Plot Update August 10th
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 …
Category: Onion
Plot Update June 18th 2015
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 …
Plot Update Late May/Early June 2015
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 …
Plot update 15-17th May 2015
Finally after several frustrating weeks of recovering from back procedure could get back to whipping the plot into shape. With time split between the plot and the garden through Friday evening and Saturday and Sunday managed to start to get Read More …
Plot over Easter break
Made a start over Easter on the plot again since it finally began to dry out from the usual winter bog it becomes. First 6 potato bins done – Pentland Javelin and Sharpe’s Express first earlies and two bins of Read More …
Potatoes, Onions & Garlic for 2015
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 …
August 23rd – Potatoes and hail showers
Not the best weather and certainly felt more like October than August. Despite the weather whipped half the plot back into shape with plenty of weeding, started dismantling some of the nets and harvested 6 bins of potatoes. Hopefully weather Read More …
August 01st – A few toms picked
Picked a few tomatoes yesterday evening including some of the orange plum ones and also during the week brought up some of the onions form the shed and spent a few hours shelling pea pods!
July 28th – a few days sun = mega pickings!
A few tomatoes today including the first two striped variety Tigerella. A full trug of peas (to go with last weeks full trug) Our first courgette which appeared out of nowhere over the last week! A full trug of Broad Read More …
July 20th Update
A bit behind this week as a lot going on at work but here are some photos from the weekend just gone.