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Plot Update August 10th

Posted onAugust 10, 2016Leave a comment

It’s been awhile since I last went down to the plot between work and having things on every weekend. Lisa has kept the produce coming and kept on top of the plot on the afternoons after work so its still Read More …

CategoriesGeneral, Onion, Potato, Vegetables

Plot Update June 23rd 2015

Posted onJune 23, 2015Leave a comment

Finally all beds planted up this evening. Last on the list were the Courgette, Squash and Pumpkin plants in the bed vacated by the Garlic last week and the salad bed which is covered in polythene. Peas are starting to Read More …

CategoriesFruit, Garlic, General, Produce, Vegetables

Plot Update June 18th 2015

Posted onJune 19, 2015Leave a comment

Garlic harvested which was planted back in October and plenty of it but not as good as we were expecting.  Could be interesting finding somewhere convenient for it to dry now.Bed will be dug over and some Squashes and Courgettes Read More …

CategoriesFruit, Garlic, General, Onion, Produce, Vegetables

Plot Update Late May/Early June 2015

Posted onJune 13, 2015Leave a comment

Due to the month lost recovering after back procedure we were up against it this year for planting. Usually things catch up though by late summer so over the last few weeks we have been weeding, prepping the beds, sowing Read More …

CategoriesFruit, Garlic, General, Onion, Potato, Vegetables

Potatoes, Onions & Garlic for 2015

Posted onFebruary 22, 2015Leave a comment

Garlic already planted in November and has started peaking through the soil already. Was very happy with both the white and red onions harvests last year so have gone for the same varieties again this year. Stuttgarter Giant and Red Read More …

CategoriesGarlic, Onion, Potato, Vegetables

September 27th – Last beans and courgettes

Posted onSeptember 27, 2014Leave a comment

Harvested the final potatoes for this year and will publish a final tally for reference for next year in another post. Also last of the runner beans, courgettes and some swedes. Also retired the runner beans and cleared the bed, Read More …

CategoriesFlowers, General, Potato, Produce, Vegetables

September 25th – End of Season nearly

Posted onSeptember 25, 2014Leave a comment

Winding down now and Lisa ventured own to the plot and brought back a trug of Corn, Courgettes, Runner Beans and a Cabbage. Turns out the Highland Red Potatoes have red flesh (sort of) in the end too!

CategoriesGeneral, Potato, Produce, Vegetables

September 17th – First Corn

Posted onSeptember 17, 2014Leave a comment

Lisa visited the plot this evening while I was attempting to recover the ipad from IOS8(!) and returned with these goodies: The first corn of the season, not perfect but not bad for a first try 🙂 Some courgettes, a Read More …

CategoriesGeneral, Produce, Vegetables

September 07th Harvest

Posted onSeptember 7, 2014Leave a comment

Forgot to add in the previous potato post that we harvested 5.516Kg of Maris Peer second early potatoes and also 2.175Kg of Highland Red Burgundy but we still have 1 bin to empty of those so that figure will probably Read More …

CategoriesGeneral, Potato, Produce, Vegetables

September 07th – Plot Update

Posted onSeptember 7, 2014Leave a comment

A few hours this afternoon to harvest some more produce including the Purple Majesty potatoes, wind things down and begin preparing for winter. The cloches were dismantled and frames stacked ready to be anchored once the last two brassica protection Read More …

CategoriesFlowers, Fruit, General, Potato, Vegetables

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