The diary of two novice gardeners and chicken keepers
Posted in Allotments on May 7th, 2011
After weeks of dry weather the rain came with a vengance last night accompanied by thunder and lightening. It is still raining steadily today but a nice fine rain that is ok to work in. I have put the flower seedlings into their final bed now and they look happy and will bed in nicely if this [...]
Posted in Cooking on Nov 17th, 2010
We have loads of jobs to do in the garden but rain has stopped play today. We have had torrential rain since the early hours of the morning so couldnt carry on outside. We have come indoors and I am making Butternut Squash Soup. One medium sized Butternut Squash One small onion One potato One/Two [...]
Posted in Allotments on Sep 23rd, 2010
Our squash harvest has been better than we anticipated. We had low germination but those plants that did make it have given us plenty enough fruit. Even our favourite butternut squash has been prolific with more fruits still growing on the plants.
Posted in Allotments on Mar 26th, 2010
More squash are being sown today. Two each to a 7″ pot of Butternut, Table Queen and Sweet Dumpling. Maybe the sweetest squash ever. The prolific compact vine yields up to 10 fruits which are teacup-shaped, ivory colored with green stripes. Store for 3-4 months. Can be sown indoors.
Posted in Allotments on Mar 16th, 2010
Today I have sown eight seeds of Butternut Squash Hunter and Avalon. We have grown these before with mixed results and I intend to sow more soon as they need a long growing time. We are hoping for a good harvest as we all love them mashed or roasted.
Posted in Allotments on Mar 31st, 2009
This afternoon I have put my last three Butternut Squash seeds into 3″ pots. I do have some saved seeds to use but these are the last of the true bought ones. As it is an F1 hybrid the saved seeds may not come true but I shall try sowing some directly into the soil. [...]
