Category Archives: Veg plot

My daughter and I pulled a huge amount of ivy off a barn wall yesterday. The more unmanageable bits (a couple so heavy that I struggled to even drag them along the ground) went on the bonfire heap, but we … Continue reading →

[5th September] I have spent some of the morning in the greenhouse planting seeds though. I put a few more spring onions in, mostly to use up the packet really. And then as a complete experiment I have planted some … Continue reading →

[31st August] Though it seems odd at this time of the year, our greenhouse is starting to fill up with seed trays again. Today I planted red and brown onion seeds into modules, four to a module (or thereabouts). They … Continue reading →

Spent most of the day in the veggie plot today. Had a clean-up in the greenhouse and put some stuff we won’t need until next year in the shed whilst my daughter picked all the chiles off one of the … Continue reading →

[29th August] I’ve been out in the plot today, just having a general tidy up. I’ve cleared away most of the peas now and put them in the compost. There were a few left that aren’t mildewed, but I’m not … Continue reading →

[23rd August] Had a bit of time out in the plot this afternoon doing some tidying up. It’s Wasp Central out there at the moment. They’re all over every square inch of everything and quite dopey with it, as if … Continue reading →

[22nd August] I had some time to spend in the veggie plot today. My daughter and I lifted the last of the onions — all the small ones I’d left in the ground to see if they’d get any fatter, … Continue reading →

[21st August] After the winds of the last twenty-four hours our climbing beans are now more “sprawling” beans. A number of the canes have clearly snapped and they don’t look good at all. Not entirely surprising, perhaps. Canes probably aren’t … Continue reading →

[19th August] Whilst collecting veggies for this evening’s dinner I noticed that the courgettes are slowing down quite a bit. I don’t think the sudden rainfall has helped them at all and a few fruits had rotted from the flower … Continue reading →

[18th August] I have just ordered garlic bulbs and onion seeds to plant for next year, as well as some seeds for more hardy salad crops to try growing through the winter. We have plenty of scrap wood around so … Continue reading →