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28-09-2008, 10:06 PM
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What veg are good to grow over Winter
I am growing leeks but have failed with cabbages.
Any ideas? -- Baal I smile and go off waving (Amiably) - for that's my way http://www.helden.org.uk ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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30-09-2008, 09:14 AM
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What veg are good to grow over Winter
On Sep 30, 8:31 am, AriesVal
wrote: On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:06:46 +0100, Baal wrote: I am growing leeks but have failed with cabbages. Any ideas? I'm experimenting with broad beans this year. -- It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years! (Abe Lincoln)http://ariesval.co.uk/val/ I have 10 cauliflowers on the go but I may have started them a bit late (early July) but we will see. |
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30-09-2008, 09:01 PM
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What veg are good to grow over Winter
Baal wrote:
I am growing leeks but have failed with cabbages. Any ideas? Purple sprouting broccoli. Interesting at a dull time of the year. -- CTC Right to Ride Rep. for Richmond upon Thames |
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30-09-2008, 10:55 PM
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What veg are good to grow over Winter
"Baal" wrote .. I am growing leeks but have failed with cabbages. Any ideas? We grow... Brussels Sprouts ("Trafalgar, Icarus, Topline") Savoy cabbage Winter cabbage ("Winter Tundra") Cauliflowers ("Winter Walcheren Armardo April" or similar) Broccoli Kale Leeks Parsnips The Cabbage family are the staple winter veg so why can't you grow them? Have you checked the pH of your soil? They like it over pH7, plenty of food in the soil and the soil firm (especially Sprouts). -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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01-10-2008, 09:24 AM
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What veg are good to grow over Winter
On Sep 30, 10:55 pm, "Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Baal" wrote .. I am growing leeks but have failed with cabbages. Any ideas? We grow... Brussels Sprouts ("Trafalgar, Icarus, Topline") Savoy cabbage Winter cabbage ("Winter Tundra") Cauliflowers ("Winter Walcheren Armardo April" or similar) Broccoli Kale Leeks Parsnips The Cabbage family are the staple winter veg so why can't you grow them? Have you checked the pH of your soil? They like it over pH7, plenty of food in the soil and the soil firm (especially Sprouts). -- Regards Bob Hobden They all sound great; every year I swear I will get organised and do this properly. We did purple sprouting Broccoli 2 years ago and this year have Cauliflower but it is not very organised. One nice advantage of doing it in the Winter is that you do not have to worry about the Caterpillars, once they have survived the Summer? When do you germinate your seeds for the Brassica and related and when do you plant out? Des |
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01-10-2008, 11:35 AM
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What veg are good to grow over Winter
"Des Higgins" wrote... "Bob Hobden" wrote: We grow... Brussels Sprouts ("Trafalgar, Icarus, Topline") Savoy cabbage Winter cabbage ("Winter Tundra") Cauliflowers ("Winter Walcheren Armardo April" or similar) Broccoli Kale Leeks Parsnips The Cabbage family are the staple winter veg so why can't you grow them? Have you checked the pH of your soil? They like it over pH7, plenty of food in the soil and the soil firm (especially Sprouts). They all sound great; every year I swear I will get organised and do this properly. We did purple sprouting Broccoli 2 years ago and this year have Cauliflower but it is not very organised. One nice advantage of doing it in the Winter is that you do not have to worry about the Caterpillars, once they have survived the Summer? When do you germinate your seeds for the Brassica and related and when do you plant out? For the winter ones, sown in early/mid May and planted out middle to end of June. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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01-10-2008, 02:49 PM
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What veg are good to grow over Winter
On Oct 1, 11:35 am, "Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Des Higgins" wrote... "Bob Hobden" wrote: We grow... Brussels Sprouts ("Trafalgar, Icarus, Topline") Savoy cabbage Winter cabbage ("Winter Tundra") Cauliflowers ("Winter Walcheren Armardo April" or similar) Broccoli Kale Leeks Parsnips The Cabbage family are the staple winter veg so why can't you grow them? Have you checked the pH of your soil? They like it over pH7, plenty of food in the soil and the soil firm (especially Sprouts). They all sound great; every year I swear I will get organised and do this properly. We did purple sprouting Broccoli 2 years ago and this year have Cauliflower but it is not very organised. One nice advantage of doing it in the Winter is that you do not have to worry about the Caterpillars, once they have survived the Summer? When do you germinate your seeds for the Brassica and related and when do you plant out? For the winter ones, sown in early/mid May and planted out middle to end of June. -- Regards Bob Hobden Thanks again Bob. Des |
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