2021 Starts
Jan 01, 2021
Greenhouse controls updated. Raspberry pi in a new waterproof box from Timeguard. Added second heater outlet. Second 1200mm propagtor tray. One 120W for germination and peppers and one 60W for aubergines. 120W tray, when covered, keeps 75mm pots 12C above air temperature. Sowed tomatoes gardeners’ delight, aubergines moneymaker, and cucumber baby F1 Pots on propagtor
Started chitting potatoes 2022
Dec 13, 2020
Started chitting 32 (10kg) of Charlotte potatoes from the Potato House
Charlotte Potatoes chitting
Onions 6 weeks in
Nov 25, 2020
Onions have been in six weeks now and doing nicely
Onions after ix weeks
First sprouts 1st November (about 2 weeks)
Saturn and Jupiter over Pendeen Carn
Nov 06, 2020
Saturn and Jupiter coming into conjuction over Pendeen Carn. About 17h45 on 6th December.
8 second exposure x10 zoom on mobile phone.
Saturn and Jupiter setting over Pendeen Carn
First peas and beans just showing
Nov 03, 2020
First peas and beans just poking through.
Autumn sowing - peas, beans and garlic
Oct 22, 2020
Sowed a row of Kelvedon Wonder peas (about 130), and five short rows of Aquadulce broad beans as well as 18 of own saved garlic cloves. Pinch of Rootgrow in each garlic planting hole.
Peas and beans soaked over night and sprinked with parafin to discourage mice.
Moon and Venus over Chûn Quoit
Oct 14, 2020
Moon and Venus rising over Chûn Quoit. Taken with huawei p30 pro. Hand-held on a chilly morning so there is a little shake.
Best opened in new tab/window and zoomed in a bit. Both Moon and Venus really are there!
Moon and Venus rising over Chûn Quoit
Sweetcorn swift F1 sown
Mar 15, 2020
Sweetcorn Swift f1 sown
Tomatoes have first true leaves
Feb 06, 2020
About 20 days after sowing. Tomatoes in propagator in greenhouse just showing first true leaves
First true leaves on tomatoes
Melons Sown
Jan 29, 2020
Melons Galia Lavi Gal F1 sown in propagator in greenhouse