Date

Sown

Variety

Comments

04-Oct-11

Onions

Senshyu Yellow

Supplied by Dobies. Planted in dry ground. Will need watering if no rain in next few days.

04-Oct-11

Onions

Electric

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. Planted in dry ground. Will need watering if no rain in next few days.

04-Oct-11

Onions

Shakespeare

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. Planted in dry ground. Will need watering if no rain in next few days.

04-Oct-11

Onions

Dobies Autumn Champion

Supplied by Dobies. Planted in dry ground. Will need watering if no rain in next few days.

Date

Sown

Variety

Comments

14-Oct-11

Garlic

Lautrec Wight

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 3 cloves planted in pots to over winter in greenhouse before planting out in spring. 3 cloves also planted in larger tubs to grow on to maturity.

14-Oct-11

Garlic

Wight Cristo

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 3 cloves planted in pots to over winter in greenhouse before planting out in spring. 3 cloves also planted in larger tubs to grow on to maturity.

14-Oct-11

Garlic

Albigensian Wight

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 3 cloves planted in pots to over winter in greenhouse before planting out in spring. 3 cloves also planted in larger tubs to grow on to maturity.

14-Oct-11

Garlic

Early Purple Wight

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 3 cloves planted in pots to over winter in greenhouse before planting out in spring. 3 cloves also planted in larger tubs to grow on to maturity.

14-Oct-11

Garlic

Elephant Garlic

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 3 cloves planted in pots to over winter in greenhouse before planting out on plot next spring. (Only 5 cloves)

14-Oct-11

Garlic

Iberian Wight

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 3 cloves planted in pots to over winter in greenhouse before planting out in spring. 3 cloves also planted in larger tubs to grow on to maturity.

14-Oct-11

Garlic

Chesnok Red

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 3 cloves planted in pots to over winter in greenhouse before planting out in spring. 3 cloves also planted in larger tubs to grow on to maturity.

14-Oct-11

Garlic

Germidour

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 3 cloves planted in pots to over winter in greenhouse before planting out in spring. 3 cloves also planted in larger tubs to grow on to maturity.

14-Oct-11

Garlic

Messidrome

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 3 cloves planted in pots to over winter in greenhouse before planting out in spring. 3 cloves also planted in larger tubs to grow on to maturity.

Date

Sown

Variety

Comments

15-Oct-11

Garlic

Lautrec Wight

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 6 cloves planted directly on plot.

15-Oct-11

Garlic

Wight Cristo

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 9 cloves planted directly on plot.

15-Oct-11

Garlic

Albigensian Wight

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 6 cloves planted directly on plot.

15-Oct-11

Garlic

Early Purple Wight

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 11 cloves planted directly on plot.

15-Oct-11

Garlic

Elephant Garlic

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 2 cloves planted directly on plot.

15-Oct-11

Garlic

Iberian Wight

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 2 cloves planted directly on plot.

15-Oct-11

Garlic

Chesnok Red

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 3 cloves planted directly on plot.

15-Oct-11

Garlic

Germidour

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 6 cloves planted directly on plot.

15-Oct-11

Garlic

Messidrome

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan. 2 cloves planted directly on plot.

15-Oct-11

Peas

Meteor

Supplied by Thompson & Morgan.  First time we've tried an autumn sowing of peas. A bit of an experiment.

15-Oct-11

Wallflowers

Not Known

Pot grown plants purchased from Swillington Nurseries transplanted into plot adjacent to shed.

Date

Sown

Variety

Comments

16-Oct-11

Pansies

Not known

Pot grown plants purchased from Swillington Nurseries. Planted in tubs at home for winter spring displays

16-Oct-11

Fig

Brown Turkey

Moved into greenhouse for extra winter prtection

16-Oct-11

Phlox

Not known

Free plant from plot neighbour planted into border