Blackthorn blossom out 2017
Mar 18, 2017
This is the first time we have had Blackthorn blossom in our mixed hedge since we planted it.
Asparagus is through!
Mar 15, 2017
Asparagus is through! Asparagus is through! Better than April 4 last year, but not as early as March 2 and 4 in 2014,2015
First Cherry Blossom 2017
Feb 13, 2017
We have the first blossom on our flowering cherry.
Charlotte potatoes planted 2017
Feb 08, 2017
Planted seven rows of nine plants with lots of manure.
Local butterflies
Aug 06, 2016
Taken with a mobile phone so a bit blurry: it has its own idea about where the focus should be set.
Red Admiral – It’s hard to snap them landed, they dart about so much
Cold wet spring delays planting early potatoes and onions
Apr 18, 2016
Finally got around to planting four rows of Charlotte early potatoes under fleece. Got two packs of 20 tubers each from Sycamore Trading on Amazon.
Also planted 100 Sturon onion sets in five rows
Cold wet spring delays planting early potatoes and onions
Mar 18, 2016
Finally got around to planting 4 rows of Charlotte early potatoes under fleece.
Also planted 100 Sturon onion sets in five rows
Planted a couple of Himalayan White Birch trees
Dec 11, 2015
We have extended our little birch copse with two Himalayan White Birch trees Betula utitis var. jacquemontii. They are quite mature standards so it remains to be seen whether they will take an thrive. We have done all the right things: lots of Rootgrow; a big hole, back-filled with compost rich soil mixture, lots of water.
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Wildflower hay meadow project
Aug 11, 2015
Shed garden Our “front” garden is really just a utility space, used for the washing line and occasional overflow parking. It is currently rough weedy grass and the project is to turn it into a wildflower meadow.
A key feature of wildflower meadows is low soil fertility. The soil here didn’t start off too good, so I have cut the grass closely and removed the cuttings a few times, resulting in the brown patches in the picture.
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First early potatoes eaten
May 25, 2015
Our Cornish First Early potatoes, actually Pentland Javelin, are ready. We had a meal of them on Saturday 23rd