Hail the kale! This iron-rich vegetable is easy to grow and produces delicious new leaves for months | Daily Mail Online
MONTY'S PLANT:
- cholesterol-lowering qualities and plenty of iron, fibre, vitamin K and antioxidants.
- 'Red kale, such as the plum-coloured 'Redbor' or 'Red Russian', which has grey-green foliage with deep purple stems, is very handsome and worth growing for its decorative value alone.
I make my first sowing at the beginning of February, under cover, either sowing one seed per module or scattering them into seed trays and pricking them out when they develop a 'true' leaf. I then plant out the seedlings, 15cm-23cm (6in-9in) apart, around Easter.
I then thin these plants to allow a few to grow larger, and make another sowing in March which will be planted outside in May and stay in the ground for nearly a year.
Tuesday 3 November 2015
Tuesday 27 October 2015
Чтобы тыквы и кабачки долго хранились!
Им место под кроватью - Садовое обозрение
Тыква и кабачок не требуют каких-то особых условий для хранения. Главное, чтобы было сухо и прохладно. Желательно темно. Если в вашей квартире нет утепленного балкона или специального ящика для хранения овощей зимой, то тыква с радостью ляжет в спячку в вашей спальне. И нет для нее лучше места, чем под супружеской постелью: сухо, темно и не жарко. Впрочем, она согласится пожить и под шкафом. Главное, подальше от батареи отопления.
Условия
На хранение рекомендуется закладывать зрелые плоды, так как у них кожура со временем грубеет, тем самым предохраняя их от порчи и гниения. Лучше хранятся плоды, снятые с плодоножкой длиной 5-6 см. Обязательным условием длительного хранения является прогревание плодов на солнце в течение двух недель. Нельзя хранить тыквенные культуры в одном помещении с картофелем и корнеплодами.
Перед закладкой на хранение плоды надо осторожно очистить от земли, смазать зеленкой все царапины и потертости.
Способы
Идеальным способом хранения является специальное помещение, где поддерживается температура 5-10 градусов тепла с относительной влажностью воздуха 70-75%. Пол выстилают соломой слоем 8-10 см, раскладывают тыкву плодоножками вверх, кабачки и тыквы кладут так, чтобы они не касались друг друга. Десертные мелкие тыквы лучше хранить в ящиках, выстеленных сухим мхом.
Комнатный способ хранения прост и доступен каждому. Нужно выбрать сухое, прохладное и темное место. Это может быть кладовка или шкаф, место под кроватью. Конечно, лучше хранить в ящиках, в крайнем случае на подстилке из гофрокартона или нескольких слоев газеты, а кабачки вообще можно завернуть в газеты. Тыквы и кабачки не любят тесноты.
Часто случается, что во время хранения хвостик плода начинает мокнуть. Его следует вырезать до здоровой ткани, а срез обжечь над огнем свечи.
Тыква и кабачок не требуют каких-то особых условий для хранения. Главное, чтобы было сухо и прохладно. Желательно темно. Если в вашей квартире нет утепленного балкона или специального ящика для хранения овощей зимой, то тыква с радостью ляжет в спячку в вашей спальне. И нет для нее лучше места, чем под супружеской постелью: сухо, темно и не жарко. Впрочем, она согласится пожить и под шкафом. Главное, подальше от батареи отопления.
Условия
На хранение рекомендуется закладывать зрелые плоды, так как у них кожура со временем грубеет, тем самым предохраняя их от порчи и гниения. Лучше хранятся плоды, снятые с плодоножкой длиной 5-6 см. Обязательным условием длительного хранения является прогревание плодов на солнце в течение двух недель. Нельзя хранить тыквенные культуры в одном помещении с картофелем и корнеплодами.
Перед закладкой на хранение плоды надо осторожно очистить от земли, смазать зеленкой все царапины и потертости.
Способы
Идеальным способом хранения является специальное помещение, где поддерживается температура 5-10 градусов тепла с относительной влажностью воздуха 70-75%. Пол выстилают соломой слоем 8-10 см, раскладывают тыкву плодоножками вверх, кабачки и тыквы кладут так, чтобы они не касались друг друга. Десертные мелкие тыквы лучше хранить в ящиках, выстеленных сухим мхом.
Комнатный способ хранения прост и доступен каждому. Нужно выбрать сухое, прохладное и темное место. Это может быть кладовка или шкаф, место под кроватью. Конечно, лучше хранить в ящиках, в крайнем случае на подстилке из гофрокартона или нескольких слоев газеты, а кабачки вообще можно завернуть в газеты. Тыквы и кабачки не любят тесноты.
Часто случается, что во время хранения хвостик плода начинает мокнуть. Его следует вырезать до здоровой ткани, а срез обжечь над огнем свечи.
Monday 19 October 2015
Friday 16 October 2015
Thursday 1 October 2015
Plant garlic cloves.
Keep garlic well watered during dry weather.
If it's dry for long periods, the cloves will not swell and the resulting crop will have a short storage life.
‘Solent Wight’: Late summer maturing, very good for storage. Autumn Planting-Softneck Type.
‘Germidour’: Late maturing, purple skinned cloves. Spring/Autumn planting. Softneck garlic.
‘Red Duke‘ Garlic is a heritage, hardneck variety with bright white skins with fierce and spicy flavours, which are the signatures of this exotic garlic from Czech Republic; with plump purple cloves. This variety of garlic is noted for being one of the very hot and strong varieties commonly planted in the UK.
Autumn Planting-Hardneck Type.
Growth should really take off during next February and the crop will be ready for harvesting by June/July.
Hardnecks
Produce a hard flowering spike.
Cloves form around a central stem.
Varietiesinclude: Purlpe Moldovan, Lautrec Wight, Chesnok Wight, Red Czech & Red Duke Wight (new).
Plant harneck garlic types typically in the Autumn for harvest end of June - July.
Lautrec Wight suitable for planting until early Spring.
Softnecks
Produce a softer stem with no flowering spike, typically more cloves to a bulb, bunched together in tight circles.
Varieties include: Early and Extra Early Purple Wight, Albigensian Wight, Provence Wight, Picardy Wight, Iberian Wight, Tuscany Wight & Solent Wight.
Plant September to March - end of April for Picardy Wight.
Time to buy garlic bulbs: Amazon.co.uk: garlic - Bulbs / Plants, Seeds & Bulbs: Garden & Outdoors
Sow or plant in October
Broad beans - sow seeds of early varieties, they should overwinter and give you a crop in the following June.
Cabbages - last chance this year for transplanting spring cabbages. Plant them in ground that has been well firmed and cover with nets to protect from birds, especially pigeons.
Garlic - plant garlic cloves, as long as they are not in a waterlogged are they will overwinter. the longer they are in the ground, the bigger next years bulbs will be for harvesting.
Rhubarb -they should be entering the dormant period now, from now until March, so now is the best time to plant new sets or divide and replant old crowns.
Fruit Bushes - plant new, bare root bushes this month, allowing them time through autun to get their roots down before start of next growing season.
September – The National Allotment Society – National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Ltd
If it's dry for long periods, the cloves will not swell and the resulting crop will have a short storage life.
‘Solent Wight’: Late summer maturing, very good for storage. Autumn Planting-Softneck Type.
‘Germidour’: Late maturing, purple skinned cloves. Spring/Autumn planting. Softneck garlic.
‘Red Duke‘ Garlic is a heritage, hardneck variety with bright white skins with fierce and spicy flavours, which are the signatures of this exotic garlic from Czech Republic; with plump purple cloves. This variety of garlic is noted for being one of the very hot and strong varieties commonly planted in the UK.
Autumn Planting-Hardneck Type.
Growth should really take off during next February and the crop will be ready for harvesting by June/July.
Hardnecks
Produce a hard flowering spike.
Cloves form around a central stem.
Varietiesinclude: Purlpe Moldovan, Lautrec Wight, Chesnok Wight, Red Czech & Red Duke Wight (new).
Plant harneck garlic types typically in the Autumn for harvest end of June - July.
Lautrec Wight suitable for planting until early Spring.
Softnecks
Produce a softer stem with no flowering spike, typically more cloves to a bulb, bunched together in tight circles.
Varieties include: Early and Extra Early Purple Wight, Albigensian Wight, Provence Wight, Picardy Wight, Iberian Wight, Tuscany Wight & Solent Wight.
Plant September to March - end of April for Picardy Wight.
Time to buy garlic bulbs: Amazon.co.uk: garlic - Bulbs / Plants, Seeds & Bulbs: Garden & Outdoors
Sow or plant in October
Broad beans - sow seeds of early varieties, they should overwinter and give you a crop in the following June.
Cabbages - last chance this year for transplanting spring cabbages. Plant them in ground that has been well firmed and cover with nets to protect from birds, especially pigeons.
Garlic - plant garlic cloves, as long as they are not in a waterlogged are they will overwinter. the longer they are in the ground, the bigger next years bulbs will be for harvesting.
Rhubarb -they should be entering the dormant period now, from now until March, so now is the best time to plant new sets or divide and replant old crowns.
Fruit Bushes - plant new, bare root bushes this month, allowing them time through autun to get their roots down before start of next growing season.
September – The National Allotment Society – National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Ltd
Wednesday 30 September 2015
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Try a new, improved strawberry.
Try a new, improved strawberry - Telegraph
Straw suppresses weeds and protects the ripening fruit from rot.
However, it is vital to wait until there is very little risk of frost before laying straw.
Too early and you will only succeed in making the flowers more vulnerable to frost: the straw acts as a barrier between them and the insulating effect of the soil.
Tabletop growing:
Tabletop growing is a commercial technique that uses growing bags raised off the ground and fitted with automatic watering.
Use eight to 10 plants per bag, and support them on a couple of upturned packing crates. Cut a plastic water bottle in half and insert it into the compost upside down. Give a regular dose of liquid tomato feed containing seaweed extract.
Best new varieties
EARLY (pick mid-June to early July)
'Darlisette’ Which? Best Buy.
'Mae’ Very early with large fruit.
'Sallybright’ Which? Best Buy.
MID-SEASON (late June to mid-July)
'Alice’ Large fruits, sweet and crops late into season.
'Amelia’ A favourite for taste in Which? trial but very low yield.
'Elsanta’ An established Dutch variety, reliable with big fruit even in first year, widely available.
'Sonata’ Which? Best Buy, top mid-season for taste, sharp flavour.
'Sweetheart’ Heart-shaped fruit with sweet aromatic flavour, good yields.
LATE (pick early to late July)
'Cupid’ sweet, juicy fruits, good disease resistance.
'Malwina’ Which? Best Buy. Juicy with plenty of flavour, fruits very dark red, yields low.
Where to buy
DT Brown (0845 371 0532; www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk)
Dobies (0844 701 7625; www.dobies.co.uk)
Marshalls (01480 443390; www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk)
Mr Fothergill’s (0845 371 0518; www.mr-fothergills.co.uk)
Pomona Fruits (0845 676 0607; kwww.pomonafruits.co.uk)
Suttons (0844 922 0606; www.suttons.co.uk)
Thompson & Morgan (0844 248 5383; www.thompson-morgan.com)
Straw suppresses weeds and protects the ripening fruit from rot.
However, it is vital to wait until there is very little risk of frost before laying straw.
Too early and you will only succeed in making the flowers more vulnerable to frost: the straw acts as a barrier between them and the insulating effect of the soil.
Tabletop growing:
Tabletop growing is a commercial technique that uses growing bags raised off the ground and fitted with automatic watering.
Use eight to 10 plants per bag, and support them on a couple of upturned packing crates. Cut a plastic water bottle in half and insert it into the compost upside down. Give a regular dose of liquid tomato feed containing seaweed extract.
Best new varieties
EARLY (pick mid-June to early July)
'Darlisette’ Which? Best Buy.
'Mae’ Very early with large fruit.
'Sallybright’ Which? Best Buy.
MID-SEASON (late June to mid-July)
'Alice’ Large fruits, sweet and crops late into season.
'Amelia’ A favourite for taste in Which? trial but very low yield.
'Elsanta’ An established Dutch variety, reliable with big fruit even in first year, widely available.
'Sonata’ Which? Best Buy, top mid-season for taste, sharp flavour.
'Sweetheart’ Heart-shaped fruit with sweet aromatic flavour, good yields.
LATE (pick early to late July)
'Cupid’ sweet, juicy fruits, good disease resistance.
'Malwina’ Which? Best Buy. Juicy with plenty of flavour, fruits very dark red, yields low.
Where to buy
DT Brown (0845 371 0532; www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk)
Dobies (0844 701 7625; www.dobies.co.uk)
Marshalls (01480 443390; www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk)
Mr Fothergill’s (0845 371 0518; www.mr-fothergills.co.uk)
Pomona Fruits (0845 676 0607; kwww.pomonafruits.co.uk)
Suttons (0844 922 0606; www.suttons.co.uk)
Thompson & Morgan (0844 248 5383; www.thompson-morgan.com)
Tuesday 22 September 2015
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