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Tag Archives: Germination
Parsnip radicle update
I just thought that I would give you a quick update on how the parsnip seeds are doing after I set them up to germinate. I have had great success with the Gladiator and Tender and True varieties but the White … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment
Tagged Allotment, Germination, gladiator, Parsnip, parsnips, Plant, radicle, root, Root vegetables, roots, Seed, seeds, tender and true, white spear
5 Comments
Spot light on……Parsnips
Parsnips are a member of the cow parsley family that include carrots, dill, parsley and fennel and they are one of my favourite root vegetables of all. They come a very close second, in my opinion to carrots. Roasted parsnips with a … Continue reading
Posted in Spot light on......
Tagged allotment-diary, canker, carrot root fly, carrots, cow parsley family, exhibition parsnips, febbel, Germination, growing season, parsley, Parsnip, parsnips, peter glazebrook, plastic pipe, prechitting, prize winning vegetable, radicle, Seed, sow, tap root, winter vegetable
18 Comments
Fighting for space!
There‘s a new seed sowing phenomenon gracing our gardening stores in the form of seed tape and seed discs or mats. Now I know that these are not completely new ideas as seedtape has been available for a while now, but … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Seeds
Tagged Allotment, container plants, garden, Germination, hanging baskets, Plant, plant spacing, plants, Seed, sow, Sowing, thinning plants, transplanting, Transplants, vegetable
8 Comments
Organising seeds for sowing
Before I really took an interest in growing fruit and vegetables, I didn’t really give a lot of thought to when you would sow seeds. It all seemed like such a minefield. Even the backs of the seed packets for … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment
Tagged Germination, growing season, Plant, Seed, Sowing, succesional sowing, vegetable
12 Comments
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