Quite possibly, a lot were munched on as well. I don't normally put down slug pellets for alliums as I find slugs tend to prefer many other things...
Cherokee Purple next to its dwarf descendants, three Cherokee tiger purple striped[ATTACH]Moving them to the greenhouse today, I think it's...
Mowing, strimming and hoeing today
Lifted the fleece over the onions to see how they were doing....which was poorly. I have planted the spare ones I kept in the greenhouse and also...
Lovely sunshine this morning, 12c but feeling more like 20c. Went overcast and a touch windy, now it feels more like 5c
My toms and peppers are taller and weaker than they were last year at this time as I was able to put them outside during the day quite a bit. Only...
Sown my winter squash, sweetcorn, Patti pan and some melons. I think I maybe should have started the melons earlier? They are for undercover,...
If you want to maintain the variety over time you'd need a minimum number of leeks flowering in a patch to do so. Quick Google suggests 20 for...
[ATTACH]Looks like it's a bit too cold overnight to move my tomatoes to the greenhouse this week as I'd planned.
Read up on no dig. I switched a few years ago and wish I'd done it when I first started gardening. All you do is put organic matter on top of...
Another trip out to the Trossachs, this time on my bike. Somewhat out of shape but managed 12miles or so. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Lovely and warm in the sun, cool in the shade. My favourite
Made a load of pizzas at the weekend in the wood fired oven for a family gathering, excess were frozen and I'm eating one tonight. Also making...
Almost a week of cool dry weather forecast from the weekend. Not that I trust the forecast
[ATTACH] Loads of colts foot out on a walk round the wind farm. I thought they were dandelions at first
Bought giant stuttgarter sets from local garden centre as a backup, I just filled a tray with compost and planted them into that for now. Will see...
A couple of cold nights but I should be able to move the tomatoes to the greenhouse this weekend unless things change :yes: already had 150mm of...
I did a tour of highland park last year and they said they expect it to be banned, or limited, so they are actively trying to find alternative or...
Yes they look quite weak. Although some of the spring onions I sowed and planted at the same time look much better. I think they are a different...
Sown the Brussels sprouts today. Four F1 varieties, Brilliant, Brodie, Brendan and Igor. Will aim for 16 of them . I also sowed some more lettuce...
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