Tuesday 13 January 2015

Allotment inventory.

So let's have an inventory of useful plants growing on the allotment and seed ready to be sown.

Apple tree 'Discovery' A cheap tree I got for £5.
Apple tree ' Egremont Russet'  espalier - a cheap tree I got for £5.
Apple tree 'Ribston Pippn' espalier -  two. Grafted myself onto M9 rootstock
Two apple trees that I can't identify but crop very well; one is an espalier and the other a small standard tree.
Ten M26 rootstock and two M9 rootstock.  
Apple tree sions 
'James Grieve' (1893) bred in Scotland long keeping
'Greensleeves' (1966) can leave on tree until October and eat but does not keep.
'Egremont russet' (1872).  Do I want two of these?
'Braeburn' (1950) Keeps for about three months.  Ripens in November in UK so will store till February at least.
'Saturn' (1980) a modern apple that does not store but ripens in August and can be eaten straight from the tree.
'Norfolk Royal' (1905)
'Pitmaston Pineapple'(1561)
'King of the Pippins'(1770s)
'Court Pendu Plat' (1613)
'Sturmer Pippin' (1800s)
'Golden Reinette' (1600)
'Blenheim Orange' (1740)                           Grafting these early March.  
They will all be espaliered if the grafts take.  
Apple mint (already planted)
Asparagus pea (own seed)    Sowing in April.
Basil Sowing under cover in April.
Bay (already planted) There are over twenty cuttings that are being pruned to standards with ball heads.
Beetroot 'Crimson King'  Sowing in April.
Beetroot 'Boltardy' Sowing end of March.
Borecole 'Red Russian' Sowing under cover in May possibly even June for winter 2015/2016.
Brussels Sprout 'Trafalgar' Sowing under cover in late April.
Brussel Sprout 'Montgomery' Sowing under cover in early April.
Broad Bean (Bunyard's Exhibition) Sowing under cover in February.
Broad Bean my own saved seed Sowing under cover in February.
Broccoli 'Red Arrow' Sowing under cover in May.
Broccoli 'Early Purple Blend' Sowing under cover in May
Blackberry 'Adrienne' already planted; bought this plant a long time ago. I have tip layered this plant and now I have two plants.  Training in, tying in and pruning in January.  
Blackcurrant 'Ben Sarek' already planted; bought a long time ago.
Blackcurrant 'Ben Connan' already planted; bought for this season
Blackcurrant 'Ebony' already planted; bought for this season.  
Blackcurrants - other. already planted; lots of cuttings of various varieties.  
Cabbage 'Brunswick' sown in October and growing on in the cold frame.  
Cabbage 'January King' Sowing under cover in April
Cabbage 'Golden Acre' Sowing under cover in February to get an early crop.
Cabbage 'Red Drumhead' Sowing under cover in March.  
Cabbage 'Holland Winter White'  Sowing under cover in May
Cabbage 'Robin' Sowing under cover in March.
Cabbage 'Stonehead'. Sowing under cover in April.
Calabrese 'Parthenon' Sowing in February under glass.  Keeping some seed to sow in September for early crop in 2016.
Calabrese 'Green Magic' Sowing under cover at the end of April.
Calabrese 'Samson' Sowing under cover at end May
Cauliflower 'Aalsmeer' (winter) Sowing under cover during the beginning of May.  For cropping in April and May of 2016
Cauliflower 'All the year round' Not sure whether I am going to sow these.  Old seed.  
Cauliflower 'Flamenco' Sowing these during end of April under cover.  
Cauliflower 'Candid Charm' Matures in about 75 days so sowing at the end of May.
Cauliflower 'Romanesco Precoce' Sowing these under cover middle of May.
Carrot 'Flyaway' 
Carrot 'Autumn King'
Carrot 'St Valery'
Celery 'Full White' (self blanching)
Celery 'Victoria'
Celeriac 'Asterix'
Chamomile
Chicory 'Variegata Di Castelfranco'
Chilli 'Friar's hat'
Chilli 'Hot Stuff'
Chilli 'Rocoto'
Cucumber 'Burpless Tasty Green'
Comfrey (already planted)
Courgette 'Ambassador'  
Courgette 'Atena Polka' yellow one.
Cucumber Burpless Tasty Green.  Going to try sowing in February but main crop will be sown in April.  
Curly Kale 'Dwarf Green Curled' Sowing in June for 2015/2016 winter.  
Elephant garlic (already planted)
Fennel Florence 'Sweet Florence'
Fennel herb
French climbing bean 'Cobra' - own seed
French climbing bean 'Trail Of Tears' -  own seed
French climbing bean 'Blue Lake' - own seed
French climbing Pinto beans but not sure of the variety. Own seed.
French dwarf bean.  saved seed.
Garlic (already planted)
Globe artichoke but I doubt if I will ever eat one.  Lovely blue flower though good for bees.   
Good king Henry Chenopodium bonus henricus 
Gooseberry 'Xania' and others already planted but not fruiting yet.  Some gooseberries already planted on the allotment before I took it over.
Grape (already planted) Red and white. These were given to me as cuttings.  
Japanese Wine Berry  already planted.  Given to me by allotment neighbour.    
Jerusalem artichoke (already planted) Given to me.  
Kohlrabi 'Purple Delicacy'  Sowing in early April straight into prepared seed bed.  
Kohlrabi 'Ballot' Sowing in July straight into prepared seed bed.  
Lambs lettuce.  Successional sowings to plug any gaps in lettuce harvest.
Leek 'Giant Winter' Sowing under cover during April.
Leek 'Blue Solase' Sowing under cover during April.
Lemon Balm (already planted)
Lettuce 'Webb's Wonderful' Successional sowings from early March.
Lettuce 'Robinson Pills' Successional sowings from early March.
Lettuce 'Lollo Rossa' Successional sowings from early March.  
Loganberry LY654 already planted. This was given to me by an allotment neighbour.  I tip layered it and now have two plants.  
Marjoram.  Plant out plants during April.  
Mint various - at least five varieties. already planted
Melon 'Blenheim Orange'
Oca own saved tubers.  These were originally given to me although I have bought some from the Real Seed Catalogue.  
Onion 'Mammoth' sown in October.  Seedlings are growing on in cold frame.
Onion 'North Holland Blood Red'
Onion 'Rijnsburger'
Onion Golden Bear'
Onion 'Crimson Forest' 
Onion 'White Lisbon' (Spring onion) start sowing in cold frame in February.  
Oregano 
Peach 'Peregrin' already planted.  Bought this tree and it was expensive, however I am going to use it to provide at least two sions.
(Two Saint Julian A rootstocks which will be grafted to peach.)
Parsnip 'White King'
Pea 'Early Onward'
Pea 'Onward'
Pea 'Lincoln'
Pea saved seed including the tall varieties 'Champion of England' 'Telegraph' and 'Alderman'
Pear already on the allotment but I don't know the variety.  Very sweet one though.  
Pear 'Conference' Espalier already planted.  Tree was given to me.
Pear 'Doyenne du Comice' Espalier - already planted. Tree was given to me.
Pear not sure of the variety growing to espalier but I have just planted it.  The tree was given to me.
Pepper Kayne
Pepper Jalapeno 
Pepper 'Hungarian Apple' Warm to slightly hot pepper
Pepper 'Long Red Marconi'
Peper 'Quadrato D'Asti Rosso'. Sown in January.  
Perpetual spinach
Parsnip 'White Gem'
Parsley
Plum 'Victoria' (already planted on the allotment before I took it over.) 
Plum 'Opal'. This tree was given to me.  
Potato 'Casablanca'
Potato 'Maris Bard'
Potato 'Red Duke of York'
Potato 'Kestrel'
Pumpkin 'Dill's Atlantic Giant'  Sow in April.  
Raspberry 'Malins Admiral'   Planted already. Bought these originally.
Raspberry 'Glen Ample' planted already These canes were given to me.
Raspberry 'Cascade' planted already.  Bought these originally.  
Raspberry autumn fruiting -at least two varieties already on the allotment before I took it over.
Radish 'Cherry Belle'
Radish Mixed
Red currant 'Rovada' pruning to fan; and others. Bought Rovada but four others already planted on the allotment before I took it over.
Rocket
Runner Bean 'Aintree'
Runner Bean 'Red Rum'
Runner Bean 'Scarlet Emperor'
Runner Bean 'Moonlight'
Rhubarb 'Champagne' (still needs to be moved).  Bought this a long time ago.
Rhubarb 'Timperley Early'(already planted) Bought this a long time ago.
Rhubarb 'Large Victoria' (already planted) Plants were given to me by allotment neighbour.
Rhubarb Chard.
Rosmary plants - about twenty grown from seed and will have to be planted out somewhere.  
Salad Burnet already planted.
Sage ordinary
Sage rainbow
Salsify
Shallots 'Jermor'
Spinach 'Bloomsdale'
Squash 'Sunburst'
Strawberries 'Cambridge' (already planted )  Bought for this season because mine had virus disease.
Sweed 'Tweed'  Sowing outside in April.
Sweet Cicerly (already planted)
Sweetcorn 'Early Extra Sweet' Sowing under cover in April.  
Sweet Marjoram
Turnip 'Milan Purple Top' Sowing in middle of April.
Tomato 'Shirley' Sown under cover in January.  
Tomato 'Cherrola'.  Sown under cover in January.  
Thyme (already planted)
Winter Squash 'Metro PMR' Sow under glass in May.
White currant 'Blanko' already planted and pruning to fan.  Bought for this season.



So sowing all of these seeds and making sure all the perennials are mulched and harvested should keep me busy this year.  

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