytunnel, got a lot of cutting back and a ton of pruning to do over winter, not to mention re-setting the strawberry beds.

Not today tho, it's raining !!!!
 
Emergency question! I just went out with a torch to pick some cauliflower and when I got back in the house, the heads have turned a darkish yellow. Piss coloured really.

It was probably the frost last week. Still edible?

The best I have found on the web says smells off when cooking, which does not sound great.
 
duff_man said:
How has the year started for everyone?

Mine is a right mess after doing nothing at all over the winter and so far this year. Plenty of hard work ahead
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About the same as you really.... Weather has been so mixed
Got a few peas and beans started, dug in some new potatoes... That's about it so far
 
Been busy so far this year - plenty of time on my hands - but the weather has not been 100% for direct planting -and forget about the freak weather in February - too early to plant direct into the ground.

I am still eating winter cabbages, kale, leeks & purple sprouting broccoli - the spring greens will be getting a try this weekend.
Last of last years harvest of onions are just about done - and alas I have had to start buying potaotes:evil: - hate that.
I put in my 1st early potatoes (Arran Pilot) just after St Patrick's day in growing-sacks. They are just sprouting through!!
I shall be putting in my 2nd earlies today (Charlotte), and hopefully my main crop (Desiree) tomorrow.
I went and got around 12 bags of horse shite yesterday from the local stables, and will line the trenches for the seed spuds with well-rotted stuff.

The October planting of Broad Beans are around 6" tall in the ground, and have come through the winter OK. I have set-away some runner beans and more Broad beans in pots earlier on in the week.

I started my tomatoes off in February, and they are shooting away - potted them up the other week, and are going for it.
Same goes for peppers & chilli's - @Typhoonftm - your ones are doing well marra;)
Cucumbers, aubergines & courgettes are in the propagator too, and have sprouted.

Swede and white turnip (yes they are f***ing different before anyone starts) - are doing good in modules, as are cauliflowers, cabbages & sprouts & early peas.
Just set away curly Kale and purple sprouting broccoli yesterday.

I have 2 bath-tubs to fill up with compost & soil too, and I shall set away my carrots in those for this year. The carrot fly attacks my ground-sown carrots every year- so I am raising them up the height of the bath-tub in order to deter the little fuckers.

Also I shall be preparing the ground to sow my parsnips. It has been too cold for them to germinate, so I have covered over the ground in order to warm it up.

In the next week I shall be putting my sweetcorn in 3" pots, and setting them away in the propagator - ready to plant into the ground mid-May.

I will get some Marrows and pumpkins set away too.

The rhubarb is going well too. Plenty of crumble in a few weeks time:cool:

I think that's about it.

Hope all the SMB gardeners have a great year.:cool:
 
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Butcher's Coat said:
Been busy so far this year - plenty of time on my hands - but the weather has not been 100% for direct planting -and forget about the freak weather in February - too early to plant direct into the ground.

I am still eating winter cabbages, kale, leeks & purple sprouting broccoli - the spring greens will be getting a try this weekend.
Last of last years harvest of onions are just about done - and alas I have had to start buying potaotes:evil: - hate that.
I put in my 1st early potatoes (Arran Pilot) just after St Patrick's day in growing-sacks. They are just sprouting through!!
I shall be putting in my 2nd earlies today (Charlotte), and hopefully my main crop (Desiree) tomorrow.
I went and got around 12 bags of horse shite yesterday from the local stables, and will line the trenches for the seed spuds with well-rotted stuff.

The October planting of Broad Beans are around 6" tall in the ground, and have come through the winter OK. I have set-away some runner beans and more Broad beans in pots earlier on in the week.

I started my tomatoes off in February, and they are shooting away - potted them up the other week, and are going for it.
Same goes for peppers & chilli's - @Typhoonftm - your ones are doing well marra;)
Cucumbers, aubergines & courgettes are in the propagator too, and have sprouted.

Swede and white turnip (yes they are f***ing different before anyone starts) - are doing good in modules, as are cauliflowers, cabbages & sprouts & early peas.
Just set away curly Kale and purple sprouting broccoli yesterday.

I have 2 bath-tubs to fill up with compost & soil too, and I shall set away my carrots in those for this year. The carrot fly attacks my ground-sown carrots every year- so I am raising them up the height of the bath-tub in order to deter the little fuckers.

Also I shall be preparing the ground to sow my parsnips. It has been too cold for them to germinate, so I have covered over the ground in order to warm it up.

In the next week I shall be putting my sweetcorn in 3" pots, and setting them away in the propagator - ready to plant into the ground mid-May.

I will get some Marrows and pumpkins set away too.

The rhubarb is going well too. Plenty of crumble in a few weeks time:cool:

I think that's about it.

Hope all the SMB gardeners have a great year.:cool:
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I always germinate my parsnips on some damp kitchen paper in a plastic tub then plant them.
 

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