The diary of two novice gardeners and chicken keepers
Posted in Allotments on Jan 8th, 2011
We have started to think about the new season. I know it is too early yet to sow seeds and I am determined to be patient. First thing on the agenda is to get the seed potatoes and start them chitting in egg boxes on the window ledge. I am sticking to earlies only again [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 2nd, 2009
I have sown a tray of the sivlerskin onion De Barletta with the intention of using them as Spring Onions. I intend to put a row of these direct into a bed at the allotment to grow on for pickling. This small pure white silver skinned onion grows quickly for early cropping. Its mild flavour [...]
Posted in Allotments on Oct 16th, 2008
Rob has next week off work and we have so much to do. We have to plant the overwintering onion sets. Onion Troy, a brown onion from Marshalls, Onion Red Cross also from Marshalls, Onion Snowball and Electric Red both from Focus. It’s back breaking work putting them in and there are a lot of [...]
