@@veggieplot I’ve found you on TH-cam in recent months. Your plot is fab something we can all aspire to tbh and your advice is so helpful I’ve been gardening for a few decades now and I’m finding your tips really helpful. Thanks. Looking forward to seeing more 🤩
I use a spare pop up cold frame they used to sell in Wilko for my onions as they are easy to store in the mesh shelving in them and move them in and out when the sun shines to dry them out.
I like that idea. I have some plastic shelving that works really well too, although this year I have no where to move it in and out of, so I had to decant them the the polytunnel shelves.
Yes, I have tried tights although I don't have such a ready supply 😂 and my better half is not so willing to give them up. They work just as well though.
Wow well done. I love burpees golden. … my onions were rubbish this year , never did much , courgettes are doing well and so are the French beans … tuberous parsley is a new thing this year ; I ve never had it before . Got a nice harvest of tomatoes today, quite happy 😃 it s been a long wait and a rubbish growing year . More beetroots are waiting to be planted, black reddish too and chicory… something for later in the year. 😊
Thanks, Sandrine. Do you have any tips for Chicory? I haven't grown it before but was thinking about it this year. I'm glad you finally got some tomatoes. Tomorrow, I'm hoping to pick some of your Amish Sherbert, which are just ripening up. Such a stunning and large tomato. I had never heard of tuberous parsley, so I just looked it up. It's very interesting and looks just like a parsnip. The flavour sounds good, so I might order some seeds to try.
@@veggieplot hello. I grow chicory de Castelfranco which looks like a huge lettuce … use the leaves cooked like spinach… the young leaves are good enough in a salad… I ‘d love to grow Witloof chicory but they have to be kept in the dark half buried … it needs a good setup
So making plum jam 😂😂. Some absolutely fantastic veg harvests and wooooowww that cauliflower 😮. Looks like it’s greyed over at the allotment we are mid torrential rains with a few clear hours not days to get outside. Excellent onions Chris 👍. Have a fab week, Ali ☔️☔️🇨🇦
Thanks, Ali, and sorry for the late reply-I’ve been busy (not) making plum jam 😂😂. The weather here has been a bit grey and rainy too, so I’ve been trying to squeeze in what I can during the clear hours. Glad you liked the onions, and the cauliflower was definitely a highlight this year! Hope you’re managing to get a few things done between the rain-what’s still going in your garden? Have a great week too!
Fantastic onions. I have grown red baron for years with absolutely great harvests and storing until spring. This year is the first year of failure. Well I say failure, about 20 very small onions form approximately 50 plus planted out. I will be definitely trying some different varieties next year.
The Lettuce looks fantastic as I can't grow lettuce on the floor due to slugs and your plot looks like an open field so it makes it less favourable for Slugs, the onions look good as I've had an average crop with a lot of them rotting off sadly.
You're quite right about the allotment site, it did used to be an open field, but we still get some huge Cornish slugs here, and I swear every critter in Cornwall is ten times bigger than where I used to live! It's been very wet hasn't it which I guess hasn't helped with rotting off. Fingers crossed that next year will be more favourable although that's no consolation for this year. I feel for you.
Thanks Danny, I often start mine off in modules and transplant out, but not always. There's no point me digging as the soil is so thin on the allotment, Cornish stones everywhere! Your new plot is doing really well, especially those beans.
@veggieplot ahh really!! That's great! Thank you. Yes it's been a good year considering the plot isn't fully complete yet . The harvests have been wonderful. You get a mention in tonight's video actually! Danny 🌱
Great harvest, the produce is great. Thanks so much for sharing your plot with us 🤩
Thank you and another thank you for the positive feedback.
@@veggieplot I’ve found you on TH-cam in recent months. Your plot is fab something we can all aspire to tbh and your advice is so helpful I’ve been gardening for a few decades now and I’m finding your tips really helpful. Thanks. Looking forward to seeing more 🤩
I use a spare pop up cold frame they used to sell in Wilko for my onions as they are easy to store in the mesh shelving in them and move them in and out when the sun shines to dry them out.
I like that idea. I have some plastic shelving that works really well too, although this year I have no where to move it in and out of, so I had to decant them the the polytunnel shelves.
Same here on the yellow courgettes. Doing better now 😊
Out of 12 plants these are the only 5 remaining. I'm so glad to be having courgettes, which is a bit weird, I know.
@@veggieplot I hear you. I was even being given courgettes and I was taking 🤣🤣
Great onion harvest in addition to all the other great harvests, well done as usual.
Thank you Brenda, the end of the year has finally come good with some lovely crops.
You know your onions ive just sowed some seeds happy gardening Richardx
Cheers Richard, I'll be sowing some soon too. What variety are you sowing this year?
@@veggieplot red barron
The socks on the sweet corn looks great idea and have toy tried tights😁.
Yes, I have tried tights although I don't have such a ready supply 😂 and my better half is not so willing to give them up. They work just as well though.
@@veggieplot Going into a womans clothes shop to buy tights is a bit awkward 😂.
Wow well done. I love burpees golden. … my onions were rubbish this year , never did much , courgettes are doing well and so are the French beans … tuberous parsley is a new thing this year ; I ve never had it before . Got a nice harvest of tomatoes today, quite happy 😃 it s been a long wait and a rubbish growing year . More beetroots are waiting to be planted, black reddish too and chicory… something for later in the year. 😊
Thanks, Sandrine. Do you have any tips for Chicory? I haven't grown it before but was thinking about it this year. I'm glad you finally got some tomatoes. Tomorrow, I'm hoping to pick some of your Amish Sherbert, which are just ripening up. Such a stunning and large tomato. I had never heard of tuberous parsley, so I just looked it up. It's very interesting and looks just like a parsnip. The flavour sounds good, so I might order some seeds to try.
@@veggieplot hello. I grow chicory de Castelfranco which looks like a huge lettuce … use the leaves cooked like spinach… the young leaves are good enough in a salad… I ‘d love to grow Witloof chicory but they have to be kept in the dark half buried … it needs a good setup
Great onions! Mine are the size of ping-pong balls. LOL, don't know what happened. Might use sets next year.
Thank you, I have been growing from seed for the last few years but mine failed this season so I had to use sets. It's been a whacky year this year.
My onion seeds were a failure and only had a dozen grow and none of my leeks germinaed either and a common story with everyone I talk to.
My onion seeds failed as well, hence using sets and my first batch of leeks failed too. It's been a difficult year.
Fantastic onions Chris and the Burpees golden a stunning colour indeed 😊💚
The Burpees are such a stunning colour aren't they, and slightly sweeter and less earthy too.
So making plum jam 😂😂. Some absolutely fantastic veg harvests and wooooowww that cauliflower 😮. Looks like it’s greyed over at the allotment we are mid torrential rains with a few clear hours not days to get outside. Excellent onions Chris 👍. Have a fab week, Ali ☔️☔️🇨🇦
Thanks, Ali, and sorry for the late reply-I’ve been busy (not) making plum jam 😂😂. The weather here has been a bit grey and rainy too, so I’ve been trying to squeeze in what I can during the clear hours. Glad you liked the onions, and the cauliflower was definitely a highlight this year! Hope you’re managing to get a few things done between the rain-what’s still going in your garden? Have a great week too!
Fantastic onions. I have grown red baron for years with absolutely great harvests and storing until spring. This year is the first year of failure. Well I say failure, about 20 very small onions form approximately 50 plus planted out. I will be definitely trying some different varieties next year.
Oh no, the weather has been a challenge this year hasn't it Red Barron are usually a safe bet for me too but not this year!
Lovely harvest Chris 🙂
Thanks Susie, the onions were a pleasant surprise this year.
Great harvests!
Thanks Robin.
Lovely, thank you Chris 👍
Thank you Debs.
The Lettuce looks fantastic as I can't grow lettuce on the floor due to slugs and your plot looks like an open field so it makes it less favourable for Slugs, the onions look good as I've had an average crop with a lot of them rotting off sadly.
You're quite right about the allotment site, it did used to be an open field, but we still get some huge Cornish slugs here, and I swear every critter in Cornwall is ten times bigger than where I used to live! It's been very wet hasn't it which I guess hasn't helped with rotting off. Fingers crossed that next year will be more favourable although that's no consolation for this year. I feel for you.
great harvest
Thank you.
Those onions are impressive chris! That's settled. I'm growing mine direct in the soil next year. I had my best crops from dug begs actually .
Thanks Danny, I often start mine off in modules and transplant out, but not always. There's no point me digging as the soil is so thin on the allotment, Cornish stones everywhere! Your new plot is doing really well, especially those beans.
@veggieplot ahh really!! That's great! Thank you. Yes it's been a good year considering the plot isn't fully complete yet . The harvests have been wonderful. You get a mention in tonight's video actually! Danny 🌱
What onions were bigger or better?
The Setton were better this year. All from sets.