Chris and Steve's Weblog – City Chickens

Rob has been off work this week and though we have had other calls on our time we have still managed to get quite a few hours in on the plot.
The fruit cage has been fixed, the fruit bushes in there pruned and the strawberries tidied up ready for the new season.
The bean trench has been dug [...]

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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, [...]

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The first brassica seeds have gone in today. In a tray of John Innes Seed compost I have sown two rows of Brussels Sprout Noisette and two rows of Evesham Special. Seedlings should appear in two to three weeks and they can be grown on until late April to May for planting out in the [...]

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Today I sowed six seeds of the Broccoli Romanesco. I have tried them before but only managed to get one to mature.
Matures in around 85 Days; late Autumn/early Winter. Romanesco has a taste and texture exceeding the finest broccoli and to really appreciate the flavour it should be boiled or stir fried and served with melted butter.
Sow seeds [...]

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It has been a beautiful morning with lovely winter sunshine despite being a bit nippy on the fingers. We have measured out (8′x11′) and dug over the brassica bed for next years crop. We shall leave it now to settle before we manure it then we shall cover it till Spring when we must remember [...]

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