SEEDS OF HERITAGE #2 How to grow old heirloom parsnips, onions and leeks

[dianemummvideos]

I think we ate parsnips as kid, haven't for some time don't remember what they taste like..

[workwithnature]

@dianemummvideos Hey there, they are really worth growing just for roasting in the oven. They are so sweet. Very tasty. :)

[goodvibes03]

where did you get the blue crates

[workwithnature]

@goodvibes03 Hey there,

They are not so hard to get hold of. When you go to a supermarket they tend to have veg delivered in those type of crates. You can often get them when they are oldish. Hope that helped :)

[dsstroyer]

It's very hard to hear in most of your videos, can you turn up the cam a bit, I have my computer to the max and still can barely hear you. Thanks for all the vids.

[workwithnature]

@dsstroyer Hey thanks for the feed back. I have big speakers when editing. So I don't always hear it. I am working on getting new software and a mic. :) Thanks though, appreciate it ;)

[dalecalder2003]

You have me thinking. I have shallots started under lights to be transplanted in the early spring garden but now I think I might try an experiment and direct seed some onions and leeks in the hoop house this week. The soil is still basically frozen in there but on sunny days the top few centimetres softens. This way the seed will be there for whenever the soil gets warm enough for germination. Worth a try anyway it might work.

[texgardener1]

I really like the no dig method of gardening. This year I hope to use this method more. Do you know if your varieties of onions are "short day" or "long day" onions? When will you plant the onions outside and when will they be ready for harvest? Thanks for sharing :) Everything looks great!

[workwithnature]

@texgardener1 This is my favorite too :) It can take some time for the beds to be lose enough though, for proper root development. But it is well worth it :)

I would say that they are all long day varieties. The planting out stage is march to may. Harvest time is in autumn. We tend to sow seeds here early in the start of the year. If we use bulbs then we tend to plant them in march. Leeks just over winter and then are harvested as needed before they go to seed. But we will keep most of ours :)

[TexasStraightShooter]

I believe that when a person plants in a line running down hill that they increase erosion of their soil.

I plant across a hill, not down a hill.

[workwithnature]

@TexasStraightShooter This is true to some extent. I think you mean the lay of the beds. :0 In Ireland there are lots of hills and rain, so we do have some experience in this. You can get erosion if the soil has been ploughed or dug. If you make the no dig beds then you have microbes, fungi and roots to stop such things. I would would always prepare my beds across. Ironically the one bed you saw is running down wards. This is for just lack of space. Thanks for your interest and comment.

[nokomarie1963]

I see the compost bags and the dollar signs start ratcheting up in my head. But point taken, my leeks from last year are tiny, I didn't start them soon enough. Or in a deep enough container for that matter.

[workwithnature]

@nokomarie1963 yep that is so true :) The compost is never a waste though as you will add it to your vegetable beds.

[nokomarie1963]

@workwithnature Ah, is that what I'm doing with the compost? Of course!

[workwithnature]

@nokomarie1963 well just a thought :)

[4GreenEarth2]

Those are really nice looking seed packages =) Thanks for sharing !

[workwithnature]

@4GreenEarth2 You are most welcome thanks for watching :)

[Helioforge]

Those blue basket-crates are perfect!  As soon as winter is over I'll see how my early-fall planted chives and onion seeds did in surviving the winter : )

[workwithnature]

@Helioforge They are handy alright. The bigger the better. You end up with a bigger root and we all know that bigger roots mean bigger plants :)

[vidaripollen]

very nice.i d love to visit n see ur gardens -some day<!

[workwithnature]

@vidaripollen You and your family are more than welcome :) My friend