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31 seconds to go…

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Kai

Ooooo…. I have a new aid. LeechBlock. Blocks sites (specified by you) that leech time. it’s rather cool – allows you to specify what days the block should be active on, whether it should be time limited (block 9-5 for … Continue reading →

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Solar flair

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Kai

I left work today around quarter to five, en route to lovely dinner and Masterchef evening with sibling Ding, and found myself driving west into the sunset. So nice was it that I put down both windows for they entire … Continue reading →

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MCP, BFB and TMI

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Kai

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 →

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A lot at the allotment

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Kai

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 →

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Oooooo

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Kai

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…)

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First seeds of 2012

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Kai

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 →

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Snow joke

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Kai
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Sprouting supermarket spuds

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Kai
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Wine, whine, wine…

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Kai

I finally sorted out my crab apples picked from Grandma’s garden before it was sold a few weeks ago, to make Andy Hamilton’s crab apple wine. (I’ve also bought his Booze for Free book and Grow Your Food For Free, … Continue reading →

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Feeling hot hot hot…

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Kai

http://www.ehow.com/how_7342882_heat-mini-greenhouse.html I thought of using manure but not bottles. Curious! I wonder if it’s better to use small or large bottles? Large would have more latent heat… Can you tell I’m impatient to start some seeds off?! We got above … Continue reading →

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