well folks, a new year is here, one that I was allegedly not going to see but being of a defiant nature I'm still here. You will therefore notice that I will be contributing to the board as if I shall be seeing a lot of this season and entering the local show again in September. Bonus time also gives me a chance to teach my daughter and son in law a bit more growing vegetables for when they take over the plot.
The raised beds (as shown in part 2) have all been filled with either soil, compost & manure mix or in the case of two just soil & compost.
No sooner had I filled them than a fox started digging holes overnight, the amount of fox footprints suggested they had been holding a midnight dance.
News had previously come from D T Brown that they would not be able to supply Kelsae onion this year. Having enjoyed growing them for the first time last year, and taken a 'First' at the local show, I had such plans which I had to rethink
Fortunately, whilst on a earlier visit to the Malvern show, as I had not been able to find any Kelsae seed on sale I had succumbed to purchasing a pack of Mammoth Onion seeds from Robinsons Seeds and a pack of Suttons Bedfordshire Champion.
The plan was to do what seems to be a tradition and sow the seeds on Boxing Day, pahh fat chance
far too busy.It was January 2nd (just two weeks ago) before I got round to sowing them.
Seeds of both types were sown in a mixture of John Innes No 2, Sharp Sand and Perlite. Trays were then placed in two heated propagators.
As you can see from pictures attached the Bedfordshire Champion are already much taller. This may be down variety differences or to their position in the greenhouse.
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