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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Wednesday 10th February 2016 – Time to sow your Broccoli Seeds
Today I’ve been the greenhouse sowing my Broccoli (Calabrese) Ironman F1 Seeds. Calabrese is very easy to grow, but does need a fair amount of space when it’s put outside to manure into larger plants. If you grow your own … Continue reading
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How to Sow Leeks from Seed
Today is the day when I sow my Leeks. This year I’ve chosen Autumn Mammoth 2 (Snowstar). I’ve never sown this variety before but they looked good so I thought I’d give them a go. Leeks are a great one … Continue reading
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Tuesday 9th February 2016 – How are my Onions and Garlic getting on.
This afternoon I popped into my greenhouse to see how everything was getting on and was delighted to see that my Onions and Garlic cloves have started to sprout. Some have taller green shoots than others, and some are yet … Continue reading
Friday 5th February 2016 – Sowing the first of the Tomatoes!!
Some Tomatoes can be sown from January through to March. Today I’m sowing Shirley F1 and Moneymaker. I’ve still got some other weird and wonderful Tomatoes to sow, but they can’t be sown for at least another month.
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Wednesday 3rd February 2016 – Perennial flowers
Time to get some perennial flower seeds sown today. Today I’ve sown “Lupin – Festival Mixed” and “Cornflower – Persian” You can see what colour the Lupins are supposed to be by the picture on the packet, but the Cornflowers … Continue reading
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Sowing Sweet Peas – Claire’s Allotment – Part 276
Time to start sowing this year’s Sweet Peas.
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Tuesday 2nd February 2016 – Highly Scented Sweet Peas
It may be Groundhog Day (let’s hope Phil is right), my Father in laws birthday and my Granddad’s birthday (he’s 91 you know), but today is also the day when I sowed my Sweet peas. I love the smell of Sweet … Continue reading
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Proper Seville Orange Marmalade.
I’ve made this a few times now and each year it gets better and better. Now I love Marmalade and Jam, especially on toast or crumpets for breakfast (who doesn’t like a bit of crumpet?) Shop bought marmalade and jam is … Continue reading
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The Prologue of the Robot Overlords audiobook is now on Youtube…
Originally posted on Mark Stay Writes:
I’ve been meaning to do this for ages! The whole of the book’s prologue, featuring an excellent reading by Rupert Degas, is now on Youtube for your delight and delectation. Enjoy… The full audiobook…
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