Planting out
I decided to plant out my shallots today. I started them off in the greenhouse in modules just a few weeks ago.
They have put on a lot of new growth just in the last week as the days are getting longer now. You can see here what a lovely root system they have developed.
I prepared the bed a few weeks ago with quite a bit of garden compost and some hoof and horn meal (from Lidl) and I raked and weeded the patch. I have been fending off the neighbourhood cats who have been using it as a toilet!! Today I spaced the shallots about 7" apart and a foot between rows. Lots of rain and wind about at the moment so they should get a good watering in tonight.
posted by Matron @ 9:14 PM
4 Comments:
Looking great.
Weather is atrocious down here in kent, and am struggling to get into the garden, I have some onion sets, and may start them off as you have done, guessing that a week in the conservatory will do them some good ?
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It's an age old problem with the cats, I have lost count of how many cats come through our garden, some stopping to relieve themselves! I am forever clearing it up. Your beds are going to look great, I love to see everything in neat lines. x
They look fantasic! Proves it's worth starting them off like that. I probably should have tried that with some onions...
Those green tops look great-I'd be tempted to use some in my cooking! I think I am going to set out some garlic for garlic greens now. I now have all my veggies surrounded by wire-to keep out digging dog, pooping cats and greedy wild chickens.
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