Leeks and Furry things

It been a couple of weeks since I last put anything on my Blog.  Up until this weekend the weather up here in Morayshire has been terrible with hail snow and gales all contriving to make sure I don't get my dream of benching reasonable veg at this years Scottish NVS Branch show at Kelso. I've been busy trying to get caught up and finnish off the greenhouse where I want to grow my Leeks in.  In between times I've played a couple of games of rugby but that can wait for another time.  I've also had some problems with furry creatures,  A family of short tailed voles have taken up residence in the garden and  have found a tray of leeks and some of my Globo onions very tasty.  Also have a rabbit in the veg plot see below.   

Above is my second sowing of red Star needing re potting and about 9 inch.  

 This is my early sowing now about 14 inch and will be planted out this week as we are finally due so good weather

 Now got all my Kelsea onions into their feed tubs.  This is my first attempt at these onions and I'm really worried that the foliage is so soft

 Here are my Leeks I'm pleased with them but they need out into there main bed.  This I have finnished and hope to get them in over the next couple of days.  They have 14 inch collars on them.  

 Here are my shallots which have taken a fearful battering from the wind and snow but seam to be recovering.

 And here is the rabbit that has decided to take up residence between the veg plot and the washing green.  And yes its a Black one

 Well that the up dates just now at the "Pondarosa"

Warm Weather at last

Well folks I've been a bit busy lately and was having difficulties with my camera. Finally got some photos so here is where I'm at.

Show tatties now all in.  NVS Sherine, The Bishop & Harmony for whites.  NVS Amour, Kestral, Blue Belle, Maxine and Purple eyed Seedling for coloured and all planted in JBA potato mix.  Lets hope it does exactly what it says on the label.

Also finally managed to get one of the Green houses that got last month erected. As you can see I've got some of my Leeks in it just now.  Happy with the finished article.

 This is my Kelsea Onions I've just potted them into my 25 kg Tubs which are old cattle and sheep mineral lick tubs.  I'm using JBA Onion & Leek mix and spraying once a week with SB invigorator.  I'm going to grow them in these tubs in the green house I've just finished.  It my first attempt at large onions so here goes.

 These are my leeks they currently are in 5 ltr pots and have 14 inch collars on. I've lifted one in an attempt to let you see how thick they are.  Again this is my first attempt at growing these so will it be show or soup?

And lastly my Celery.  As you can see its about 10 inches. Again this is my first attempt at growing and I only have 9 plants from 30 left as I had a disaster at pricking out.  I have a second sowing which is about 5 inch and I'm hoping that this will allow me to show at some later ones.

Green Houses

Sunday saw me off up the road to Easter Ross to delivery some JBA Tattie, Leek/Onion mix to my fellow NVS gardener Dave Mercer.  Dave also kindly offered to help me dismantle two green houses which I had aquired via "Gumtree"  It was great to catch up with Dave as I had not seen him since the Scottish NVS seminar in November, and we are both trying to get a Moray/Highland NVS District up and running.  To cut a long story short without Dave's help I would have struggled to complete the task.  Now that the frames etc are home I'm wondering if it's two green houses or one giant aluminium jig saw I've purchased.

As you can see lots of Aluminium and no instructions.  I'll let you know how I get on.