| | Plant | Number | Spacing | Spacing in Rows | Notes |
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Asparagus
Mondeo - crown
| 1 | 45cm | 45cm x 45cm | |
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Asparagus
Pacific 2000
| 3 | 45cm | 45cm x 45cm | Plants removed 22/11/20, 50 kilos rotted horse manure dug in 29/11/20
6x Polka Raspberry canes planted in each bed 05/12/20 |
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Asparagus
Pacific Purple
| 2 | 45cm | 45cm x 45cm | Plants removed 21/11/20, 50 kilos rotted horse manure dug in 29/11/20
6x Polka Raspberry canes planted in each bed 05/12/20 |
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Asparagus
| 4 | 45cm | 45cm x 45cm | Plants removed 21 and 22/11/20, 50 kilos rotted horse manure dug in 29/11/20
6x Polka Raspberry canes planted in each bed 05/12/20 |
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Asparagus
Gijnlim
| 2 | 45cm | 45cm x 45cm | Plants removed 21/11/20, 50 kilos rotted horse manure dug in 29/11/20
6x Polka Raspberry canes planted in each bed 05/12/20 |
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Asparagus
Mondeo
| 2 | 45cm | 45cm x 45cm | Plants removed 21/11/20, 50 kilos rotted horse manure dug in 29/11/20
6x Polka Raspberry canes planted in each bed 05/12/20 |
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Beans (French)
Hilton
| 5 | 45cm | 45cm x 45cm | 4 from home sowing of 13/5 Planted 13/6/20
Started harvesting approx 2/8/20, 1 plant removed 9/8/20 having gone strangely dark and crinkly
Last plants removed 13/9/20 |
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Beans (French)
Blue Lake
| 7 | 45cm | 45cm x 40cm | Bean Supports Mk3 put up 12/5/20, 7 per side.
7 seeds planted 16/5/20
6Germinated, 1 added from home sowing of 10/5 on 04/06/20
Started harvesting approx 2/8/20
Plants and frame removed 22/9/20 |
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Beans (Runner)
Armstrong
| 7 | 45cm | 45cm x 40cm | Bean Supports Mk3 put up 12/5/20, 7 per side.
7 seeds planted 16/5/20
3 Germinated, 4 added from home sowing of 10/5 on 04/06/20
Started harvesting approx 2/8/20
Plants and frame removed 22/9/20 |
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Beetroot
Detroit 2
| 18 | 15cm | 10cm x 20cm | 1800mm row sown 7/5/20 |
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Broccoli (Purple)
Autumn Green
| 6 | 75cm | 75cm x 60cm | 4 from home sowing of 13/4 planted 7/6/20
3 added to spaces left by damaged Cauliflowers 1/7/20
Best year so far, last picked 7/11/20, plants and cage removed |
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Carrot
Flyaway F1
| 18 | 10cm | 10cm x 15cm | 1800mm row sown 7/5/20
Last carrots picked 13/9/20, mostly small witth about 50 percent damaged |
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Carrot
Autumn King 2
| 67 | 10cm | 10cm x 15cm | 1700mm row sown under Veggiemesh 6/5/20
Approx 20 plants from home sowing of 22/3 planted approx 20/5/20
Some harvested August, lots with splits and damage but some okay, balance harvested 1/9/20, as above, cover removed
2 short rows sown outside late July/Early August
Didn't do too well bu okay, last harvested approx 20/10/20 |
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Cauliflower
Triomphant F1
| 7 | 60cm | 60cm x 60cm | 5 From sowing of 13/4/20 Planted to Brassica Cage 28/05/20
2 more planted 7/6/20
Some had been eaten/nibbled at the base, 3 replaced with Broccoli Autumn Green plants 01/07/20
1 picked 7/11/20 but may be a Boris, other 3 plants large but no Cauliflowers yet, cage removed
1 picked 21/11/20, very large
Last 2 picked 26/12/20, both large and very good |
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Cauliflower
Boris F1
| 2 | 55cm | 55cm x 60cm | 4 from home sowing of 13/4 planted 7/6/20
2 Died, replaced with Broccoli
1 Boris picked 27/9/20, a little over but good
Remaining Boris picked 11/10/20, good |
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Celery
| 12 | 20cm | 15cm x 30cm | 14 from Jan repotted into 3" square pots in early May planted 7/6/20
Did very well, all harvested approx 20/10/20 |
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Courgette
British Summertime
| 1 | 60cm | 60cm x 60cm | Planted out 18/5/20 under Veggiemesh and 1 layer of fleece
Fleece removed 2 days later, Veggiemesh removed 28/5/20
First Courgette picked 7/6/20
Very open habit, Courgettes odd shapes and several eaten/rotted at outer ends, don't grow next year
Last Courgette picked 27/9/20, plant removed |
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Courgette
Black Beauty
| 1 | 60cm | 60cm x 60cm | Planted out 18/5/20 under Veggiemesh and 1 layer of fleece
Fleece removed 2 days later, Veggiemesh removed 28/5/20
Last Courgette picked 27/9/20, plant removed |
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Dahlia
Dwarf Double Mixed
| 6 | 50cm | 50cm x 50cm | From sowing of 26/4/20
15 planted to raised bed 28/5/20
Lots of nice flowers through the summer, plants cut down to just above ground level 7/11/20 after first frost on 3/11 |
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Garlic
Marco
| 36 | 20cm | 20cm x 30cm | 3 Cloves £2.99
41 planted in 2 rows 07/11/19
All gradually got white onion rot, last ones removed mid June |
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Garlic
Elephant Garlic
| 13 | 30cm | 30cm x 30cm | 12 Cloves from Thompson & Morgan £13.99 (!), received 16/10/20, planted 18/10/20
No sign yet on 7/11/20 |
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Lettuce (Headed)
Merveille des Quatre Saisons (
| 4 | 25cm | 20cm x 30cm | 5 from home sowing of 17/5 planted 13/6/20 |
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Lettuce (Headed)
Lollo Rossa
| 17 | 20cm | 20cm x 30cm | 1700mm row sown under Veggiemesh 6/5/20.
1 planted from home sowing of 26/4 on 04/06/20, several more a few days later.
More added 1/7/20 |
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Lettuce (Headed)
Intrared
| 4 | 15cm | 15cm x 30cm | 4 from home sowing of 17/5 planted 13/6/20 |
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Onion
Sturon - SET
| 72 | 20cm | 20cm x 30cm | From Wilko 3/20
1 Row planted 08/04/20
1 Row planted 09/04/20
2 rows planted 04/06/20, first at 150mm centres second at 225mm centres
West half of first 2 rows harvested 9/8/20, all but one good (one soft), no rot.
East half of first 2 rows harvested 1/9/20, all but one good (one soft), no rot.
Last 2 rows harvested 11/10/20 all but one good
Last Sturon used 15/6/21 |
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Parsnip
Gladiator F1
| 18 | 35cm | 35cm x 30cm | 3500mm row sown 7/5/20
10 planted from home sowing of 23/3 on 04/06/20
Didn't do well this year, foliage died off early and all rotted, plants removed 26/12/20 |
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Potatoes (Early)
Swift
| 10 | 37cm | 37cm x 45cm | From Manor Garden Centre 1/2/20
10 Planted 08/04/20
Covered with 2 layers of thin fleece 7/5/20 then from 9/5, frost -3 12/5, light damage to some tips
All 10 plants dug 24/7/20, mostly medium- medium large with very little damage.
Total for row 7 kilos |
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Potatoes (Early)
Rocket
| 10 | 37cm | 37cm x 45cm | From Manor Garden Centre 1/2/20
10 Planted 08/04/20
Covered with 2 layers of thin fleece 7/5/20 then from 9/5, frost -3 12/5, light damage to some tips
Frost -1.5 12/5 no damage under fleece
1 plant dug 24/7/20, 1.5 Kilos medium-medium large with very little damage.
9 plants dug 9/8/20, 11 Kilos mostly medium- medium large with very little damage.
Total for row 12.5 kilos |
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Potatoes (Early)
British Queen
| 10 | 37cm | 37cm x 45cm | From Manor Garden Centre 1/2/20
10 Planted 26/04/20
Plants died off by mid August.
All 10 plants dug 1/9/20, mostly medium- medium large with very little damage.
Total for row 13 kilos |
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Potatoes (Maincrop)
Valor
| 30 | 36cm | 36cm x 72cm | From Manor Garden Centre 21/2/20
30 Planted 4/5/20.
3 plants failed to come up.
Plants died off by mid -late August, tops removed 13 and 16/9/20
All 27 plants dug 18/9/20, mixture of small to large, about 60% with damage, mostly small holes.
Total for 3 rows 49 kilos
Total crop for 2020 145.5 Kilos
Approx 27 square metres = 5.4 kilos/square metre
Last Valor (and 3 volunteers) used 14/6/21 |
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Potatoes (Maincrop)
Desiree
| 20 | 36cm | 36cm x 65cm | From Manor Garden Centre 1/2/20
20 Planted 03/05/20
Plants died off by mid August, tops removed 1/9/20
All 20 plants dug 13/9/20, mostly medium- medium large with almost no damage.
Total for 2 rows 29.5 kilos |
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Potatoes (Maincrop)
Cara
| 20 | 36cm | 36cm x 72cm | From Manor Garden Centre 1/2/20
20 Planted 03/05/20
Plants died off by mid August, tops removed 13/9/20
All 20 plants dug 16/9/20, mostly medium- medium large, some large, about 40% with damage, mostly small holes.
Total for 2 rows 35.5 kilos |
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Radish
French Breakfast 3
| 71 | 5cm | 5cm x 20cm | 1600mm row sown 13/6/20
Started picking approx 8/7/20, very nice with very little damage.
700mm row sown 15/7/20
700mm row sown 2/8/20
700mm row sown approx 23/8/20
8/9/20 cover removed |
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Radish
Icicle (Long White)
| 16 | 10cm | 10cm x 20cm | 1600mm row sown 13/6/20 |
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Radish
China Rose
| 16 | 10cm | 10cm x 20cm | 1600mm row sown 13/6/20 |
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Radish
Dragon F1
| 16 | 10cm | 10cm x 20cm | 1600mm row sown 13/6/20 (light sowing as only 80 seeds in packet) |
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Shallots
Red Sun
| 18 | 20cm | 20cm x 30cm | From Wilko
Row planted 09/04/20
All harvested 2/8/20, most tops died off, mostly very small Shallots with a few larger ones. |
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Spring Onion
White Lisbon
| 34 | 5cm | 5cm x 30cm | 1700mm row sown 04/05/20 |
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Spring Onion
Ishikura
| 36 | 5cm | 5cm x 30cm | 1800mm row sown 7/5/20 |
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Strawberry
Elsanta
| 1 | 25cm | 25cm x 25cm | Raised bed installed approx October 2019
3 plants from Wilko planetd into 7" pots 8/3/20, 2 died, 1 planted out 16/5/20
At least a dozen plants from runners by Autumn |
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Sweetcorn
Snobaby
| 30 | 60cm | 60cm x 60cm | 31 from home sowing of 10/5 planted 7/6/20
Mid August all blown over 45 degrees
12 cobs picked and frozen 22/9/20, not sure if ripe, Tassels dark brown but still light colour on the rest.
8 Cobs picked as above 30/9/20, 50 percent of remaing cobs now eaten (rats?), a few plants cut down to enable path access
11/8/20 all cobs eaten away, plants cut down
18/10/20 Roots removed |
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