Today I will mostly be Sowing Broad Beans and Peas..

Posted on 17. Nov, 2007 by Tracey in My Veg Plot

Today I was mostly concentrating on sowing in Plot 3. I pulled out the summer lettuce which was running to seed, raked over the bed and sowed 2 small rows of ‘The Sutton’ Broad Beans. This dwarf variety is particularly good for the smaller garden, as it doesn’t require as much staking as other taller varieties.

I also sowed some Pea First Early Douce Provence Seeds in a small quarter in Plot 3 as well.

Week 32 – 17.11.07 – Vegetable Growing Updates:

Cabbages – Both Advantage and Spring Hero varieties showing good growth,
Pak Choi and Turnips are still being harvested, theres only so much I can do with a turnip!
Lambs Lettuce - Growing well without a fleece cover.
First Autumn King 2 Carrot of a reasonable size harvested today but I will leave the others in the ground to grow larger.
Xmas Potatoes in Buckets/Pots harvested - A good small bagful of Maris Peer New Potatoes from 3 patio buckets. I had to harvest them as the soil in the buckets was getting too wet which caused the foliage to rot. I think the frost killed the foliage as well. Note for next year, put buckets in a sheltered pot and not out in the open.

Blueberry Bushes
I bought two blueberry bushes ‘Goldtraube’ varieties from the local garden centre which should produce some lovely giant blueberries next year for me. I planted them in pots with Ericaceous (acidic) compost and have placed them by the back of the house wall to protect them from harsh weather.