tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71736921611627990862024-03-21T04:20:55.590+01:00POTIO APPOTMENTGrowing vegetables in pots, tubs and containers...
Cooking from scratch, and crafts galoreMrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-38584521179581765642009-07-10T13:07:00.004+02:002009-07-21T11:30:35.235+02:00COURGETTE TEA BREAD/MUFFINS -cups added<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkXABrm2XqhrvIJwltnqdV910u8TQxmPlzdBPxhUwyo2rrLE0iU8gB9mLpI9MMP8D4F8Aq1bfTqg4fvNYY1zCHmCR7UI5FHbvmytm28GcZjO396mwSal9ROZIoddp8t_9Q4d2Lc4lpk4/s1600-h/courgettemuffins10july.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356787152259328418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkXABrm2XqhrvIJwltnqdV910u8TQxmPlzdBPxhUwyo2rrLE0iU8gB9mLpI9MMP8D4F8Aq1bfTqg4fvNYY1zCHmCR7UI5FHbvmytm28GcZjO396mwSal9ROZIoddp8t_9Q4d2Lc4lpk4/s320/courgettemuffins10july.JPG" /></a> Thought I would share this recipe -it is gorgeous!!!! -if you like carrot/passion cake -these should be a hit ;-) -I used my 2nd courgette last night to make these.... if the courgettes do as well as they seem to have started off -I may well "have" to make some more batches to go in the freezer for later in the year .</p><p>Its originally made in the oven in a loaf tin, the ones above were made in the remoska -</p><ol><li>1 large egg</li><li>125ml sunflower oil <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">1/2 cup</span></strong></li><li>175g courgette -trimmed and grated <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">1 cup grated</span></strong></li><li><strong>150g wholewheat flour <span style="color:#3333ff;">1+1/4 cup</span></strong></li><li><strong>1/2tsp baking powder</strong></li><li><strong>1tsp bicarb ..........</strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">I replaced 4,5 +6 with 150g SR flour</span></li><li>1tsp ground cinnamon</li><li>175g soft dark brown sugar <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">1 cup -packed</span></strong></li><li>75g sultanas <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">3/4 cup</span></strong> </li><li>75g walnuts, chopped <strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">3/4 cup </span></strong>-measured before chopping</li></ol><ul><li>preheat the oven to 180c - 350f - gas 4 -</li><li>grease and base line a 2lb loaf tin with non-stick paper</li><li>beat the oil and egg together in a large bowl</li><li>sift in the flour and add all other ingredients and stir to combine</li><li>pour into the prepared tin</li><li>bake for 1hr, or until a skewer comes out clean</li><li>cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove and cool</li></ul><p>If doing in the remoska -it will make about 15 like the ones in the photo (about 2/3 fill the cases)-so you will need to do them in 2 batches -the 1st batch took about 30mins then because it was warm for the 2nd batch they took about 5 mins less </p><p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>* There you go folks -I made a batch this morning and transfered into cups -hope they work out well*<br /></strong></span></p><p></p>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-71107305357601000402009-07-10T12:14:00.003+02:002009-07-10T12:18:23.280+02:00Mini cauli<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmNqGuaY7z491cf7Q9SqerPY-tT_lUn5EtDhw9HB4zxaRGXvE24gBHTpWKBdNdxbKEZEGiWLyIQM6sSoPH8id3yPZpK3Df4kg96bLYtFZh371suDDYexZeEKOZk3PREwpUp_zOz2hUUs/s1600-h/cauli7thjuly.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356773230239178450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmNqGuaY7z491cf7Q9SqerPY-tT_lUn5EtDhw9HB4zxaRGXvE24gBHTpWKBdNdxbKEZEGiWLyIQM6sSoPH8id3yPZpK3Df4kg96bLYtFZh371suDDYexZeEKOZk3PREwpUp_zOz2hUUs/s320/cauli7thjuly.JPG" /></a> Now it might only be tiny-but it's more than I was starting to expect -"my very first mini cauli"<br />The plants are looking really healthy, but I was starting to think the curd was never going to appear..so let's see how this one does -and if the rest can do the sameMrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-9489255661339504232009-07-05T21:43:00.003+02:002009-07-08T21:42:34.861+02:00more photosMy strawberry table -Im getting a few off every day and have had to cut of 40 trailers off so they carry on fruiting -once they are done I will let the rest grow<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0KkpSSGOJeGxtjZxtIwkUAORcwEQ35aoLfNne1Vtq2BkIrQtLTeUnSpKCcyUZ8iYFU7NqZ0GdYJD5W_iKPe-bE4zhmcwza15NjBpkQgpe6gWIonO7x0vG7_o3PEuPl8pUo6cyEJsJDc/s1600-h/STRAWTAB5JULY.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 146px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355066338395675698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0KkpSSGOJeGxtjZxtIwkUAORcwEQ35aoLfNne1Vtq2BkIrQtLTeUnSpKCcyUZ8iYFU7NqZ0GdYJD5W_iKPe-bE4zhmcwza15NjBpkQgpe6gWIonO7x0vG7_o3PEuPl8pUo6cyEJsJDc/s320/STRAWTAB5JULY.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vsUGqQ38ULfVEVFcighUxZlc8ET8cHIW6AweD55KyDaH8PJ-nN4wg59CGr5kAmbjnhy58LvDDEtHl0EocxGJfILO-rFMrx9_WEy19ypirVtguWhSFfgn1ucitegpN_4Ci8SDFan3TV8/s1600-h/GARDEN5JULY.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355066336398396514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vsUGqQ38ULfVEVFcighUxZlc8ET8cHIW6AweD55KyDaH8PJ-nN4wg59CGr5kAmbjnhy58LvDDEtHl0EocxGJfILO-rFMrx9_WEy19ypirVtguWhSFfgn1ucitegpN_4Ci8SDFan3TV8/s320/GARDEN5JULY.JPG" /></a><br />My 1st courgette<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-u7DnpvGPuFw32DeP5wRjIlgn_tm8WUH_sf_7l2xbOM3SiaJMtGlIbq5qiH9gEh0aQPzEQ0o419WQypnOfyTSgLBffDSLXYwx3Zkkh1Du3HwyyxmmJ_7YopqGLqGeUE9MUFHsvsXZtE/s1600-h/1ST+COURGETTE5JULY.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355066331108300802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-u7DnpvGPuFw32DeP5wRjIlgn_tm8WUH_sf_7l2xbOM3SiaJMtGlIbq5qiH9gEh0aQPzEQ0o419WQypnOfyTSgLBffDSLXYwx3Zkkh1Du3HwyyxmmJ_7YopqGLqGeUE9MUFHsvsXZtE/s320/1ST+COURGETTE5JULY.JPG" /></a><br />My first attempts at celery -and "so far-so good"<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvowChFZ0Y0N81k3U6czJQCfad0IJKJPsm3zG-qTm-KnR0_kGw40oWUvlPJPodXIyagT73q_czJzAOlim03iEdtr2v66-OTZEn6R2knwoQ1bODCzofKPgfFOL25IWN-v2UzGc_CMydfs/s1600-h/CELERY5JULY.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355066328049554802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvowChFZ0Y0N81k3U6czJQCfad0IJKJPsm3zG-qTm-KnR0_kGw40oWUvlPJPodXIyagT73q_czJzAOlim03iEdtr2v66-OTZEn6R2knwoQ1bODCzofKPgfFOL25IWN-v2UzGc_CMydfs/s320/CELERY5JULY.JPG" /></a>My beetroot and scorzonera -now I normally fail miserably with beetroot -but these seem to be swelling -fingers crossed<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBydAgTQro5vbKTKlnok6GfDLyf2mazfLPXWJPsvb9H-nv_4xOgNDV6-6rGgi_IJa70amIgTrRx7pefN1FquU45oICIR262lgYnN84P7WN7wgN5OkPaojNKUhq-hlOmuXuDGYfQQ8BNyU/s1600-h/BEETROOT5JULY.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355066319193008146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBydAgTQro5vbKTKlnok6GfDLyf2mazfLPXWJPsvb9H-nv_4xOgNDV6-6rGgi_IJa70amIgTrRx7pefN1FquU45oICIR262lgYnN84P7WN7wgN5OkPaojNKUhq-hlOmuXuDGYfQQ8BNyU/s320/BEETROOT5JULY.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-69691914252776812352009-07-05T21:28:00.002+02:002009-07-05T21:43:11.190+02:00more photosSome of the aubergines which are flowering -at last !!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_gkvKx_HnvMkv2Yb0fmN2qc5SmJRf42v9peynHJF_Gsw1KGyYO4Q9c1IhFwij4jeNljY4TzAr1USKydfnx2RvaCVOUwG5qkA4dVFuSixOfyHPechOCKVBppElK37rOa3RMpwVypMs9g/s1600-h/AUBERGINE5JULY.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355063006459211314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_gkvKx_HnvMkv2Yb0fmN2qc5SmJRf42v9peynHJF_Gsw1KGyYO4Q9c1IhFwij4jeNljY4TzAr1USKydfnx2RvaCVOUwG5qkA4dVFuSixOfyHPechOCKVBppElK37rOa3RMpwVypMs9g/s320/AUBERGINE5JULY.JPG" /></a> More tomatoes of varying kinds<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8sUQcHkbEaGqmOW-dIvRyCPf95V-WCkzl-_nGPkstnf_x_pvccrdKaE2kwRIhI-nRLklpi4T1EfGwh4WdufilfktffqcOOq0HbD8yVDPELALmZ48k9gkFggKLbaA6TnTFjeIpdmM_Uc/s1600-h/ENDPATIO5JULY.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355062996538947538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8sUQcHkbEaGqmOW-dIvRyCPf95V-WCkzl-_nGPkstnf_x_pvccrdKaE2kwRIhI-nRLklpi4T1EfGwh4WdufilfktffqcOOq0HbD8yVDPELALmZ48k9gkFggKLbaA6TnTFjeIpdmM_Uc/s320/ENDPATIO5JULY.JPG" /></a> tomatoes and courgettes</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGhPAjmVk-42F9cjDTtG4N8wapyJxayJG1WoGhOvBo0_D0NSYdkdYKGAKwdheqFmxTXb5pCfT8MSbxDh1OLJ4RsS8aqk8v5m2Wi9QlXKKm6hTZS5YyW_Ce0azRWLMF93HDaI8ky9FNuc/s1600-h/SHPATIO.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355062992124942226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGhPAjmVk-42F9cjDTtG4N8wapyJxayJG1WoGhOvBo0_D0NSYdkdYKGAKwdheqFmxTXb5pCfT8MSbxDh1OLJ4RsS8aqk8v5m2Wi9QlXKKm6hTZS5YyW_Ce0azRWLMF93HDaI8ky9FNuc/s320/SHPATIO.JPG" /></a><br />Maskotka tomato -which has plenty of flowers on, so If they all set I will be growing plenty of these next time ;-)<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUzmJxVwrjxpeIZF5hTafhCFAKmmKdMMr4HF5E-Bxbi_bsG6ZRurqiG2ZiFb2X1sKg7hdH9l0ecf7sT7D2OaVW0_QfogQqnMXBecV-eW8fh8ms6izTU6UrC2QL20WHkiTL9vDdz8Gnz8/s1600-h/MASKOTKA5JULY.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355062979740015842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNUzmJxVwrjxpeIZF5hTafhCFAKmmKdMMr4HF5E-Bxbi_bsG6ZRurqiG2ZiFb2X1sKg7hdH9l0ecf7sT7D2OaVW0_QfogQqnMXBecV-eW8fh8ms6izTU6UrC2QL20WHkiTL9vDdz8Gnz8/s320/MASKOTKA5JULY.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-46610345759952704102009-07-05T21:13:00.003+02:002009-07-05T21:27:57.790+02:00more photosHere we go... todays photos<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODPcR7zx7WnMg3pCbp-irK7eGBHyXf7lMRWJqAi3vrZCDL3FSaWBgrmbTEIBAJYsMhUwaJw8Ko6C5vwfrPjM34VvGF2sebHuA-2bdxXqtNE_K8sX6zfzyrK2YKdQzhzVMIdGzgTvmpgY/s1600-h/SWEETPOT5JULY.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355059093371198034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODPcR7zx7WnMg3pCbp-irK7eGBHyXf7lMRWJqAi3vrZCDL3FSaWBgrmbTEIBAJYsMhUwaJw8Ko6C5vwfrPjM34VvGF2sebHuA-2bdxXqtNE_K8sX6zfzyrK2YKdQzhzVMIdGzgTvmpgY/s320/SWEETPOT5JULY.JPG" /></a> My sweet potatoes -or triffids as they are now known lol ....here's hoping that there as much happening under the compost<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBH3VbGT3_QHPBMvaLz8PEyfBa3W87Wh3LlcOBwjYs8ihjvibNPiTnLMQgm2Jb_Q_8cL8I7r0ESf18Ec0aEWF3mc7BfwXV7anUvYkDdb_lFRw7KjkeUpSCvj95N39QVKeYKaaZsYowTgQ/s1600-h/BEANPOTTENT5JULY.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355059086988237138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBH3VbGT3_QHPBMvaLz8PEyfBa3W87Wh3LlcOBwjYs8ihjvibNPiTnLMQgm2Jb_Q_8cL8I7r0ESf18Ec0aEWF3mc7BfwXV7anUvYkDdb_lFRw7KjkeUpSCvj95N39QVKeYKaaZsYowTgQ/s320/BEANPOTTENT5JULY.JPG" /></a> some of the beans.....<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEiMLvKhVHNNQFzbojRdDucz8ZvufaC4sJAzGQO2RLN52_4516KebBP8kwQCvvEg9oA5lB8rys08n6pn-a5U3KCjVSVJFYpp_ZYL4A6unhwekpFb_JedRumgpwPSthGkBwcycy5WOz4E/s1600-h/BEANPOTS5JULYSH.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355059080337851266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEiMLvKhVHNNQFzbojRdDucz8ZvufaC4sJAzGQO2RLN52_4516KebBP8kwQCvvEg9oA5lB8rys08n6pn-a5U3KCjVSVJFYpp_ZYL4A6unhwekpFb_JedRumgpwPSthGkBwcycy5WOz4E/s320/BEANPOTS5JULYSH.JPG" /></a> oooohhh and more beans lol<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52Ev_G6sDHsniyfvx8qJGR3QLzqcHx91CDoW2RXrW7h6f_0Gddk1xIYe4oPhmo7EDNj40qHkldb9-gbpA9HF-jgHVDxD6waPNPkVonPx81LRBOnLkFt6lpPC6v3A-t3wOS6p76PpEpF8/s1600-h/PPARCH5JULY.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355059072147139858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52Ev_G6sDHsniyfvx8qJGR3QLzqcHx91CDoW2RXrW7h6f_0Gddk1xIYe4oPhmo7EDNj40qHkldb9-gbpA9HF-jgHVDxD6waPNPkVonPx81LRBOnLkFt6lpPC6v3A-t3wOS6p76PpEpF8/s320/PPARCH5JULY.JPG" /></a> The purple peas -which I will grow again -even if just for the gorgeous flowers ;-)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi3BRzygdB1eE0KeQsRJMzPROEYpVuclRaKl9iLdJBjMo4wQZRHnkqiI6SH9wbvLMJ7KChURNPtPknGLh5-FP6reiEpEByn5630kkXJSv_fG-45dcQA_8Z35frSAgD4HbyEisdkM3oWM/s1600-h/PURPLEPEA5JULY.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355059066988453906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi3BRzygdB1eE0KeQsRJMzPROEYpVuclRaKl9iLdJBjMo4wQZRHnkqiI6SH9wbvLMJ7KChURNPtPknGLh5-FP6reiEpEByn5630kkXJSv_fG-45dcQA_8Z35frSAgD4HbyEisdkM3oWM/s320/PURPLEPEA5JULY.JPG" /></a> and 1 of my purple peas up close n personal<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-10037074238223360662009-06-27T15:02:00.004+02:002009-07-04T19:53:23.843+02:00photo updates -at lastSorry for being missing for a while -lots of things going on and at the time, not much happening in the gardening...suddenly everything seems to be going into fast forward -These pics were taken 10 days ago, so I will get some updated ones in the morning as everythng has come on in leaps and bounds.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8NVSMvunOCzkKgvgG5nqeakTECrfROn2qAw1vUuhxVAfZKVzFVlItq5bQ-EQ6nan73pYbUvBcyYZopi7dC4kUeXqIKfY9FFiEY41jK8Rwvr4uBf_5ReIsUimLKmI0txhe7uUZvGGFoU/s1600-h/PEASQUASH25JUNE.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351994851205280194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8NVSMvunOCzkKgvgG5nqeakTECrfROn2qAw1vUuhxVAfZKVzFVlItq5bQ-EQ6nan73pYbUvBcyYZopi7dC4kUeXqIKfY9FFiEY41jK8Rwvr4uBf_5ReIsUimLKmI0txhe7uUZvGGFoU/s320/PEASQUASH25JUNE.JPG" /></a> Some of the peas and squash<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbhRj6HgpF9iFlu1vp4SR5G9RZvwiCsBhfpKeUlOnh2n4P7MkfkdSOBB1rjBE6eY358cU3H9djFSvgj9-LjeDMH-5fQ4T7EtEdEgNkvv-cj7ppU8MfwKmS0jpWeutENb28uZB3M_HKLE/s1600-h/PATIORIGHT25JUNE.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351994846643569218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKbhRj6HgpF9iFlu1vp4SR5G9RZvwiCsBhfpKeUlOnh2n4P7MkfkdSOBB1rjBE6eY358cU3H9djFSvgj9-LjeDMH-5fQ4T7EtEdEgNkvv-cj7ppU8MfwKmS0jpWeutENb28uZB3M_HKLE/s320/PATIORIGHT25JUNE.JPG" /></a> more peas and tomatoes<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWergs5Y2LFxKGaaigDnk3JzW_KDFU0t7a-EdYxnVIb_GViC7Qqngl_Yo1IGCxy2yIIRchEn2uFPkD_7BHUs3JlBfbv4w6at9Gecojzovkytvm-SnSUrmfkf3p0rC4Xsuvicq20zbNR8/s1600-h/PATIOEND25JUNE.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351994842262463170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbWergs5Y2LFxKGaaigDnk3JzW_KDFU0t7a-EdYxnVIb_GViC7Qqngl_Yo1IGCxy2yIIRchEn2uFPkD_7BHUs3JlBfbv4w6at9Gecojzovkytvm-SnSUrmfkf3p0rC4Xsuvicq20zbNR8/s320/PATIOEND25JUNE.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5U7tw08M8Inwef0UZ6yTt9T7WiKcTjOV9BIOZKQ3_OpEfY6Eb4L1y5YIhQsHYMeBLO_MDDU04skEpDspk7Vfx-4GxjPruITR2hx2dREH2eZ13XBtY-0CGGUSo9wiW9QoIivtWDhq9vWM/s1600-h/LEFTOUTPAT25JUNE.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351994836185486370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5U7tw08M8Inwef0UZ6yTt9T7WiKcTjOV9BIOZKQ3_OpEfY6Eb4L1y5YIhQsHYMeBLO_MDDU04skEpDspk7Vfx-4GxjPruITR2hx2dREH2eZ13XBtY-0CGGUSo9wiW9QoIivtWDhq9vWM/s320/LEFTOUTPAT25JUNE.JPG" /></a><br />A courgette plant -should be taking the 1st courgette off tomorrow ;-)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTul6FzH4ZCyKcr6Sx9hUd6c8L6JmOSNYzGBpElQYn-DQMVF45HfL7jR8O6EEQJxrLquZTWBtQbUz7LnsXkfp3guWzm6fnKGLlaZFcTpNriwFFfXUNXt-b8OUumZjok8cUBZ7b58wiYQY/s1600-h/COURGETTE25JUNE.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351994832041422514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTul6FzH4ZCyKcr6Sx9hUd6c8L6JmOSNYzGBpElQYn-DQMVF45HfL7jR8O6EEQJxrLquZTWBtQbUz7LnsXkfp3guWzm6fnKGLlaZFcTpNriwFFfXUNXt-b8OUumZjok8cUBZ7b58wiYQY/s320/COURGETTE25JUNE.JPG" /></a><br />I seem to be battling with green/black fly -strangely though they are targeting my tomato plants not the beans as usual.... I am spraying them down with washing up liquid in water as and when needed.... made much easier by having a 5lt bottle with a sprayer attatched -so once I have pumped the air in to get the pressure up I just have to set it off and wave it about lol -the best €5 I have spent....</div><div>My sweet potato foliage is turning into Triffids...just hope underneath is doing as well</div><div>I am still getting lots of salad leaves, have finished off the raspberries , black/white/red currants for now but still getting several strawberries a day. Quite a few pods on my peas (have "tested" a few) and now waiting for some more to fatten up... had 2 lots of potatoes (only set 3 lots) The peppers are at last starting to get flowers on, as are the aubergines.. so its happening ..slowly...</div><div>Hope everyone is getting lots of goodies out of their plots<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-70137009629428411932009-06-08T13:57:00.002+02:002009-06-08T14:21:49.742+02:00MORE PHOTOS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYr7MGOAvrkNgTSvI43T44CoL9tPIJnwUIizznKbezfw5oTt6DZkp6UG3P-013kXSDcPkMwBqg7kFnn-r2nO3tHl7bgWJZwCA02ODFot5iM7wzXp7HJKE03TEuVBW1fR07qO4PQ1HvHdw/s1600-h/ENDINTENT5JUNE.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344927905290632482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYr7MGOAvrkNgTSvI43T44CoL9tPIJnwUIizznKbezfw5oTt6DZkp6UG3P-013kXSDcPkMwBqg7kFnn-r2nO3tHl7bgWJZwCA02ODFot5iM7wzXp7HJKE03TEuVBW1fR07qO4PQ1HvHdw/s320/ENDINTENT5JUNE.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSz9WM0noWWZSbmjBTHGlXez_c0mg-jmLli4a5LXtKiCXD3m0zHKtkEDxo1sGfJRcxsltm3w_ClPHgrBgvQ162IzGnBbWmwt8bT5dX7RrfQrmv8nQrRYbhtTHjO2fXMne2pf0PjYqBDig/s1600-h/BEETROOT5JUNE.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344927895035922706" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunIvDJC4K6avS-8z29EfcHfGkZeSRhAph-n7QBXoarxa2WFAEDAm66F5kSUYkZe5CdjuVQiggW2vOE1UXxyfHh3EdqibaE6coqmXmhmfAfEO02Gmd30jYTbSysFp_v5UJKfHpuMvk3o0/s320/ARCHES5JUNE.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-18718984113902054262009-06-06T12:25:00.003+02:002009-06-08T13:57:04.119+02:00MORE PHOTOS<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyi7iFIZQ85kTVt-d5ffPEKe5tmXKY7Nnn7VRwIJ36gxjY8U4u_tzk3B8jutvi0ZOlNx3YVBV5NtVbv5DcWIkWf9kVTcmjdmWuipfD-CZXC1Hdt41YSKqO62R9wR5zj5tJTZvErehGsj4/s1600-h/RIGHTPATIO5JUNE.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344161894831055746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyi7iFIZQ85kTVt-d5ffPEKe5tmXKY7Nnn7VRwIJ36gxjY8U4u_tzk3B8jutvi0ZOlNx3YVBV5NtVbv5DcWIkWf9kVTcmjdmWuipfD-CZXC1Hdt41YSKqO62R9wR5zj5tJTZvErehGsj4/s320/RIGHTPATIO5JUNE.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fk7ej0ys5Qhz6iiv9lo5aKITTipPoiNn-Fq7vT4IdD7cT9-uSJF109vnow3bS4WW0WRP4O0ZBxcQ_HnxgjNEP2ru8RruTFCm5iyswGn5X6zFudHPAPQLYsKE005T6i4k1NDyo-Tc2dE/s1600-h/LEFTTENT5JUNE.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344161889142494146" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66KejSIIPKhSizX37YsxUGckDyE731jy7KFg9ytACWsqoA7uHGhMygU_FyNlAxS8RQcGKRJug6BF9WEiLahAztucUtiJ1V2rzHEH9uThhJcnJhXAT-Kd1NwwBBzTRyoLMBQjwAmQPebo/s320/COLDFRAME5JUNE.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeGDPbcb8dbVzmnhNUjUf9kvEH41xZAzeeRTYkSC-lGr3rWmXk6ZIIRQm29sbC8IyAwhJSAI8jNU1FFBbBTrdWtm-srn5ee37CE0TG43YP8NyiFANPLdqveNvjzzvDuj0_R7NoZLCeqM/s1600-h/AUBER5JUNE.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344161871730713730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeGDPbcb8dbVzmnhNUjUf9kvEH41xZAzeeRTYkSC-lGr3rWmXk6ZIIRQm29sbC8IyAwhJSAI8jNU1FFBbBTrdWtm-srn5ee37CE0TG43YP8NyiFANPLdqveNvjzzvDuj0_R7NoZLCeqM/s320/AUBER5JUNE.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /><p></p>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-66286055806490320672009-06-06T08:26:00.005+02:002009-06-06T12:25:18.324+02:00Just thought I would post some more update photos...starting with some of the raspberries and strawberries..<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSCAIOSYtXzZR35J6nd-mKTGO-SFJrYH34N6DBPOTdnPNLik7BqFe7a63e1fz1AR2t5kDEEvwtCYaQdJaH9jKjPRTeNcYJYkrhPHf_q4hnOXy5lUncSJkIdwmLiOrl3496ibJeVOGMT0/s1600-h/RASPBERRY5JUNE.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344098715339301154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSCAIOSYtXzZR35J6nd-mKTGO-SFJrYH34N6DBPOTdnPNLik7BqFe7a63e1fz1AR2t5kDEEvwtCYaQdJaH9jKjPRTeNcYJYkrhPHf_q4hnOXy5lUncSJkIdwmLiOrl3496ibJeVOGMT0/s320/RASPBERRY5JUNE.JPG" border="0" /></a>My 1st raspberry cane ever and I was amazed when it flowered lol... so now we have quite a few lovely raspberries on.... but can I get to them as soon as they are ripened and before the many many birds we encourage into the garden spot them ???? I don't mind sharing -but I would like to try a few ;-)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q0HaOFYQiedRN9Wz8ZXeBZk8wm-J9nzd23KMiqR_qtpn3_nUYtPShD5wpDOkkHi34PIO91UpSnJ40Rc05SiWDFObCQ3CDM1W_3nujNC21CZdKOSvAk0cRrabVdjkNRAVoAum6i1GNt0/s1600-h/ALPINES5JUNE.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344098709643114242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2q0HaOFYQiedRN9Wz8ZXeBZk8wm-J9nzd23KMiqR_qtpn3_nUYtPShD5wpDOkkHi34PIO91UpSnJ40Rc05SiWDFObCQ3CDM1W_3nujNC21CZdKOSvAk0cRrabVdjkNRAVoAum6i1GNt0/s320/ALPINES5JUNE.JPG" border="0" /></a> Some of my alpine strawberries -I have some "normal" ones too -can't wait for them to ripen as Im a serious fruit-a-holic<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaczuSCpPdYiIbp101EawsozEiqAFOYa42s6a-wxqJh_6iAELRjOJwEoiq5D8Tz_sGq0kD1yyaenWsXGm8UzI1IGCN9CpfltlR7L3WkM7dn4Eb2qEGJwD6-eDfColKV3FN9PJTbCVpa5c/s1600-h/STRAWBERRYTABLE5JUNE.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344098705479127490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaczuSCpPdYiIbp101EawsozEiqAFOYa42s6a-wxqJh_6iAELRjOJwEoiq5D8Tz_sGq0kD1yyaenWsXGm8UzI1IGCN9CpfltlR7L3WkM7dn4Eb2qEGJwD6-eDfColKV3FN9PJTbCVpa5c/s320/STRAWBERRYTABLE5JUNE.JPG" border="0" /></a> and slowly but surely my strawberrie tabble is covering over -<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-90507361592864098942009-06-02T16:54:00.005+02:002009-06-03T12:42:57.499+02:00I can't believe how things are shooting up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDyPBu9cZnZS4NoQgUMYF5QBRBvoL1VcG2qoPkCBje4VXPgE1qYrgr8kwt4btuoB5VsW9nOpYIDKUvNAtbZUATLJAkE-IIMagrE_1DmL-UrgfcJ6dq9dZbV5nRecIIJc3kuykNCg9Cmk/s1600-h/RIGHTTOM2JUNE.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342744944965792978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDyPBu9cZnZS4NoQgUMYF5QBRBvoL1VcG2qoPkCBje4VXPgE1qYrgr8kwt4btuoB5VsW9nOpYIDKUvNAtbZUATLJAkE-IIMagrE_1DmL-UrgfcJ6dq9dZbV5nRecIIJc3kuykNCg9Cmk/s320/RIGHTTOM2JUNE.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BzS0vXiAsfJggGe8DRGRJ0sLAZhOgKeua78w9P13fYbOqDNqwisd06mPwxpx1_Mqo2wo_jE-hVi_xF_V_8mo1WTqbyKJCeQFM9m6qAM21pfCPOb9JtefA0xTL6Ksqxx2ZnF9nrTin2E/s1600-h/Pict0347.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342744942341425746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BzS0vXiAsfJggGe8DRGRJ0sLAZhOgKeua78w9P13fYbOqDNqwisd06mPwxpx1_Mqo2wo_jE-hVi_xF_V_8mo1WTqbyKJCeQFM9m6qAM21pfCPOb9JtefA0xTL6Ksqxx2ZnF9nrTin2E/s320/Pict0347.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I can't believe how things are suddenly shooting up... the top picture is the same tomato that is in the bottom pic -on the right, taken just 9 days apart...there is a 3"-4" difference !!!! </div><div>These are some of the tomatoes that went out last -so they have done really well and seem to have settled in quite nicely...I must be doing something right lol<br /><br /><div></div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-82936436636992145882009-06-02T16:38:00.003+02:002009-06-02T16:51:18.339+02:00FIRST TEENY TINY TOMATO HAS APPEARED<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxDAlNVFB_mkZ7-RDsCeuEPauzdaxfePaFZlnGmc1_ec84Y0LGsz_MwWtfL0bT6JxMAARRsmlf_PPXQHqB49iNUtChYYFjuqIjL6MJKwzhwfbz6SkN0m06bgMvz75vCG720DV2BhmKoE/s1600-h/1STFLEICHTOM2JUNE.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342740159622074546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxDAlNVFB_mkZ7-RDsCeuEPauzdaxfePaFZlnGmc1_ec84Y0LGsz_MwWtfL0bT6JxMAARRsmlf_PPXQHqB49iNUtChYYFjuqIjL6MJKwzhwfbz6SkN0m06bgMvz75vCG720DV2BhmKoE/s320/1STFLEICHTOM2JUNE.JPG" border="0" /></a> oooohhhhh look what I have found!!!!! my very first teeny tiny tomato of the season ...... its one of the German "fleisch" tomatoes and it's obviously going to look a bit like a beef steak shape.. -how excited can 1 person get over something so small lol<br />There are flowers appearing on plenty of the other plants too....MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-17802537075184763442009-06-01T15:52:00.002+02:002009-06-01T15:58:44.676+02:00RED LEAVES ON BRASSICA PIC<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhbBI3I6SVRZIHb6F39jRu2FWIP3C4jnDpRDpuWY-a1SJHo-o67PGwx0UsayZ4Nm5qkrxcpl_2u1VmQwa53uGkW2hD-tYjnyhn88_m2QQt4Yl_9QYE8kFsm1LOGR6JaIbPbBXq7NE-bA/s1600-h/BRASSICARED1JUNE.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342357407888338226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhbBI3I6SVRZIHb6F39jRu2FWIP3C4jnDpRDpuWY-a1SJHo-o67PGwx0UsayZ4Nm5qkrxcpl_2u1VmQwa53uGkW2hD-tYjnyhn88_m2QQt4Yl_9QYE8kFsm1LOGR6JaIbPbBXq7NE-bA/s320/BRASSICARED1JUNE.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here we go -this is the strange happening with my brassicas....it does look pretty but it really shouldn't be happening !!!!<br />Its strange as i only gave them some fish blood + bone food a few days ago -and Im sure the other plants are starting to lose the red tinge -although it could be my imagination lol -so now I have a picture I will be able to compare and see if lack of phosporus was the problem ..<br /><div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-38005158583051338392009-05-27T14:54:00.004+02:002009-05-27T15:05:26.087+02:00Brassica leaves turning purple!!!!I have decided to do a trouble shooting section as I have just had my own problem and have tracked down the possible cause and solution -so thought it would be a good idea to keep it all together...<br /><br />Anyway -the title says it all lol - I noticed a while ago that many of my brassicas -particularly the brussels and cauliflowers had started to get a purple/red hue to their leaves. I left them as it didn't look like they were diseased or dying -but as more have started doing it I have trundled through the internet and found that the probable cause is a lack of phosphorus -which is needed for photosynthesis (all sounds very technical lol) .... now I don't want to add too much in case that isn't the problem so I have use a bit of fish blood and bone fertilizer I happen to have in -pinkies crossed it helps<br /><br />i will try and get a picture later so you can see what I mean and I can compare for any improvement ...MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-64724541453823501712009-05-27T14:47:00.003+02:002009-05-27T14:53:54.774+02:00celery seedlings transplanted<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqHcGvbpniuHk796MPbzYHQ8Q_jKue3mK3e9zVlxcJW4YQ7eDFRUsPbkvbtLfFGB9l3-Yit4RDvGUNwlJOZ0I3ajvWCUjy6TAKofxGFh0I53jL8X6nBzedpv5MklmixmoTgiigWs65dE/s1600-h/celery27may.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340485098734169458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqHcGvbpniuHk796MPbzYHQ8Q_jKue3mK3e9zVlxcJW4YQ7eDFRUsPbkvbtLfFGB9l3-Yit4RDvGUNwlJOZ0I3ajvWCUjy6TAKofxGFh0I53jL8X6nBzedpv5MklmixmoTgiigWs65dE/s320/celery27may.JPG" border="0" /></a> After leaving my itty bitty celery seedling in the cold frame for weeks -and just zapping them with water every day -they have finally made it to "transplant" size!!!<br />I only have 9 but as its my first attempt I'm amazed that any made it lol -I have now put plenty of cow dung pellets in the compost and soaked it, then topped it up with more compost, so have 2 small troughs with them in and stuck them in the brassica tent. I will be thrilled if they actually form proper sticks, although even if I just end up with loads of leaves I will just dry them and crumble them as I love them in stews ;-)<br /><div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-33309794961805362832009-05-25T16:47:00.003+02:002009-05-25T17:05:37.117+02:00more sweet potato tips!!!Hi all<br /><br />I'm not sure if anyone else is having a go at sweet potatoes -but just in case I thought I would pass on some more information (kindly passed on by my mum -who heard it on the radio and wrote it down for me, so she wouldn't forget)<br />Anyway.. they were saying that<br /><ol><li><strong>it is important not to let the leaves lie on the floor as they will root and you will end up with a spaghetti like bundle when it come time to pull them up!</strong> -Which sounds similar to my result last year -very thin and twisted -luckily this year the foliage got off to a much better start so it is allready being trained up canes..</li><li><strong>lots of water</strong> -obviously to help the tubers swell -last year I had to go away for 3 weeks in the middle of summer and they were totally neglected -so that explains a lot too... </li><li><strong>oh and at the end of the season if you can -cover them with black plastic/fabric and take indoors to get them an extra couple of weeks warmth -</strong>Shall I tell hubby now that I will want 2 dustbins full dragging into the basement? or wait and spring it on him? lol</li></ol><p>Tips for those giving it a go next year included ;-</p><ol><li><strong>If you are starting your own slips make sure the sweet potato has heat underneath -</strong>so like me -the pot sat on a radiator or on a heated pad</li><li><strong>slips need to be twisted off once about 3" tall or the sweet potato will start to rot</strong> -which might explain the problem some folks have been having </li><li><strong>Start them off in February</strong> -so you get a long growing season, which strangely enough is what I did (more by luck than anything)-started off what i thought was "way too early" and then when I twisted them off I set them in pots of compost indoors -so by the time they went out they had got a good root system going!</li></ol><p>They were also saying that the sweet potato gives one of the best yields out of all plants.... they set 1 slip in a bucket(not sure what size) and said you could get anything from 5-10lb yield -I have 2 dustbins with about 12 slips between the 2 -so if things go well we could be in for lots of sweetpotato based soups for winter (hubby doesn't like them -but always comments "how nice that soup was" when I have used them in it ;-) -and lots of roasted slices with balsamic for me mmmmm ..and should I end up with way too many I will have to take some back for my mum at xmas as she hasn't done any -but is going to give them a go next year! ..so she can help me with mine ..fingers crossed I get loads</p><p></p>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-62467881036343551432009-05-24T16:23:00.002+02:002009-05-24T16:48:51.722+02:00more photo updates<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3pQyhohtpRRKZnsRt7zBPvOw1XV3AIgxOrQ6983PKpTQG1a-jMba6FJOYakgvIOd3HgFLpL-SiMIB8aCGXhSU7UfWgBs_ExiQ5o9IM87VRB3Cj4JVBXKeE9D2fg_TsgjnoJIoWMnqfc/s1600-h/strawbtable23may.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339399908560047058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3pQyhohtpRRKZnsRt7zBPvOw1XV3AIgxOrQ6983PKpTQG1a-jMba6FJOYakgvIOd3HgFLpL-SiMIB8aCGXhSU7UfWgBs_ExiQ5o9IM87VRB3Cj4JVBXKeE9D2fg_TsgjnoJIoWMnqfc/s320/strawbtable23may.JPG" border="0" /></a> My strawberries are starting to spread nicely -hopefull those growbags will be covered before much longer! I have only put 2 plants in each hanging bag and they seem to be doing much better than last year-I have 8 bags in total and quite a few flowers now...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MFqQG4-aK2B9F-QH8XBlAylPNhVqWETDgAevIwalDH2671HWc_GnEYQpzy9jRwcPvh7Yz1eRELYF72dug3sJ9fB76-NYQRqNli2P6q_aMKNYHVViwmt3ejtZvrZrVrBLhJDIvLD9NVk/s1600-h/strawb23may.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339399242642394818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MFqQG4-aK2B9F-QH8XBlAylPNhVqWETDgAevIwalDH2671HWc_GnEYQpzy9jRwcPvh7Yz1eRELYF72dug3sJ9fB76-NYQRqNli2P6q_aMKNYHVViwmt3ejtZvrZrVrBLhJDIvLD9NVk/s320/strawb23may.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This has beetroot around the outside (and those 3 rogue plants), the scorzonera is in the middles as it has a long slow season and the really thin bits -looking like grass -are a few spring onions...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5AMf76zsMsE5tjT8H8IbrTZmfAQzVToNa_DBGL_9VDR2GTJyeZ_MWfZNPxTxN9HDpX1Z6f-euJwfYyYj7Gcj-VQwjXsDwni7ySQ1CUPgxy02t4J93qut-OQXIa3KqD9xoxGLbtN-wY4/s1600-h/scorzonera23may.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339399238525828738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5AMf76zsMsE5tjT8H8IbrTZmfAQzVToNa_DBGL_9VDR2GTJyeZ_MWfZNPxTxN9HDpX1Z6f-euJwfYyYj7Gcj-VQwjXsDwni7ySQ1CUPgxy02t4J93qut-OQXIa3KqD9xoxGLbtN-wY4/s320/scorzonera23may.JPG" border="0" /></a> Some of my pepper plants -but they seem much smaller than a lot I keep hearing about.... at the end of this season I'm going to keep 2 or 3 as I have read that they can be kept all year round...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWitpRUTRgOwI-1YaCi21VKR-uADszc7l1FAWxjO_Uwb5Eycu_AJ8UsEEoRyE6iDBFOF-ornWuqbtk6WoUMe_mWXJDNdnMKnh9VsoNioWFo9OcDdCFYGl-QoGLj-rTXj-BAsenHVPg_c/s1600-h/peppertrough23may.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339399236325920082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWitpRUTRgOwI-1YaCi21VKR-uADszc7l1FAWxjO_Uwb5Eycu_AJ8UsEEoRyE6iDBFOF-ornWuqbtk6WoUMe_mWXJDNdnMKnh9VsoNioWFo9OcDdCFYGl-QoGLj-rTXj-BAsenHVPg_c/s320/peppertrough23may.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is what my patio looks like at the moment -although I have a feeling that in a month or 2 it will be virtually impossible to see any actual patio!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04ZlMOt1q5Ob_mX_MZi_mDj8maKPpg7r4HelHubm4HlurbzdLK-DsmXhN7tEKWSLJaMH_ko_-T9ikFkBtXTF3Z32RiLQxEh0O544J0yyIygjaKEHPFslGkPjxAX6SJ07L2SgNi4dkS0g/s1600-h/patio223may.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339399229723643138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04ZlMOt1q5Ob_mX_MZi_mDj8maKPpg7r4HelHubm4HlurbzdLK-DsmXhN7tEKWSLJaMH_ko_-T9ikFkBtXTF3Z32RiLQxEh0O544J0yyIygjaKEHPFslGkPjxAX6SJ07L2SgNi4dkS0g/s320/patio223may.JPG" border="0" /></a> and finally for now -this is one of my Nikkos tomato plants -named after the owner of the apartments where we stopped in Kefalonia and that my mum saved the seeds from out of a salad!!! He was growing them on a dry patch of earth between the apartments and they were just left to their own devices... I like that idea ;-)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykKnn50gJVSm2mTZv6HYjxpTidsZ_pDYjXC2QpSQV9KXk_sPmuF7KR0RD_kb9_8Opva3ygZ1_yzgOFyMdt3lSyZbwYs5dFIo-OGaJKJtMVgPAGrQESBwGgioxL7caTWpUKvpIcXgYqi4/s1600-h/nikkos23may.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339399224197689730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykKnn50gJVSm2mTZv6HYjxpTidsZ_pDYjXC2QpSQV9KXk_sPmuF7KR0RD_kb9_8Opva3ygZ1_yzgOFyMdt3lSyZbwYs5dFIo-OGaJKJtMVgPAGrQESBwGgioxL7caTWpUKvpIcXgYqi4/s320/nikkos23may.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-70585778008946321382009-05-24T15:48:00.002+02:002009-05-24T16:23:24.841+02:00photo updatesIts a superb sunny day here today, but sooooooo hot -luckily I have very little to do in the garden, everything is pretty much planted out apart from 2 replacement cucumbers I have started off -so I thought I would just update with some pictures I took yesterday..<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZHt_P15QRpwu6794E_ZTe9uPrd8lupSSu0wu7zOMuu8AY1MvqqxlqEkGR8sS1VrJgNnExpaqe8u7y5V0Z17cu95XAvw6nprs_ryJM5DvokMTCdnQeLj1HhRaHGzssc7yJQKghWoI41k/s1600-h/fruittub23may.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339389579934256338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZHt_P15QRpwu6794E_ZTe9uPrd8lupSSu0wu7zOMuu8AY1MvqqxlqEkGR8sS1VrJgNnExpaqe8u7y5V0Z17cu95XAvw6nprs_ryJM5DvokMTCdnQeLj1HhRaHGzssc7yJQKghWoI41k/s320/fruittub23may.JPG" border="0" /></a> The "fruit tub" -where I just plonked my raspberry cane, currants ans red gooseberry..and anazingly I have quite a few raspberries on... now will they ripen properly, and if so "will I beat the birds to them?"<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYF4AEFY3MrtE8kxv_NoQnHuoyHAuckenhxbZdmpJySNig6jeOBbhjyiKmHSLV8ESZ0Ia6solEY7CeglbAUhWB6T9vcn1KBNlmTs_yL5pJEJAbc6v1P7S6_iie0lH6pudGOJyMMxktEHY/s1600-h/beetroot23may.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339389576701772146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYF4AEFY3MrtE8kxv_NoQnHuoyHAuckenhxbZdmpJySNig6jeOBbhjyiKmHSLV8ESZ0Ia6solEY7CeglbAUhWB6T9vcn1KBNlmTs_yL5pJEJAbc6v1P7S6_iie0lH6pudGOJyMMxktEHY/s320/beetroot23may.JPG" border="0" /></a> Any ideas what the red veined plant is? I have 3 that have appeared in my beetroot -so I'm leaving them in there in the hope they are just a rogue beetroot variety...it does look pretty though.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJef0kLx_01YqxMwjEsimSrlEb90F6wNH7dHezC2I0mBS_gRPZ4u3N0tEkK-JzVmOTsAIOhmlpNMHE4k0Qy25tpoPHzz5TYazsgPZo_AqvycogqQcNeODrPd79s4A5d9YcvzfxsMxyGo/s1600-h/beantub23may.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339389566839652130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJef0kLx_01YqxMwjEsimSrlEb90F6wNH7dHezC2I0mBS_gRPZ4u3N0tEkK-JzVmOTsAIOhmlpNMHE4k0Qy25tpoPHzz5TYazsgPZo_AqvycogqQcNeODrPd79s4A5d9YcvzfxsMxyGo/s320/beantub23may.JPG" border="0" /></a> A few of my beans on their way -yippee<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1iyOz-AufUefi3hRgVwDs0jlgZTg93XNS3oURqXPa4_l58q9Fbhyphenhyphen4xaLvZ0d7dOOW6WZmmX-TI26nzbz1LIAqi5nD_Ht1P4Z7SjpRbNajDbmEqV4MtJ2gyQqExczHnXpzTe8_ieBocc/s1600-h/aubergines23may.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339389557964447634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1iyOz-AufUefi3hRgVwDs0jlgZTg93XNS3oURqXPa4_l58q9Fbhyphenhyphen4xaLvZ0d7dOOW6WZmmX-TI26nzbz1LIAqi5nD_Ht1P4Z7SjpRbNajDbmEqV4MtJ2gyQqExczHnXpzTe8_ieBocc/s320/aubergines23may.JPG" border="0" /></a> My aubergines.... I did rather well with aubergines last year so I have tried a different variety too this year...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHU1BO3cUGWwDF6rR6k-5cUWVimYeVX56VmQI-Rn70beVKFtPVCKeJJSPFhLA1ZdH0ZGQ1GTCZR1tFj8KY3vIEXZhbamdP_1ehXXzBCAWOq3scvAO8gzZHRmQ19rXCL9yvePF5JI5ziE/s1600-h/2ndtom23may.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339389552521404322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHU1BO3cUGWwDF6rR6k-5cUWVimYeVX56VmQI-Rn70beVKFtPVCKeJJSPFhLA1ZdH0ZGQ1GTCZR1tFj8KY3vIEXZhbamdP_1ehXXzBCAWOq3scvAO8gzZHRmQ19rXCL9yvePF5JI5ziE/s320/2ndtom23may.JPG" border="0" /></a> These are 2 of the 2nd lot of tomatoes that went out -so are a little further behind the others -but they are starting to catch up...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-44175540858998565882009-05-23T14:22:00.002+02:002009-05-23T14:42:42.233+02:00SWEET POTATO TRIFFIDS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzni8-f9TN1nTO9WdMZ3PanuI23ulG77qN-mbamvLwdJhiMTEyfdr2qezbP_ejEeEM1Nkz6kcTM8qs4acp_k5H1v3XO9QOesdGvoWlACt2paT8q4pGtaz1pcNGf8Rd6DEjiTuTiJS9tU0/s1600-h/SWEETPOT22MAY.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338993960506269010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzni8-f9TN1nTO9WdMZ3PanuI23ulG77qN-mbamvLwdJhiMTEyfdr2qezbP_ejEeEM1Nkz6kcTM8qs4acp_k5H1v3XO9QOesdGvoWlACt2paT8q4pGtaz1pcNGf8Rd6DEjiTuTiJS9tU0/s320/SWEETPOT22MAY.JPG" border="0" /></a> I remembered to get a pic of 1 of my dustbins of sweet potatoes yesterday evening -they are growing much better than last year (so far)..I have much more foliage and they are behaving much more like the magazine I read said they should. Last year they didn't seem as invasive, this year I have had to put canes in allready to hopefully encourage them to climb -so I can keep and eye out on the compost for bugs and problems. They have allready started to twist up the canes -so fingers crossed for some good tubers underneath eventually.<br /><div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-75129169278756270082009-05-23T13:20:00.002+02:002009-05-23T13:43:14.097+02:00MY NEW PEA BOXThanks for all the coments with ideas on what to do with that wooden trough!<br />In the end Im affraid the peas won ....<br />I got hubby to line the box and nail the uprights in place and attatch the wires across and then this morning I sat for ages fastening on the down strings -and now it is all set with peas/sugar snaps left from my crop last year -I have 2 rows with enough room to get my hand inbetween for picking! the uprights mean that I can add more wires when they need it....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd00DHkBs6DvH37hBXVT7qS1QBvwiHElSFNhMPybdZMicekdHIje3Unychae9VQv5e-dD_LFqUzHCamg3Z7XIdSuhX1ZSps7dYXb4KllQthYBPJnZz77Y8eFvZ4uGtLhprn80QM87xhqw/s1600-h/woodtroughfinish.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338978369626777682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd00DHkBs6DvH37hBXVT7qS1QBvwiHElSFNhMPybdZMicekdHIje3Unychae9VQv5e-dD_LFqUzHCamg3Z7XIdSuhX1ZSps7dYXb4KllQthYBPJnZz77Y8eFvZ4uGtLhprn80QM87xhqw/s320/woodtroughfinish.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-35347896485926331572009-05-20T13:36:00.004+02:002009-05-20T14:12:06.958+02:00NOW WHAT CAN I GROW IN THIS???<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-zwS6EceXmpj97kELpC8QtiMdU0P7rDGpI9W-Oc4zf7E9VjPlVRqi2B7WDLXPtE5o8RT3762_sRSIzNBmeOb0_Kfsw_6sFVlS5p6rybbbZvu8jQcwPxqc2WPeWi4g985g2sLesZ3gs0/s1600-h/woodentrough.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337869102977980802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-zwS6EceXmpj97kELpC8QtiMdU0P7rDGpI9W-Oc4zf7E9VjPlVRqi2B7WDLXPtE5o8RT3762_sRSIzNBmeOb0_Kfsw_6sFVlS5p6rybbbZvu8jQcwPxqc2WPeWi4g985g2sLesZ3gs0/s320/woodentrough.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well look what hubby has got from work!!!!</div><div>Now Im going to line it with plastic and put drainage holes in the bottom oh and get the lables off -but need to decide what to plant in it ????</div><div>Im fighting the urge to plant more peas in it lol... but can't for the life of me think what would make the best use of it..</div><div>Its really thick wood so hubby is going to ask about if they have any more coming up as I reckon that broken down -the long boards would be really good for making raised beds when we move back to the uk ;-)</div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-62386149310529291962009-05-18T20:33:00.004+02:002009-05-18T20:44:01.068+02:00Pea updateYes I know its a sad obsession but this evening whilst out with the hose pipe I have counted up my peas n beans -<br />We now stand at 68 peas -from just peeping out to 3" tall, and 67 beans of varying stages lol..and loads more still to appear ;-) -so I have gained another 20 peas since yesterday and quite a few more beans lol<br />I also have several more flower buds on my courgettes and on 1 of my cucumbers-which is rather puzzling at this stage!!!<br /><br />The other day I decide that I wasn't willing to waste the space that was left inside the large round tubs, where I had the string wigwams for beans n peas -the whole middle was vaccant -so I have shove more beetroot seeds in one and 2 kinds of carrot in the other! Now the carrot seeds were 15c a pack -well some german seeds were 10 packs for €1.50 so if they don't work well under there I won't have lost anything ;-)<br />Those seeds at 10 for €1.50 could include cabbages, celeriac, kholrabi, kale, carrots, salad leaves, beetroot and various other things I forget.. I have sent some of the bigger crop seeds back for my mum as she has raised beds,,and so far it seems that she has had really good germination with them -yipee<br />I have lost one pepper -the teeny tiny one has been eaten -but I think I can live with that lol, and I have lost 2 cucumbers -but they were the 2 that went out first as a test -well I know now -It didn't work lol -but I still have 4 left out there and have set 2 more "just in case" ...<br /><br />Can't wait to get out there and get something done -but at the moment Im all up to date ..shock horrorMrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-32806092961378093362009-05-17T17:17:00.003+02:002009-05-17T17:29:18.222+02:00I have just spotted the first flower buds on a few tomatoes!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqJW_fJl8McXy1YerwjS3kL2fgPFnqbnzV1Mq3BRC2DkZG0IcJWvGIRfJWYOeFO1SzD5eOU5bbWy-74ONSSRvZdaCCWLgeXHOpiglpQ0GfVGB44pYIa-X_FmkTVgfOdMAsk52rjST6x8/s1600-h/LEFTTOM17MAY.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336812987350059346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqJW_fJl8McXy1YerwjS3kL2fgPFnqbnzV1Mq3BRC2DkZG0IcJWvGIRfJWYOeFO1SzD5eOU5bbWy-74ONSSRvZdaCCWLgeXHOpiglpQ0GfVGB44pYIa-X_FmkTVgfOdMAsk52rjST6x8/s320/LEFTTOM17MAY.JPG" border="0" /></a> Whilst out checking things over I got a snap of my tomatoes -well three of the 42 ;-).... I know they still don't look very tall -and these are the ones that went outside first , so the others are smaller! but they are really sturdy and suprisingly I have noticed a ouple of them have their first flower buds on ...oohhhh can summer really be on its way???<br /><div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-1312354862506331592009-05-17T09:44:00.002+02:002009-05-17T10:05:09.110+02:00PEAS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeWslhqyFhnuSQr42RRAt2Av2PeLF9GfRFYUUVfzdzKii-nl0J55n0kdnh3sQPPf8tJCOAstsr9T-UOaN7KOc042OacznGRrslg81-uXvhghYlVzX0OVX_BzFHWZY_kyYbih64HUgQDw/s1600-h/PEAS17MAY.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336696790993600850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeWslhqyFhnuSQr42RRAt2Av2PeLF9GfRFYUUVfzdzKii-nl0J55n0kdnh3sQPPf8tJCOAstsr9T-UOaN7KOc042OacznGRrslg81-uXvhghYlVzX0OVX_BzFHWZY_kyYbih64HUgQDw/s320/PEAS17MAY.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8IRTEbbhEo4H_H8uS01MR_vFbp72vWVhYZuqbgG52B-0DDs-2eGOM2-JtqvQLB9rq1a-Jx3pOqh0aKUjkES_aXsdQ9v8LZydjmY8iET7Hn0ZLSuA-ub1lbYg7Rtpvfycg4-QtIvCqfA/s1600-h/PEASCLOSE17MAY.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336696785420878082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8IRTEbbhEo4H_H8uS01MR_vFbp72vWVhYZuqbgG52B-0DDs-2eGOM2-JtqvQLB9rq1a-Jx3pOqh0aKUjkES_aXsdQ9v8LZydjmY8iET7Hn0ZLSuA-ub1lbYg7Rtpvfycg4-QtIvCqfA/s320/PEASCLOSE17MAY.JPG" border="0" /></a> Its now become an early morning ritual to go out side to check everything is ok..and to count the beans and peas that are appearing lol</div><div>I have a serious thing for fresh peas, but never seem able to grow enough -so this year Im doubling the efforts .. so far I have 48 either at the stage of the ones above or just breaking the surface :-)</div><div>I had quite a lot rot that were set at the same time as the one above, and quite a few just fail -so I took them out and went round replacing them with what we are calling the "lucky dip peas" -which were a pot I had in the drawer from random pods that were missed from last years crops until I was clearing them out -so they could be sugar snaps, kleinrhinlanderin or anything else... and strangely enough they seem to be germinating better than the packet ones!!!!</div><div> </div><div>Once the ones in the troughs have all made it through Im going to set some more in the other side of the troughs -in an attempt to keep a steady supply coming..<br /><br /></div><div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-25431436807810452282009-05-17T09:26:00.002+02:002009-05-17T09:44:45.185+02:00JACK BE LITTLE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4zJ7VieYTEMqXnaObpBqJ7kaFSJ2i_EC3-k5j12qD4Xm8pjc9CqHkWK4-5S-kvOu_D9vqMhTrn-8j6yZdy-11G1mg75JN8pth8IX7EO2F4dJ9LqgxzwBWt6fMN4e5oJv8VDRqpmqnCE/s1600-h/JACK17MAYB.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336691560527691986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4zJ7VieYTEMqXnaObpBqJ7kaFSJ2i_EC3-k5j12qD4Xm8pjc9CqHkWK4-5S-kvOu_D9vqMhTrn-8j6yZdy-11G1mg75JN8pth8IX7EO2F4dJ9LqgxzwBWt6fMN4e5oJv8VDRqpmqnCE/s320/JACK17MAYB.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here are my "jack be little" squash -merrily making their way up the wire, they seem to have coped ok -hiding behind fleece -but now they are on their own -unless, like the other night I end up running round the garden like a woman possesed covering everything up again as I could feel a storm coming lol and I JUST made it back into the house before the heavens opened!!<br /> I have set some peas across the bottom too -you can see them just starting to peep out of their compost!!<br /><br /><div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173692161162799086.post-30562953205935060402009-05-15T13:24:00.003+02:002009-05-15T13:35:31.535+02:00MY COURGETTE IS FLOWERING!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkbY28ywSgGD_SGKN51nQQgLUQs8tgJcmoRoGFCxHP7y0nozy71VSu0VGI1geTu2oRQto3MACLRXupLM_DfIc687ZWrM0KAnUBm8YQqvuyAq_e7CTFUxQMbwb7cAenOEaHxWjfNaWvTk/s1600-h/COURGETTE15MAY.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336010686990748802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkbY28ywSgGD_SGKN51nQQgLUQs8tgJcmoRoGFCxHP7y0nozy71VSu0VGI1geTu2oRQto3MACLRXupLM_DfIc687ZWrM0KAnUBm8YQqvuyAq_e7CTFUxQMbwb7cAenOEaHxWjfNaWvTk/s320/COURGETTE15MAY.JPG" border="0" /></a> Not sure exactly how -but one of the courgettes I planted out 3 days ago has got a flower on -its a male flower, so no courgette butI found last year I got several male flowers first and then the female ones followed! One of the other courgettes has buds on too... hope its a good sign that I willl get plenty off this year as I HAVE to make some courgette teabread lol<br /><br />oh and as a tip for anyone who hasn't grown them before -don't panic if you get flowers on and then you go out again and it looks like someone has cut them off -its what happens to male flowers!!! When it happened to me last year (my first time of growing them) I was running round the garden in a tizzy wondering what had happened..... a call to my mum who put me straight and I calmed again lol . If they had just dropped off it would have seemed normal but these had come off with a piece of their stem and seriously looked like they had been cut ;-)<br /><div></div>MrsHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05247229990267080706noreply@blogger.com7