Post by murrayc on Jun 11, 2016 7:06:40 GMT
It is that time of year again when most of one's summer planting on the plot and in containers on the patio has been finished and there in the greenhouse, or on the conservatory windowsills are all the residue, the extra few seeds that were planted justin case the slugs and snails got at the seedlings before they could develop, the late germinators that hung around until there was more space for them on the shelves and are now burgeoning. What to do with them?
I have a small amount of the following, all healthy looking seedlings which I'm happy to give to any plotholder, perhaps someone tackling their first plot who hasn't had a chance to plant up fully this year and would like to put in something fairly hardy?
I have a small amount of the following, all healthy looking seedlings which I'm happy to give to any plotholder, perhaps someone tackling their first plot who hasn't had a chance to plant up fully this year and would like to put in something fairly hardy?
Fennel Mantovano - plant about 8-10 inches apart in rows in well-tilled soil. Just water regularly and nature will take care of the rest. Should have a nice bulb for delicious culinary use - raw in salads, cooked underneath a roast to add flavour, or any part, including the ferny foliage with fish of all kinds - ready for lifting by September. Watch to make sure that it doesn't try to bloom and be prepared to pinch out a flowring stalk at the first opportunity.
Plum Tomato San Marzano Scatolone Di Bolsena - a superb cordon-type tomato from Bolsena in Lazio (near Rome) with an excellent flavour and good size which stores well. Plant outside or in growbages and stake well, pinching out sideshoots.
Tomato Saraceno
Plum Tomato San Marzano Scatolone Di Bolsena - a superb cordon-type tomato from Bolsena in Lazio (near Rome) with an excellent flavour and good size which stores well. Plant outside or in growbages and stake well, pinching out sideshoots.
Tomato Saraceno
A fairl early salad tomato, producing huge fruit with the characteristic ribs or lobes. I grew a lot of these at home last year and found that even though there was very little sun in August the fruit swelled but remained pale, but if picked and set in a bowl with other ripened fruits for a couple of days they quickly picked up their tints. A very good slicing tomato.
If anyone would like some plants please let me know and I will bring them to the plot.
If anyone would like some plants please let me know and I will bring them to the plot.
