Horse Manure, The Fertiliser
Shovelling lots and lots of horse manure after a bit of weeding.
Yearly Archives: 2006
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Runner Beans, French Beans, Weeding and Thinning
Bit of rain, some beans and a lot of weeds. Also a fun little competition that someone might enter.
Purple Cauliflowers, Courgettes or Marrows
Introducing, fresh from the radioactive town of Chernobyl, my single cauliflower.
Harvesting Potatoes and Green Manure
Yet more harvesting of potatoes and re-stocking with green manure seeds.
New Green Compost Bin
The new compost bin arrives and I am now in the Posh Bin club!
Low Calorie Potatoes – Honestly
Harvesting potatoes and an Andalusian bull has appeared on the site (almost)
Growing and Showing Prize Veg, Stand at Nantwich Show
Show growing and competitions, harvesting calabrese and the first runner beans of the season. A small rant about how we can help the planet more.
Planting Cauliflowers and Harvesting Potatoes Arran Pilot
Planted last attempt at cauliflowers, loads of leeks and harvested the Arran Pilot.
Pumpkin, Squash and French Beans
Sharing water, going slowly mad and harvesting squash. It's all go on the plot!
Merry Tiller the Broad Beans Bed and Clearing First Early Potatoes
Watering continues as does the hot weather and I'm still working a late shift when it's cool. Clearing the early potatoes and various.
RHS Gold Medal at Tatton Park For Crewe NVS Chairman
Gold medal at Tatton and I'm the first one onto the plot this morning (technically). Plus a potential dissertation for a sociology doctorate.
Pigeon Problems to Pumpkins, Last of the Broad Beans
Coping with warm weather, berserk pumpkins and courgettes and clearing the broad beans.
Watering and Weeding plus a Plumbing Problem
Watering and weeding plus how great my plumbing skills are not.
Brassica Problems and Harvesting Potatoes
Analysing what went wrong with the brassicas, watering the plots and it's good to share.
Composting and Growing Cauliflowers from a Master
Growing cauliflowers explained by the master! Composting an joining the posh bin set.
Freezing Broad Beans, Harvesting Onions and Garlic
Someone's very happy tonight! Sowing beans and carrots and freezing broad beans.
Allotment Competition Results
Allotment Competition results in and harvesting broad beans as the pumpkin makes a takeover bid for the entire plot!
Crowded Greenhouse, Weeds Growing and Pity the Pigeon
A new use for comfrey tea, sorting overcrowded greenhouse and tidying up on plot 29 plus those pigeons still causing trouble.
Comfrey Tea or Liquid Feed , Mercy for the Pigeon
Too hot and then the rain came. Feeding with comfrey liquid and I catch a pigeon.
Brassica Protection Cage from the Pigeons
Building another protection cage for the brassicas before the pigeons eat the lot.
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