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Potatoes Planted – Better Late Than Never

Posted on 21. May, 2010 by Tracey.

I am a little late with my potatoes, tomatoes and peppers this year. If you’ve got some vegetables that you might have forgotten about, whether it be potato tubers or old seeds or flowers you haven’t potted on yet, its definitely worth planting them and giving them ago.
I’ve been tidying out my mini greenhouse [...]

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5 Weeks Update – Carrot, Beetroot, Cabbage, Chard, Spinach Seedlings

Posted on 16. May, 2010 by Tracey.

Following on from my post in April when I sowed Carrots, beetroot, cabbage, chard, spinach, spring onion, mange tout and radish seeds, my new seedlings have been growing quite fast. To see how long its taken for them to rise above the soil, please view my recent post ‘How many weeks does it take for [...]

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April Vegetable Plot Update – Seedlings & New Life

Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by Tracey.

April has been a busy month getting to grips with the new sowing season. All sowings are in my raised beds for the month with my french beans to be sown in modules at the end of april.
As the ground is warm and the sunshine has been out, most of my seedling have germinated [...]

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How many weeks does it take for my seedlings to appear?

Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by Tracey.

After we’ve sowed our seeds, we all want to know when are they going to appear above the soil? Its a waiting game and I’m always popping out to check if they have emerged and its all part of the fun. But wouldn’t it be great if you knew roughly when to expect the arrival [...]

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BBC’s Dig In – Grow Your Own Vegetables in Containers

Posted on 22. Apr, 2010 by Tracey.

This year in my garden I’m trying to squeeze in vegetables where-ever I can and as we are concentrating on painting and cleaning up our decking area, this is a ripe sunny area which is going to be great for large pots and planters.
As soon as the BBC’s Dig In Campaign popped up on Gardeners [...]

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Sowing Carrots, Beetroot, Cabbage, Chard, Spinach in April

Posted on 17. Apr, 2010 by Tracey.

This weekend is the sunniest we’ve had in ages so I took my chance to start sowing my vegetable seeds. As the winter has felt like its been here forever I feel like I’m sowing my seeds late but checking on last years record, I’ve found I’m actually sowing in early April whereas last year [...]

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February Vegetable Growing Update – Carrot & Leek Harvests

Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by Tracey.

February was one of the coldest months on record with snow, ice and countless frosts but somehow my vegetables have made it through the freezing cold weather for a little harvest, my first of the year! Although some of my vegetables have not been so fortunate.
Harvests – 1st March

Half of my Leeks (Varieties – Bandit [...]

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St Davids Day Leeks Harvest

Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by Tracey.

In celebration of St Davids Day, the patron Saint of Wales, I have harvested some of my leeks today, my varieties were Pandora and Bandit.
Leeks, apart from being a part of the onion and garlic family are one of the national emblems of wales. It is said that Leeks were used to identify soldiers in [...]

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January Vegetable Garden Update with Photos

Posted on 06. Feb, 2010 by Tracey.

Let the Sunshine, let the sunshine, the sun shines on! The first glimpse of spring sunshine, but there’s still a bite in the air and even the snowdrops have popped up to enjoy the view. Its been a while since I’ve checked on my back garden vegetable plots, so I knew there was a little [...]

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Vegetable Garden Maintenance Jobs To Do before Spring

Posted on 24. Jan, 2010 by Tracey.

I look outside my back garden window and think to myself that my garden looks a big mess, grass and weeds sprawled over my shrub borders, overgrown lawn, mini greenhouse needs a clean down and clear out, pots and seed trays need to be cleaned. I’m hoping the spring bulbs appear soon to cheer me [...]

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