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23-03-2008, 09:41 PM
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 Carried on digging potato ground, full of convulvas  ,sowed carrots chantenay in half 45gal drums in polytunnel,planted 6 little gem lettuce plants in poly/t,noticed potato leaves poking through in the large pots in poly/t,[foremost] moved some onion sets so i could plant more shallots that someone very kindly gave me      |
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23-03-2008, 10:35 PM
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| Mrdinkle , neath is that near aber if memory serves me right. Lovely!! |
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24-03-2008, 11:16 AM
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| Took out some garlic and leeks from OH's borders [in for the winter on bed-loan], and move to the onion bed until ready. Harvested PSB and some leeks for tonight's dinner.
__________________ Andrea :wavehello http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...logs/zazen999/ moon trials completed: tomatoes [46% increase in crop per seed sown and 10% increase in crop per plant] currently underway: calabrese garlic |
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24-03-2008, 11:41 AM
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| Today I potted on 11 Tiger Tom seedlings (from the HSL) 5 Bla and ck Krim seedlings (from Phreddy) 3 California Wonder peppers (from Hazel) - can't believe I STILL spend so much on seeds too! Put a few things outside to harden off in the day. Was hoping to get to the semi-plot this aft but the weather looks iffy again and the ground is soaking. Made Oat bread and a big pan of Chilli - comfort food weather!
__________________ Earth laughs in flowers. Ralph Waldo Emerson www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated October 12th |
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24-03-2008, 11:59 AM
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| repotted very rootbound lavender (n.b. to self, stick to plastic pots as you cant squeeze terracotta pots to ease out roots). Spawn of satan wanted to help (very rare moment) so made him dig over the soil ready for the fruit bushes and some wild flowers, then we sowed pumpkin, nasturtium, and teddy bear, giant yellow and elite sunflowers. I watched amused as an 9 year old and a 34 year old (hes new to it all bless him ) got all excited as the sweetcorn and runner seedlings have sprouted, for which every couple of hours they insisted they have grown at least a mill  . my moms insisted i grow some gourds this year so orf to the garden centre to get them along with compost i need. got to finish edging my veg boarder snows putting me orf though, im thinking if i concentrate enough it will do it itself |
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24-03-2008, 01:44 PM
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| planted out greenhouse grown brassicas , 8 brussels ( maximus ) 3 summer cabbages ( primo 2) 3 cauli ( autumn giant ) 3 red cabbage (red drumhead ) 3 chinese cabbages and 128 onion sets Just finishing the last part of my new raised bed and greenhouse base plus paths so will be posting pictures soon.
__________________ ---) CARL (---- ILFRACOMBE NORTH DEVON a seed planted today makes a meal tomorrow! www.freewebs.com/carlseawolf now in blog form ! UPDATED 01 / 04 / 08 |
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24-03-2008, 04:32 PM
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| OK. Yesterday, I sowed seeds of Coriander, Sweet Marjoram, Spinach, Lambs Lettuce, Parsley, Sorrel, more salad leaves, and more salad leaves. And I had just the most amazing time in my Little Girls Greenhouse, listening to the radio, sowing all of that, and soaking up every gorgeous sunbeam that was going for free.... If none of it germinates, I still had a great time....! You?
__________________ With Love, Wellie Give it some.... http://hollycottagegarden.blogspot.com New Blog update: Sunday 12th October |
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24-03-2008, 04:47 PM
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| Went to our local Lidl and found they had reduced the price of a bunch of soft fruit - got a blueberry and blackcurrant both with lovely new growth on, and 24 strawberry plants all for nine quid!!! Bargain. The strawbs are in flower too so they are off to the greenhouse for now until I get a growbag or hanging baskets for them. |
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24-03-2008, 04:47 PM
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| Just sown a load of seeds in cell trays. Flowers 15 cells Esperanza - Yellow Bells 15 cells Sweet Pea - Old Spice mixed 5 cells Nepeta Transcaucasica - Blue Infinity 48 cells Morning Glory - Heavenly Blue 12 cells Petunia - Pink Lady 60 cells Petunia - Balcony Choice mixed 120 cells Alyssum - Snow Cloth Veggies 6 seeds Millefleur Yellow vine tomato 6 seeds Greek Domata tomato 6 seeds Enourmouse Plum tomato 2 seeds Watermelon Garrisonian 2 seeds Watermelon Crimson Sweet 2 seeds Watermelon Mountain Hoosier Cheers Chris |
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24-03-2008, 05:26 PM
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| What I did today, I tidied up my greenhouse and planted some more seeds, Cauliflower 'All Year Round'- Cabbage 'Greyhound'- Summer Cabbage 'Golden Acre- Beetroot 'Boltardy'- Leek 'Musselburgh'- Carrot 'Early Nantes 5'- Parsnips- Pea 'Ambassador'. Went down to the allotment and started at long last on plot 41, Started putting up the fence and came home got a nice long soak in the bath and now having a bottle of wine, my friends who helped me today are also coming up tonight to join me for a wine & curry night. I have some great mates, wouldn’t be without them. Allotment Before  Allotment Today  Still got loads to do but thats another day
__________________ Smile and the world smiles with you Last edited by gardenplot; 24-03-2008 at 05:28 PM. |
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24-03-2008, 05:56 PM
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| Put in two more raised beds at the allotment while dodging the rain, snow and hail. Sowed 2nd batch of Peas in rootrainers, started germinating some carrots and parsnips. Threw out very leggy Tomato plant and freshened up my two yellow pepper plants. Alas, didn't manage to achieve anywhere near what I wanted to this week, but c'est la vie. Last edited by esrikandan; 24-03-2008 at 05:56 PM. |
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24-03-2008, 05:56 PM
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| Went down to the allotment and started at long last on plot 41, Started putting up the fence and came home got a nice long soak in the bath and now having a bottle of wine, my friends who helped me today are also coming up tonight to join me for a wine & curry night. I have some great mates, wouldn’t be without them. WOW all for a curry and wine they wanna come and do mine |
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24-03-2008, 05:57 PM
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__________________ Smile and the world smiles with you |
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24-03-2008, 06:13 PM
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| Dug my first bed at the lottie - light sandy soil so not hard work but it started snowing so came home early. My next day off is thursday, hopefully the weather will improve by then!
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24-03-2008, 07:06 PM
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| Harvested baby Rocket, Spinach & Lettuce Leaves from my Little Girls Greenhouse. Now going to cook Trousers' Dinner: Goats Cheese Filo Parcels, with above, and home 'sundried tomatoes', and honestly, I GIVE UP?! Pickled Trousers again....!
__________________ With Love, Wellie Give it some.... http://hollycottagegarden.blogspot.com New Blog update: Sunday 12th October |
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24-03-2008, 11:26 PM
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| Ingenuity is the name of the game for allotment holders. Today I managed to make a paraffin fired propagator in the greenhouse from an old polythene covered cheapie greenhouse, some aluminium sheets, a cowl off a paraffin heater and various bits of pespex etc. Sounds a bit like a Blue Peter project doesn't it............now where did I put that sticky backed plastic?? Another bloke close to me is building a polytunnel with industrial grade clingfilm (the kind they wqrap pallets with). Sounds daft but I believe it will work and it will be double glased as well! Early start tomorrow as I have a week off work and loads to do at the allotment!
__________________ My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE) |
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25-03-2008, 11:38 AM
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| So Exciting Have just checked my raised bed. This is its first year. Its only 10 foot by 3 foot and its the only space | have to grow veg.  But wonders of wonders, had a look and my spring onions, red onions, chard, and beetroot are just poking through and my Broad Beans are about 3-4 inches and look really healthy:Have some spuds just poking through in compost bag so off to find some fleece. Parsley and salad leaves doing nicely in cold greenhouse so very excited. One question tho'. I sowed loads of tomato seeds around beg. of March. Have kept them on sunny window sill but only 2x Ildi and 2x Marmande have grown. They are doing very well but nothing at all from the others. Should I hang on and be patient, or do you think I was a bit early and should perhaps sow some more now? Bit sad, OH bought me some "black pineapple" seeds for Xmas. There were only 5 and I sowed them all but they haven't germinated Its only my 2nd year growing veg so lots of lessons to be learned I feel
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25-03-2008, 12:40 PM
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| sally m i used to just have a yard that was 15 ft x 8 ft the only raised bed i had was 8 x 2 you name it if it could hang up go in a pot i grew it was like a jungle so beware hehehe had my runners across my kitchen window couldnt see anything out of it when they were growing even the drain pipes had plants off it but wouldnt really recommend it. today cheated and bought 84 plugs and repotted them all 12 geranium mix 24x impatiens 24xlobelia 24x petunia hope they all survive also 4 elan strawberries working on extending veg plot today wheres me sun gawn was loverly this morning |
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25-03-2008, 12:53 PM
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| Yesterday I dug another bed on the lottie and strawed down the paths I've made so far between the 4' beds. Don't want to spend as long weeding the paths as the beds! Today so far I have planted 30-odd new potatoes 4 rows of Arran Pilot, 2 of Charlotte and 1 of Anya in the garden. More Anya to go in at the plot later. (Short rows - 5 spuds per row - don't be intimidated by my apparent industry - it's just that - apparent!) Hoping to get some shallots in later. Have fun all.
__________________ Earth laughs in flowers. Ralph Waldo Emerson www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated October 12th |
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25-03-2008, 02:53 PM
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| Took down an aluminium greenhouse that I had at home with a view to transporting it to the allotment. I didn't realise how fastidious I must have been 20 years ago when I put it up! No wonder it was still standing when I realise how many ground fixings there were. Anyway, loaded it piece-part onto the back of the Landie and toook it to the allotment with some timber I had scrounged and three containers for I know not what ..........yet! By that time I was gagging for a cup of coffee and something to eat so raided the potatoe clamp for some Diseree spuds for home and will have a big plate of chips for supper! Tomorrow I'll try and dig put the railway sleepers it was sited on , load them up if they are ok, and transport them to the lottie. Weather permitting of course!
__________________ My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE) |
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25-03-2008, 03:38 PM
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| put out new year's eve sown onions - red and white coppola - into the onion bed. Another pepper came through in the heated prop; so potted that on. Romanesco seeds up today [on a flower day]. Too cold too do much more; hands frozen. Need tea.
__________________ Andrea :wavehello http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...logs/zazen999/ moon trials completed: tomatoes [46% increase in crop per seed sown and 10% increase in crop per plant] currently underway: calabrese garlic |