tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46232805346696476442023-11-16T10:39:51.726-08:00Peter's garden and allotmentAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-53735267188439821582013-04-15T07:49:00.002-07:002013-04-15T07:49:37.090-07:00More seeds Over the weekend I started pots of Suncherry Premium at £3.69 for 6 seeds,a rip off if it hadn't of been for the the £5 voucher from T@M,Red Brunswick and Crimson Forest onions,Jumbo Sweet F1 Hybrid peppers and a heirloom mix of tomatoes from the Grow Your Own Seed c<span style="font-family: inherit;">ircl</span>e which contain <span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111;">Maskotka, Vova Yellow, Black Plum, Beijing Yellow, Koralik</span></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111; font-family: inherit;">,Pendula </span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111; font-family: inherit;">Orange and Maja.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111;">The heated propagator is doing its job and so far the following seeds are up and are currently on the windowsill.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111;">Madame Jardel's Black</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111;">Kenilworth St George</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111;">Betimes Macbeth</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111;">Monkey's Ass</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111;">Slovenian Black</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111;">Sungella</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111;">Sungold</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111;">Bishops Children dahlias</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111;">Picolino cucumbers</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111;">Zinnia Purple Prince,Envy Double and Queen Red Lime.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #111111;">I think they have a little bit more time until potting on.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-62421221432501555552013-04-10T13:47:00.001-07:002013-04-14T07:15:02.199-07:00Another batch of seedsAnother batch of seeds started.<br />
Sungella and Sungold tomatoes,Picolino cucumbers,Purple Prince,Envy Double and Queen Red Lime zinnia,Salvia Blaze of Fire,Victoria rhubarb,Partner F1 gherkin,Zebrune shallot and Musselburgh and Blue De Solaise leeks.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-73402016473979579872013-04-08T07:06:00.000-07:002013-04-14T07:14:01.250-07:00Long time no post<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's been a while since my last post due to the fact that the weather has been awful and my illness leaves me very tired.</div>
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However April has seen the start of seed planting.</div>
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The heated propagator has been switched on and currently has the following tomatoes in it.</div>
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Koralik<br />
Kenilworth St.George<br />
Betimes Macbeth<br />
Monkey's Ass<br />
Slovenian Black<br />
In an unheated propagator I have started off the following.<br />
Bishop's Children Dahlia<br />
Rudbeckia Cherry Brandy and Rustic Dwarf<br />
Aubergine Black Enorma<br />
First In Field and Maskotka tomatoes<br />
Sweet Genovese and Red Basil</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-37113735980240729152013-01-27T03:39:00.000-08:002013-01-27T03:39:32.098-08:00Seed Circle 12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My 2nd seed circle package arrived this week and contained the following goodies<br />
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Blackpod Runner Bean</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Helsing Junction Blues Tomato</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Betimes Macbeth Tomato</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Blush Tomato</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Skagit Magic TPS</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Baun Onion</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Radlands Greenleaf Dwarf FB</td>
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Purple Beetroot</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Aranyalma Tomato</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Mr Brooks Blue DFB</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Old Homestead CFB</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Queen of Hearts Tomato</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Eat Me Early Mange Tout</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Blauwschokker
Peas</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Cherokee
Trail of Tears Bean</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Cosse Violette</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Mrs Fortune's Climbling Bean</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Major Cook's Bean</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Red Pear Tomato</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Terhune</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Pretty in Purple Chilli</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Yankee Bell Pepper</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Henderson Lima Bean</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Madame Jardel's Black Tomato</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Cherokee White Eagle Corn</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Fordhook 242 Lima Bean</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Black Jet Soya Bean</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Miniature White Cucumber</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Pepperdew Chilli</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Great White Tomato</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Butterbean Soya Bean</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Tohya Soya Bean</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Wieringer Boon DFB</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Reade Krobbe DFB</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Swedish Yellow Pea</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kaulion's White Broadbean</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Luang Prabang Mangetout</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Ragged Jack Kale</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Eeuwig Moes</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Mystery Tomato</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">White Zebra Tomato</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Turkish Pepper</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Black Icicle Tomato</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Florence Fennel</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Scorzonera</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Flavert DFB</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Numex Twilight Chillis</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Tropaleum Peregrinum</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kool's
Langstro Rozijn Erwt Pea</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Oldambster Wierboom Broad Bean</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Elisabeth Pea mangetout</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Spring Blush Tall Snap pea</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Alma Csipos Pepper</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Opal Creek Tall Snap Pea</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">North
Carolina Speckled Cutshort long Greasy Bean</td>
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<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Lattughino
Biondo Ricciolino di Trieste Lettuce</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Georgian #2 Dwarf French Bean</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Pea Parsley</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Greek Cress</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Dwarf Grey Sugar Mangetout Pea</td>
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<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Ground Cherry Cossack Pineapple</td>
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63 different varieties.Some people's generosity astounds me.For various non gardening reasons I have not made a start on anything yet this year but the hands are getting itchy and the heated propagator is a mere switch away.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-78009440115408656682013-01-11T04:55:00.001-08:002013-01-11T04:55:25.632-08:00First wander in the garden this year.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Even though I can't get down to the allotment at the moment I can still manage a few minutes in the garden.It's nice to see bulbs breaking throgh the soil and a bit of colour regardless of where it comes from.</div>
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I planted some snowdrops in the green last year and noticed this little fellow</div>
in flower.Some of his friends have come up elsewhere.<br />
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My Hellebores that I planted 2 years ago are now in bud and soon will be in flower.They always manage to cheer me up.</div>
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A Pink primrose that was just left is in flower.<br />
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Likewise its yellow counterpart<br />
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A hacked to bits Winter Jasmine has started to flower and covers an unsightly bird bath,<br />
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<br />Tamara daffodils of which at least one has a bud which is nice and early.<br />
There are various other areas where bulbs are breaking through and a number of my pots are showing signs of life so I am hoping for more colour soon.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-65728136436537435682013-01-09T12:54:00.000-08:002013-01-09T12:54:41.714-08:00First post of the new yearThis isn't a gardening post but a story of what I have been doing over the last couple of weeks.<br />
I recently have been feeling very lethargic and this came to a head on Christmas Eve when I had to go to the doctor who sent me to hospital for blood tests and an x ray.The outcome(anaemic) was to be admitted in the evening and given 3 units of blood to correct a haemoglobin deficiency.On Christmas day I had another unit as I did on Boxing Day.I thought I was getting better and going to be let out but unfortunately I caught an infection which meant no discharge and antibiotics.I then had an Endoscopy which showed 2 lumps which are cancerous.I then had a problem with my glands which ballooned up,an ultrasound found a blocked gland which means more tablets and will take months to clear.I also had a CAT scan which found more problems.<br />
I have also been hooked up to a machine to thin my blood which is contary to me being anaemic.<br />
Every time I thought I was getting out something else went wrong;<br />
I was finally let out yesterday night so managed a sleep in my own bed and today went to the Royal Marsden for my gradings/staging etc.<br />
The outcome is that the cancer has spread so is inoperable and I start chemotherapy next week.<br />
Bring it on there is no way that I will allow you horrid pieces of crap to mess up my life as I fully intend to be on my allotment this year and for many years to come.<br />
Now I am home I can start some seeds off/Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-15354133475286612622012-12-20T08:16:00.000-08:002012-12-22T08:10:36.266-08:00Grow Your Own Seed Circle 10.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My seeds from this circle arrived today.40 different packages in all shapes and sizes,all for the price of a Large Letter stamp.<br />
The varieties are listed below<br />
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Blue OSU<br />
Rio Grande.<br />
Idli<br />
Orange Russian<br />
Yellow Cocktail<br />
Black Cherry<br />
Pantano<br />
Early Tanana<br />
Latah<br />
Black Russian<br />
Cheethams Potato Leaved<br />
Black @ Brown Boar<br />
Red Pear<br />
Poire Jaune<br />
Kenilworth St George<br />
Chocolate Cherokee<br />
Pink Brandywine<br />
Heinz<br />
Delicious<br />
Ponderosa Pink<br />
Valencia<br />
Banana Legs<br />
Golden Grape<br />
Yellow Currant<br />
Heirloom<br />
Darby Striped<br />
German Lunchbox<br />
Kirschklompen<br />
Matina (potato leafed)<br />
Sweet Pea Currant<br />
Hundreds and Thousands<br />
Sunbaby<br />
The Amateur<br />
Hahnstown Yellow<br />
Kibits Ukraine<br />
Yellow Pear<br />
Galina's Yellow<br />
Wladecks<br />
White Beauty<br />
Golden Jubilee<br />
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From various sources this year I have tried to grow various tomatoes this year.<br />
It probably wasn't the best year weather wise to try this.<br />
Koralik<br />
Early Tanana<br />
Reisentraube<br />
Slovenian Black<br />
Alpatieva 905<br />
Monkey's Ass<br />
Latah<br />
Losetto<br />
Mortgage Lifter<br />
Sungold<br />
San Marzano<br />
Principe Borghese<br />
Shirley<br />
Maskotka<br />
Harbinger<br />
Tasmanian Chocolate<br />
Dwarf Mr Snow<br />
Sungella<br />
Sweet Million<br />
Beijing Yellow<br />
First In Field<br />
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The only one that didn't germinate was First In Field.Not really fussed as they were a freebie from Dolmio.<br />
I got no ripe fruit from Tasmanian Chocolate,Dwarf Mr Snow,Sungella and San Marzano.<br />
I don't have a problem with the San Marzano since they were part of a £1 shop purchase last year.Even last year they were very late and sparse.<br />
The Tasmanian Chocolate and Dwarf Mr Snow were from a seed swap and part of the <a href="http://www.dwarftomatoproject.net/" target="_blank">Dwarf Tomato</a> project.I have read elsewhere that people were not enamoured with their results and I have to agree.To my mind these are not stable yet and the differing plant sizes and leave shapes need to be sorted out.Mine obviously didn't realise that they were supposed to be 4 foot compact plants.<br />
I was surprised by the Sungella but still have seeds and will give them another try next year.<br />
My allotment is a graveyard for tomatoes that succumb to blight every year.Thus I tried Losetto F1 which were supposed to be blight tolerant.I also had plants of Shirley,Harbinger and Maskotka hanging around so gave them a try.True to form the allotment showed early signs of blight and thus I didn;t expect much.Through judicious leaf removal I got a decent crop from all of my plants until some allotment creatures decided to take chunks out of my tomatoes.<br />
For my early tomatoes I tried self saved Koralik which had very small fruits but quite tasty,Early Tanana which were early but pretty tasteless and will not be grown again,Latah which after a bit of sun were pretty tasty and will be grown again.Strangely Koralik were one of the last varieties that I got fruit off of.<br />
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For cherry tomatoes I tried Reisentraube,the taste was nothing spectacular and they took too long to redden up even though I had some in a greenhouse.I also had a couple of Sweet Millions which were fine and I will grow them again.<br />
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On the beefsteak front I grew Monkey's Ass and Mortgage Lifter both of which had a good fleshy taste,the yield of the former was pretty poor though.<br />
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My yellow skinned tomato this year was Beijing Yellow obtained from a seed swap,good taste but not a great yield.<br />
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For the first time I tried a black tomato,Slovenian Black obtained from a seed swap.I didn't get masses of fruits but the taste was divine and this is a definate for next year.<br />
The star of the show this year was Sungold purely for the taste,if anybody knows of a superior tomato to this I would love to know.<br />
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Wandered down to the deserted allotment and collected some Leeks,Autumn King and Flyaway F1 carrots,Helenor swedes and some decent sized Gladiator F1 parsnips.This is the first and probably last of the Leeks since the rest are still like grass stalks.This a shame since I really enjoyed them earlier in the year.<br />
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I also harvested some Falstaff brussels sprouts.<br />
Hopefully this lot will keep me going until the pre Christmas dinner vegetable run.<br />
There is loads of weeding and digging to be done but the ground is sodden after the frosts and rain of recent weeks so a delay is inevitable.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-90722919896303207612012-12-14T07:46:00.000-08:002012-12-14T07:46:09.276-08:00Seed Circle 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have finally bagged up and sent my seeds for the <a href="http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,70816.0.html" target="_blank">Allotments 4 All</a> Seed swap.This year I saved Reisentraube tomatoes and Black Hungarian Chilli peppers.</div>
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Reisentraube tomatoes.<br />
These were started on the 3rd March and potted on on the 29th March,27th April and relocated outside in mid May.Harvesting commenced in late September.<br />
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Black Hungarian Chilli Peppers.<br />
These were started on 3rd February in a heated propagator/and were up by 22nd /February where they were relocated to the windowsill.I potted them up on 10th March where they were relocated to the Conservatory.They were potted on to larger pots on 9th June.Then they were basically left until harvesting from October onwards once they had turned reddish.The seed was harvested from a number of fruits and left to dry until the seeds were hard.<br />
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I managed to dig over half of the vegetable patch that I intend to use for Cristo garlic.I emptied and replanted my hanging basket that has Pansies and Violas that I got cheaply from B&Q and potted up the Fuschias and Pelagoniums that it previously contained.The last of the spring bulbs went in earlier in the week Double Early Abba and Gavota tulips and some Carlton daffodils that I had hanging around.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-78213349627336579712012-11-28T07:10:00.000-08:002012-12-05T05:22:00.519-08:00Seed circle 1One of the joys of forums is that some run various seed circles.This I have joined the <a href="http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/grapevine/seed-swap/seed-circle-number-10-tomato-treat-2012-a_63689.html" target="_blank">GYO Tomato</a> seed circle.I have grown and harvested Early Tanana and Latah as my contribution.<br />
In return I will get upwards of 40 new varieties to try next year.<br />
Some of the varieties I am looking forward to trialling.<br />
I originally got these seed from the Allotments 4 All last year.Without this I would never have heard of these varieties and hopefully I can introduce 20 other people to grow them.<br />
They are both early season varieties so the bad weather and blight this year didn't affect them.<br />
Early Tanana comes from <a href="https://bestcoolseeds.com/catalog/vegetables/tomato" target="_blank">Denali seeds</a> in Alaska and if it can grow there the UK will pose no problems.<br />
Latah originally came from <a href="http://www.realseeds.co.uk/" target="_blank">Real Seeds</a> who are well worth a look for something slightly out of the ordinary.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-78893125744360734252012-11-18T11:01:00.002-08:002012-11-18T11:01:47.933-08:00Sunny day and have run out of veggies for lunch.With the prospect of frozen peas for Sunday lunch I had no alternative but to visit the allotment and harvest something fresh.4 good sized Gladiator parsnips,some Flyaway F1 carrots and a first harvest of Falstaff brussel sprouts was a decent haul and I managed to scoff some Autumn Bliss raspberries.I also managed a start on the roots of one of my tree stumps.<br />
I also replanted some Senshyui onions that the birds had dislodged.<br />
Earlier in the week I planted 2 rows of Super Aquadulce broad beans and cleared my Runner beans.<br />
In the garden the trees have finally shed their leaves so another 3 bags of leaves were collected and the pond was tidied up and filled up a bit..I also pulled up the remainder of the tomato plants since there was no viable fruit left.<br />
I also planted up another pot for spring with Carlton daffodils,Fire of Love tulips and Aneome Blanda.<br />
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A rare trip to the allotment saw the following harvest.Early Nantes carrots,Helenor swede,Gladiator parsnips and a rather overgrown Hungarian zucchini.I also dug over some soil ready for Aquadulce broad beans.<br />
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The Alium bed has been planted up for next year with Electric Red onions,Senshyu onions,Golden Gourmet shallots,Albigensian Wight and Cristo garlic.<br />
In the garden I have been collecting sacks of leaves for leaf mulch.Last year's has been mixed up and moved and contains lots of worms and is decomposing nicely.<br />
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The first Gladiator parsnip of the season coming in at 17 inches.<br />
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Finally a picture in focus of my Falstaff brussel sprouts<br />
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The Helenor swede is fattening up nicely.<br />
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The Marshmello strawberries bed had a bit of a tidy up and trim.<br />
I planted a row of Cristo garlic and 2 short rows of White Lisbon winter hardy spring onions.<br />
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The recent weather has facilitated a general garden tidy up.I have collected 4 black sacks worth of rubbish and consequently found my lost Wedding ring.I now take it off every time I do anything in the garden or allotment.</div>
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I have looked at last year's leaf mould and stirred it up a bit,it is full of worms and seems to be breaking down nicely.I have emptied 1 compost bin and turned over two others.</div>
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The tomato graveyard is rapidly filling up and I am gradually pulling up my plants.The Tasmanian Chocolate and Dwarf Mr Snow have been exceptionally disappointing,so far I have had no ripe fruit.The Alpatieva 905 are a good size but something has been eating them likewise with the Beijing Yellow.<br />
In the garden I have planted Blue Hyacinths,Iris Reticulata and Tete a Tete dwarf daffodils.<br />
In pots for spring I have planted Carlton daffodils with Tete a Tete and Iris Reticulata,and one of Tete a Tete with Muscari.<br />
Some of my pots from last year are already showing probably crocuses.<br />
In seed trays I have started Calendula Fruit Twist,Cornflower Blue Diadem and some self saved Hollyhocks.<br />
On the seed saving front I have bagged up Beijing Yellow,Slovenian Black,Harbinger,Mortgage Lifter,Alpatieva 905,Reisentraube,Napia Early Pointy Red and Alberto's Locoto.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-38291475971867904622012-10-23T09:09:00.000-07:002012-10-23T09:09:52.439-07:00Allotment update<div>
For the first time in ages I went to the allotment.It was perfect weather for it.dry not too hot or cold and I got a fair bit done.The old onion patch was dug over and I planted of row of leeks.</div>
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On the harvesting front I harvested Green Delicacy kohlrabi,Flyaway carrots,Snowball turnip,Helenor swede,Ishikura spring onions,Greenleaf lettuce and Autumn Bliss raspberries.<br />
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The recent weather has finally killed off my tomato patch so I have harvested any that show any sign of colour and pulled the plants up.I have also dug up my Annabel french beans which were finished,I am leaving the runnerbeans for seed.<br />
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In the brassica cage I have finally got around to planting some Kale plants,I am sure that the resident whitefly will soon be feasting on them.I have some Falstaff brussel sprouts on the plants,I have also taken lots of munched leaves off.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-25793626685988983272012-10-07T12:31:00.000-07:002012-10-11T03:24:30.501-07:00Potatoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A pictoral history of my maincrop Picasso and Pink Fur apple potatoes</div>
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A row of Charlotte salad potatoes,three rows of PFA and 2 of Picasso.</div>
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The incessant rain of spring and early summer sees the crop growing.</div>
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Unfortunately the site got struck with blight so the stems were cut off and basically left in the soil.</div>
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The dreadful conditions led to my Picasso's splitting.</div>
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Some did come out clean and are now in storage,</div>
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This is the last of the Pink Fur Apple's which have provided me with a decent crop and will be grown again next year.</div>
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I spent yesterday afternoon digging up and over the rest of my potato bed,all that's left are a row of Gladiator parsnips.In front of that is the unweeded Onion bed which is my next job.</div>
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A quick trip to the allotment this week as the weather has been awful.</div>
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I did a bit of harvesting.Half a carrier bag of tomatoes,200 grams of raspberries,a hungarian zucchini and some Annabel dwarf french beans.</div>
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Gem squashes,Rumba onions,French breakfast radishes,Kohlrabi and some Flyaway carrots,</div>
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Some Chioggia beetroot.I also dug up a couple of Picasso potato plants that unfortunately seem to have split and are a pig to peel.</div>
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The garden clear up continues and here is the tomato graveyard,all waiting to be emptied.</div>
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At least I still have my Sungolds producing and still tasting gorgeous.</div>
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Harvested my first Beijing Yellow tomato today,the taste is nothing spectactular but I am saving the seeds.I also harvested some Slovenian Black tomatoes that have a much nicer taste and likewise am saving seeds from them.<br />
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Harbinger,Reisentraube and Slovenian Black have been fermented,cleaned and are now drying.<br />
Latah and Early Tanana have been dried and bagged up for the Grapevine seed circle.15 packets of each will hopefully be enough.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-73492660120709577622012-09-14T08:45:00.000-07:002012-09-14T08:45:25.463-07:00Bargains galore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Had a little wander around the Poundshop and B@Q's reduced section.If they are too lazy to water I will take a tray of 24 Pansies for a pound even if a few slots were empty and some others obviously dead.A bit of water and some pruning and I have a winter bed.The Violas were half price but again they will fill a bed.<br />
The Pound shop provided Tomato feed,Hyacinths and Crocuses,again a winter/spring pot sorted out.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-64209665687816326782012-09-10T15:46:00.001-07:002012-09-10T15:55:02.582-07:00Today at the allotment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Went down to the allotment before the weather turns and harvested yet more French and Runner beans.I picked Headstart sweetcorn and a Little Gem squash together with Autumn Bliss raspberries for lunch and my first Snowball turnip and Blauer hilds radish.<br />
A bit of time was spent snapping off blighted tomato leaves.<br />
I also got a Comfrey plant and some Strawberry plants from my kind allotment neighbours.<br />
I also got my Thompson @Morgan order Ferline tomatoes,Aubergines,Salad leaves,Calendula and Cornflowers all for £2.10.<br />
In the garden I have had my first Mortgage Lifter tomato,it was a good size and had a nice meaty flavour.I will be growing these again next year.<br />
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The garden tomatoes have appreciated the recent hot spell and are developing nicely.I am finally getting some decent Sungolds.I have harvested some Partner F1 gherkins.<br />
I have started saving seeds from Reisentraube for the <a href="http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,70816.0.html" target="_blank">Allotments 4 All seed circle</a>,Mortgage Lifter and Harbinger.<br />
I have finally got a red Alberto's Locoto pepper to go with my ripening Napia Early Pointy peppers.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-23192410974913241842012-09-06T15:08:00.000-07:002012-09-10T15:49:24.836-07:00This week at the allotment.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The weather this week has been glorious so much time has been spent at the allotment.A lot has also been spent in the garden sorting out various tomatoes.Plantings include Grandpa Admires,Brune d'hiver and Austrian Greenleaf lettuce,Corn salad and Oriental mixed green salad leaves.</div>
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Harvesting has included Gem Squash,Annabel french beans,White Lady and Painted Lady runner beans,Charlotte and Pink Fur Apple potatoes,Flyaway and Early Nantes carrots,Red and White onions,Chioggia beetroot and Autumn Bliss raspberries.</div>
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The tomatoes are reddening up nicely.I have now had Shirley,Harbinger,Losetto and Maskotka.</div>
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Today I harvested my first Hungarian Zucchini's that I received from the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/seedsharingcircle/" target="_blank">A4A seed circle</a>.</div>
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My entry for the three carrots,all fused together.After the poor start to the carrot growing season I am happy with anything that I can get.</div>
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A simple guide to saving your own tomato seeds.</div>
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Here is Early Tanana,Koralik,Latah and Monkey's Ass in their containers at various stages.</div>
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Stage 1 remove seeds from the tomato,I tend to use a penknife.I put them into containers,add water,give them a stir,cover them and leave for 3 days.I label the pots.I stir this smelly mixture on a daily basis.Then I pour off the water and rinse several times in a sieve.I then pour the seeds onto a plate and cover them with kitchen tissue.I then put them somewhere safe and forget about them for a week or two.</div>
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After a week the seeds should be dry so I use a pair of tweezers to separate them and place them on a plate.<br />
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Then they get bagged up and labelled.I then put them away until required<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623280534669647644.post-6777357516714271552012-08-28T09:29:00.000-07:002012-09-10T15:55:17.075-07:00Strawberry runners<br />
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With the advice of Monty Don on Gardeners World,<a href="http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/allotment-runners.html" target="_blank">Our Plot at Green Lane</a> blog,Allotments 4 All and the people at the Allotment shop,I have been sorting out my Marshmello strawberry runners.<br />
First job was to clear away the straw,then I cut off any leaves that were brown or shrivelled.<br />
Then I filled some pots with compost and played hunt the runner and untangled it.<br />
Some had already rooted in the soil so I cut them off from the parent plant and gave them a good watering.<br />
I placed a runner in a pot and weighed it down with a couple of stones and hopefully they will take.<br />
I also brought a few runners home, potted them up and pinned them down with a paper clip.<br />
Looking forward to having numerous new plants later on in the year.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12148516150675657116noreply@blogger.com1