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Nettle Soup

Nettles seem to be loving this cold wet weather, we have loads of them on our plot. Time to make some Nettle Soup!…

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Added by Laila Noort on May 23, 2013 at 11:41 — 4 Comments

Transplanting Tomatoes . The Salad Bar and Veggie Progress

A bit of sunshine, a bit of rain and a lot of grey skies this week.  Sunday was glorious and I managed to catch up on a lot of gardening jobs.  There is so much to do at this time of year that it is hard to  know where to start.  A lot of things are ready to be planted out - I have already planted some brassicas - cabbage, broccoli - and yesterday the runner beans went out at the plot, covered with fleece and liberally sprinkled with slug pellets, just in case.…



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Added by elaine rickett on May 23, 2013 at 8:32 — 3 Comments

Aquilegia Ministar

A new post over at Southbourne Gardens http://www.woollygreen.com/2013/05/22/rain-rain-go-away/

Added by Southbourne Gardens on May 22, 2013 at 11:38 — No Comments

I'll be with you in...

...apple blossom time, although it's a bit late this year. This might be a good thing as there's plenty of blossom and plenty of insects about so things are looking good for an excellent harvest.

This is my James Grieve which is absolutely covered in flowers.…

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Added by Colin Robinson on May 21, 2013 at 23:30 — No Comments

Our Plot Onion Bhajees

A new post over at Southbourne Gardens http://southbournegardens.com/2013/05/20/our-plot-onion-bhajees/

Added by Southbourne Gardens on May 20, 2013 at 13:09 — No Comments

Honesty I Do

http://northernscrivener.blogspot.com/2013/05/honesty-i-do.html

Added by Robert on May 18, 2013 at 15:30 — No Comments

Pollination

Today in the south west we have got the first good fruit pollination day since 2011.

It is 60*f, and warmer would be better still.

No prime bee swarms this year; it is just  a little too late. good swarms perhaps.

I have not noticed a good prime swarm year for many years, but I am not involved any more.

Added by Gareth Howell on May 16, 2013 at 10:14 — No Comments

Sowing

A new post over at Southbourne Gardens http://southbournegardens.com/2013/05/15/sowing/

Added by Southbourne Gardens on May 15, 2013 at 16:50 — No Comments

Wet and then dry as life springs forth

Wet and then dry as life springs forth…

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Added by Lee James on May 14, 2013 at 23:05 — No Comments

Feeling Spring

A new post over at Southbourne Gardens http://southbournegardens.com/2013/05/14/feeling-spring/

Added by Southbourne Gardens on May 14, 2013 at 10:30 — No Comments

Forget-Me-Nots

A new post over at Southbourne Gardens http://southbournegardens.com/2013/05/13/forget-me-nots/

Added by Southbourne Gardens on May 13, 2013 at 14:40 — No Comments

first potatoes

We had the first of the new potatoes today - nearly a fortnight later than the last two years but not surprising given the cold spring.

The variety is Home Guard and they tasted lovely but the yield was poor compared to my favourite Lady Christl. I suppose I…

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Added by Colin Robinson on May 12, 2013 at 20:04 — 4 Comments

Malvern Spring Show

I had a great time there on Thursday. I've done a round up of blog posts I've found over the weekend giving you a flavour of what there was this year.

http://malvernmeet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/yesterday-at-malvern.html

Here's a view of the auricula theatre display in the Flower Marquee to tempt you over...…

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Added by VP on May 12, 2013 at 16:59 — No Comments

The Right to Grow your Own

A bit of a rant on the new law the EU enforced that prohibits the use of non-certified seeds.

http://www.sowandso.com/grow/…

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Added by Laila Noort on May 9, 2013 at 8:57 — 5 Comments

Today in the Polytunnel

I just got a new polytunnel, as you can imagine I have been very very busy getting it al ready for this growing season. For now I am loving it.

I have already spend an afternoon inside with 15C while we had sleet and 2C outside. I love the sound of rain on the tunnel while I am sowing and planting out nice and warm inside. Radio on and a cup of tea on the potting bench....HEAVEN!…

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Added by Laila Noort on May 9, 2013 at 8:49 — 8 Comments

Oriental Greens, Runner Beans and Other Things

The spell of really lovely weather we have been having has worked wonders in the garden.  I have more purple sprouting broc than I know what to do with, the broad beans are flourishing, the potatoes have pushed through and the seeds of parsnip and carrot have germinated.  Yay!



The raised beds in the Rosebank garden are filling out nicely, the large pots are waiting for courgettes and squash, the smaller black bottomless pots have parsnips and carrots in and I still have spring…

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Added by elaine rickett on May 9, 2013 at 7:26 — 2 Comments

Roland(?) rats and compost heaps

I used to breed Bees and whilst interested in the "piping" of queens which can be heard above the rest of the colony as a lower pitched louder noise, I met a Rat hypnotist from Taiwan; yes a rat hypnotist who pointed out to me that the colony behaviour of rats is exactly the same difference as a colony of bees. They also have a "piping" noise for the King rat, and every colony of rats has a king.

I took the lady in question around some of the Dorset villages to ascertain how many rats…

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Added by Gareth Howell on May 8, 2013 at 20:12 — 2 Comments

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