14 Late May

Bunty gives an update on the outside vegetables carrots 'Amsterdam Forcing' & 'Flyaway', parsnips 'Gladiator', climbing French beans 'Purple Teepe' & 'Cobra', beetroot 'Barabietola di Choggia', 'Cylindra' & 'Golden', pumkin 'Ichiki Kuri', butternut squash 'Hunter', Vegetable Spagetti, courgette 'Defender', radish 'French Breakfast', lettuce 'Little Gem', Belize' & Bijou', sweetcorn 'Lark'. The leeks 'Bandit' are planted out and Bunty shows her own quick way of doing this. The kohlrabi 'Olivia' are ready for harvest, the black currants 'Ben Sarek' are forming up and the fruit cage netting is put on. Bunty turns out the first of the early potatoes 'Maris Bard' in pots, picks salad carrots 'Amsterdam Forcing' from the polytunnel and demonstrates how to side-shoot the tomatoes 'Olirose'.

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[leongreen2002]

Ohh bless the little wonan still loving her gardening hope yoz have a good plant season

[queeny107]

Parsnips can take alone time to germinate. I tried sowing parsnips this year and it took a few month to germinate some came up but some did not this was direct sowed. Hopefully next year, I will sow them in pops and then transplant them. hope this has been of some help. ABORISTABLE.

[arboristable]

Could I ask for some advice. I have tried growing parsnips for the first time this year. After seeding a block of parsnips and a block of carrots beside them, I covered the plot with a cheese cloth material and kept it moist. The carrots have germinated in 5 days, but no signs of parsnips. How long do you find it takes for the parsnips to germinate on average? You seem to have been transplanting your parsnips. Does that work better than direct seeding?

[arboristable]

I am sorry to see that you have lost a few plants to frost. That is always a disappointment. A famous market gardener here in Canada (Lois Hole), once advised that it is always better to take the risk, plant early and cross your fingers or replant if have to, than miss an opportunity to get in extra crop. She used to try to take the risk and plant potatoes in April near Edmonton, AB. Edmonton is at the same latitude as Moscow, and you can imagine it is still kind of cold there in April.

[powerspade]

Thnxs for you vblog I really enjoy them

[baconsoda]

Hi Bunty, that's a superb operation you have going there. Remember the Geli watering can? Well, I tried all over the internet and paid 5 companies for a couple of cans and got a refund each time - so I gave up. Two days ago I was in my favourite garden centre and spotted Geli watering cans so I bought one to try. They are superb and empty very quickly indeed. Thank you for giving me the name, it was well worth searching for.

Best Wishes, Brendan.