The vegetable garden today.
The early planted onions, shallots and garlic are growing well, although the purchased shallots never seem to do as well as our own saved homegrown bulbs.
  
 
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Not much happening above ground in the potato bed - a few tiny shoots showing
The autumn planted broad beans are in flower 
A variety of covers are keeping the rain off, so that the soil will be dry for sowing seeds when it is warm enough 
Corrugated tin sheets are protecting the broad bean patch, so it will be dry enough to plant the next batch of seeds
The rhubarb is doing well under the straw 
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Hi Top Veg,
I have my rhubarb under a plant pot and it is growing. Would it be better under straw?
I am relatively new to growing rhubarb.
Sara
Comment by Sara - March 25, 2007 10:19 am
Hi Sara
A plant pot is fine as long as it is big enough! The idea is to exclude the light. This will make the leaves grow up as they look for light.
The stems grown in the dark will be a lighter colour, sweeter and more tender than those grown in light. Enjoy!
TopVeg
Comment by TopVeg - March 25, 2007 1:28 pm