A vegetable blog

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Every year I tell myself I’m not bothering with vegetables any more, because they’re boring and I’m not a foody person anyway … usually making something quick and easy, and with as little washing up as possible.

However, every year I also tell myself I may as well grow a few fresh things and make use of my raised bed.

I bought some loose pea seeds last week, in a garden centre near here, they’re called ‘Ambassador’ and they are dwarf plants and therefore suitable for my raised bed.

And yesterday I bought a few loose seed potatoes in Carmarthen – Orla, Caledonian Pearl, and Kestral, They will go in some big pots and I’ll put them in a sunny spot on my patio.
Maybe I’ll buy another variety as well later on, we’ll see how it goes.

I’ve also bought some onion seeds – they’re called De Paris and they make good pickling onions, but I won’t be pickling them, I’ll be using them as normal onions, and because they’re small they will suit me better.
I’ll be sowing them soon.

My autumn planted onions sets are coming up nicely, they’re in deep troughs. I slid them under some staging for shelter when the weather became cold but now they’re out again.

I’m going to grow tomatoes peppers and cucumber as usual, and I’ve also decided to grow a few turnips and parsnips in my raised bed … but I’ll sort those out at a later date, there’s plenty of time at the moment.

So much for vegetables, I’m mostly looking forward to my cacti flowering lol !

31 Jan, 2025
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Rose1949

I have 4 raised beds on legs and after 2 years of everything getting eaten by slugs and snails, didn't bother last year. Like you, I am on my own now so not sure what to use them for this year!

31 Jan, 2025

Hywel

I'm going to grow some flowers for cutting in my raised bed Rose ... if there's room between the peas and parsnips :D but I'm hoping to squeeze a few in.

31 Jan, 2025

Shirley_tulip

Well done Hywel, this is where I miss the allotment for the fruit and veg., especially the Blackcurrants, Gooseberries and Sweetcorn. Good luck with your vegetables.

31 Jan, 2025

Seaburngirl

I say similar every year too :) and then do the opposite.

I have onion sets started off and potatoes chitting. I will be sowing broad beans next week and then later runners and French dwarf beans, cabbages, leeks, carrots and parsnips. Both Elizabeth and Victoria have asked for some too. Carrot & parsnip seed will be given to them but the rest I will start off in pots for them.
Greenhouse will grow toms, cucs and peppers.

31 Jan, 2025

Balcony

Well done to you, Hywel! I miss the allotment but we don't eat much in the way of veg which is one of the reasons for giving my allotment back to the council many years ago. It could only be used for about 6 or 7 months a year as both of us dislike 'greens'!

I will be growing a few tomato plants again this year as I do every year but that will be all!

31 Jan, 2025

Hywel

Thank you all for reading about my vegetables :D Good luck with yours whatever ones you'll be growing !
I don't stress over them.

1 Feb, 2025

Rose1949

Now that's a good idea Hywel. I may just do that!

2 Feb, 2025