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Adding courgettes to veg list from @General_Strike. We planted some old, knackered (I thought) seeds two weeks ago & they're already growing like topsy! Also our Chard, some lettuce and late broccoli all went in last weekend and the weekend before. Edit: also fennel and runner beans sown indoors to go out in a few weeks
Up in Cambridgeshire, we had a frost this morning. So that might have nuked some of the weaker plants/seeds outside. So I guess it's a bit of pot luck (no pun intended) this time of year.
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Protip with chard - people treat it like an annual but it's actually a biennial. if you leave one to continue growing, it'll get to about 7 feet tall and flower the next year. You can still pick leaves off it at this time - they're a bit more bitter but I love them in bakes and things. The advantage is, you don't need to plant any the next year as it will seed like crazy, and little chards will spring up so densely that they actually help suppress weeds. Then any areas that I want to clear I can just hoe over. The added bonus is when you want to get rid of the Mama chard, you get to re-enact Jack and the Beanstalk...
General_Strike
We're moving flat (into one with a mother fucking garden!) in mid/late May. Knowing that this was going to happen (although not that we'd be having a garden) means I've not done anything this year. What will I be able to start to grow that late?