Digging Deep

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How the wildlife pond is getting on. 60cm (The minimum depth I've read to be sure of avoiding freezing solid in winter) seems really deep! Putting in the split-cane edging now seemed a good idea.

# 1147.14Well worth the leaving.. the patch of Field Beans (Vicia faba) along the border L-bed.. Mr bee agrees! :o)

# 1147.13An unexpected harvest. I had decided to resist the temptation to try the rhubarb this second year, but in my endeavors to build the pond I unwittingly broke a leaf or two.. temptation enough!

# 1147.12The seven 'Medania' spinaches from yesterday prior to planting out in veg bed 02. The existing plant is a self-seeded coriander.

# 1147.11Overkill? How they, the 'Ice King' lettuces and 'Parmex' carrots looked after 'protection'.

Total Allotment Time: 4 hrs.
Principle Tasks: Continuing construction of the wildlife pond. Planting out above mentioned seedlings. Hand-weeding.

One Down?

# 1147.10I've a bad feeling that I've lost one of the asparagus (or should that be asparagi?) Only one of the two crowns nearest the globe artichoke at the top of the picture has so far put up a spear. Are they incompatible, or is it only that the artichoke is taking up more moisture from the soil?

# 1147.09The 'Epicure' potatoes are all looking good though. My finger's are crossed that frosty mornings are behind us.

# 1147.08How the 'slope end' of the wildlife pond appears now I've decided to go for it (Notice the new label below).

# 1147.07The seedlings I brought up from home today. Clockwise from top left: 7 Spinach 'Medania', 3 Carrot 'Parmex', and 5 Lettuce 'Ice King'.

# 1147.06The 'Sturon' onions in veg bed 01 seem to be doing okay.

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Notes From Home 28/03/08

Potted up 6 'Ice King' lettuce seedlings (Sown 11.03.08) 5 in 7.5cm plastics, 1 in a 6cm half plastic.
Potted up 8 'Webbs Wonderful' lettuce seedlings (Sown 10.03.08) in 7.5cm plastics.
Sowed 3 'Tondo' marrows in individual 9cm plastics.

Notes From Home 11/03/08

Sowed:
Capsicum 'Hot & Spicy'. 9 seeds in 9cm half plastic.
Garlic Chives (Saved Seeds). 6 seeds (doubled) in 10cm half plastic.
Lettuce 'Ice King'. 12 seeds in 10cm half plastic.
Physalis (Shop Brought Saved Seeds). 12 seeds in 10cm half plastic.
Physalis 'Little Lantern'. 12 seeds in 10cm half plastic.
Cucumber 'Dekah'. ? seeds into ? 9cm half plastics.

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