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 Jun 16th, 2010
These are the parsnips that I chitted at home. They were a devil to transplant but look worth the effort now. The curds are forming in our first caulis of the season. The flower bed is quite overcrowded and has been left more or less to its own devices but is doing its job in [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 19th, 2009
We have taken the Cucumber plant, Carmen, and installed it in the lean to. It is surrounded by a fleece to protect it until it gets established. The first of the Tomato plants is also in there. It is a Black Cherry, one of our favourites from last year. After getting the ground to a [...]
Posted in Allotments on Mar 10th, 2008
This afternoon I have sown seeds of Tomatoes, Ildi, Alicante, Moneymaker, Roma, Black Cherry and Lemon Tree. Two seeds each in small pots covered with cling film and given a little bottom heat. Heirloom tomato seed Roma is an outstanding and disease resistant variety that produces red plum tomatoes of medium size. On the [...]
