First my Sturon onion sets were planted early in the month; I usually try and get them out the same time as the early spuds but a few weeks late isn't going to be a problem. Usual planting strategy, make sure the soil is finely tilled with a bit of fertilizer raked in. Simply push the onion sets into the earth (root plate down) a couple of inches apart so the stem is showing above the soil. Simple really. Check regularly until rooted as the birds often pull them up by the stems, probably thinking they are worms. Just push any uprooted onions back into their spot.
My main crop potatoes have been planted, I'm trying Picasso this year. Just a few rows to see how they go. The best main crop I've ever grown are Sarpo Mira but unfortunately I can't get them locally and my downsized plot doesn't justify postage costs for such a small amount.
I've sown in long root trainers and subsequently planted out some broad beans, Bunyards Exhibition. They always do well though watch out for black fly just before the flowers appear. They will need support as they grow.
I've transplanted the Bulls Horns peppers into their own pots to grow on in the greenhouse. Peppers are quite slow growing so I start them off early in the year inside a heated propagator. The Shirley F1 tomatoes (see my complaints about them in my last post) seem to look a bit poor, ho hum. Bosworth sprouts and Primo cabbage have been thinned to one per cell and are developing well in the greenhouse.
That's it for now. Bye.
