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Growing New Potatoes in Pots

Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by Tracey.

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Four weeks ago I planted my Bambino and Orla Potato tubers in pots. This week the foliage has started to appear above the soil in the pots which were filled one third full of soil. There’s still time to start growing your own potatoes this year, visit the garden centre to purchase your potato tubers [...]

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Spring Cabbages have Bolted!

Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by Tracey.

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Just when you think everything is going swimmingly and you’ve been waiting all winter for some tasty spring cabbage leaves, this happens! Bolting Bolting is where the plant puts on a sudden spurt of growth too quickly and uses up all its energy, then flowers and seeds. It will stop growing as it has completed [...]

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Spring Chicken Fertilizer Pellets

Posted on 09. Mar, 2009 by Tracey.

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Its finally springtime, the crocus’s are flowering and daffodil stems are shooting up with the first full days of sunshine we’ve had this year. Its a lovely start to the year and for me a few days of sunshine kick starts my growing season and gives me a gentle prod that I should be preparing [...]

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Compost Watch 2009

Posted on 22. Feb, 2009 by Tracey.

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5 Weeks have passed since my last post however I have been busy. I have been composting. I have succeeded in achieving one of my new years resolutions in buying a cheap compost bin so I have setup a separate page on my blog dedicated to my quest for the finest and richest of all [...]

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Veggy Plot Update 17.01.09

Posted on 18. Jan, 2009 by Tracey.

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Finally a break in the weather on a bitterly cold but fine sunny day means I have managed to take some new photos (with my new camera, a xmas present) of my vegetable plots for 2009 to see how they have survived through the winter. So here goes (click on the pictures to enlarge them):- [...]

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Happy New Year and Master Plot Plan for 2009

Posted on 04. Jan, 2009 by Tracey.

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Happy New Year to everyone! I like the festive period off work because I always have enough time to sit down and plan what vegetables I’m going to grow in the next year and actually purchase the seeds online. I also can plough through the seed company catalogues and try and choose the best varieties [...]

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What can I put in my compost bin?

Posted on 04. Jan, 2009 by Tracey.

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So you have setup your compost bin and the next question is what can you actually compost? Greens and Browns To make good compost there has to be an equal mix of what is known as ‘Greens’ and ‘Browns’. GREENS are materials that are rich in nitrogen and rot down quickly.

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How to build your own Wooden Compost Bin

Posted on 02. Jan, 2009 by Tracey.

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Materials Needed: 24 planks of Pallet timber (2 by 1) with notches cut out at each end, Equipment Required: Gloves, a small amount of time and labour. Here’s how to build your own wooden compost bin: 1. Find a suitable location to site your compost bin. Things to consider: Compost requires some sun at anytime [...]

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Composting – Where do I start?

Posted on 01. Jan, 2009 by Tracey.

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Hello and Welcome to Compost Watch 2009! This is my little project for 2009 to make my own compost. I will be photographing and logging the weeks additions to the bin so I’m calling it Compost Watch (not as exciting as watching baby badgers on BBC’s Spring Watch I know) however we may get to [...]

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Sowing Now – Broad beans, peas, carrots, onion sets, spring cabbage plants and more

Posted on 11. Oct, 2008 by Tracey.

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Today I have been mostly sowing and planting: Plot 1 Last year this plot had roots and salads in it, this year I have rotated my crops so that legumes are going to be grown here instead.

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