I think the marjoram (Green mat forming plant - centre left) is the compact type, but it might well be the golden curled form.

Rita asked me how the sage was doing. I'm glad to report, good, except for this one branch.

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# 2130Total Allotment Time: 2hrs.
Principle Tasks: General weeding and watering. Cutting back sage.

# 2126# 2125The annual cut-back of the sage - so far it hasn't seemed to mind.

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# 1826Spring is most definitely in the air!

1735.041735.03I couldn't bring myself to fully hate her..

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The News In May!

# 1462# 1461# 1460# 1459# 1458# 1457# 1456# 1455# 1454Total Allotment Time: 3 hrs.
Principle Tasks: Harvesting first 5 'Maris Bard' potatoes. Sowing phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) into veg bed 01. General watering with cans.

7th March 2009

# 1355# 135423 'Turbo' onion sets set out prior to planting in veg bed two.

# 1353The baker's dozen 'Maris Bard' seed potatoes that I put to chit on the 16th Feb (Only just showing sprouts though) about to be planted in veg bed three.

# 1352How the beds looked when finished.

# 1351One of the 'pencilled' crocuses along the border L-bed was still in it's prime.

# 1350Unfortunately I've missed the best of the 'Large Purple' this year.

# 1349My second 7-spot (Coccinella septempunctata) of the year! This time found on the Sage (Salvia officinalis).

Total Allotment Time: 4 hrs.
Principle Tasks: Turning in the annual rye of VB01. Planting out 23 Onion 'Turbo' sets in VB02. Planting out 13 Potato 'Maris Bard' in VB03.

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21/02/09

# 1347A close-up of the flowers of the common sage (Salvia officinalis) growing along the border L-bed - one of my favourites.

# 1346First signs also that the nearby showy stonecrop (Sedum matrona) has spring on it's mind.

# 1345The 'Red Sun' shallots about to be planted out in veg bed 02..

# 1344..and after (The 'buzz-tape' is there to harmlessly deter birds from pulling up the sets).

# 1343I'm a little worried over how many wireworms (Agriotes lineatus) I came across whilst preparing the soil. Maybe they liked the roots of the physalis that came before?

# 1342I've decided for peace of mind reasons alone (How I wish I didn't have to) to ditch the wildlife pond idea. For the time being it will hopefully be an equally wildlife-friendly compost pit.

# 1341Total Allotment Time: 3hrs.

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