Growing food

Our beans are being eaten… and not by us

June 1, 2010
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Something is eating our beans. We suspect the slugs. It is very irritating when they have only been in the plot a few days after weeks of care in the greenhouse.

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A surprise showing from the ‘dead’ rhubarb

May 20, 2010
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A rhubarb root that we thought had died in the ground seems to have found a new lease of life and is rather unexpectedly starting to shoot. Better late than never.

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This year’s beans are in the ground

May 18, 2010
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It feels like summer is finally on the way as I can now look out of the window and see the wigwam of bamboo canes I have built to support this year’s bean crop.

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Three years of raspberry growth

May 6, 2010
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We didn’t really believe that raspberry canes would grow as quickly as they do, but three years after planting our first ones they look set to take over the plot.

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Planting up this year’s spuds

May 4, 2010
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The plot is now covered by small white markers, picking out the spots where we have planted this year’s potato crop. We normally grow them in potato bags, but we have good reason for doing it differently this year…

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The monster parsnips in our plot

April 21, 2010
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I‘ve dug out the plot. It seemed about time considering we’ve now started off this year’s crops in the greenhouse. A little bit of warm weather, some watering and a bit of shooting, and they’ll be ready for transplanting. So I pulled back the little polytunnel which has succeeded in propagating nothing but clover and [...]

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Finally getting the planting underway

April 20, 2010
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Spring is well under way so we’ve spent the day planting the seeds for this year’s crops. As we approach the end of April, our potting bench is full of potential.

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Planting this year’s herbs

April 18, 2010
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Hoping the last of the frosts have passed, we’ve transplanted this year’s mint and rosemary. Whether they make it as far as summer is in the hands of the weather.

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The garlic is shooting… quickly

April 13, 2010
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It looks like the worst of the winter weather may be behind us, and the plants are certainly enjoying the warmer days. In some cases, though, that’s not entirely a good thing.

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The rhubarb is shooting

March 30, 2010
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The first of our rhubarb roots has started to show signs of shooting. We’re not going to force it this year, but instead let it get itself established so that by next year we should be harvesting enough fruit for a few summer crumbles.

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