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Mini Greenhouse Stock-take

Posted on 20. Apr, 2008 by Tracey.

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 of [...]

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Potted on Cucumbers, Peppers and Tomatoes

Posted on 19. Apr, 2008 by Tracey.

Today I was mostly potting on Cucumbers (marketmore), Sweet Peppers (romano mixed) and Tomato (unknown) – could either be Golden Sunrise or Green Zebra but I forgot to label it so its pot luck what I have!
How to Pot on Seedlings
Tools Required:

Shuttle Trays with 9cm pots, (I bought mine from Poundstretcher/Instore for £1.99 per [...]

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Happy Birthday Plot – 1 Year Old Today

Posted on 10. Apr, 2008 by Tracey.

Just a quick message, I sowed my very first seeds in my newly built timber raised beds on 10th April 2007 which was 1 year ago!
I’m hoping for an even better crop this year and look forward to a new set of experiences when I try growing different vegetables like butternut squash, beetroot, mange [...]

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Week 8 – 5th April 2008 – Veggy Plot Progress Report

Posted on 06. Apr, 2008 by Tracey.

The weather was lovely and warm last week with temperatures higher than normal with the thermometers hitting 17 degrees on Friday 4th April 2008, I was happy thinking my seeds will finally get underway with their growing, until today Sunday 6th April where the temperatures dropped off the scale at a frustrating minus 2 degrees [...]

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One Potato, two potato, three potato, four…

Posted on 30. Mar, 2008 by Tracey.

Today I was mostly planting my potato tubers which have been chitting on the spare bedroom windowsill since 24th February. I have chosen 2 varieties this year, the first is the classic new potato ‘charlotte’ which is reliable and tasty and I think you can’t beat its taste when put with butter and mint. This [...]

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Week 6 – 22.03.08 The Wind, Rain and Snow of Spring

Posted on 23. Mar, 2008 by Tracey.

Last week we endured the gale force winds and heavy rains, of which my mini greenhouse door snapped under the force of the wind and is currently being propped up. The heavy rain however did seem to help my peas, broad beans and cabbages put on a spurt of growth. I did manage to transplant [...]

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Week 4 Plot Report – Bumper seed sowing underway

Posted on 09. Mar, 2008 by Tracey.

Saturday 8th March and my bumper Seed Sowing Master Plan 2008 has been put into action by sowing the following into my back garden plots:-

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Week 4 (08.03.08) Mini Greenhouse seedlings progress and casulties

Posted on 09. Mar, 2008 by Tracey.

I had a slight accident with my seedlings in the modules in the mini greenhouse. I was reading a forum message on GYO Grapevine about encouraging your seedlings to grow 2 true pairs of leaves (so you can transplant them) as mine still only have their 1st pair of leaves. It said if you put [...]

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4 Weeks from seed – Radishes have appeared later than expected

Posted on 08. Mar, 2008 by Tracey.

It is very interesting learning about how temperature and light levels affect the growth of seeds at this time of the year. As I have been working on my plot since last April I can now compare times of sowings and emergence of seedlings at different times of the year.
For example Radish seedlings.
Last year [...]

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2 weeks – Outdoor Seedlings 0, Indoor Seedlings 48

Posted on 24. Feb, 2008 by Tracey.

Sowing seeds in the month of February is all new to me and I’m learning the hard way at the moment.
Outdoor Seeds
On 9th February I thought I would get a head start on the season hoping to having tomatos and carrots earlier in the year by sowing a few rows in my raised beds. However [...]

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