Yearly Archives: 2019

Of Mice & Mould & Merry Christmas!

Mice in the food store, rotting mouldy squashes and onions but cheer up, it's Christmas!

Back Problem & Bonfire Ashes

I've been quiet due to my bad back - but recovering now. How best to use bonfire ashes.

Back goes – Arghhh!

It's been an awful week - my back has near killed me.

Pomato, (TomTato) Growing Tomatoes on Potatoes

I had a reader enquire about how to produce Pomato (Tomtato) plants formed by grafting a tomato plant as scion to a potato pant as rootstock.

Floods – the answers in the land

Looking at vast areas of the country flooded yet again made me think about what we can do. Some of the answers are in the land.

Winter planting, winter harvest, testing the greenhouses

My last post about sweet potatoes went on a bit longer than I intended so this is the rest of the catch-up from the plot.

Sweet Potato Growing Results

My first attempt at growing sweet potatoes hasn't been quite the success I hoped for. Not a complete failure though.

You can grow anything, anywhere, anytime.. But

Had an interesting discussion about seasonal food and my polytunnel the other day.

Repairs Done, Broad Beans Planted, Back Pulled

The greenhouse vent is fixed, emergency repairs to the polytunnel, over-wintering broad beans planted out but I've broken down!

Main Greenhouse, Polytunnel

Plans go awry, clearing the greenhouse and tidying up the polytunnel ready for the next season.

Finishing Touches & Fitting Out Greenhouse

Having got the greenhouse glazed, it's time for the finishing touches and fitting out.

New Greenhouse Finally Finished – New Raised Bed

A dry, calm day and some help gets the new greenhouse finally glazed. Brand new raised bed in the polytunnel.

Harvesting Potatoes, Planting Garlics & Onions

Harvesting the Sarpo Mira potatoes. Amending the soil in the bed. Planting out garlic and onions in the polytunnel.

Curcubit Glut, Autumn Sowing, New Greenhouse

Cucumbers, courgettes, squash and pumpkins. All cucurbits and boy do we have a lot of them. Autumn sowing beans, peas, garlic and onions.

Polytunnel, Sweetcorn, Climbing Beans, Biochar

Since the weather is insisting of being rotten, wind and rain, concentrating efforts in the polytunnel and a bit of general planning for next season.

Autumn is Here

We're past the Autumn Equinox now and so officially into the “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” as John Keats wrote 200 years ago.

New Greenhouse – Wind Stops Play

Putting up the new greenhouse. All was going to plan until Saturday.

Losing the Plot (as in My Marbles)

I put the greenhouse bits in a safe place and forgot which safe place and where is the safe place. Am I finally going potty?

Pumpkins & Squashes

Tomatoes, Experiments & Cucumbers Galore

Harvesting some exceptional tomatoes and cucumbers, results of a couple of experiments with alternative growing methods.