Just about got enough seeds sown & seedlings transplanted

As the title says  by various means I've  managed to do catch up ,  sow seeds that should have been sown a month ago & by using a heated UV grown cabinet have got most of them big enough to plant direct from the cabinet or germinated well enough  to put in the glasshouse to get  a lot of natural light & be ready for planting out this time next week .

I spent a couple of hours this afternoon prepping two 4 x 4 x 3 foot deep beds then planting out the seedlings . There are still two beds that need the final clearing so I can plant the remaining seedlings . It's at times like this that I realise the 250 plus of veg beds  could do with another  6 x 9 square foot beds in a separate block for I hadn't originally planned to have a permanent asparagus bed  nor  a 4 yr occupied bed cycle for the rhubarb .
   I might just try growing the rhubarb down on the eight foot down slope bank at the bottom of our property .. it might help keep the weeds down as well as free up another 9 sq ft bed .



 Crops so far 9 sq/ft   asparagus , 9 sq ft rhubarb  , 9 sq/ft garlic , runner kidney beans , 18 sq/ft Spanish onions , 9 sq/ft Red baron onions ,  a couple of summer cabbages , a couple of late cabbages a couple of winter cabbages . Nine leeks , eight early celery plants , 12 foot of peas, six flava bean plants ,  six French climbing yellow wax  beans ,  three beds of carrots early main & late crop that should run through to next year , chou d Au Benton x 4 , 27 parsnips , 24 beet root 9 brussels sprouts. & finally a seed bed with  all manner of seeds for late summer crops & numerous types of salad stuff  .

I did the tomato slice trick to get some money maker toms and cherry toms … as a result I have 58 money maker plants about 2.5 inches high and 53  mini cherry toms about 2 inches high .. I'll be growing a dozen tom plants in tubs in the glasshouse and sell off the rest  as there is a shortage of tom plants due to the effects of the Corona virus  putting a stop to  garden centers being open & everybody & their granny buying seeds for gardens they've never tended before .

 What are you guys & gals growing or sowing ? .

Today my toms, basil, and maybe my pepper are getting transplanted.  My bush beans are all sprouted.  I'm still watching for my pole beans.  I'm going to transplant mint out of the SF beds and into a pot.  My sugar snap peas are doing well, they are about 6" now.  
I'm still watching inside for cucumber, melon, and spaghetti squash to sprout.  I'm going to have another try at carrots (only had 3 sprout) and chives (none) outside. 

I need to buy zucchini and a cherry tom along with some pesticide flowers.  

I have a bunch of squares left, so looking for ideas.  One bed has 4 squares of peas, and will have 6 or 7 squares of toms.  That leaves 2 there that I guess will be flowers

Emily49 wrote:Today my toms, basil, and maybe my pepper are getting transplanted.  My bush beans are all sprouted.  I'm still watching for my pole beans.  I'm going to transplant mint out of the SF beds and into a pot.  My sugar snap peas are doing well, they are about 6" now.  
I'm still watching inside for cucumber, melon, and spaghetti squash to sprout.  I'm going to have another try at carrots (only had 3 sprout) and chives (none) outside. 

I need to buy zucchini and a cherry tom along with some pesticide flowers.  

I have a bunch of squares left, so looking for ideas.  One bed has 4 squares of peas, and will have 6 or 7 squares of toms.  That leaves 2 there that I guess will be flowers

Have you ever grown ground cherries?  I had’t until my 2nd year here...they are an interesting fruity-veg that tastes like pineapple and reminds me of a tomatillo!  

Quick start for now would be Swiss chard, do you like leaves?  It is a yummy veggie that I can’t do without!

Or you might want to save your squares for garlic????  Loves garlic!  That goes in at Halloween.  

You could still plant a couple taters???  Gett some seed potatoes from your local nursery?  I like Yukon Gold.

Plantoid, It sounds like you will be putting up a lot of tomatoes. Also, selling some starts??

Scorpio Rising wrote:

Emily49 wrote:Today my toms, basil, and maybe my pepper are getting transplanted.  My bush beans are all sprouted.  I'm still watching for my pole beans.  I'm going to transplant mint out of the SF beds and into a pot.  My sugar snap peas are doing well, they are about 6" now.  
I'm still watching inside for cucumber, melon, and spaghetti squash to sprout.  I'm going to have another try at carrots (only had 3 sprout) and chives (none) outside. 

I need to buy zucchini and a cherry tom along with some pesticide flowers.  

I have a bunch of squares left, so looking for ideas.  One bed has 4 squares of peas, and will have 6 or 7 squares of toms.  That leaves 2 there that I guess will be flowers

Have you ever grown ground cherries?  I had’t until my 2nd year here...they are an interesting fruity-veg that tastes like pineapple and reminds me of a tomatillo!  

Quick start for now would be Swiss chard, do you like leaves?  It is a yummy veggie that I can’t do without!

Or you might want to save your squares for garlic????  Loves garlic!  That goes in at Halloween.  

You could still plant a couple taters???  Gett some seed potatoes from your local nursery?  I like Yukon Gold.

I asked the nursery about ground cherries and they didn't have it, but did have tomatillo, so we are trying that.  I never saw them before.  I also saved an eye from our last potato, so going to try that too.

Emily, ground cherries are probably only available as seeds...Kind of a niche thing, I have never seen a plant anyways!  

I think you will like growing potatoes, they are easy and dependable!  I have never tried tomatillos!  They are great in salsas and stuff!

Scorpio Rising wrote:Emily, ground cherries are probably only available as seeds...Kind of a niche thing, I have never seen a plant anyways!  

I think you will like growing potatoes, they are easy and dependable!  I have never tried tomatillos!  They are great in salsas and stuff!

 My nature ID app says that tomatillo is in the ground cherry genus and the nightshade family.  I thought that was interesting.


Now that I have a potato eye, I don't know where to put it.  All my beds have something in them already that doesn't get along!  Guess I'll have to find a pot and MM.