First spinach sown 2018
Feb 12, 2018
Two rows of Palco spinach sown
Potatoes just showing through 2017
Apr 10, 2017
About 45 days 8.5 weeks after planting.
Earthed up the potatoes. Just a couple of leaves on about 1/4 of the plants showing through
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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