Category Archives: Green things

Not even the ducks are keen on this weather…

Yesterday was my Aunt’s 60th – we (Mum, Ding, Dong and I) made an afternoon tea with sandwiches and cakes and scones and everyone met at our cousin’s house. It was all very civilised and rather pleasant! Aunt seemed to … Continue reading

Posted in Family, Green things | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Cracking on

Bit blowy! Sowed some more seeds today – spring onion White Lisbon, basil, oregano, chard Bright Lights, borecole (kale) Dwarf Green Curled and poached egg plant. The brassicas are doing well, turnips a good 2 inches, the rest 4-5 inches. … Continue reading

Posted in Green things | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Vampires, veggies, vino and v… acrobatics (bugger).

This blog is basically turning into an allotment blog… ah well! Today was a momentous day. And I didn’t take any pictures, mostly because I’d buried most things so it would have been rather uninteresting… Today, the potatoes went in. … Continue reading

Posted in Green things, Homebrew, Sports and Leisure | Leave a comment

On an egg and a banana

What a lovely weekend eh? Saturday saw me and mum pop out for wool and ski gear and come back with a boot full of shopping, including several plants. We had scone and tea at the garden centre too. Lovely … Continue reading

Posted in Green things | 1 Comment

Spring Equinox!

Finally the days will be longer than the nights! Yay! Some photos from the weekend. Firstly, my cats are cute. Spock was sleeping in his usual sphynx pose, and Alfie decided that he’d make use of those legs as a … Continue reading

Posted in Green things, Turn of the Year | 3 Comments

MCP, BFB and TMI

A new camera (Samsung SH100 – supposedly wifi capable but I haven’t yet got it to work :/) and a day planting seeds means lots of photos! I have these 24 cell trays, and am testing out a combination of … Continue reading

Posted in Green things | Leave a comment

A lot at the allotment

Busy old day! I popped to the plot and moved (again) the gooseberries and the raspberries from the right corner to the front corner, move the asparagus from the far corner to just above the raspberries, and in doing so … Continue reading

Posted in Green things | 1 Comment

Oooooo

5-24 degrees inside my greenhouse – about 20 today! The onions and leeks aren’t showing yet but their little clingfilm lids have kept their atmosphere damp (maybe too damp? May let some air in today…)

Posted in Green things | Leave a comment

First seeds of 2012

Snow’s gone, and although last night and maybe tonight is supposed to be cold, the weatherman said it would be ‘exceptionally mild’ for the rest of the week. I’m not sure how mild ‘exceptionally mild’ is, sounds a bit like … Continue reading

Posted in Green things | Leave a comment

Sprouting supermarket spuds

Posted in Green things | Leave a comment