One job I definitely wanted to get done this winter was to finish the reorganisation of the soft-fruit section of plot #59.
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Bring on the Summer
The winter months are no time to be tramping back and forth across your soil, but it’s an ideal time for catching up on your maintenance jobs…
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New Year, New Seeds
I’ve been carrying out my annual seed audit. I was planning an epic spending spree on new seeds, but it didn’t quite work out that way…
Our rhubarb keeps going right through the summer and into the first few weeks of autumn. When it starts to go over it’s a sure sign that our main growing season is done for the year…
This year I’ve been trialling the new SylvaGrow Peat-Free Planter vs a bog-standard peat-based growbag, and now I’m pleased to report the results of the trial.
Another Super Composter trial update: bringing the second round of composting to a close, and setting up for a third batch of compost before the end of the year…
I’m starting another growing trial, this time assessing the performance of four types of green manure crop…
So far the ‘Maghrebi’ tomato plants have been doing well in both the peat-free and peat-based growbags, but neither have been completely problem-free.
In my latest Super Composter update I bring the first round of composting to a close, assess the general results, and set up round two.
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Restoration Pruning on a Plum Tree
Last week I tackled a job I’ve been waiting to do all summer: pruning a badly overgrown plum tree at the back of #Plot59.