onion
eating my garden
21/06/09 07:29
We’ve started on the potatoes and
beetroot. We’ve been eating the broad beans and onions for a couple
of weeks now. I’ve taken to planting up the gaps as I pull stuff
out. So, yesterday, I sewed more carrot and beetroot and a row of
chard. I’m hoping that the chard will keep me going through the
winter.
The weather continues to be warm and sunny with the occasional heavy showers keeping the water butts pretty full.
The weather continues to be warm and sunny with the occasional heavy showers keeping the water butts pretty full.
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nothing much happening
20/12/08 14:53
beetroot
18/10/08 16:36

Probably a bit late for these, but they were on sale in the garden center so in they go. This also gave me a chance to play with my latest toy - a tablet and pen.
Beetroot Woden F1 Hybrid
Woden F1 hybrid was bred by Thompson and Morgan and introduced in their 2004 catalogue. It is a globe beetroot with bright red flesh that can be harvested as baby or mature beets. Mature beets do not go fibrous and store well. Young leaves can be eaten as spinach.
onions and garlic
21/09/08 16:26
The local garden center had some
onions (Electric, red onions and Radar, white onions), so I bought
50 of each. I’ve planted half of them in one of the beds. I pulled
up the last of the Victorian potatoes* and put the other half of
the onions in that bed. I cleared the end of the salad bed and
planted up the garlic (Cristo).

* I don’t think that I’ll be growing these again - low yield and not a lot of taste.

* I don’t think that I’ll be growing these again - low yield and not a lot of taste.
onions
13/07/08 20:26
Onions
14/06/08 08:15
First vegetables
08/06/08 08:44
too much happening
20/05/08 08:10
impulse buy
20/04/08 17:50
After seeing last night's Gardener's
World, I impulse bought some shallots, "Red Sun" and "Golden
Gourmet". Should be ready to harvest in July and August.
Red Sun
Gaining in popularity due to its attractive red tinged skin. Arguably the best of the red shallots. Good yields of crisp, white fleshed bulbs of excellent flavour for cooking, in salads or for pickling. Bulbs have long storage potential.
Golden Gourmet
Dutch. This is a major advance on the traditional Giant yellow and produces larger and better quality bulbs with reduced bolting incidence.
The lovely golden brown skinned bulbs store well throughout the winter.
Red Sun
Gaining in popularity due to its attractive red tinged skin. Arguably the best of the red shallots. Good yields of crisp, white fleshed bulbs of excellent flavour for cooking, in salads or for pickling. Bulbs have long storage potential.
Golden Gourmet
Dutch. This is a major advance on the traditional Giant yellow and produces larger and better quality bulbs with reduced bolting incidence.
The lovely golden brown skinned bulbs store well throughout the winter.
spring onions
08/03/08 19:31
onion
03/02/08 15:53





