rocket
Framed
04/04/10 12:51
I planted out pak choi and rocket. To stop the birds eating them, I made a frame out of bamboo and netting. It took me ages and, in the middle of doing it, I nearly set fire to it in frustration. Not pretty, let's hope that it works.
I put more potatoes in. I'm really getting into dividing the plots into squares with salad plants acting as a dividing line.
Salad days
28/03/10 12:49
I planted a whole load of salad things
into the new bed at the side of the greenhouse:
The bed itself is divided into squares (roughly 12"), so hopefully will look pretty.
- spring onion
- radish
- chard
- rocket
- spinach
The bed itself is divided into squares (roughly 12"), so hopefully will look pretty.
damped off!
06/03/10 15:34
My tomatoes and peppers had come up
and so I removed them from the propagator because I've killed them
in the past by leaving them in too long. Despite the greenhouse
being heated, the tomatoes (all but one) died on me. Looks like
'damping off'. Given that I used a mist sprayer to keep them damp,
it's probably my own fault. I've sown some more.
In a fit of enthusiasm, I sowed pak choi (Colour and Crunch F1) and some Rocket.
In the garden I sowed some carrots (Early Nantes 5). I've accidentally bought the sort that come in a paper strip. A little strange, but were very easy to put into the ground. I'll sow a row a week for a while.
In a fit of enthusiasm, I sowed pak choi (Colour and Crunch F1) and some Rocket.
In the garden I sowed some carrots (Early Nantes 5). I've accidentally bought the sort that come in a paper strip. A little strange, but were very easy to put into the ground. I'll sow a row a week for a while.
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.
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.
Salad and herb bed
20/04/08 17:39
This is all coming along nicely. The spring onions were an impulse buy - none of mine have seeded. The twigs are to keep the cats off.
rocket still climbing
21/03/08 20:42
These are doing well. I've still got some in trays (as above), some in a a pot, which I'll keep in the greenhouse and some outside.
rocket sprouting
22/02/08 16:38
Whilst other things are not sprouting (despite a heated greenhouse), the rocket is going well. I hope that it doesn't get eaten like it did last year.
lift off: rocket starting to sprout
10/02/08 19:03
I put them under a propagator and
they're starting to sprout. This is despite the cold weather -
we've been getting heavy frosts in the morning.
dwarf green beans and rocket
03/02/08 15:54
Still optimistic, I planted out dwarf french beans and rocket salad. The dwarf french beans are Rocquencourt. Apparently, a very productve, primrose-yellow podded dwarf French bean. One of the most cold tolerant of all French beans. They're both planted up in nice new compost.