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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Views From Home 08/04/08

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How the 'Gardener's Delight' tomatoes (potted up 27/03/08) look now I've moved them into my new cheap (30 from 60 quid) plastic-fabric 'greenhouse'. Also, note how the first achocha to be braved from inside (in the far corner) is getting on - okay I think.

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From left to right: The 'Old Fashioned Mixed' (Saved Seed) sweet peas, 8 lettuce 'Webbs Wonderful', chives, garlic chives, 3 pots carrot 'Parmex'..

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5 Spinach 'Medania', 6 potato 'International Kidney', 6 potato 'Sharpes Express', 8 potato 'Saxon', 18 potato 'Laura'.

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Notes From Home 10/03/08

Sowed:
Achocha. 3 seeds in individual 10cm half plastics.
Carrot 'Parmex'. 15 seeds (doubled) in three 10cm half plastics (5 per).
Lettuce 'Webbs Wonderful'. 8 seeds (doubled) in one 10cm half plastic.
Pea 'Waverex' (Saved Seed). 6 seeds. One per 10cm card tube.
Purple Hibiscus. 6 seeds in one 9cm plastic.
Sharon Fruit (SS). 3 seeds, 1 per 9cm half plastic.
White Hibiscus. 6 seeds in one 9cm plastic.
Spinach 'Medania'. 8 seeds in one 10cm plastic.

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00793Total Allotment Time: 1 & 3/4hrs.
Principle Tasks: Planting out 16 module sowings (8 apiece) of carrot 'Parmex' (sown 19.03.07) and spring onion 'Redmate' (03.03.07) into VB04. Forking over soil in preparation of continuing construction of VB03 (hopefully later this week).

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00699Total Allotment Time: 2 & 1/2hrs
Principle Tasks: Planting out spring veg into VB03. Planting out the pot of onion 'Paris Silver Skinned' I sowed on the 24th Feb into top end of VB01 (next to the broad beans).

Nb. The pile of bark chippings in the forground of the panorama I brought up over the weekend (three 60l bags for £10 from CO-OP).

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Notes From Home 3/19/07

Sowed radish 'Cherry Belle'. 8 modules (5 seeds per.)
Sowed cucumber 'Cucino F1 Hybrid'. 1 seed into a 7.5cm pot.
Sowed lettuce 'Buttercrunch'. 9 seeds into into one 8cm half-pot.
Sowed carrot 'Parmex'. 8 modules (5 seeds per.)
Sowed dwarf french bean (own saved seed, unknown variety). 6 seeds of into individual 9cm pots.

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Notes From Home 2/20/07

Sowed:
Cucumber 'Cucino F1 Hybrid'. 1 seed into a 9cm pot.
Radish 'Cherry Belle'. 8 modules (5 seeds per).
Spring Onion 'White Lisbon'. 8 modules (5 seeds per).
Carrot 'Parmex'. 8 modules (5 seeds per).