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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 15 Entries.
Friday, January 5 View Page
Started potting on Onions into 9 inch pots, soil ones ahead of Coir growing medium so far, but along way to go.
 
Friday, January 5 View Page
Recent gales toppled our 100year old Bramley Apple tree, completely uprooted from the saturated ground.
 
Tuesday, January 30 View Page
Planted my best four Onions which were in 9 inch pots into a new raised bed filled with Eco-life soil. Early but weather mild so better than potting on into larger pots. I know we will still have some severe frosts but will just have to turn the heating up.
 
Saturday, February 10 View Page
Soil onions all planted in raised beds + 4 Coir ones in 60 litre Airpots. Remaining Coir plants potted on into 11inch, they were well ready - should have been done a week or two earlier.
 
Tuesday, February 27 View Page
Onions growing away in my new greenhouse inner tunnel
 
Tuesday, February 27 View Page
Onions in LOT1
 
Tuesday, February 27 View Page
Onions which were planted first inside LOT3
 
Sunday, March 10 View Page
Planted last Onions out in the week - forecast was for milder conditions (little sunshine) but I have heat and some lighting. Laid a fleece ceiling above them to try and reduce volume of air the heat.
 
Wednesday, March 20 View Page
Started heavy Carrots/Parsnips/Beetroot, under supplementary lighting on dark days (like today)
 
Sunday, March 24 View Page
Found a double Onion in LOT3, one of the best bulbs - been growing this for over 5 months and now having to pull it out.
 
Sunday, March 24 View Page
It was a strong Onion plant, 12.7circ. x 9.3high, leaves 84inches across
 
Tuesday, April 23 View Page
Found a double onion in the soil bed, this was the replacement I planted when the original one in this spot doubled earlier in the grow. Cannot understand why this replacement one has doubled as well.
 
Friday, April 26 View Page
Frost again and cold NE wind, soil temp. less than 50f so still not able to plant anything out in the garden.
 
Friday, April 26 View Page
Swede have outgrown their large pots however forecast is for the weather to warm up next week so expect to plant these together with Carrots and Parsnips.
 
Sunday, April 28 View Page
Frost may have gone but 1.4 inches of cold rain overnight means planting out delayed, farmers corn field opposite only just reseeded now underwater again.
 

 

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