Chris and Steve's Weblog - City Chickens » carrots http://www.citychickens.co.uk The diary of two novice gardeners and chicken keepers Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:31:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Cabbages, Kestrel Potatoes and Carrots Early Nantes http://www.citychickens.co.uk/2009/04/18/cabbages-kestrel-potatoes-and-carrots-early-nantes/ http://www.citychickens.co.uk/2009/04/18/cabbages-kestrel-potatoes-and-carrots-early-nantes/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:34:02 +0000 Chris http://citychickens.co.uk/2009/04/18/cabbages-kestrel-potatoes-and-carrots-early-nantes/ 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. The weather has been perfect too.

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Kestrel are a second early potato variety and are usually ready to harvest from mid-July onwards. They may be dug as new potatoes but are equally successful as storing potatoes.

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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, Bunyards Exhibition and Carrots, Rainbow and I transplanted a few brassicas into a newly rotavated bed.

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