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Butternut Squash and Sunflowers

Posted on 03. Aug, 2008 by Tracey.

I am very happy to see some small butternut squashes forming on the 2 plants which survived my over-watering.
In February when I was keen to get sowing, I hadn’t read up on how to grow squash by the time I put the first seeds into the pots and constantly kept watering it wondering why [...]

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Pest Watch – Hordes of Caterpillars

Posted on 27. Jul, 2008 by Tracey.

Its official Caterpillars have taken over my cabbage plot.
The Cabbage White butterfly lays the yellow larvae on the underside of cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts and any other large strong leaves in June. 14 days later in July, caterpillars emerge ready for breakfast and see some lovely green crunchy leaves on your cabbages.
This is what [...]

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Sowing, Harvesting & Big Plot Update 18.07.08

Posted on 19. Jul, 2008 by Tracey.

Today I Will Mostly Be Sowing:

Dwarf Beans – ‘borlotto’,
Broad Beans – ‘the sutton’,
Peas – ‘ambassador’,
Pak Choi – ‘riko white’.

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The Eden Project and an evening with Bill Bailey

Posted on 19. Jul, 2008 by Tracey.

Last week for an early 30th birthday present my boyfriend and I visited The Eden Project and then saw Bill Bailey (comedian) live at The Eden Project in the evening. It was brilliant, even the sun shined for most of the day and Bill Bailey was as ever hilariously funny.
Its the first time I [...]

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Week 20 – 29.06.08 Plot Update Report

Posted on 01. Jul, 2008 by Tracey.

Its been a busy few weeks with revising for my RHS Horticulture exam which I took on the 26th June and after getting lost driving around Chelmsford for an hour I finally made it to Writtle College to sit my exam and it was ok, fingers crossed for the results out in Aug/Sept.
As for the [...]

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Tomato’s, Cucumbers, Peppers and Sunflowers on the Deck

Posted on 21. Jun, 2008 by Tracey.

I potted on my Tomato’s (golden sunrise or green zebra) and Cucumbers (marketmore) last week and wanted to place them on the decking to get the most amount of sun possible. However under the decking in the dark only coming out at night or in heavy rainfall lurk the slimy ones. Those creatures who shall [...]

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Tag, you’re It

Posted on 21. Jun, 2008 by Tracey.

If your not of-ay with the blogging term ‘tagged’ its like of a game of IT or tag in the blogosphere and I’ve been tagged by a fellow gardening blogger.
This is the first time I have been tagged and its fun seeing what other people have put for their random facts about themselves,
So thanks to [...]

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Beautiful Slugs

Posted on 14. Jun, 2008 by Tracey.

After recently writing and reading a few other people’s blog entries (Vegmonkey and the Mrs, Greenforks and Fresh as a Daisy) about our ruthless british slug and its attack on our vegetable gardens, it was nice to come across a different type of slug.
Beautiful slugs are two words not normally put together especially when [...]

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Broad Beans – Yum Yum

Posted on 13. Jun, 2008 by Tracey.

I had a few broad beans just about ready for harvest a few days ago and I just couldn’t help but try them. I twisted the pods off the plant and brought them in for tea.
This is the first time I have ever tried broad beans (I know the general advice is don’t grow something [...]

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Perseverance is the Key

Posted on 08. Jun, 2008 by Tracey.

Perseverance = Determination to do something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
I was looking around my fruit and vegetable section of my back garden when the word perseverance popped into my head. Let me explain…
Redcurrant Bush
I bought the above redcurrant bush from Wilkinson’s end of season sale in March 2007 for £2.99. The first [...]

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