Plant ‘cut and come again’ Salads now.

Posted by TopVeg - May 9th, 2008

Now is a good time to plant ‘cut and come again’ salads.

They can be grown in:

  • containers
  • window boxes
  • directly in the vegetable garden

salads need to be shaded from direct sunshine in midsummer.

Thomson & Morgan has a list of “cut and come again” types:

  • red Bulls Blood
  • bulls blood salad leaves

  • variegated Land Cress which crops almost all year
  • rocket
  • chicory

Follow the simple sowing instructions on each salad variety.
Planting cut and come again’ salads now, will provide a constant supply of green leaves through the summer.

First True Leaves Growing on Asparagus Peas

Posted by TopVeg - May 8th, 2008

The First True Leaves are growing on the Asparagus Peas.

true-leaves-developing

The two large cotyledon leaves are still bright green, but the first true leaves are now developing - 29 days after planting the asparagus pea seeds. Read More »

How To Grow Onions

Posted by TopVeg - May 7th, 2008

Farming Friends & TopVeg have collaborated to create a How To Grow Onions growing card. Click on the image below to enlarge the picture of the card.

how-to-grow-onion-card

The card may be downloaded, printed off and pinned to the potting shed wall as a useful reference on how to grow onions. Read More »

Attack Weeds when they are very small.

Posted by TopVeg - May 6th, 2008

Attack the weeds in the vegetable garden when they are young and very small.

fine-weed-roots-&-stems-hoe

If small weeds are pulled up, with a hoe or by hand, the fine roots and stems, seen in the photo above,will dry up quickly and the weeds will die. Read More »

Start to Ridge up Potatoes

Posted by TopVeg - May 5th, 2008

The potatoes have started to grow as the temperature rises, and it is easy to start to ridge them up as they grow. The potato seed was planted shallowly, just covered with soil, so that it would come out quickly. When the shoots are about 12 cm above the ground, the base of the stalk is covered with soil. It does not matter if one or two of the bottom leaves are covered with soil, but the main shoot must remain uncovered.

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Black Ground Beetles in the garden.

Posted by TopVeg - May 4th, 2008

Ground beetles are found in vegetable gardens, scampering across the ground or hiding under stones and logs.

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How To Grow Tomatoes growing card

Posted by TopVeg - May 3rd, 2008

Farming Friends & TopVeg have collaborated to create a How To Grow Tomatoes growing card. Click on the image below to enlarge the picture of the card.

HowToGrowTomatoCard


The card may be downloaded, printed off and pinned to the greenhouse wall as a useful reference on how to grow tomatoes. Read More »

How To Grow Courgettes

Posted by TopVeg - May 2nd, 2008

Farming Friends & TopVeg have collaborated to create a How To Grow Courgettes growing card. Click on the image below to enlarge the picture of the card.

how-to-grow-courgette

The card may be downloaded, printed off and pinned to the potting shed wall as a useful reference on how to grow courgettes. Read More »

Hedge Sparrow enjoys Broccoli

Posted by TopVeg - May 2nd, 2008

The broccoli has been fantastic this year, and the hedge sparrow enjoys it too.

hedge-sparrow-nest

There are four eggs in the nest which has been built in the sprouting broccoli plant. Click the image to enlarge it. Bird information can be found on Bird Table News.

Vegetable Growing Cards

Posted by TopVeg - May 1st, 2008

Vegetable Growing Cards To Download

Vegetable Growing Cards

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