On 1/7/05 9:55 AM, in article
, "Fitz"
wrote:

How do people cope with growing veg throughout the season? Do people
generally fall back on their experience and just _know_ when to plant,
what to plant where etc. or does anyone have a fantastic
planning/notation method for getting it all down on paper?

Just curious - as a beginner and a sieve head I'm thiking I could do
with some careful planning on paper and lots of reading through veg
books and then a dedicated calendar or something to remind me when I
need to do things.

I've only got a couple of years experience under my belt - but they
were pretty successful, although fairly limited in variety and most
stuff was all ready at the same time. Next year... sorry THIS year I'd
rather avoid having to freeze 8 kilos of green beans in one go!
thanks in advance for any help.
I too have a similar problem. When I plant I traditionally want it all done
NOW! This of course means that everything will be ready at the same time. I
have had to force myself to plant half or a third of a row at a time,
planting every two weeks or so.
At the same time I like to grow lots and freeze the extra so that I can
enjoy the great taste all winter long.
In the case of your beans or when a vegetable is ready all at the same time
and the excess has to be frozen, I use a one litre + - size bag. As the
beans freeze I disturb the veggies in the bag so that they don't freeze in a
'clump'. The one litre size bag, in my case, will be enough for about two
meals.
Where do you live? I know of a local seed company that has planting time
info in their catalogue. It may not be applicable in your neck of the woods.
Gary