Spring 2020 Plan & List of Seeds

Autumn Plantings – New plant plugs:

From Marshalls

Cauliflower – Clemen x16 plants (July despatch)

•  F1 Hybrid variety
•  Prefers full sun
•  Prefers part shade

Grow this mid-winter cauliflower for rewarding spring harvests of healthy heads full of edible white curds. Cauliflowers are fantastically versatile and Clemen is no exception. It’s an F1 hybrid too so naturally shows great vigour.

At harvest time in March and April, the white heads present themselves well, so they’re easy to see, cut and remove.

Clemen has proved to be very winter-hardy, capable of withstanding frost and snow- so no need to worry about its fate in the winter months.

Before planting, incorporate bulky compost or manure into the soil, to both increase the nutrient levels in the soil and improve the soil texture to give Clemen the best start.

Space young plant at 75cm (30in) apart in summer to a sunny position.

Cauliflowers are hungry as they are thirsty, so will appreciate a moist, fertile soil. Throughout summer, keep removing surrounding weeds, so ‘Clemen’ gets the maximum water, light and nutrients from the soil. It will then reward you with healthy white heads the following spring.

Cabbage – Duncan x16 plants (August despatch)
Cabbage Duncan is an excellent ‘all round’ variety, with great versatility for cooking in many different ways.

It can be picked as unhearted leafy greens in late autumn from a late August planting, or over wintered and harvested as a whole head in the spring, again from an August planting.

Plants are despatched in late August for cutting in Jan – April.

From D T Brown

Swede Tweed F1 (Brassica napobrassica) x 10 plants (July despatch)
British-bred, it is early and vigorous, producing uniformly round, purple shouldered roots with a delicious, cream-coloured flesh. Performs better than other swedes on less fertile soils. A very good source of pro-vitamin A, vitamins B and C. Final spacing of 10-15cm (4-6in) apart.

From Rocket Gardens

Rhubarb Plant – Victoria x1 plant (July/Aug despatch)
Nice and easy to grow, very reliable and completely scrumptious

Leek Mussellburgh x 10 plants

Brussels Sprouts – Evesham Special x 10 plants

Carrots – Early Nantes x 20 plants

Salads

Beetroot Boltardy – sown
Celery Tango F1 –  failed
Cucumber Marketmore – sown
Lettuce Little Gem – sown
Lettuce Mazur – sown
Radish French Breakfast 4 Francis – sown and harvested – resown
Spring Onion White Lisbon – sown
Sweet Pepper Etiuda Orange – failed
Sweet Pepper Californian Wonder – failed
Tomato Gardeners Delight – sown 3 plants
Tomato Tiny Tim –  failed
Wild Rocket – sown

Vegetables

Asparagus Guelph Equinox – Planted
Broccali Autumn Calabrese
Brussels Sprout Groniger – failed
Cabbage April
Cabbage Holland Winter White – failed
Carrot Autumn King/2
Carrot Chantenay 2 – sown
Cauliflower All the year round – failed
Chilli Pepper Anaheim –  Failed
Courgette (Zucchini) – 1 plant ?
French Bean Dwarf Slenderette – sown
Leek Musselburgh
Onion Red Baron
Pea Dwarf First Early Meteor – sown
Potato Casablanca – sown
Spinach Medania
Swede Brora

 

Herbs & Flowers

Basil Sweet Green – sown
Coriander – sown
Mint – sown
Thyme Old English – sown
French Marigold – failed
Nasturtian Princess of India – sown
Sweet Pea Royal Family – Blue, Red, White & Pink

Late Summer/Autumn 2020 – Sowing & Planting

Carrots Autumn King  – sow June

Peas Kelvendon Wonder – sow June

Cabbage April sow July/August

Cauliflower All Year Round Sow October in Propagator

 

Autumn 2019 – Sowing & Planting

Potatoes – Maris Peer x 2 large containers

Onions – Red Baron x 1 section in veg trug

Carrots – Autumn King x 2 – 1 lot in veg trug, 2nd lot in bucket, 3rd lot – sow at weekend

Cabbage – Offenham Compact (x 6 plugs)  & Durham Early (seeds)

Cauliflower – All Year Round (seeds) & Clapton F1 (x 6 plugs)

Lettuce – Saladin

Radishes – French Breakfast

Wild Rocket

Spring Onions – White Lisbon

Spring/ Summer 2019 – Sowing & Planting

Flowers

California Poppy – semi flowered
Candytuft Fairy mixed – beautiful
Cornflower Double Mixed – semi flowered
Lobelia Colour Cascade – beautiful
Marigold French Dwarf Double – beautiful
Nasturtium trailing – eaten by caterpillars/butterflies
Sweet Pea, (Royal Family Blue, Red, White & Pink)
Viola Mixed, – failed

Along with the garden-ready flowers coming from T&M in May: Geranium ‘Best Red’ F1 Hybrid, Lobelia ‘Monsoon’, Coreopsis ‘Golden Joy’ and Delphinium ‘Magic Fountains Mixed’ – beautiful

I might also sow some meadow flowers at the bottom of the garden, getting Lewis to create a hill where they can grow. – failed

The bees will love the mix of flowers, so they can also help with pollination of vegetables, helping with the harvest later in the season.

As pollinators, bees play a part in every aspect of the ecosystem. They support the growth of trees, flowers, and other plants, which serve as food and shelter for creatures large and small. Bees contribute to complex, interconnected ecosystems that allow a diverse number of different species to co-exist.

Vegetables & Herbs

Beans Dwarf Hestia – Failed
Brussel Spouts – eaten by caterpillars/butterflies
Cabbage (Greyhound) – eaten by caterpillars/butterflies
Carrots (Autumn King) – successful
Courgettes Black Beauty – successful
Onions – Red Baron, Spring Onion White Lisbon, ok but not a large yield
Peas – Kelveden Wonder, didn’t do as well as I hoped
Seed Potatoes – Sharps Express First Earlies, ok but not a large yield
Spinach Perpetual, didn’t do as well as I hoped
Sweet Pepper (Red & Yellow) growing indoors, didn’t do as well as I hoped
Cherry Tomato Cerise x 2, didn’t do as well as I hoped
Parsnip – White Gem.- I may have at least 1 parsnip!!! (actually 2 large ones!)
Seed Potatoes – Second cropping – Maris Peer, ok but not a large yield

Herbs

Basil, Coriander, Rosemary, Thyme, Mint – successful