The diary of two novice gardeners and chicken keepers
Posted in Allotments on Jul 29th, 2009
The currants have done really well this year and I have frozen quite a lot ready to use in the winter months. Last night I made jam with red, black and pink and although the jars are an assortment of previously used ones it all looks very colourful and tastes wonderful. I think I shall [...]
Posted in Allotments, Cooking on Jul 28th, 2009
Last night we went to the plots and while Rob laid a wood chip path in the fruit tunnel I picked the rest of the fruit. The gooseberries are past their best now really. We have already picked and frozen a lot of the red so I decided to pick some green ones and make [...]
Posted in Allotments on Jul 27th, 2009
Way back in the season I sowed a few seeds given to me by Debs, our Sean’s girl, and wasn’t quite sure what would grow as I could only find a Kale called Frosty. However, what has grown is a lovely pointed cabbage. I think I shall be buying seeds of my own next year [...]
Posted in Allotments on Jul 26th, 2009
Yesterday we took our black Silkie bantam cockerel to a new home. The chap had all sorts of chickens, loads of large white ducks and some Indian Runner Ducks. I have often looked at pictures of the runner duck and seen them in the flesh and thought them to be comical but have never considered [...]
Posted in Allotments on Jul 20th, 2009
Today I pickled the first three jars of beetroot and made three jars of red currant jam. Both turned out well and are very tasty, not to mention extremely colourful.
Posted in Allotments on Jul 12th, 2009
It has been good growing weather just lately. Warm and wet. The plants have loved it and we had a near miss from the Blight according to Blightwatch which is wonderful. We popped to the plots this morning and dug up a good harvest of Kestrel Potatoes. We have already dug up and eaten some Swift [...]
Posted in Allotments on Jul 3rd, 2009
Posted in Allotments on Jul 3rd, 2009
Remember that little cucumber seedling? Well look what I found.
Posted in Allotments on Jul 2nd, 2009
I treated myself to two Clematis today from Lidl. Only £4.99 each and both beautiful sturdy plants with loads of flower buds. One is called Clematis Hagley Hybrid and was raised in 1945 by the head gardener at Hagley Hall. It is also known as Pink Chiffon. I have planted this one on the trellis [...]
