tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51476052012-02-17T00:53:20.855ZDigging In The DirtA weed is but an unloved flower.
- Ella Wilcox, 1855 - 1919Nickinoreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-51388225683178603342007-04-13T21:59:00.000+01:002007-04-13T22:26:26.475+01:00This time last week I was worried about my tomatoes. A month after sowing and still no sign, so I got Mick to pick up some more seed on his way home - "Sungold" this time. Then ,of course, i sowed them and all the original seed started germinating - i've a feeling i've been here before ;o)It's all happening now. As a quick run down, here's what we've got so far....Cucumber 5 germinated out of 5 Nickinoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-62540725590978877732007-04-02T13:43:00.000+01:002007-04-02T23:54:13.462+01:00I've been so busy in the garden of late that come the evening i am too tired to blog my achievements!So as a summary here is what i have been up to the past week:Sowed peas, sweetcorn, lettuce, courgette, pumpkin, squash, beetroot, carrot, French bean, cucumber, garlic chives and parsley... think that's it.9 of my Brussels seeds have now germinated and 3 of the leeks. No sign of the tomatoes yet Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-76945792001580190232007-03-19T21:43:00.000Z2007-03-22T10:50:38.358ZI guess i got excited too soon :o( It has gone really cold again. We had torrential hailstorms and snow here today!!!On the plus side my cut and come again lettuce has emerged - now safely tucked up in the warmth of the mini greenhouse.I didn't bother sowing anything this weekend but did plant up a nice pot for the front step of primroses and heathers. Mick managed to get another of the raised Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-83161152730679011182007-03-12T22:25:00.000Z2007-03-13T22:47:32.614ZSprings almost here, the butterflies are out! Well i have been busy in the garden since i last posted but just never got around to blogging it!My seeds have arrived and i have sown some already, but only in the little greenhouse. I have leeks, Brussels sprouts and tomatoes. I have also sown a tray of cut and come again lettuce to keep on the patio. A pack I bought on a whim that is supposed to beNickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-71058136980363883822007-02-13T10:17:00.000Z2007-03-12T22:42:13.349ZThe sleepers arrived on Friday for the new raised beds in the vegetable garden. They look ok, i think they will do the job well.We had the fun of moving them from the front to the back of the house, very heavy they were too.The bulbs i planted before Christmas in the bed behind the new extension and pots on the patio all seem to have poked their heads through. It's very exciting!I ordered my veg Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-62930273648148563812007-02-03T10:55:00.000Z2007-03-12T22:42:41.129ZI had planned to ditch this blog and just lump the garden stuff in with everything else but i think it's maybe time to ressurect it. We are going to be very busy this year, there is so much to do. Last year the garden was pretty much left to ramble as we were having building work done to the back and side of the house, making access difficult. So basically the garden is a huge mess!We've started Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1118836909642900172005-06-15T13:00:00.000+01:002005-06-15T13:01:49.646+01:00Picked out first strawberry today :o) A high in a month of gardening lows - my seedlings were massacred by slugs :o(Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1115295526859776132005-05-05T12:52:00.000+01:002005-05-05T13:20:19.996+01:00I planted some more peas on Monday as none of the others i planted appeared to have come up. Then i noticed at least 3 as i was raking over the ground [sigh]. Still, i have done it properly this time and planted them in a trough. Last time i used the dibber and think i ended up sowing them too deep.I have also planted my first row of French Beans, under the mini polytunnel, in case we have a lateNickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1114635415579347772005-04-27T21:56:00.000+01:002005-04-27T21:56:55.580+01:00Garlic is doing nicely Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1112875461524186942005-04-07T12:53:00.000+01:002005-04-07T13:04:21.526+01:00Planted my peas at the weekend. I'm sure it is earlier than I normally plant them but then it is unusual for me to be ahead of schedule so I could be wrong! Anyway, i have planted one row and will plant another one later on. Can't remember the variety but its not one i have grown before.The onions have come up and so have the lettuces though they look to have been nibbled a bit :o( Oh, and the Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1111340705893743152005-03-20T17:40:00.000Z2005-03-21T13:37:11.013ZWell, the frogspawn is in the pond so it must be time to start blogging again. Went to the garden centre to stock up on a few seeds i was missing and ended up buying one of those mini greenhouses. I *should* have had a proper greenhouse by now but what with the house alterations and one thing and another it had been postponed yet again. Anyway i'm pleased with my mini one and it is surprising howNickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1089227628323474322004-07-07T19:55:00.000+01:002004-07-07T20:23:26.050+01:00I dunno, when i *do* finally get around to doing some gardening i forget to blog it!!!
I did manage to get my French beans in (finally) i planted the same last year (Neckar Queen knows whether it will work or not! and also some something Borlotta, i'v chucked the packet now but it is basically a borlotti type bean that you can either grow and eat as a French bean or dry the beans and use as Nickinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1086019871339424902004-05-31T16:57:00.000+01:002004-05-31T17:24:28.033+01:00Well i have been doing bits in the garden but have been so tired that i haven't achieved half of what i should have by this time.
I have planted sweetcorn and runner beans. This year i planted them together, the idea being that the sweetcorn will provide support for the beans. We'll see if it works.
I planted three types of courgettes, same as last year as that is what i had, Tando di Nizza (Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1082910982348049122004-04-25T17:36:00.000+01:002004-04-25T17:52:44.106+01:00Time for an update i think.
I have actually been quite busy in the garden the past few weeks but keep forgetting to blog so here goes....
We have tidied up the front garden and it now looks quite respectable. Some of the larkspur i sowed last year has come up and i sowed some more. I transplanted the lavender seedlings i rescued from between the paviong slabs last summer to the front also.
In Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1081093171883823152004-04-04T16:39:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.471+01:00Good News and Bad...
First the bad...I was investigating the frogspawn in the pond when i noticed a dead frog :o( I thought i had seen one in there a couple of months ago after a particularly harsh frost but when DP went to get it out he couldn't see it! It couldn't be the same one could it??? Surely it would have decomposed by now. A mystery as it *was* in the same place i'd seen it before.
Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1079542276193764892004-03-17T16:51:00.000Z2008-09-15T12:33:36.477+01:00Look!!
In case you can't tell from the photo...we have frogspawn :o) We were out in the garden yesterday as the weather was so beautiful and counted at least five pairs of frogs so thought it wouldn't be long.
Haven't planted anything yet, still busy clearing up and doing all the jobs i should have done before the onset of Winter, ho hum.Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1077742458849918232004-02-25T20:54:00.000Z2008-09-15T12:33:36.483+01:00Nothing much to report but we have been in the garden today and we have done a bit of work!!!!
The garlic is coming along nicely but the rest of the veg plot looks, well...a tip. DP went out a week ago and did a lot of tidying and it *does* look much better. Still got a long way to go though.
I'm really unsure what to do about planting this year TBH. Most of the raised beds need rebuilding, dueNickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1073162071183620012003-12-21T20:26:00.000Z2008-09-15T12:33:36.490+01:00Well what a long time since my last post!
BIL sent us loads of garlic in with Millie's birthday present so i planted it today. Goodness knows whether or not it will survive. The planting conditions were less than perfect (ie it wasn't quite sub-zero but not far off) TBH, for all i know that may be ideal, i have never planted it this time of year before. I planted 49 cloves in total so now we Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1064759983100785322003-09-28T15:39:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.496+01:00
Finished
Ok so it may not look that impressive but once the plants become established it will be fine...we hope.
Frogs seem to be quite happy though
Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1064694735805508422003-09-27T21:32:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.502+01:00Yay! Yay! Yay! We got the pond cleared. i say *we* but actually DP did most of it as it was REALLY hard work and i have weedy arms.
Hard at work
I don't think the Irises could ever have been thinned out before as they had taken over the majority of the pond. Their root system alone was about 15cm deep and had formed a thick matt over the base. Beneath that was a layer of stinky sludge, so theNickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1064498617988002003-09-25T15:03:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.512+01:00Eeek! *How* long since i last posted.........
Well the garden (general) is in a real state ATM. I have started the pruning/clearing process but it is S-L-O-W. In the veg garden we are still harvesting lots of runner beans and tomatoes. Not as many as a few weeks ago but still a basketful every 2/3 days. The peas are in full swing but look vert insignificant compared to the ones i planted in the Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1062183902028718162003-08-29T20:05:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.521+01:00I'm starting to feel like everything is drawing to a close in the veg garden. I have dug up all the onions, shallots and garlic and i pulled my last spring onion this evening. The courgettes look like they are slowing down (finally!) and the tomato plants near the house are also looking rather thin now. However, i am still enjoying plenty of beans and the second wave of tomatoes and peas are justNickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1061901942877725232003-08-26T13:45:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.527+01:00Ohh have just found this with lots of yummy recipes! Think i might have a go at making tomato ketchup if i can find some suitable bottles to put it in.Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1061900896852942522003-08-26T13:28:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.534+01:00Courgettes in fridge:6
Courgettes consumed today:0
I saw one of my neighbours before the weekend and gave her 2 carriers full of courgettes and with what's left i plan to make some chutney. Going to the library this afternoon to look for a chutney recipe book as i can't find a suitable one in my cookbook collection. I have a few preserving jars and DP's mum has given me a load of jam jars so Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1061319708314905182003-08-19T20:01:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.541+01:00Courgettes in the fridge: 10
Courgettes consumed today: 1
Well the heatwave is well and truly over now, i even had to wear a cardigan outside today!! We had the first lot of rain for....oh... ages and ages yesterday. The garden was desparate for it even though i have been watering nightly.
I haven't been in the garden for a few days so there was plently needing picking. The "goldrush" courgetteNickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1060778628741118952003-08-13T13:43:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.549+01:00This little froggie had a lucky escape earlier as i nearly put my foot on him.
We find lots of frogs all over the garden at this time of year. They usually jump out at me whilst i'm gardening and frighten me half to death, like the one that landed on my (bare) foot yesterday while picking tomatoes!
Not quite sure why the comments thingy isn't working. I'll have to have another look at it. Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1060611380292137292003-08-11T15:16:00.000+01:002004-06-17T17:31:44.786+01:00We waved goodbye to our last butterfly this morning. The first changed on Friday, just a week since it became a chrysalis. I thought they took about two weeks, maybe the hot weather speeded things up??? And BOY is it hot! Too hot for gardening. Too hot for doing anything!
The last butterfly just before it flew off
We are picking loads of beans at the moment. I am freezing most of them as Nickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1060003031155458462003-08-04T14:17:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.557+01:00
This was yesterdays harvest
Another giant courgette that had been left too long. Looks more like a small marrow. Speaking of which, the marrow and squash plants that i transplanted to growbags have been eaten by slugs. Very annoyed about that as they were doing well. However, all is not lost as i have another two butternut squash plants and another marrow plant doing well in bed 4.
Also Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1059766907068816212003-08-01T20:41:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.564+01:00Since the last post the caterpillar that is bottom right in the pic has changed too. Wow- i can't believe how quick it happens!!!Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1059749472697046792003-08-01T15:51:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.570+01:00
We had a surprise today, one of the caterpillars (Small Cabbage White) has become a chrysalis!! It looks like two of the Large Whites are not far off either.
Hopefully you can make out the chrysalis on the left.
Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1059739901713741992003-08-01T13:11:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.582+01:00Now i've managed to get the archives working again i can see i have not been very consistant in the labelling of beds! So for future reference here is a plan:
Plan of Vegetable Garden (not to scale)
Bed 1
Currently has:
Spring Onions
Rocket
Radishes
Leaf Beet
Cos Lettuce
Red Onions
White Onions
Garlic and i have just dug up the shallots from this bed.
Bed 2
Currently has:
Courgette (Defender)Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1059570660901119942003-07-30T14:11:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.592+01:00I *think* i have fixed the archive problem i was having. Fingers crossed.Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1059566970070418922003-07-30T13:09:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.601+01:00Very Hungry Caterpillars
When Millie and i were in the garden on Sunday i found my Calabrese plants had been munched to death by literally hundreds of caterpillars. Some of the plants were just stems!!! I consulted my books and it said to pick them off and drop them into a bucket of soapy water. Now call me an old softy but i couldn't really bring myself to do this (most were just babies!). So i Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1059154735798508052003-07-25T18:38:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.607+01:00It has been very windy here today. I just popped up to the veg garden to make sure everything was ok and disaster....one of the canes in my pea row has snapped in two! This wouldn't be too much of a problem (as the peas are all but finished) except for the fact that the row is lashed to the bean row :~((( I have had a little look, but i tied it on so well that i can't undo them. I am awaiting Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1058959544290049812003-07-23T12:25:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.620+01:00I planted a row of autumn peas (Kevledon Glory i think??) yesterday evening. A bit late but hopefully not *too* late. The Alderman peas are just about finished now. I also planted another row of leaf beet and radishes.
I saw our neighbour whilst i was doing the watering and gave her some courgettes (only about a kilo left now, lol) and in return she gave me some of her tomatoes and some beans, Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1058800143080223132003-07-21T16:09:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.626+01:00Now, because i finally know how ...some pictures.
This picture of the herb garden was taken at the beginning of last month
...and this was taken today.
The coriander has run to seed now, always seems to happen so quickly. The dill has also gone to seed. The parsley that i fretted over all those weeks ago is now flourishing as you can see (bottom left bed). The basil (bottom right) is Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1058479895288526782003-07-17T23:11:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.633+01:00Well i have succeeded (i hope) in changing the skin AND adding photos!!! I will feel quite chuffed with myself if this actually works!
Will not post much more now as must go to bed but things have grown SO much in the past month. Will try and write a bit of an update and post some "before" and "after" type shots tomorrow.Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-1056832677846153082003-06-28T21:37:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.640+01:00My parents are staying for the weekend. My mum did lots of work in the garden this morning. She has planted the climbing rose that I bought when we visited them last. She planted the remaining seedlings that were still hanging around, some lavender and some cineraria. She also planted up another tub for the sun deck which DP bought this morning - looks lovely.
I staked some of the tomato plants Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-959575742003-06-23T21:28:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.653+01:00Last night it rained...lots - i am sooo pleased :o) It hasn't rained for weeks and now the water butt is full once more.
Millie and i spent the afternoon picking strawberries and raspberries. We got a big tub of each - yum! We also pulled a nice lettuce, a few radishes and a few spring onions (the first!) for our tea. Also...very exciting....some peas. Only 3 pods but totally yummy. Millie was Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-957695032003-06-17T23:35:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.660+01:00Eeeek! Just created a link!!! No photos yet though...must walk before i can run ;o)
Well i was out in the garden until 10pm last night! I was tiding up the front. The soil is awful, thick, clay like and sets like rock in this dry weather. I dug in some compost and planted out the Delphinium seedlings. I don't know if they will do any good. I found five lavender seedlings - am quite surprised as Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-957126642003-06-16T12:39:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.666+01:00Well i haven't had much opportunity to post of late but i have been getting on with a few things in the garden.
I finally sowed the sweetcorn the other day. It really is late as you are supposed to start it off indoors to give it a head start, but I decided I didn't have the room. I am hoping that we will have an Indian summer like last year so that the growing season will be long enough - Nickinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-950976652003-05-30T22:43:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.672+01:00Planted out four of my tomato plants yesterday. They are not yet in flower, as is recommended, but as i have 24 plants in total (thanks to them all germinating) i thought it was worth the risk. I have planted them in a container and i am going to plant the rest in grow bags as there are so many and i can't find room in the raised beds.
The courgettes that i planted on monday(?) are doing well Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-949354192003-05-27T12:42:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.679+01:00Had a good day in the garden yesterday. I planted out my 6 remaining courgette plants which i have been hardening off during the past week. A bit soon perhaps as you are supposed to harden off over 2 weeks or so, but they were taking up so much room in the house and Millie kept trampling over them so i thought that the risk was probably worth it. I have planted one in bed 3 with the two i plantedNickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-946805892003-05-21T12:42:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.686+01:00I will try and suss out how to add photos to this blog to jazz it up a bit (will have to sort through those old messages on MudPud), but sadly i think changing the skin is stretching my limited skills somewhat so you are stuck with blue i'm afraid.Nickinoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-946805132003-05-21T12:39:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.693+01:00Just got back from holiday and WOW i can't believe how plants can grow so much in a week!!! The garden survived well thanks to copious amounts of rain while we were away (unfortuately this also meant that the weeds had gone into overdrive) The seedlings in the house coped less well. In the absence of me turning them they had grown toward the patio doors and are looking rather spindly. I wish now Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-939186502003-05-07T11:15:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.698+01:00Oh and we harvested our first lot of radishes last weekend. They are still a bit small but nice all the same :o)Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-939185242003-05-07T11:10:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.704+01:00Last Sunday i planted out the peas that had been growing in the guttering. So much for them "simply" sliding out. I had to hack them into chunks but thankfully none seem to have sustained lasting damage as they are coming along well and anchoring themselves to the netting. I also erected the bean row. Doing it slightly different this year. I got some of those little connecter balls from Lakeland Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-933613212003-04-27T23:08:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.711+01:00Planted some dill and another coriander plant in the herb garden. Finally planted out the pea seedings and also some Sweet Pea seedlings. Decided to be daring and plant three of the courgettes out (one of each variety) in bed 3, as all of them germinated so have plenty spare. I bought some garden fleece to protect them incase the weather turns nippy. They are pretty ropey looking specimens as theNickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-932914142003-04-26T12:38:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.716+01:00Forgot to say before...we harvested our first asparagus spears last weekend, all 3 of them!! I noticed this morning that there are 2 more ready for cutting. Could take a while before we have enough to make a meal!
Well the peas didn't get planted yesterday as it poured with rain all afternoon, still we needed it i guess!Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-932345312003-04-25T12:36:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.734+01:00Aaarrrgggh! Those darn pesky slugs!!!!! My rocket was coming along beautifully, almost ready for picking. Then i went out there yesterday and it has ALL been eaten, just stalks left! I don't remember it being nibbled last year.
I have been stockpiling empty milk cartons to use as cloches. Have got six so far, so have put these over the pathetic remains. Once that was done i spent the rest of theNickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-926429192003-04-15T12:13:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.742+01:00Bit behind with things....here's what i did on Sunday.
I planted out my pea row in some guttering. The idea being that you can hoist it up in the air to prevent rodents etc from stealing the seeds. My personal thought was that they would be safer from Millie's size 6's this way. I've no idea if this works but it is supposed to just slide out into the bed when the time comes, we'll see! If it allNickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-922364432003-04-08T19:37:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.757+01:00Another fine day, so out in the garden again this afternoon :o)
Millie helped me plant the red and white onion sets we received yesterday. I then had lots of fun trying to re-create the elaborate "cage" i had constructed out of netting and some old bricks, to keep the birds off. I really must get some of those cane connector things - will save no end of time and my patience from being frayed.
Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-922170512003-04-08T13:34:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.765+01:00Yesterday morning i received a mysterious parcel in the mornings post. Turned out to be some more onion sets (red & white) and some Rhubarb from BIL. Rhubarb was looking a bit worse for ware so thought i'd better plant it ASAP. I chose a nice sunny spot near the fence. Not sure i have had rhubarb since i had school dinners - not the most pleasent of exeriences, but i am confident that as with Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-920933682003-04-06T17:08:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.771+01:00Daddy cut the grass with our new mower, while Millie and i went to the Farmer's Market this morning. We bought a lovely Allium plant for £3.50 - bargain!
I was hoping to get out and do lots in the garden today but it's cold and i'm feeling a bit of a wimp!
I did transplant some of my seedlings though. The courgettes, peas and calabrese were all getting too big for their pots so i've moved them Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-916610212003-03-30T20:32:00.000+01:002008-09-15T12:33:36.779+01:00Suddenly realised i hadn't checked my seeds for a few days and was thrown into panic incase i'd killed them all. Thankfully they were still damp and a few seedlings were poking out of the compost - very exciting! I showed Millie but she was less than impressed.
Sowed a few more seeds this afternoon including peas (Alderman) and Calabrese. Also prepared bed number 2 - again ( Millie and our Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-915072232003-03-27T22:44:00.000Z2008-09-15T12:33:36.827+01:00Yesterday planted my tomato (Red Alert), basil and courgette seeds (Defender, Gold Rush and Tando Da Nizza). Plus, some delphinium and cineraria seeds which will eventually go in the front garden. I didn't mean to plant the courgettes yet but i got carried away!! Millie and i were having such a lovely time filling the pots, (me making holes and her putting the seeds in). Lets just hope this Nickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-913046932003-03-24T22:16:00.000Z2008-09-15T12:33:36.838+01:00This weekend was extremely busy in our garden. My parents were down for the weekend so they got roped in too - tee hee!
Saturday - Daddy and Grandad spent the day fence building, fence staining and making the pond safe for Millie, or should that be protecting the frogspawn from Millie??? While this was going on the rest of us got busy in the vegetable garden. I have been waiting for the beds toNickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-904554882003-03-10T13:53:00.000Z2008-09-15T12:33:36.873+01:00Last week I started preparing the beds ready for sowing. If I had been organized I could have planted some green manure to enrich the soil and control the weeds over the winter, but sadly I am not organized. There were so many weeds. I have now dug over the first three beds and covered them with black plastic to prevent further weed growth before I begin my planting.
We have started to dig overNickinoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147605.post-904507692003-03-10T11:36:00.000Z2008-09-15T12:33:36.884+01:00Bit of background info for you....
We moved last year from a house with a postage stamp sized piece of garden, to a house with front, back, herb and vegetable gardens. The garden was a big factor on us buying the house as I had wanted to grow my own veg for a while - despite having no knowledge of what was involved! So began a steep learning curve.
It was May by the time we moved in but I stillNickinoreply@blogger.com0