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Radish Harvest – Delicious

Posted on 13. May, 2007 by Tracey.

The Radish Harvest is Today!
This is my first vegetable to be harvested off my own back garden plot 1. This is an achievement even though it is only a mere radish.
In 5 weeks from seed to plate, you to could be harvesting your own radishes, I recommend anyone to give this ago.
Radish – French [...]

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Radish’s ready to harvest in 4 weeks

Posted on 09. May, 2007 by Tracey.

I took a great picture of my Radishes which are bursting with red colour on their tops. Radishes are quick and easy to grow said the seed packet. I now have to agree as within 4 weeks these have grown and fattened up. As these are so fast growing, they have given me a confidence [...]

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Bean Poles, Polytunnel and more Sowings

Posted on 07. May, 2007 by Tracey.

A busy day today, I have got loads done on a day that could easily be the windiest day of the year! Today I have been mostly fixing the Bean poles together with string on Plot 3, constructing my cheap polytunnel and doing some succesional sowings on Plot 1 & 2.
Plot 3 – Bean Poles
I [...]

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Square Foot Gardening

Posted on 12. Apr, 2007 by Tracey.

Well it seems there is an actual documented technique to what I was doing with my 16 cubes/squares on my plots without me even knowing it, its called Square Foot Gardening written by Mel Bartholemew.
I was wondering whether I had spaced my seeds rows too close together as some of the seed packets say 30 [...]

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Vegetable Plot 1 and 2 are Go!

Posted on 11. Apr, 2007 by Tracey.

I have sown the first seeds on my vegetable plot today 10.04.07 it only took approx 1 hour. I divided the 5 foot x 4 foot beds into 16 square plots by using garden canes and drawing in the soil with a cane.
Each of the seeds were sown in drills between 0.5 – 1 inch [...]

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What to Plant and When – April

Posted on 07. Apr, 2007 by Tracey.

I have mostly be growing in April so far:

Potatoes – Desiree and Nicola in pots and on the plot,
Tomatoes from seed – Tornado F1 Award winning outdoor variety – Sweet Cherry Tomato and Plum Roma VF Italian plum with excellent flavour, one of the best for sauces and Yellow Cherry bell – Unusual Shape and [...]

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My Vegy Plot (picture)

Posted on 06. Apr, 2007 by Tracey.

This is what all the blood, sweat and soil was all about, my first vegetable plot picture is here!
The boards and stakes were screwed into place and layed on the site. Then the stakes were hammered into place one by one and a spirit level was used to maintain the level.
Each plot was forked over [...]

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Vegy Budget & No Contingency Fund

Posted on 03. Apr, 2007 by Tracey.

I have decided to publish the costs of my Master Vegetable Plot Plan so that if anyone else out there in cyberspace wants to set up their very own vegetable plot and has no idea how much it is going to cost, at least this will give you some idea.
As this is my first vegetable [...]

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Eco-Friendly Timber bought for Vegy Plot

Posted on 01. Apr, 2007 by Tracey.

I have bought 14 x 3 Meter lengths of 6×1 – Ecowood pressure treated brown timber which was delivered today by the local timber supplier.
This will make up 3 plots which will be approx 5 foot by 4 foot. Each plot will be 12 inches deep.
Stakes will be made from 2×2 timber and each stake [...]

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Vegetable Choices

Posted on 26. Mar, 2007 by Tracey.

I have chosen the vegetable varieties for the Master Plan because:
They have the best disease resistance, They are varieties which can be frozen and still retain their flavour,They can be grown over consecutive months for repeat cropping,The produce can stay on the plant for weeks without deteriorating,Some are recommended by the Royal Horticultural Society for [...]

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