Grow Your Own Magazine

Hello there,

Well another bank holiday weekend has come and gone, with only a small time on the allotment, thanks to the lovely weather! Mind you have planted a much wanted herb bed in the garden. Tended the now crowded greeenhouse, which appears to be bursting with tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes and flower seedlings. Ambled around the garden centre, making a mental wish list of my next purchases and some book buying (gardening) of course along with the odd glass of wine!!! Bliss....

Auntyrynam

Welcome to my first blog post!

Have just been "rained in" although Oliver is still outside planting out the last of the 1st batch of courgettes. In the hour I was out there we managed to:

* sow the third batch of courgettes (just two plants this time, of the type "Cavilli" chosen as Cavill was my Mums maiden name) sown the Autumn carrots as well as some summer carrots, to be harvested young, with the salad onions sown in the same drill.
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Finedon.Dandy

Went to the lottie yesterday (Saturday) with grandson. Did some more digging (ground previously covered with old carpet - it really works!! Grandson spent time looking for worms, dropping his sandwiches in the earth, and moaning - still he's only 3! Went back after Mum had collected him and planted Cobra climbing beans and sweetcorn (Conqueror & Tuxedo) - plants a bit on the small side, but we'll see. Today we have rain at last! Not much yet but steady. Potatoes are looking good, picked...

rustylady

Sowed 2 x painted lady, 3 x red rum and 3 x scarlet emperor runner beans.

ChocClare

Transplanted snapdragons and a lavatera to the raised bed along the drive. Pulled out 8 tons of bindweed, thistles, dandelions and other assorted weeds to do so! So much for gardeners...
Rabbits are still running free: Sandy is in the garden but Sam has taken up residence in the New Queen car park...

ChocClare