Growing more and better
Cliff reflects on pansies, pollinators, early crops, experiments, and the many rewards of growing food together.
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9 August 2024, Today’s Notes
9 August 2024, Today’s Notes 9 Aug, Ideas we discussed Sow now – Cupidon dwarf French Beans, – Xmas potatoes – Possibly Spinach – Possibly Winter leeks What vegetable for overwintering Onion sets Garlic Shallots Chard Aguadulce Broad Beans Spinach Selected brassicas Quadgrow Watering System, Cliff has already ordered: Marshalls Gardens, Autumn Onion…
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At last, summer has arrived
It’s amazing, it’s wonderful. At last all the work we have putin is worthwhile. OK, the broad beans have been coming for some time. Now we also have th dwarf french beans, the runner beans and the butter beans all looking goo. Similarly the Charlotte potatoes are looking though the Jazzy and Orla have not…
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And then the sun shone
OK it was only for one day but we did get the chance to replant some of our losses. We can still applaud our good fortune with the plants that have done well. In particular our tomatoes and (after a battle) the runner beans, may be a little early. so we are calling any success….
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Spring has sprung or has it?
Spring has sprung or has it? The only hard frost was in early January, since then it has been wet and warm, indeed very wet- even as I write this. Will there be another frost by the end of April? Outdoors the onions and garlics are doing well. The PSB are rubbish this year,…
