State of play - June

**Bren In Pots** · 01-06-2011, 07:19 AM

I've just done the rounds holding my mug of tea.

Harvesting: Spinach, kale, rhubarb, strawberries, parsley, basil lettuce, chives.

Setting or swelling: toms, chilli, cucs, broadies, beetroot, potatoes parsnips and mooli.

Flowering: courgettes. and aubergines

**Florence Fennel** · 01-06-2011, 07:27 AM

Ooh Eck, I must have started later this year, I've only harvested coriander, everything else is still at the small plant stage.

**Bren In Pots** · 01-06-2011, 07:31 AM

Flo my corianders only an inch high knew i should have sown it sooner.

**Florence Fennel** · 01-06-2011, 07:34 AM

Originally posted by Bren In Pots View Post

Flo my corianders only an inch high knew i should have sown it sooner.

I'm sowing it every fortnight Bren for daughter and SIL they use such a lot. My chillies are really, really small this year too and I'm not sure why. The bloomin' aubergines are still just chugging along. Sounds like you're doing really well Lotsaveg.

**chris** · 01-06-2011, 07:35 AM

We've had 3Kg of straws, with more coming (!), rhubarb and salad.

Pretty much everything else isn't doing much, my toms are just opening their flowers.

**kingkano** · 01-06-2011, 07:50 AM

Cool idea

Harvesting: lettuce, radish, rocket. rhubarb, strawberries, early peas, broad beans, chard, spring onion, pea shoots, various herbs, courgette, spinach

Setting or swelling: early potato, carrots, beetroot, onion, early french beans, dwarf tomato
, redcurrants, blueberries, morello cherries, 1 apple

Flowering: Chillis, peppers, french beans, peas, mange tout, outdoor cucumber, parsley lol

**bronwen** · 01-06-2011, 08:14 AM

Good idea for a thread Lotsaveg!!
You are all doing really well!
For my first year growing I am currently;
Harvesting: Salad leaves
Setting or swelling: mixed radish, beetroot, carrots (I hope!!)
Flowering: some san marzano and tumbling tom tomatoes just starting to flower, potatoes also, cucumber... my rainbow chard is starting to flower

**Davyburns** · 01-06-2011, 08:37 AM

Harvesting: lettuce, rocket.early peas,various herbs, Cucumbers

Setting or swelling: early potatoes, tomatoes, Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries

Flowering: Chillis, peppers, peas, mange tout,

**jacob** · 01-06-2011, 09:14 AM

Harvesting: rhubarb, lots of herbs, rocket, mizuna, spinich, radish, corgettes, PSB

Setting or swelling: potatoes, tomatoes, strawberries, chilis, garlic, onions, lettuce, broad beans (just), blackcurrants, beetroot?,

Flowering: raspberries, aubergines, other chilis, peppers (just) parsley (damn)

Later... peas, cucumbers, carrots, cauli, parsnips, cabbage, kale, french beans, borlottis, brambles, pears, cherries, plums and probably some other stuff I've forgotten. But no apples, redcurrents or goosberries; didn't flower this year

**SarahStrawberry** · 01-06-2011, 10:09 AM

Harvesting: Strawberries, early potatoes, garlic, onions, parsley, lettuce

Setting or swelling: Strawberries, onions, carrots, cabbages, lettuce,

Flowering: Sugar snap peas, runner beans (nearly), strawberries, grapevine,

For later: tomatoes, courgettes, broad beans, cucumbers, sweetcorn, minicorn, parsnips, butternut squash, spring onions, squash (crown prince), melons, leeks, gherkin (second attempt, first ones got eaten by a beastie!)

**VirginVegGrower** · 01-06-2011, 01:03 PM

Harvesting: Broad Beans, peas, rhubarb, lettuce, radish, gherkins, potatoes, rocket, herbs, alpine strawberries

Setting/Swelling: Strawberries, beetroot, turnips, onions, spring onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, raspberries

Flowering: Peppers, asparagus (first year)

**AdrianH** · 01-06-2011, 01:17 PM

Harvesting: Broad Beans (Overwintered), Lettuce (Little Gem, Lollo Rossa, Mixed Leaves), Spring Onions, Chillies, Strawberries, potatos

Setting/Swelling: beetroot, onions, garlic, Sugarsnaps, more Chillies, Sweet Peppers, more broadbeans, blueberries, goosberries, pear, apple

Flowering: Peas, Tomatoes

still coming on: Parsnips, carrots, squash, courgette, runner beans, french beans, gherkins

**salilah** · 01-06-2011, 01:25 PM

Good thread!

Harvesting: a few early potatoes from the greenhouse, sugarsnaps (greenhouse), mangetout, various salad leaves, a few strawberries (greenhouse), cucumbers (greenhouse). A bit of chard remaining after cutting all the bolting tops off (from last year).

Setting or swelling: Broad beans, a few chillis (greenhouse), gooseberries (though I saw the second lot of sawfly last weekend unfortunately), strawberries (outside), potatoes, turnips, a few raspberries (spare one in pot). Apples on 2 of the 3 trees (though they will have to come off if they do't drop - first year, so I'm only allowed to keep one on!).

Flowering: Tomatoes (greenhouse), rest of the chillies (greenhouse). one sweet pea (one flower!), courgettes / squash, second variety of broad bean

Very small plants: coriander & parsley just coming up in modules; some very sad looking broccoli & sprouts to go out; chard to go out

S

**hamsterqueen** · 01-06-2011, 07:02 PM

harvesting loads of parsley, some strawberries and lettuce

beans looking good, but I'm not convincedteh "runner beans" I bought from Dobbies are climbers at all..

potatoes sprining up and I've earthed them up, tomatoes struggling a bit.

setting and swelling: apples, pears and plums..looks like a good year

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