All in Order

Two days ago I finally made my orders for seeds, potatoes, onions and garlic that I want to grow this year. It has taken me a few weeks to decide on what to actually grow, the variety and quantity (I don't want to run out of earth space).

My final list was as follows:-

Seeds

Runner bean White Lady

Sprouts Maximus

Courgette Defender

Cucumber Burpless Tasty Green

Leeks Bandit

Corn salad Cavalio

Land Cress

Peas Greensage

Pepper Gypsy

Perpetual spinach

Swede Magres

Salad leaves

Tomato Moneymaker

Tomato Super Marmande

Tomato Tamina

Potatoes

Ulster Sceptre - First Early

Charlotte - Second Early

Lady Balfour - Early Main

Cara - Late Main

Onions

Sturon

Red Baron

Garlic

Thermidrome

I have some seeds left over from last year that I want to see if they germinate. They are:-

parsnip, beetroot, carrot, chilli, broccoli, cauliflower and garlic chives

Looking down my lists I wonder if I will have enough space to grow everything and now that the allotment is taking shape and the beds are now defined, part of me would like to have a bigger plot so that we can grow even more. However, I have been reading up on how to extend the growing seasons so I am going to give it a go and see if I can utilise the ground even more and have crops in all 4 seasons.

In the meantime I need to clear the greenhouse shelf so that I can get planting the seeds into trays early-mid February.

Meanwhile I wait for the postman.