Cucumber

Marketmore

Lemon

Planted out some seeds from shop bought lemons. I believe it will take a few years to mature but let's follow its progress.

Melon

MELON

Peas

May

            

Seedaholic

I get a lot of my seeds from them.
So far all the varieties I have got this year in 2011 have had high germination rates.

Here are some of what I have bought from them.
Even the Asparagus which is supposed to be difficult to grow from seed had a high germination rate and I have lots of plants left over.

They are also great value for money.

Cucumber "Marketmore" Organic
Cabbage "Primo II"
Carrot 'Atomic Red'
Celeriac "Giant Prague"
Parsnip "Tender and True"
Bean: Broad Bean “Super Aquadulce” Organic
Asparagus “Mary Washington”
Lemon Grass "East Indian"
Sweetcorn "Earlybird F1" 35 Seeds
Tomato 'Ailsa Craig'.
Tomato 'Alicante'
Tomato 'Gardeners Delight' - Organic seeds
Basil, Cinnamon. Organic
Mint, Spearmint, Mentha spicata
Parsley, Flat Leaf "Italian Giant"
Rosemary, Rosemarinus officianalis

Spring Onions

May

From now on I am going to follow the advice of Klaus Laitenberger in his very
informative book "Vegetables for the Irish Garden" and sow the Spring Onions in large Plug trays in
blocks of 10 and then plant them out.
Up to now I was planting in plug trays  individually and then transplanting.
With Klaus's method you get to grow and harvest in bunches which is much more efficient.
 
I am growing 4 varieties in total:

White Lisbon
Lilia
Purplette
Apache

I will be posting photos of their progress throughout the year

Broad Beans

Broad Beans

May

Aquaulce in bloom

This variety are known as Aquaulce and are a hardy variety. I bought them from the seedaholic website. All 10 I planted in pots came up so they have been planted out in the allotment now.

More pictures to follow as they grow