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Strawberries, Salad and New Potatoes

Chris — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:36:48 +0000

Once again I have brought home a large bowl of strawberries and a couple of massive butterhead lettuces. I also managed to get enough potatoes Sharps Express for a meal tonight. The potatoes have been slow to grow as we had a cold start to the season followed by a very long dry period. The tops are looking green, lush and healthy but few potatoes up to now which is bad news in one way but good news for my belly because I can’t resist freshly dug potatoes.

Potatoes Vivaldi, Kestrel and Rocket

Chris — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:14:38 +0000

Rob put some more potatoes in today. Two rows of Kestrel, a second early, in the ground and two bags each of Vivaldi, a main crop and Rocket, a first early.

We built and planted up a new strawberry bed this morning. The plants were all from runners from our original plants so no cost involved. We shall have to think up a way to keep the pidgeons off but as we have twice as many plants again in the fruit tunnel I don’t think we shall be short of Strawberries come June.

In the lean to we have a row of raddish already pushing through the soil.

I put in some more peas in the brassica tunnel. They were the Hurst Green Shaft. I had already swished them in water for a few days and some of them were shooting. They should be ready to harvest in 12 weeks.

Strawberries

Chris — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:25:13 +0000

We went down to the plots last night at about eight o clock to do a bit of watering and came home with a lettuce, some raddishes and a piled high bowl of strawberries. We ate quite a lot after tea and I prepared eight boxes for the freezer. They are lovely again this year and we have about five different varieties some bought and some donated by friends.

Strawberry Time

Chris — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:30:32 +0000

Here comes the sun and here come the strawberries. We had quite a poor crop last year but this year we have an abundance of fruit so if we can beat the slugs in the race to harvest we should have enough to eat, preserve and give away. yummy….

A disappointing time for Puddles and Jemima as not one of their clutch survived but we are just grateful that Puddles survived his illness and has proved his fertilityÂ to us as there were three fully formed ducklings in the eggs. Unfortunately none of them made it outÂ which was heartbreaking for all of us.

The chicks and growers are doing fine and are now all outside in their respective pens.

Sadly weÂ lost two of ourÂ big rescue girls within the space of five days so only one lonely girl now in the eglu.

Tonight we plan to go down to the plots to plant more beans both runner and dwarf french and to water the plants that are under cover.