A 7lb 6oz Butternut Squash:
Grew these as a novelty spud "Highland Burgundy Red" curious purple/pink mashed spuds! Quickly go to mush when cooked, small yield, won't bother again.
Thursday, 23 September 2010
Recent Harvests
A 7lb 6oz Butternut Squash:
Grew these as a novelty spud "Highland Burgundy Red" curious purple/pink mashed spuds! Quickly go to mush when cooked, small yield, won't bother again.
Monday, 20 September 2010
A Thousand Apologies
Sorry I've not kept this blog up to date very well.
I was ill in the early part of the year and from May onwards, it was catch up time. However despite being late in things have really caught up and a lot have been better than last year.
White Lady runner beans have been fantastic and still in flower - seed not sown until May in seed trays at home and the spuds are much larger than previous years despite being planted almost 2 months later than usual. Pictured here is my 2lb "Kestrel".
The "Ambo" are a huge crop with 4 or 5 large bakers per plant and a few smaller ones. Desiree are a resonable return, although not quite as good as the Ambo.
30 spring cabbage have gone in today to compliment the 30 winter caulis already in.
I was ill in the early part of the year and from May onwards, it was catch up time. However despite being late in things have really caught up and a lot have been better than last year.
White Lady runner beans have been fantastic and still in flower - seed not sown until May in seed trays at home and the spuds are much larger than previous years despite being planted almost 2 months later than usual. Pictured here is my 2lb "Kestrel".
The "Ambo" are a huge crop with 4 or 5 large bakers per plant and a few smaller ones. Desiree are a resonable return, although not quite as good as the Ambo.
30 spring cabbage have gone in today to compliment the 30 winter caulis already in.
Monday, 1 February 2010
Darn Cats
Bl**dy cats knocked my tomatoes out of the window sill yesterday. Think enough have survived the fall just the get the 12 I want for the heated greenhouse.
On the plus side, the chillies started popping through yesterday, so they (and the remaining tomatoes), are in a locked room with some aluminium foil to keep them company.
On the plus side, the chillies started popping through yesterday, so they (and the remaining tomatoes), are in a locked room with some aluminium foil to keep them company.
Friday, 29 January 2010
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Monday, 25 January 2010
Slow progress
Weather still a bit on the cool/wet side, sun only shines when I can't make it to the plot due to other commitments.
Only made one serious visit so far, but managed to give the blackcurrants a much needeed hair cut.
Out of the 20 "Nautilus" cauli seed sown, I've got 21 come up! Appears I dropped two seeds into one cell.
Other things on today, but forecast not too bad for rest of week then tied up with other things over the weekend, so the weather's bound to be good if I can't get down.
Only made one serious visit so far, but managed to give the blackcurrants a much needeed hair cut.
Out of the 20 "Nautilus" cauli seed sown, I've got 21 come up! Appears I dropped two seeds into one cell.
Other things on today, but forecast not too bad for rest of week then tied up with other things over the weekend, so the weather's bound to be good if I can't get down.
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