All the shallots and onions I planted are sprouting away happily. And only a few of them have popped out of the ground and needed pushing back. That always happens with sets, doesn't it?
What a lovely spring to be growing things. The weather has been pretty near perfect — lots of sunshine and some lovely soft, steady rain to get it all germinating and growing well. Perhaps we've had a bit too much wind, and the temperatures at night have been a bit chilly, but you won't find me complaining — or my lovely little seedlings that are starting to grow.
Everything on the plot is pretty rosy I must say. All the onions and shallots I planted are sprouting away happily. And only a few of them have popped out of the ground and needed pushing back. That always happens with sets, doesn't it? I assume it's birds pecking about on the freshly worked beds, but I've never seen them at it.
I've also got turnips, swedes and beets showing themselves, and some salads and lovely rocket which seems to have sprouted virtually overnight. So I'm well set up for the barbecue season (and the autumnal stew season, too).
My next big job — particular important with root vegetables — will be thinning the seedlings out so they have enough room to grow properly. Turnips, swedes and the like are incredibly prone to bolting, going straight to flower without forming a decent edible root, if they're at all overcrowded. So, as soon as the seedlings are big enough to handle, thinning them is at the top of my 'to do' list.
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