Tuesday, June 30, 2009

pics from this evening...




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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Finished Article...




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Getting there...




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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

More Stuff from Today...

Sweetcorn seems to be starting to move a bit - you should see Paul's tho'!

A closer view of the potatoes. Paul suggested that first earlies should be planted out on St Patrick's day, not Good Friday as I had always supposed. They can be protected with newspaper if there is a danger of frost, he said.

The squash in the bed have at last taken off, although those in the large carpeted area still look a bit sorry for themselves. This is one from the bed.

Today's glorious fruit harvest in full!!!

fruit'n'stuff

Today I netted the Tayberry for the first time ever! What with that and theitr new post they will be wondering what on earth is going on... I find they ripen in dribs & drabs and if I wait for more to catch up with the first few before picking the original ones spoil. I think I might pick them as soon as ready for the freezer to get a useable quantity.

The raspberries are looking a lot healthier since I took some of the ground cover up last year (I think it was). They have been able to spread into the spaces as they are no longer confined to their little holes. I just break the convolvulus off at the bottom every now and again and watch it wither. Not a pleasant job as the raspberry stems are so prickly... Sometimes I even amaze myself with my courage.

The potatoes are doing great. I met a new (to me) guy down the lottie this evening. Paul was watering Jimmy's plot and kindly showed me round his own. To say I was impressed is an understatement. He did say though, that on no account were tomatoses to be grown with potatoses, so I will be moving mine soon:-(
(The 'tomatoses' was the first typo and I liked it so rather than correct it I changed the potatoes to match. Too twee I know but hey..whatever...)

The goosegogs are beginning to ripen under their protective mesh...are you watching Dave Mac?

Monday, June 22, 2009

Wot I did today...



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19th June Update




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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Sweetcorn Sown....

I planted out the Sweetcorn this morning...

...the five forming a u shape at the near end are mine...

....they are all in...

...and I planted the others in the seedbed/coldframe bed in case they are needed.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Visitors!

Kevin & Irene came to see how I was getting on...

...earlier I picked this for the risotto...

...and on our walk we found a little duck which I put in the new herb planter...aaah!

Good News/Bad News...

The tomatoes and pumpkins I put in with the potatoes seem to be doing fine...

...but the squash and courgettes I left under bell cloches because I thought it would be a bit colder today were suffering badly in the heat...

...I uncovered and watered them and they seem to have made a very good recovery...

...poor little thing!!!

Elderflowers!!!

I picked another batch of elderflowers from the abandoned pig fsrm on theMoss this morning.



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