I found this story on the BBC site and thought it was a little gem. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8102282.stm Think I will do this for my Dwarf French Beans if I win next week!
The strawberries are coming along great, those under the Victorian Cloches have produced several ripe fruits and those in the fruit cage, although not as far along are heavy with fruit. The disappointing thing is that the ripe fruit have little holes nibbled in them. I first suspected that this was slugs however thinking about [...]
I lifted the first potatoes today, I dug up one plant just to see what stage they were at. This was the first row of the first earlies planted, they are Duke of York. As you will see I got a nice little crop from it, although there were many more little potatoes starting to [...]
After lifting the first of the new potatoes, I created a potato salad with it. Here are some pics of the mal I created from it. We also had lettuce and raddiish followed by Strawberries… This is the life!
Just reporting back on the progress of the YouTube channel. It has not had over 2000 views, so a big thank you to everyone who has spent time watching my videos. I will try and keep them up throughout the season.
I thought I would do a photographic update this week rather than a video update, just as something a little different, I am pleased witht he progress, everything apart from the dwarf french beans are coming along well. I may plant some in pots back here at home and see if they can establish themselves [...]