broad bean
a little light digging
14/02/10 14:03
After yesterday's chicken coop
re-roofing, I had a light day in the garden digging more compost
into the beds ready for sowing. I sowed some broad beans and
parsnip too whilst I was at it. No sign of any shoots from the
seeds that I sowed last week.
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planting for the winter
19/07/09 14:02
I’m trying to make sure that we have
vegetables this winter and so I’ve been planting up swiss chard
(Fordhook Giant), lettuce (winter crop) and spinach (giant winter).
I’ve also planted a row of mixed salads, including rocket.
We’ve just eaten the last of the broad beans, I’ll definitely sow some more late this autumn for next year.
This year July is wet but sunny and hot when not raining.
We’ve just eaten the last of the broad beans, I’ll definitely sow some more late this autumn for next year.
This year July is wet but sunny and hot when not raining.
eating my garden
21/06/09 07:29
We’ve started on the potatoes and
beetroot. We’ve been eating the broad beans and onions for a couple
of weeks now. I’ve taken to planting up the gaps as I pull stuff
out. So, yesterday, I sewed more carrot and beetroot and a row of
chard. I’m hoping that the chard will keep me going through the
winter.
The weather continues to be warm and sunny with the occasional heavy showers keeping the water butts pretty full.
The weather continues to be warm and sunny with the occasional heavy showers keeping the water butts pretty full.
too busy to blog
14/06/09 08:14
When I said last month that everything
is growing, I wasn’t kidding. It’s been pretty dry, so we’ve been
watering like mad. Luckily, there’s also been some pretty heavy
rainfalls, so the water butts are holding up. Anyhow, this is the
garden now!
We’re also eating our first crops. I pulled a couple of potato plants (Swift) and got this haul, which is not too bad.
We’ve been picking and eating broad beans for a couple of weeks now:
No pictures but I’ve got my first tomato fruits, so looking forward to eating my own soon. First out were Alicante (greenhouse and garden), followed by Moneymaker.
We’re also eating our first crops. I pulled a couple of potato plants (Swift) and got this haul, which is not too bad.
We’ve been picking and eating broad beans for a couple of weeks now:
No pictures but I’ve got my first tomato fruits, so looking forward to eating my own soon. First out were Alicante (greenhouse and garden), followed by Moneymaker.
nothing much happening
20/12/08 14:53
holiday
26/08/08 17:33
My plants survived a holiday. Mind
you, it was rainy here. I put the peppers outside in a big tray of
water. All but one (which has been a bit eaten) lasted well. I
picked the last of this year's peas and broad beans. I used the
peas and froze two bags of green beans. I think that I could have
got more peas, but I suspect that Gill and Esther have been eating
them. The green beans look about done, but I picked a whole load
before we went on holiday and froze them. The old variety potatoes
are not cropping that well, but they're ok.
The cabbages and cauliflower are being somewhat eaten by whitefly, but I've been spraying and watering them (and picking off caterpillars). I'm wondering what to plant as we slide into autumn.
The cabbages and cauliflower are being somewhat eaten by whitefly, but I've been spraying and watering them (and picking off caterpillars). I'm wondering what to plant as we slide into autumn.
broad beans in flower
01/06/08 17:23
too much happening
20/05/08 08:10
sowing more seeds (successional planting)
21/04/08 08:06
I have spent weeks meaning to create a
planting diary showing me when to plant successional plants. This
weekend I failed (again) and decided to sow some new seeds of stuff
that I want anyway but ran out of time. So, tonight as Gill made
supper, I went out and pottered in the greenhouse. The result was a
row each of green beans (Sonesta), rocket (Suffolk Herbs salad
rocket), beetroot (Detroit 2), parsnip and broad bean.
Having lost a lot of green beans, I first put the soil in, damped it off, planted the seeds and then sprinkled a thin layer of soil over the top. The tray is under a lid in the greenhouse, but not in the propagator. I'll see how it goes.
Having lost a lot of green beans, I first put the soil in, damped it off, planted the seeds and then sprinkled a thin layer of soil over the top. The tray is under a lid in the greenhouse, but not in the propagator. I'll see how it goes.
it's kicking off
30/03/08 12:46