I am giving them till the weekend to show themselves or I will be sticking some squashes in. And in any battle of parsnips vs squash I know what my money would be on. Bar 3 minor casualties the plots have survived last night’s gales unscathed: my giant plastic cloche […]
Ev-e-ry-thing came out, the ground was forked over & fluffed and some optimistic bits of bindweed were hoiked out and then…it was ready. I have been so looking forward to this moment. After some much-needed advice on greenhouse planting from Lionel I’ve planted out 11 tomatoes so far, 7 on […]
Still no parsnips. But I’ve made good progress elsewhere. The bottom bit has been dug and sifted to just over a spade’s depth and I’ve removed as much horsetail as I could see – not easy given it has black roots! It’s now housing 6 celeriac and 36 onions, with a […]
I’ve started digging on too many fronts so none are finished. The roughly dug squash bed is coming along well and hopefully there will be a woodchip delivery soon so I can make a couple of paths. I’ve bought some extra stakes and poles to make a munty frame* at […]
I’ve started digging a new bed for the squashes and some space at the bottom of #100 to put the onions out. This is the goal for this weekend as I think they are all ready for the World Beyond the Greenhouse. The trays of celeriac, beetroot and chicory have […]
Well, no real problems from the 50mph winds. A few of the broad beans are bent over, but that’s no big thing. Most of my time has been spent on […]
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