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The summer has sort of come back to NE Scotland, which typically means anything could happen and usually does.. Temperatures are key, now to get the last tomatoes ripe along with the sweetcorn, it was 9.8 in the greenhouse over night, don't want it going any lower for at least another  month, but we often get a frost in September, so I need to dig the potatoes out next.
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At last some forecast sunshine from Saturday for at least a week. The summer weather has been frustrating to say the least. Most crops have done well but our runner beans have suffered from, we think, lack of warmth allowing the flowers to form - the result is having a crop for August only when we normally are pulling until the end of September. 

Our sweet peppers are pretty slow maturing but hopefully this coming week will help. As I said most veg have done well with best crops being achieved for leeks, swede, cauliflowers, tomatoes & cucumbers. As always in gardening winning more than losing is perfectly acceptable.
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OK the 2024 vegetable season is well & truly with us. Over the past few years we have had great results with Autumn planting cauliflowers, broccoli, garlic & broad beans. Diane has been for the past few weeks starting plants off. We have a propagator & lights which speed up the germination & helps strong initial root growth. 

Plants are now ready to go into the polytunnel in beds recently vacated by sweetcorn, melons & aubergines. We will be harvesting April/May. Still having 20-30C days in the polytunnel with the lowest this Autumn 3-4c so far. 
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I shall be sowing Onion seeds in the next week or so in my electric propagator, I prefer using seeds rather than sets and had some good results this last season.
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Originally posted by tigerburnie tigerburnie wrote:

I shall be sowing Onion seeds in the next week or so in my electric propagator, I prefer using seeds rather than sets and had some good results this last season.

Interestingly we tried onions from seed this year for the first time & had decent results.
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Originally posted by GPR - Rochester GPR - Rochester wrote:

Originally posted by tigerburnie tigerburnie wrote:

I shall be sowing Onion seeds in the next week or so in my electric propagator, I prefer using seeds rather than sets and had some good results this last season.

Interestingly we tried onions from seed this year for the first time & had decent results.

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Originally posted by tigerburnie tigerburnie wrote:

I shall be sowing Onion seeds in the next week or so in my electric propagator, I prefer using seeds rather than sets and had some good results this last season.
How're you getting on generally?
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Originally posted by scarletpimp scarletpimp wrote:

Originally posted by GPR - Rochester GPR - Rochester wrote:

Originally posted by tigerburnie tigerburnie wrote:

I shall be sowing Onion seeds in the next week or so in my electric propagator, I prefer using seeds rather than sets and had some good results this last season.

Interestingly we tried onions from seed this year for the first time & had decent results.

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Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

Originally posted by tigerburnie tigerburnie wrote:

I shall be sowing Onion seeds in the next week or so in my electric propagator, I prefer using seeds rather than sets and had some good results this last season.
How're you getting on generally?
I'm fine thanks, just don't mention rugby, health is pretty good, how about you, fit and raring to go into the season ahead?
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Originally posted by tigerburnie tigerburnie wrote:

Originally posted by Eastern outpost Eastern outpost wrote:

Originally posted by tigerburnie tigerburnie wrote:

I shall be sowing Onion seeds in the next week or so in my electric propagator, I prefer using seeds rather than sets and had some good results this last season.
How're you getting on generally?
I'm fine thanks, just don't mention rugby, health is pretty good, how about you, fit and raring to go into the season ahead?
Thanks TB. That’s great to know on the health front.

Fit and raring are not entirely the most accurate description of anticipation for results to come due to the multi-year goings on at gravy train HQ at the WRU.
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