21 January 2011

Chilly again..

No not the plants - yes the weather.

Anyway, puns aside, the weather has been warmer than average and wet of late. However, we have had 2 days of quite cold days and -3°C nights (heavy frost good for killing snail eggs in soil).

I have been back in training down the gym this week - arms are very sore - so unless things improve tomorrow then I will probably miss out on some digging this weekend.

We will see....

16 January 2011

No lotty action this weekend

Despite being quite mild for this time of year, too much rain meant it wasn't worth going down for a dig.

Nevermind, as you can see for the sowing/planting grid, nothing much is due to happen until the middle of February.

Here's to counting off the days.

15 January 2011

Seeds, seeds and more seeds!

Been out shopping today for this year's seeds.

Company
Variety
Vegetable
Sow Inside
Plant Outside
Unwins
Casablanca
Potato
February
February
Johnsons
Bunyards Exhibition
Broad Bean
February
March
Johnsons
Oskar
Pea
March
April
Johnsons
Outdoor Girl
Tomato
March
April
Suttons
Boltardy
Beetroot
March
May
Suttons
Greyhound
Cabbage
March
May
Johnsons
Cobnut
Squash
March
May
Unwins
Seville
Sweetcorn
March
May
Suttons
Invitation
Swede
April
April
Johnsons
Sultana
Climbing Bean
April
May
Suttons
Heavyweight
Pumpkin
April
May
Johnsons
All Green Bush
Courgette
April
May
Unwins
Jumbo Pink Banana
Squash
April
May
Johnsons
Purple Teepee
Dwarft Bean
April
June

Photos of what they should look like!

















1 January 2011

Happy New Year!

Well after the coldest year for 25 years and the coldest December for 120 years - I wonder what 2011 will bring.

Here's to the future!!!