Digging
Digging
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009I have had some time off today so I went to the plot and dug it up. I also dug up some of the strawberries as they were taking over the corner of the plot and the holder next to me was frowning at them a lot last week.
I also emptied out one of the [...]
Winding Down
Sunday, September 20th, 2009It's that time of year when most of the veg has grown and gone - well, to the store really so we can enjoy it later on.
So, today I have been grubbing up a line of strawberries that were encroaching on the plot next door. It's also time to get rid of them as they [...]
Digging Up Potatoes
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009I have been digging up my potatoes this bank holiday. I had quite a few Desiree and some Cara. The latter are a particular favourite of the slugs and so the crop was not as good as I would like. Still, there are enough to keep me going through the winter.
I took them home and [...]
Potato Plants
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009I have left the potatos in the ground this year as I seem to be being given them by everyone. I will take them out and store later on, but not hust yet. They will be fine in the ground, as long as the slugs leave them alone.
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Weeding
Monday, August 17th, 2009I felt I ought to do some weeding today to keep them down. That done I was able to see where my crops actually were. Ooops.
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Allotment Are Painful.
Monday, June 29th, 2009I saw this in the news today and thought of you all.
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Hell in earth
The current grow-your-own trend has sparked a new wave of interest in allotment owning. But before you get swept up in the trend, the BBC’s Paul Reynolds, has some words of warning.
An allotment is a piece of land you [...]
Peas in a Pod
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009I have gone and done it and planted peas this year. I am not trusting them to the soil as mice ate them last year. I have a cunning plan this year……..
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Ashes.
Sunday, May 10th, 2009Somebody asked me about the ashes I used for the potatoes. As you can see from the photos below they were not quite what I had anticipated.
Some nice person offered them to me from a friend of theirs who was burning palettes (though why they don’t re-use palettes I don’t know). Silly me, I didn’t [...]
Spuds
Saturday, May 9th, 2009I dug another trench for my spuds today. As you can see from the photos below I dug it quite straight, but it wasn’t half heavy work as the soil may look dry on top, but it is not underneath. I’m only little so it’s back breaking work for me.
This is the trench I dug. [...]
Spuds
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009I have been putting my spuds in this weekend. I have a few rows now.
The video below show the trench after I have put the spuds in and covered them with rotted manure and ash to help them grow.
The next video show me backfilling the trench to cover them up. You can see that I [...]
Potatoes
Sunday, April 26th, 2009Today I am planting out my potatoes. I am doing it later than everyone else this year as I’ve been way for a while. I’m not too worried though as it means I will have spuds later into the year than most.
They are Desiree and Cara.
I have also been potting out my Begonias and setting [...]
Pathway
Saturday, February 21st, 2009Today I have been digging out a path in my garden. I wanted to have a path to make access to the garage easier so I dug out the dirt and laid a gravel path with guides. It didn’t take as long as I thought it would and putting the gravel in was easy.
In order [...]
