Well with my Runner beans and Peas almost ready to be transplanted its time to warm up the soil they will be in :-)
The Following is from The Gardeners Question Time Website;
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/gqt/)
RHS Vegetables for growing in containers Tomato ‘Gardeners Delight’ AGM - Sow in a well lit position indoors in March, or buy as plants. Transplant into containers in May. Pepper ‘Redskin’ AGM - As tomatoes. Salad Onion ‘Guardsman’ AGM - Sow from March onwards. Onions ‘Turbo’ AGM - Plant sets in February. Lettuce ‘Little Gem’ AGM - Sow from March onwards. Dwarf French beans ‘Ferrari’ AGM - Sow seed direct into container in May. Beetroot ‘Pablo’ AGM - Sow seed direct into container from March onwards. Carrots ‘Napoli’ AGM - Sow from February onwards. Protect early sowings with clear polythene, or horticultural fleece. Salad Potato ‘Mimi’ AGM - Plant tubers into container in March and protect the new growth from late frosts with horticultural fleece, or by bringing indoors. Turnip ‘Market Express’ AGM - Sow from March onwards
Music : Gardeners Question Time (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio4_aod.shtml?Fradio4/gqt)
Well today brings the Marrows,
Pumpkins and a poor solitary Swede pushing though. I know for
where i am in the US I'm a month to 6 weeks ahead but it feels so
good !! ( Hey Moms and Dads .. growing in containers is fun for the kids !)
Well the Peas (Alaskan & Sugar
snap) and the Brussels (Trafalgar) have joined the Runner beans (Wisley
Magic) in Sprouting mmmmm can't wait to have them outdoors and be
picking them
Well more seeds arrived today, Carrots(Nantes
Express) and Swede(Virtue ) so they are in the jiffy pots to get started, once
the soil is warm enough i can sow direct. On my list of projects is to find
somewhere to call my own , a small plot of land thats for my allotment and my
Telescope and its not rented but bought and payed for !
Ok I have main crop seeds started ..... 10 Runner beans (Wisley Magic)
, 5 Peas ( Sugar snap ), 5 Peas ( Alaskan), 4 Pumpkins(Atlantic
Giant) , 4 Brussels Sprouts (Trafalger)2 Marrows (Badger cross) still waiting on the arrivial of the swede and carrot seeds .......