The diary of two novice gardeners and chicken keepers
Posted in Allotments on Jul 9th, 2010
We have had weeks of hot sunny weather meaning we have had to do a marathon with the watering cans but the results have been good with lots of salad, vegetables and strawberries to eat and freeze. This has been a very good year for cauliflower and cabbage but the peas have been few and [...]
Posted in Allotments on Jun 18th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in Allotments on Jun 7th, 2010
We had a massive thunder storm yesterday with torrential rain and so the plot got a really good soaking. I went down this morning for a couple of hours and put in some plants and did a bit of weeding and tying up. Everything is growing well now and we have brought home quite a [...]
Posted in Allotments on May 13th, 2010
This morning the thermometer reads minus two degrees celcius so it must have been colder during the night. Just when we needed the weather to get warmer. New plants have been put in on the plot and the first hatch of ducklings are due.
Posted in Allotments on May 12th, 2010
I have now put in my late broad bean plants and a row of leeks in the bottom bed. I have also put in the Runner Beans that have survived the slugs and hope that they survive the weather which continues to be cold and windy. Two of the tomato plants have been put in [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 25th, 2010
I woke up this morning to the sound of rain. We have had a couple of weeks without a drop and have enjoyed rising temperatures and sunshine which have been welcome after the coldest Winter in a decade. Ideally I would want light rain overnight every night followed by dry sunny days but unfortunately nature [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 20th, 2010
Wednesday, April 14 – After weeks of reduced activity, Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland erupted beneath its glacier ice cap, which by midmorning was spewing out a substantial stream of steam and ash. By midday the surrounding rivers had risen by 10 ft and a plume of ash had risen through the air to four miles [...]
Posted in Allotments on Jan 10th, 2010
Heavy snow followed by freezing temperatures meant that the weight was too much for our poor tunnels and this is the result. Looks like we will have some serious repairs to do soon. It was such hard work to build the tunnels in the first place that I almost feel like giving up all together [...]
Posted in Allotments on Apr 18th, 2009
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. [...]
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