I had to post this after a really disheartening week when all my cauli seedlings have died, some leeks have dampened off and to top it all my mini greenhouse broke free of its moorings scattering my broad beans, peas and chard everywhere when I've just spotted two asparagus spears about one inch high!!
Every cloud has a silver lining!!
Anyone got asparagus yet?!!!
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- Jenny Green
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I haven't noticed but I'll go out tomorrow and have a look now I've read they're coming out as far north as Lancashire.
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Hmm my asparagus is still resting.. No action for at least a month.. frost last night... and lots of rain in the past 2 months... 150metres above sealevel and Staffordshire Moorlands = no action.
But grass still needs to be cut!:-((((
But grass still needs to be cut!:-((((
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Yes, Madasafish, grass and weeds growing strongly down here too.
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Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.
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I was really surprised to have spears so early being so far north. I don't know whether it's helped but for the past couple of years we have mulched the bed with the contents of the tomato tubs in Autumn and fed them in Spring with seaweed feed. The mulch seems really thick at first but eventually beds down.
Anji, I bet you can't wait to try your first crop. I can still remember how much better the first crop we had tasted compared to anything you can buy. Trouble is, once you've tasted it you never want to go back to shop bought!!
Anji, I bet you can't wait to try your first crop. I can still remember how much better the first crop we had tasted compared to anything you can buy. Trouble is, once you've tasted it you never want to go back to shop bought!!