Time to get back into the garden

After a fantastic crop last year, its time to get back into the garden.

Today I lifted the last of the winter leeks to make way for the new tatties

I planted the following

Rocket 5 row's in a mini tunnel
Arran pilot 5 row's
Home guard 4 row's

This year i didnt pre chit, just stuck them straight in, Hoping to get the first serving around the end of May.


I plan on planting less this year, going for beans,peas,tatties,mini gem,rocket,butternut squash, garlic,onions,basil,parsley,carrots,chilli's,mint, spring onions, tomatoes, red peppers!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beans and onions

Baby carrots

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Planted these carrots(Adelaide F1) Tuesday 4th March

They shot up no problem, no carrot fly, or any damage

Taste??? well they are sweet but not much flavour to them, hopefully the full roots will have a bit more of a taste to them

Planted 4/3/8 Eaten 1/6/8

13 weeks fromseedtoplate

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Dinner time!!!!

My first tatties of the year, "1st early Rocket"

I had them in the tunnel for around 14 weeks, not sure how much difference it made?? my other 2 tatties are only 2-3weeks max away and they have been grow outdoors.

Taste??? Its hard not to get swept up in the "homegrown is best" bullshit!! But these do taste great, Classic new tattie flavour,Light soft skins, not as nutty as Jersey royals.

Looking like around 6kgs from 25 seed.

Very happy, I would grow them again.

16 weeks FROMSEEDTOPLATE

1st herbs of the year

First pickings

First pickings of the year mini gem and grenobloise lettuce!!
Planted seeds 11th Feb in propagator
Moved to window ledge 16th Feb
Moved into individual cell tray's 28th Feb
Planted in mini tunnel 11th March
Picked first couple 26th April

I make that 11 weeks FROMSEEDTOPLATE

Tatties have taken

Planted these tatties(rocket) 24/2 after a couple of weeks chitting, They seemed to have taken well..... Could be in for a bumper early crop