The diary of two novice gardeners and chicken keepers
Posted in Allotments on Mar 31st, 2009
I have sown four seeds of the Cucumber Lemon this year. I have grown them before but gave them a miss last year. Apparently they will do well outside as well as in the greenhouse as long as there is no frost.
This is a great and much sought after variety of Cucumber. Sometimes confused with [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 31st, 2009
This afternoon I have put my last three Butternut Squash seeds into 3″ pots. I do have some saved seeds to use but these are the last of the true bought ones. As it is an F1 hybrid the saved seeds may not come true but I shall try sowing some directly into the soil.
A [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 30th, 2009
Here is a good image from the RHS site showing the variety of the humble runner bean.
Posted in Allotments on Mar 30th, 2009
The runner bean seeds went in today; one tray of Kelvedon Stringless and one of White Lady. All the seeds were saved from last years crop. Runner beans seem to be the easiest to collect seeds from and so after the first year don’t cost a bean as it were. Both varieties are prolific and [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 29th, 2009
The remaining potatoes are in at last. It was a beautiful morning and though it was hard work we came home pleased that they were in the ground. Vivaldi and International Kidney are both favourites of ours that we have grown before. Most of our potatoes this year are either in bags or on plot 8 [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 28th, 2009
Today has been a real mix of wintery showers, hail, extreme wind and some sunshine in between. The chickens hate these conditions and have spent most of the day in the shed nestling into the nesting boxes.To Puddles and Jemima it has been water off a duck’s back however.
Posted in Allotments on Mar 26th, 2009
I have sown fifteen seeds of the climber Passiflora Caerulea commonly known as the Passion Flower. I have sown in a small tray of moist seed compost and set on the computer box for a bit of bottom heat.
Passiflora caerulea, the common passion flower is very popular in UK and the rest of Europe. It prefers a [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 25th, 2009
This morning I have potted on the Pulsatilla plants which I received free from J Parker with an order for Clematis. There are six little plants and they all look quite healthy so far.
(The pasque flower is said to be a sign that Easter has arrived. The pretty spring flowers are followed by fluffy seed-heads. Pulsatilla takes [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 24th, 2009
(Pictures courtesy of Benjamin Shepherd)
(Faverolles originate from the village of Faverolles in Northern France and were created from a mix of several different breeds. They have a broad, square body with small wings, a single upright comb, short neck, a striking beard and muffing. The head is broad and round and the eyes are reddish [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 20th, 2009
It has been another beautiful day today and we popped to the plots to put in the first of the potatoes. We planted the Charlotte potatoes in the green bags bought last year from the £1 shop.
We brought back the final four stalks of last years sprouts. There are four lovely Savoy cabbages almost ready so [...]
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