The diary of two novice gardeners and chicken keepers
Posted in Allotments on Apr 19th, 2009
We have taken the Cucumber plant, Carmen, and installed it in the lean to. It is surrounded by a fleece to protect it until it gets established. The first of the Tomato plants is also in there. It is a Black Cherry, one of our favourites from last year. After getting the ground to a [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 18th, 2009
Rob came back from his friend Glynns house bearing gifts. He had given us ten cabbage plants and some chitted Kestrel potatoes. Rob lost no time in getting them into the ground and while he was at it sowed another row of carrots. Early Nantes this time. We have had good results with these before. [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 16th, 2009
We had such plans for today. A great list of jobs to be done on the plots. However we have had to be content with doing a few jobs at home instead. Rob has finished creosoting the chicken shed and I have been doing some potting on amongst other things. To cheer us all up [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 15th, 2009
Final count at the end of the hatch is one buff Plymouth Rock bantam and six white Faverolles bantams. Now we have to wait to see how many are boys.
Posted in Allotments on Apr 15th, 2009
Rob had spent almost the whole day at the allotment while I stayed here and had a visit from the family. He has planted some more potatoes which we bought from Focus. Two bags of Majestic , which are a new variety to us and one bag of Swift which we had heard of but [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 12th, 2009
There is just one chick so far. It hatched this lunchtime. It is a little fluffy, yellow Plymouth Rock Bantam. Rob and I worked hard today both at home and at the allotment. Cath and Gra popped for a visit and did a bit of weeding which is always a help. Rob sowed some Broad Beans, [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 9th, 2009
I am making another attemp at growing the herb Rosemary. I have put the last of my seeds in a seven inch pot of moist compost and covered it with cling film. I actually bought a plant earlier this Spring and have managed to lose it already so am hoping to replace it and get [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 9th, 2009
I have sown 24 chitted seeds of Sweetcorn Swift today to grow on a little before planting out on the corn bed later at the end of May or early June. They were chitted by laying them on damp kitchen paper with another layer on top, sealed in a plastic sandwich box and left in [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 9th, 2009
Rob has sown a row of mixed salad leaf directly into a small bed down on plot 8 and today I have sown 24 seeds of a European Butterhead lettuce in modules at home. I haven’t had much luck starting lettuce this way before but have tried a cheap propagator tray with a plastic lid [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 7th, 2009
I have sown a tray of thirty saved Marigold seeds with the idea of planting them in the lean to with the Tomatoes. They are in moist seed compost and on a little heat until they germinate then they will be moved to cooler conditions to grow on a little more. Marigold is a Half-hardy [...]
