August 2008
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Today
Planted cabbage seeds ‘April’ into cells, to transplant in a month or two and be ready for cropping in the spring.
Lots of weeding.
Took up some onions for drying in the shed. The ones we put there last week are ready now. Also dug up some garlic and hung out to dry.
The leeks are well established now, only thin, but definately edible. Can stay in the ground over the winter, we...
Planted Yesterday:
Onion (Japanese) Senshyu Semi-Globe Yellow
Judging from the packet, these seem to be very picky about when and how they are sown, so hopefully they’ll take off OK. Ready next July.
Radish Scarlet Globe
Just a small batch, ready in a few weeks time. Will put in another lot in a couple of weeks.
If it would stop raining for a little while, we might visit the allotment.
It's been a while...
But here’s to a new start.
What’s been going on?
The peas and the broad beans both grew well, and tasted pretty good. The broad beans need more support than we gave them. The peas got in a complete tangle with their netting, which was over all three rows. It was hard to pick all of the peas. We’ve got some more peas growing now, with more upright netting, and one set of...