seeds

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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Popular Blagger posts of March 2010

March 31, 2010
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March was a busy month on the plot and in the kitchen. We started planting this year’s seeds, introduced three new chickens to our home flock and finally baked some sourdough bread we are happy to eat.

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We’ve started planting this year’s seeds

March 27, 2010
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Spring is finally upon us. One day before the clocks go forward for the start of summertime, we have planted the first of this year’s seeds: Ildi tomatoes. It feels good to have started on this year’s crops.

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Our 2010 seeds have arrived

February 11, 2010
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The seeds for this summer’s crops have arrived, with a few weeks to spare. Although we are still waiting for our seed potatoes and the will need chitting, most of our crops don’t need starting until March.

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We’ve ordered our seeds for 2010

January 30, 2010
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Spring is approaching, so we’ve been sitting down with the seed catalogues again and finally ordered this year’s seeds. We’re growing tomatoes, potatoes, beans and more, with a few fruity experiments thrown in for variety.

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Free BBC Dig In seeds arrive

April 24, 2009

BBC Dig InIf you missed out on getting your free seeds from the BBC, you can still follow the series by downloading the book and buying seeds of your own.

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Ordering this year's seeds

February 9, 2009

The rain is hammering on the window as I type this; the snow has only just melted. Yet it’s time to be thinking seriously about what we’re going to be growing this year.

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The plot in 2008

January 1, 2008

Today being the first day of the new year, we sat down with the seed catalogues and planned what we’d plant in 2008. We settled on carrots, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, beetroot, beans (French, runner and Borlotto), globe artichokes, strawberries, raspberries, chillies, sweetcorn and squash. As I thought we would, we’ve ruled out sprouts and broccoli [...]

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