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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Storm Katie, you were a bit windy!
Now I watch the weather frequently, and it seemed that Katie suddenly appeared without warning on Sunday night and into Monday. I wasn’t expecting much wind, because usually they over estimate these winds and really they’re not that bad. But … Continue reading
Tuesday 29th March 2016 – Sowing Aubergines
Aubergines need lots of heat to grow, which is something that we lack in the UK. Sometimes our summers are amazing, lovely and hot and sunny, with water restrictions, and other times it rains all the time. I prefer the … Continue reading
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Tagged aubergines, Casper blanche, claire's allotment, Pennard Plants
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Saturday 26th March 2016 – Let’s see how the Kohl Rabi are getting on.
I sowed my Kohl Rabi “Modrava F1” in the greenhouse on 16th February, and they’ve been growing very well for the last 6 weeks. Now that they’re large enough, they can now be potted up into individual 3 inch pots. … Continue reading
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Tagged claire's allotment, Kohl Rabi, Modrava F1, Mr Fothergills seeds
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Wednesday 23rd March 2016 – Tomatoes Galore!!
After the burial, I spent the afternoon in the greenhouse sowing all my Tomato seeds. I’ve got loads this year. All different varieties. Are you ready for this? Keep up, I shall only say this once. The varieties are: “Red … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Opal, Bountiful F1, Cherry Snow White, chocolate stripes, claire's allotment, garden pearl, Golden Sunrise, Jersey Devil Pointed Plum, Mr Fothergills seeds, Pennard Plants, Pink Caspian, Red Bodyguard F1, Tigerella, tomatoes, Victoriana Nursery Gardens, W Robinson & Sons
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Wednesday 23rd March 2016 – Garlic is out and the first of the Carrots.
Today was a day of ups and downs. Firstly when I let the chickens out this morning, only 5 shot out of their house, like bullets out of a gun. Where was number 6? She was very poorly and still sitting in … Continue reading
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Tagged carrots, claire's allotment, flyaway F1, garlic, Mr Fothergills seeds
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Tuesday 22nd March 2016 – Sowing all sorts of Squash
Now is the time to start off your Squash. I’ve got 3 different packets to sow today. Butternut “Hawk F1”, which I grew last year and they were amazing. I think I ended up with 22 fruits in total, a … Continue reading
Monday 21st March 2016 – Afternoon in the greenhouse
Yes I know that it’s 2 videos in one day, but I’ve been very busy. This afternoon I spent in my greenhouse at home, sowing 2 different varieties of Sweet Corn “Sweet Nugget F1” and “Swift F1” . Also a little … Continue reading
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Tagged claire's allotment, Mr Fothergills seeds, Sweet corn, Sweet Nugget F1, swift f1, W Robinson & Sons
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Monday 21st March 2016 – A very special day for all sorts of reasons.
What a wonderful day it’s been today. The sun is shining, the day is very warm, I had a new t shirt on (anyone guess what it refers to?), I was up the allotment, and it was my birthday. I’m 21 … Continue reading
Wednesday 16th March 2016 – Peas and Potato Fertiliser
The wind is still rather bracing on the allotment today, but I wrapped up warm and got more digging and sowing done. This is what I got up to today…. I have something special planned for episode 300 which is … Continue reading
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Tagged claire's allotment, Kelvedon Wonder, Mr Fothergills seeds, Pease, Potato fertiliser
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Monday 14th March 2016 – First day back working on my allotment. Let’s start sowing!
Today was the first day that I’ve done some work on my allotment this year. I’ve been down to harvest the odd few bits, but not done any digging or sowing. But now that the days and nights are getting … Continue reading
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Tagged claire's allotment, Mr Fothergill Seeds, radish, Samish F1, spinach, Thompson and Morgan, vienna F1 Hybrid
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