It is time now to plant overwintering garlic, we had a really good crop of thermidrome and early purple wight last year, so this year we are trying something different, Marco and Cristo, planted yesterday under nettings as they are quite a lot of birds around still, add a good fertilizer before planting and water…
Late July 15
one of the coldest July recorded and it shows on anything growing outside. mixed basils seeds in small pots, Morel de Balbis and Coqueret du Perou planted in raised beds and large pots, sow Aztec broccoli seeds. Decided against grow bag this year for some of the tomatoes, got loads of large builders soft plastic…
late June 15
Hail stones on first of June, weather still pretty cold for season. Massive wind on Bloom’s bank holiday Monday, some of the artichokes were levelled with no hope to put them back up unfortunately. last of scarlet chard and broccoli picked, planted rest of tomatoes and Genoa courgettes in tunnels, last of the first run…
Late May 15
Most tomatoes are in the ground indoor now, ramiro peppers, pumpkins, courgettes and blue kohlrabis seeds are in pots, first white and red alpine strawberries picked, golden mangetout and peas “douce Provence” seeds in ground, planted romanesco, parsnips and different beetroot outside but weather still pretty cold. First attack of red spider mites on strawberries,…
Meringues
To make firmer meringues, add a little bit of cornflour to your sugar before adding to egg whites, warm sugar in oven will also help the mixing process.
Late April 2015
Planted outside broadbeans and purple sprouting broccoli yesterday, picking at present: radishes, coriander and green sprouting broccoli, coming soon: strawberries, peas and mangetout at early stage, different tomatoes, chilies, peppers, beans, mint, cumin, kolhrabi and more at seedling stage.
Filling up your raised bed
Before filling up a new raised bed, lay down a thick layer of newspapers or some flat cardboard, then fill up with a good mix of top soil and compost, rake and press down, water well and if the weather is still cold, cover with a sheet of polythene a couple of weeks before planting…
Garden week-end work
Planted broadbeans and purple broccoli, hoping the wind won’t take them away, second year for our goji tree too, looking very healthy!