Losing the Plot

Sunday, June 25, 2006

Saturday, June 24, 2006

It has been so long since I posted to the blog - thought I'd do a quick update - weeds weeds and more weeds! they are everywhere, and although I haven't been able to go to the plot recently, I have been sending the undergardener armed with a watering can - and he has done an admirable job of watering - however lateral thinking is not his strong point and the idea of pulling out weeds whilst he was walking past them obviously didn't occur. To say that I was shocked when I visited the plot today is an understatement!

I Have not been to the plot for the past few weeks as we had a new member of our family arrive - He's black, has four legs and is extremely cute!

We have now taken him to the plot - or rather the under gardener has when he went watering but not weeding, and he has been very good, not running off, staying near, and not eating many of the plants which he rather partial to - perhaps I can train him to weed!

This is a picture of myself - the Head Gardener with dog and produce which we picked this morning.

Onions - Unwins earlies (pick and use straight away - no good for storing) Broad beans, the first potatoes we have dug and a cucumber. - Guess what we're having for dinner tonight!

Friday, May 19, 2006

Greenhouse update

Stuff growing like mad in the greenhouse, I have so much to put out into the beds - unfortunately I haven't had much time over the last few weeks as the last 4 weekends I have been either busy or away. I am on holiday over Whitsun so I can see another mammoth plot blitz coming on!

Weeds Weeds everywhere

As you can see it is difficult to see where the beds are - there are so many weeds!

Radish Scarlet Globe - yummy!

Radishes

A picture of the first harvest of radishes which were grown in the greenhouse - I also sowed 3 rows outside under fleece and we have nearly polished off these also - Now I need to sow some more

Long time no see...

Not only have I been busy - almost too busy to post anything to the blog - but so have the weeds! - busy growing. This is a view of the plot looking very overgrown and weedy - mind you we have just invested in a petrol strimmer so that we can zap the weeds between the beds, and have had a go - Things are looking tidier.

Monday, April 17, 2006

Eggs from the hens - the lightest (top) is from Edwina, the brown one is from Florentine and the darker cream on is from Pepper. We are now getting three eggs per day, Tracey and Caramel still aren't laying.