The diary of two novice gardeners and chicken keepers
Posted in Allotments on Mar 4th, 2010
An impulse buy from Lidl today. Corms for the Dahlia Bishop of Llandaff.
For early flowering, tubers may be started off in boxes in April; use a light soil mixed with compost. Keep slightly moist, cool and free from frost. When the danger of frosts has passed, plant out the sprouted tubers. If used as a [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 4th, 2010
Today was the turn of the Aubergine seeds. I didn’t grow any last year and so as I had the seeds left I thought I would give them a go this year. The problem of old seeds is still there but no point throwing them away without trying to get them going.
Aubergines have a long growing [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 3rd, 2010
This afternoon I have sown four seeds of the Courgette All Green Bush. They are in a 7″ pot with a polythene cover and standing on the computer box for a little bottom heat.
A versatile variety that yields dark green tender fruits in abundance. Can be harvested as courgettes or left to develop into marrows. [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 1st, 2010
I have sown six seeds of Melon Honeydew bought from The Seed Merchant on ebay. I have sown them in individual 3″ pots and covered with cling film.
“Choose a site that gets full sun and good air circulation. Make sure the spot is protected from strong winds – melons won’t perform at all if they’re [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 1st, 2010
I have sown the last one of the Carmen seeds which I bought in 2008. The seeds cost about £1 each and though we had a few cucumbers from the plants that matured there were not as many as the advert promised. It was probably my fault as a new grower but disappointing nevertheless.
Posted in Allotments on Feb 27th, 2010
I have sown another tray of brassicas today with a mix of new and old seeds. Another row of Cauliflower All The Year Round; Broccoli Autumn Calabrese; Cabbage Derby Day; Cabbage Brigadier; Cabbage Greyhound and Cabbage Offenham ll. They should show in 7-10 days.
Cabbage Brigadier F1 Hybrid (Autumn/Winter). Ideal to grow a quality giant cabbage, [...]
Posted in Allotments on Feb 27th, 2010
Four seeds of Cucumber Jack Frost have gone into a 3″ pot of seed compost today and put to join yesterdays hopefuls. The big difference if that these are newly bought seeds from The Seed Merchant on ebay. They were 99p but there were thirty healthy looking seeds in the packet.
A beautiful crisp white cucumber [...]
Posted in Allotments on Feb 26th, 2010
I have sown four each of Cucumber Marketmore and Lemon. They are previous years seeds so it will be interesting to see what results I get with germination. I have put the pots into a polythene bag and stood them on the computer box for a little heat.
Marketmore is a basic cucumber like we can [...]
Posted in Allotments on Feb 25th, 2010
I have never grown these peas before but have read such good reports about them I decided to give them a go. They are a second early so I shall put them in during March. They should be ready to harvest in 13-14 weeks.
(Pod length is about 4″ with 9-11 peas in a pod. Pea Hurst [...]
Posted in Allotments on Feb 20th, 2010
Having decided not to spend too much this year and to use both saved seeds and seeds purchased in previous seasons I have already noticed that the new seed does indeed perform better than old in most things, not just with parsnips, which I already knew about. I sowed two varieties of Brussells Sprouts and [...]
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