So things noted so far this year:

stick with Sutton broad beans and Alderman peas - why change what works.

Lost of of people lost potatoes, beans and other sensitive things with the frost 2 weeks ago - we survived ok nearly most of our loss was in the greenhouse (that's how cold it was). The only real loss is the gooseberries - which is a bit gutting.

There are artichokes, sage, thyme at the back too. Carrots in now just to the front of the greenhouse.

We are hoping the 1.5 tonnes of manure we dug in helps this year!

And here is a shed shot



in which you just see the carrots in the bottom left.

So how's it going with you TheLedge?

Another interesting gardening thread I had missed. Nice work, Knul! Looking forward to a carrot cake or two in the not two distant future!

Those BRICKS look tasty and ready for picking.

I'm jealous of those bricks, although I'm sure that another couple of seasons of trial and error I'll be able to grow bricks that look as good as knulpuk's

Cor what a bumper year!

4 days worth of courgettes!



Potatoes - 1st dig - cat in for perspective - I weighed the spud by her head 700g give or take - that's a large potato.



Garlic even worked this year

I will post some plot pictures at the weekend - sweetcorn is something to behold at 7ft!! (tall not the actual sweetcorns - that would be silly).

The veg looks really tasty!

Getting cold now. What you gonna do to the plants?

So there is a definite and tangible feeling of Spring in the air. This thread is to be read very much in tandem with the Ledge's veg thread!

The first stuff has been planted over the last couple of weeks - all in the greenhouse:

Broad beans - I tend to plant some straight outside and some I start in the greenhouse - the latter always tend to do better.

Spinach, Parsley, Basil (will stay in greenhouse) and or various windowsills, lettuce.

Potatoes are chitting under the bed. Shallots and onions are itching to go out but this is our 2nd week of heavy frosts - later in the month I expect.

Actually we do have spring onions growing outside in the moment and we dug up 10lb of parsnips 2 weeks ago. Mrs K outdid herself again with a parsnip cake! They always taste better after a frost.

On the fruit front our initial 2 gooseberry bushes have come through the winter and have have been joined by 2 new soon to be substantial bushes taken as cuttings 2 years ago - another has taken and will join them next year.

Raspberries look good already, but the strawberries took a bit of a battering in the year but they look like they are recovering. Black and red currents did not come to anything last year as it was their first year - but they look good this year.

As always rhubarb already looking good - perhaps 2 weeks away from the first portion (though only really good when its had some sun).

Mint, Sake and Thyme all survived the winter, starting again with Parsley which goes in 2 year cycles (for us!)

Seeds all acquired. This year we are growing:

Kale
Sweetcorn
Potatoes (Pentland Javelin, Desiree, Pink fir)
Onions (Picasso and red giant (I think)
Shallots (Dutch Gold, Picasso)
Sweetcorn
Runner Beans (Enorma)
Peas (Alderman)
Artichokes (Mainly because I cannot dig the buggers up)
Celeriac (Goes well with pumpkin in soup)
Broad Beans (Sutton)
Leeks (F1)
Beetroot
Spring Onions
Climbing Beans (Cobra)
Savoy cabbage
Red cabbage (which freezes better than any other veg)
Parsnips
Carrots
Courgettes
Pumpkin
Spinach
Butternut squash
Celery
Various salady leaf.

Dropping sprouts, cauliflowers and broccoli. Took much space too little yield. Radishes dropped a la Ledge as we realise that no one likes them too.

Will try and post a photo or two at the weekend!

Edit greenhouse - forgot that - we bought lots of pepper seeds in South Africa and will try them out.

Tomatoes, and cucumbers will join them too - but this year is chilli year.

I took my first snaps of the year yesterday an will give an update soon on my second year doing the veggie thang

It's all coming together a bit late, but i'll be doing the veg thing as soon as i can get the greenhouse built
I should have the veg beds up and running in the next couple of weeks though, so i should probably start a thread. lol

Not sure its a bit late at all - lots of people (and this is not far from the South Coast) got caught out last year with the May frosts - things grow very slowly now anyway - you still have a couple of months of slack before it really kicks off.

This seems a growth area! (see what I did there?)

Well the greenhouse is finally built, and a few raised beds are going well with potatoes, carrots, garlic and onion.
Nothing veg wise in the greenhouse yet and still another large bed to dig yet.
Thoroughly enjoying it so far!
Think i'll start a thread of my own

...make sure you do KK. I suppose I should get my thread updated soon as well

I need to update this too - very lax.

At the moment we have :

4 types of spuds
Shallots
Onions
Broad beans
spinach
Salad stuff
Parsnips
Beetroot
Peas

Lots of soft fruit - Strawbs are really being "slugged" this year.

Lots waiting to go out - especial runner, french and climbing beans - some photo's at the weekend.

So - its all kicking off on the growing front this year .

Maincrop spuds in the front, lettuce, spinach and broad beans - the later back to form - as we ditched Alquadulce in favour of Suttons - why change a winning formula.



Then a bit further back with raspberries and strawberries in shot - with the early spuds as well as the main crop.



And some shallots all separating nicely

Cobra (the beans not the snakes) out quite early this year. Alderman peas (grow up to 5 - 6ft) in behind and growing quickly - infact they were noticeably higher just this evening).



Awaiting planting out this weekend....



More peas, courgettes, runner beans. 2 types of chillies in the pots - tomatoes too. Also leeks coming through in foreground and the first spring onions too. Sweetcorn coming up too in the pots just behind the peppers.