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Week 16 Update – Overhaul, Transplant & Harvest

Posted on 01. Jun, 2008 by Tracey.

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Plot 1 – Overhauled Today I was mostly overhauling Plot 1 as I have a lot of empty space now the slugs have been in and eaten my carrots, spring onions and beetroot. However I will not be beaten, I will just have carrots to harvest later in the year. I used a hand fork [...]

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Heavy Rain suspended work on veg plot so now for some replays

Posted on 26. May, 2008 by Tracey.

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In true Wimbledon style, (no, I haven’t been singing cliff richard songs to clear the clouds) all weekend activities have been suspended and my hopes of doing any gardening or maintenance on the veggy plots were washed away with the very heavy rain. Instead I will be showing some delightful pictures of my purchases at [...]

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Broad Beans, Slugs and Plot Update Week 14

Posted on 20. May, 2008 by Tracey.

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Today I was mostly picking baby slugs off Plot 1. It is official that vermiculite and copper tape definitely do not work as slug repellents. Upon closer inspection on Plot 1, the baby slug family have obliterated my carrots, put holes in my spinach and munched through some lettuce seedlings. As I’ve just read a [...]

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Dwarf Beans (Ferrari and Borlotto) planted out

Posted on 11. May, 2008 by Tracey.

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Today I was mostly planting out my dwarf beans (ferrari and borlotto) and creating the bamboo cane framework to support them in the raised bed. Bamboo cane support for Dwarf Beans I cut 4 x 6 foot canes in half and put them in the soil opposite each other in the shape of an X. [...]

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No Room in Plot for Runner Beans!

Posted on 11. May, 2008 by Tracey.

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As you can see from the picture above, I have not left any room for my runner beans, big oops! It’s a bit of a logistical nightmare this year as I’ve decided to grow new crops and haven’t quite researched the correct harvesting dates. I had planned to put the runner beans in Plot 3 [...]

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Mini Greenhouse – Update on Seedling Progress

Posted on 05. May, 2008 by Tracey.

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I’m still having some organisation issues with the lack of space in my mini greenhouse. I know its my own fault I have 13 cucumber seedlings potted on and I’m the only one who eats cucumber in my household however I can’t bear to give up any seedlings. Also I have let a few flower [...]

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Week 12 – 04.05.08 – Plot Report

Posted on 04. May, 2008 by Tracey.

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The weather this week has been more favorable to gardeners with a mix of sunshine and showers. This is the perfect weather for seedlings to put on a spurt of growth and tender plants can be planted out without fear of frosts. My lovely dwarf beans will be planted out soon on Plot 3. I’m [...]

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Broad Bean flowers and over-wintering Pea pods

Posted on 04. May, 2008 by Tracey.

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The Broad Bean (the sutton) flowers are so stunningly different with black eye’s on white petals. If you have never grown them before, like myself, there is nothing quite like these unique flowers. They certainly brighten up my all green plot. Whilst the excitement is flowing, I couldn’t help but show a picture of my [...]

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Weekend Recycling BBQ Flower Project

Posted on 26. Apr, 2008 by Tracey.

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Last week we cleared out the back of our garden and took the rubbish to the local household refuse site. However I decided to save our old rusty BBQ with pine under-shelf from a fate worse than the crusher and re-use it as a plant stand. My challenge was to hide the rust and add [...]

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Mini Greenhouse Stock-take

Posted on 20. Apr, 2008 by Tracey.

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Yesterday I made sowings of Calabrese, broccoli tenderstem, runner and french beans and summer cabbages in pots and root-trainers for the mini greenhouse. As per my other post I already potted on my cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes and now my mini greenhouse is very full with not much space to spare. I had a bit [...]

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