October 2024 – Sow Seeds, Grow Veg & Harvest Squash – Timeline

October 2024 Weather

Daylight Hours in October in UK: 9 Hours and 55 minutes.

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Weather in October 24: Very wet with consistent rain for two weeks. Foggy mornings. Very Mild with temperatures approx 15 degrees centigrade. My rudbeckia’s are still flowering in the last week of October. No hard frosts yet.

October Stats

20 Days of Sun/Cloud and 11 Days of Rain. Average high temperature 14 degrees and average low temperature is 8 degrees.

Growing in the Greenhouse in October

Shallots planted in cell trays as too wet outside
  • Shallots – ‘Longor’ planted in cell trays 25 October.
  • Spring Cabbage ‘April’ seedlings, potted on to a larger pot.
  • Chive plants overwintering.
  • Speedy Salad Leaf Halloween Cauldron, sowed 19th Oct.
Speedy Leaf Cauldron

Raised Bed 1 – Garlic & Elephant Garlic

Post from me on Instagram @traceysowgrowharvest

Squash ‘Jester F1’ was harvested on 25 October and Garlic ‘Messidrome’ and Elephant Garlic were planted.

Squash harvest and Garlic Planted

Raised Bed 2 – Cauliflower & Kale Cage

Challenge Brassica is coming along nicely, green leaf growth is great and looking healthy.

Cauliflower and Kale after 1 Month

Raised Bed 3 – Brussels Sprouts & Kale

Brussels sprouts and kale growing strongly after 1 month in the ground.

Brussels and kale after 1 month

Raised Bed 4 – Parsnip & Leeks

Parsnips are fattening up and half of the Leeks have been harvested.

Leeks and Parsnips

Christmas Potatoes in Pots

Almost ready for harvest.

Vegetable Growing Weekend Diary:

Weekend 5 – 6 October 24

  • 🥔 Christmas Potatoes ‘Red Duke’ leaves & stems tall.
  • Brussels sprouts growing larger.

Weekend 12 – 13 October 24

  • Speedy Salad Leaf Halloween Cauldron seeds sown.

Weekend 19 – 20 October 24

  • Carrot ‘Yellowbunch’ sowed in my daughter’s Veg Patch coming through.
  • Parsnip ‘Gladiator’ growing larger,
  • Pests – Brussels Sprouts from summer eaten by caterpillars.

Weekend 26 – 27 October 24

  • Squash ‘Jester F1’ harvested.
  • Garlic ‘Messidrome’ planted,
  • Elephant Garlic planted,
  • Shallots ‘Longor’ planted in cell trays in the greenhouse.
  • Christmas Potatoes ‘Red Duke’ leaves yellowing and dying off, harvest in a few weeks time.

October 2024 Vegetables Gallery

Xmas Potatoes
Spring cabbage
Brussels sprouts
Speedy Leaf Cauldron
Squash
Elephant Garlic
Speedy Seeds 1 week
Yellow Carrot
Brussels & kale
Cauliflower & kale
Squash Harvest
Shallots planted

8 Blog Posts in October 2024

  1. Vegetables to Sow in October
  2. Part 3 – Challenge Brassica – Planting & Spacings for Kale, Brussels Sprouts & Cauliflower
  3. Lovely Lush Leeks Harvest
  4. Bringing Nature into Cities – London, UK
  5. Part 4 – Challenge Brassica – Exploring Netting, Hoops, Cages for all Budgets to Cover Brassica Plants
  6. Sow Your Own – Halloween Speedy Salad Leaf Cauldron
  7. Part 5 – Challenge Brassica – One Month Plantings Update
  8. Christmas Potatoes – Are they ready to harvest yet?
  9. October 2024 – Sow Seeds, Grow Veg & Harvest Squash – Timeline

Instagram Posts

@traceysowgrowharvest

Including my Gruesome Vegetables Reel:

Gruesome Vegetables Reel

Growing Timeline by Month

Timeline Master Page



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