(1 April 2013, 20:37)Straight Shooter Wrote: MB try this...1. 2 gal black bucket drill some holes in the bottom....2" gravel followed by 2" horse manue followed by 2" soil or compost place 1 seed patatoe in center fill 4" soil you should be about half way up the bucket...wait for till foiliage is about 6 " above the top of the bucket.....then fill up the bucket with soil and horm up 2 " around the foiliage....wait till it flower,s and the plant will start to keel over ...ready then to eat......try CHARLOTE to go with that lettice ....boil ....rest....butter .... pinch of black pepper find yourself a nice chair overlooking a meadow...close your eyes ....gentley raise your folk .....and savour that taste of nature...from the fruits of your labour .....heaven....keep the bucket moist simple stuff....try the same with runner beans......bacon...tip the fat over the beans knob of butter and drift away man.......i cannot wait for this years crop and the ritual i go through....and give my thanks to mother earth
Sorry rob got caught up in the moment....maris piper is a great patatoe a real good all rounder can go in now first early....broad beans now ..onoin sets..now but under a clotch....lettice under clotch.....get in there boyo.. go nuts
And a note to you all .....get your kids and granchildren involved....its the best thing...when they can pick from their efforts ....its then over to OH to show them how to prepare and or cook ....comon yar,all lets have a revolution
My kids are dying to get started already
(1 April 2013, 21:01)I-K-E Wrote: (1 April 2013, 20:56)GrannyMike Wrote: winter veg
kale drawf black and red
savoys
swedes turnips parsnip
leeks artichokes
lettuce chard
spiach
spring cabbage and try nettles for soup or green veg
enjoy your plot
add parsnips ... just leave them in the ground until you need them just been given some that were dug up two days ago
I've tried growing parsnips 3 times & each time, nothing germinated. All fresh seed from b&q, nothing a few years old or anything.
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