September 2008
4 posts
Bindweed →
Convolvulus arvensis
It is probably the most troublesome weed in the garden and is very difficult to eradicate.
Ha. Most troublesome weed - after marestail. And we got it.
A few days ago…
Cremated the tomatos. They had all died. Fail.
Earthed up leeks with compost from tomato grow bags. Should produce longer, whiter stems.
Tidied up strawberries. Removed new plants from runners, placed in better positions. We will see whether they take or not.
Dug out garlic and cleared old onion bed. Sowed green manure there. Grows over winter, dig in in the spring....
It finally stopped raining a bit so I went to the...
Dug up all the potatos and put them into sacks. Three rows worth, into three sacks (the sacks are not full, by any means, but I reckon there must be 40 kilos there).
The onions I sowed the other week are just showing through, and the cabbage seeds have germinated as well.
There are some tiny squashes on the plants now, and the peas have got some pods on too.
Our 30 tomato plants have...