A strange year in every way. Most of the tree fruit got wiped out by a very late, very hard (-6) frost but a few apples survived. Some veg and the tomatoes have been a disaster due to weather, but some have done unexpectedly well. The carrots are Amsterdam forcing, which I showed early in pots in the greenhouse (they were good but as I showed about too thickly, not big) and some outside as well. These have done well, with no carrot fly damage, so will do them again.
Diary of a Mad Gardener
The trials, tribulations and occasionally utter futility of growing flowers, fruit and vegetables.
Sunday, 13 September 2020
Saturday, 27 June 2020
Saturday, 20 June 2020
Ancient lettuce
This lettuce is lactuca sativa, ancient plant from Asia. I've never grown it before but I think it is going to be my late crop lettuce from now on. Seeds of this plant were found in stone age deposits on the Isle of Wight, so it's certainly been around a while!
Saturday, 13 June 2020
All planting done!
I always aim to get every planted before the longest day, and I've managed it a couple of weeks early this year. A nice feeling, just have to wait for everything to grow!
Thursday, 21 May 2020
strange times
A strange spring with lockdown but I have managed to keep on gardening.
My tint greenhouse is now full of tomatoes and Chinese cabbage, the tomatoes have started flowering (earliest ever).
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