Been a bit idle these past few months, nothing doing & unable to see the plots underneath all the snow.
Just to report I've sown a packet of Kelsae onions today. I don't expect any exhibition onions from them, but as I've never had any luck with onions from seed in the past I thought that if I tried one that's supposed to grow huge, I may just get some medium onions from them!
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Quick update
As above!
No photos, daughter borrowed my camera for a day, 10 days ago.
Harvesting more squash, there's a green one on the plant bigger than than one in the previous photo, so fingers crossed for it. Pumpkins have been harvested and re-homed, courgettes have turned to marrows and the White Lady runner beans are still coming in and in flower!
The Sarpo Mira spuds are still growing!!
Planted a few "walking" onions a little while back, but still waiting for the ground to dry out a bit so I can get the winter onions and garlic in. It seems to chuck it down every other day at the moment.
No photos, daughter borrowed my camera for a day, 10 days ago.
Harvesting more squash, there's a green one on the plant bigger than than one in the previous photo, so fingers crossed for it. Pumpkins have been harvested and re-homed, courgettes have turned to marrows and the White Lady runner beans are still coming in and in flower!
The Sarpo Mira spuds are still growing!!
Planted a few "walking" onions a little while back, but still waiting for the ground to dry out a bit so I can get the winter onions and garlic in. It seems to chuck it down every other day at the moment.
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
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