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Category Archives: Garden
Growing my Tomatoes in lockdown
I’m not sure if I grow tomatoes in the same way as other people. My desire (usually) is to grow as many different varieties as I can fit into the available space and, because of the weather in the UK, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Garden, Greenhouse, Growing Tomatoes, Tomato Cultivars, Vegetables
Tagged growing plants, Growing Tomatoes, growing vegetables
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Polytunnel now a Netted cover
So, the polytunnel cover was ripped apart by storm Ciara, flapping around and squashing my broadbeans in the process. My original plan was to re-cover and extend it but this proved to be impossible because of reasons beyond my control. … Continue reading
2020 Tomatoes Sown
After Tuesday’s indecision as to what to sow, today (despite the wind and rain) I spent some time in the greenhouse sowing my tomatoes which are now on top of the cupboards in the kitchen (a warm place). My final … Continue reading
Posted in Garden, Greenhouse, Tomato Cultivars, Vegetables
Tagged Ailsa Craig, Bloody Butcher, blue ambrosia, Brown Berry, Crimson Crush, dancing with smurfs, Darby Striped, father frost, Garden Pearl, Gardener's Delight, Green Grapes, Ildi, Lemon Tree, Marizol Gold, Maskotka, Mortgage Lifter, Mountain Magic, Oleron Yellow, principe borghese, Red Robin, Sandpoint, Summer Cider, Tiny Tim, Tomatoes, Tumbling Tom Red
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RSPB Garden Birdwatch 2020
Well, its that time of year again when we sit and watch the birds in the garden for an hour or so. As ever, the weather isn’t the best and it makes one wonder why we do it now. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Garden, Nature
Tagged blackbird, Blue Tits, Chaffinch, crow, dunnock, Great Tits, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, green woodpecker, magpie, robin, RSPB Birdwatch, Woodpigeon
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End of October 2019 – Review
Well, we’ve got to the end of October, the clocks have gone back and fireworks are beginning to sound in advance of Guy Fawkes Night. I tend to think about now as the end of the productive year and start … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Garden, Greenhouse, Growing Tomatoes
Tagged Allotment, apples, French Beans, growing plants, growing vegetables, Tomatoes, vegetables
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End of September 2019 Update
So, we’ve reached the end of September and autumn is beginning to make itself felt. The days are already noticeably shorter and the temperatures are starting to drop. The polytunnel has certainly slowed down, french beans have produced less than … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Garden, Greenhouse, Tomato Cultivars, Vegetables
Tagged august 2019, crops, fruit, garden, Polytunnel, vegetables
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End of August 2019 Update
(I forgot to publish this before the end of August but it still makes sense even two weeks later) We’re now at the end of August and the Polytunnel has continued to produce reasonable quantities of various things.But first the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Garden, Greenhouse, Vegetables
Tagged august 2019, crops, fruit, garden, Polytunnel, vegetables
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End of July Update – 2019
We’ve come to the end of July and the garden/polytunnel are both doing well with decent harvests of French Beans, Cucumbers and Courgettes adding to the Lettuce (which are still going well). However, the Radishes, Broad Beans and Peas have … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Blog, Garden, Greenhouse, Vegetables
Tagged alpine strawberries, blueberries, courgettes, cucumber, French Beans, raspberries, Tomatoes
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End of June update
We’re at the end of June and the garden is looking OK. The vegetables are beginning to deliver with Sugar Snap Peas, Broad Beans and French Beans adding to the Lettuce and Radishes that we’ve been harvesting for a while. … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, Blog, Garden, Greenhouse
Tagged beetroot, Broad beans, cabbage, courgette, lettuce, radishes, square foot gardening, sugar snap peas, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, vegetables
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Polytunnel Activity, Planting Tomatoes, Garden Birdlife, etc..
Last year I gave up my allotment. It was too far away and not doing what I wanted (unlike many allotments, despite the fact there are over 100 plots, rarely are there any people about. Everybody seems to go on … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Garden, Greenhouse, Nature, Vegetables
Tagged Blue Tits, Ducks, gardening, Polytunnel, raspberries, Tomatoes
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