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Title: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: Flowers Farm on August 23, 2012, 03:35:42 pm

I have been dreaming of this for some years and have finally found a wonderful place.

My Chickens have taken to the new place as has the dog.

Now I need to get some stock in.

Large Black Weeners and some Lambs

Not sure what to plant in the Veg Patch any ideas ?

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: lill on August 23, 2012, 03:52:18 pm

Glad your dreams have came true, good luck for the future and welcome to the forum  :wave:

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: Bionic on August 23, 2012, 04:24:02 pm

Welcome to the forum  :thumbsup:
You are in a nice part of the world. Glad you have found a place you like so much.
I am not great with veggies so I will leave the others to advise.
Sally

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: Rosemary on August 23, 2012, 05:30:04 pm

Hello and welcome from  :sunshine: Carnoustie  :wave:

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: Greenmoor on August 23, 2012, 05:42:29 pm

Hello and welcome  :wave:

Gemma

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: Fleecewife on August 23, 2012, 06:19:27 pm

That's great you've got your smallholding now  :farmer: :thumbsup:
 
You can still put in things like winter brassicas, if you buy young plants - too late for seed. That would include spring cabbage, winter sprouting broccoli  :brocolli: and my favourite, kale of various kinds. 
 
In the salad bed you can sow mizuna which is winter hardy, and lambs lettuce which is tiny but easy to grow (you eat the whole little plant). 
 
If you sow them right now, and give some cloche protection - and slug protection - you might just get a crop of quick growing dwarf french beans (choose an 'early' variety - it just means they mature more quickly).  I wouldn't try it up here in Scotland but I have a son living in Hampshire for whom this will work.   
 
You can also plant overwintering onions (Japanese onions) which are ready in late spring, long before maincrop onions. 
 
Garlic goes in in about November to give larger heads than spring sown crops.
 
Under cover you can plant a few first early potato tubers to get a few spuds for Christmas. :spud:
 
From November on is the time to plant fruit trees, canes and bushes, rhubarb, strawberries and so on. :pear: :apple: :blackberry: :cherry: :rasp:
 
Once you've run out of things to plant you can prepare the area for spring sowing  ;D

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: darkbrowneggs on August 23, 2012, 07:46:51 pm

 :wave: Well done and welcome
 
Some good idea there from Fleecewife.  I think you can also plant aspargus now, and strawberry runners  - Oh I see she mentioned Strawberry runners as well  :D 

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: Bumblebear on August 23, 2012, 07:50:16 pm

 :wave: from Norfolk :D

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: Brucklay on August 23, 2012, 08:02:48 pm

Welcome to the forum -  :excited:  on your getting your holding - sorry only weeds and animals here - I'm sure you'll do better

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: Mammyshaz on August 23, 2012, 08:03:15 pm

Hello and welcome from Durham  :wave:

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: Beewyched on August 23, 2012, 08:11:03 pm

Hiya & welcome  :wave:  from a  :gloomy:  West Scotland - glad to see you've found your dream place  :thumbsup:
 

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: Lesley Silvester on August 23, 2012, 09:11:17 pm

 :wave:  and welcome from an overcast Shropshire and congratulations on getting your smallholding.  Now all the fun starts.   :excited:
 
Broad beans are another veg that can go in this time of year.

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: bangbang on August 23, 2012, 10:31:03 pm

 :wave:Hi!
Warm welcome from sunny Aberdeenshire......A shire full of vegetables! :innocent:

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: Bramblecot on August 23, 2012, 11:04:48 pm

Welcome to the world of small :farmer: ! May your seeds always sprout and your harvests ripen  ;D .  Good luck in your new venture.

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: WarescotFarm on August 27, 2012, 09:33:56 pm

 :wave: from Essex  :raining:

Title: Re: Just moved onto a smallholding
Post by: Flowers Farm on August 28, 2012, 10:47:05 am

Wow ... Thank you all so much for my welcome.

I have never had such a warm response to joining anything in my life before.

Thank You Thank You Thank you.

And Fleecewife thank you for your advice, I am preparing the ground today and will immediately source some spring cabbage, winter sprouting broccoli and kale.

Top Tips thanks a million.

I am still navigating my way around the site and just hope that you can all see this reply.

Mark