What's growing 2012

The greenhouse in finally in use :) mainly with flower seeds but i do have a few veg started

sweet peppers
celeriac
leeks
cauliflower just a couple ill be growing more later
lettuce
march is only days away i'll be starting more things in a couple of weeks :)

Here is a list of everytime im growing this at home and the allotment

allotment--- *new* is never grown before

runner beans
french beans
beetroot
brussels
butternut squash *new*
cabbage several varieties to last the year
carrots
cauliflower
celeriac *new*
celery
calabrese *new*
courgette
kohl rabi *new*
leeks
lettuce
onions
parsnips
peas
potatoes first early
potatoes second early
potatoes maincrop
pumpkin
raddish
shallots (silverskin)
spring onion
swede
sweetcorn
strawberry sweetcorn (popcorn variety)
mini sweetcorn
purple sprouting broccoli

Fruit bushes

blackberry
tayberry
blackcurrant
redcurrant
strawberries (52 plants)

Growing at home

cherry tomatoes for the hanging baskets
tomatoes
cucumbers *new*
sweet peppers *new*
maybe some lettuce

Fruit bushes at home

raspberries
blueberries
cranberries
kiwi


looks like another busy year then!!

A few links for you :)

Ive been asked for tips for beginners recently and i keep saying i'll post a few good sites and forget.
Better late than never here they are :)

http://uktv.co.uk/home/dgiped/kw/211  ...uktv how to grow guides and useful section on growing in pots

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_guides/  bbc has some good guides for beginners

http://www.growinggrub.co.uk/container/container01_frameset.htm  good info for growing in pots

http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/   this site has quite a lot of information on it

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/how-to-grow good guides on growing veg


Veg seeds

http://www.moreveg.co.uk/  started using this site this year most packets of seeds are 50p smaller quanities than usual packs very impressed with them :)

Forum links

Here are my 3 favourite sites for help on growing fruit and veg

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine/forum.php  from grow you own mag

http://chat.allotment.org.uk/  really good site

Recipes for when you have grown too much!!

http://www.allotment.org.uk/recipe/

Mushrooms part 2

Well i have news :) i checked yesterday to see if anything had happened to the mushroom kit. Carefully lifted the lid and found some furry white stuff ,i checked back on the instructions and this is what i need ..so far so good :)

On to the next stage ,which is to place somewhere cool and dark and check daily i am days away from mushrooms ,well hopefully!!!  sorry Allotment Amy if you are reading this i wrongly told you last night 21 days :/ no idea where i got that from lol , I will post another update if anything should happen

Mushrooms!!!

Hello:):) it's been a long time since i updated my blog but then again there hasn't been that much to report from the allotment .
At the moment I'm busy ordering seeds and planning where I'm going to plant everything (this however changes every other day)
Anyway i thought i would write a blog post about growing mushrooms, i bought 2 kits from poundland to give them a try as i have heard they are a bit hit and miss at that price you cant go wrong.

so here is the kit it's not very big

Inside is the white stuff (mushroom spores) a small bag of compost and a lid ,instructions are easy enough as long as you pay attention

You have to put the compost on top of the white stuff (spores) and spray with a water spray so it doesn't get too wet

Next put the lid on and put it somewhere that's around 20C and leave it for about 6 days I'll be checking on it at the beginning of next week so I'll report back if there are any new findings