Monthly Archives: April 2012

Tomatomental

So I decided to buy seed trays and try tomatoes etc. indoors. Picture 1 was 17th April. Picture 2 is today. Left them as no-shows on Friday and got back on Tuesday to find them 3-4 inches tall and leggy … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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