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I took a bag of kitchen vegetable wasteand cardboard to plot to add to my 'dump bag' compost heap. By the time I had finished hand weeding the bottom end of the plot the dumpy bag was nearly full . I did add torn up cardboard half way through as I have loads. This should be the equivalent of the 'browns' in the heap and aid composting.
I planted up half a pallet collar with spinach seedlings I had grown at home.The other half has Radish China Rose sown in it but they haven't surfaced yet. Pulled out some of the squash that were badly hit with frost and put some spare ones in there place.
A failed tattie bed was hoed and raked and sown with a couple of rows of Purple Top Globe turnips. These did well for me last year so I have high hopes. I think the reason for the tattie failure in this part of the plot is because when I planted them there was standing water at the bottom of the planting holes (bed is a t the bottom of the plot) This must have rotted the seed spud methinks?
Finished off, as usual, with a bit of path hoe-ing
Munched on half a dozen ripe strawberries, which isn't far short of my total harvest last year. Things are starting to take shape now and come together the way I want it.
No piccies today I am afraid though.
I planted up half a pallet collar with spinach seedlings I had grown at home.The other half has Radish China Rose sown in it but they haven't surfaced yet. Pulled out some of the squash that were badly hit with frost and put some spare ones in there place.
A failed tattie bed was hoed and raked and sown with a couple of rows of Purple Top Globe turnips. These did well for me last year so I have high hopes. I think the reason for the tattie failure in this part of the plot is because when I planted them there was standing water at the bottom of the planting holes (bed is a t the bottom of the plot) This must have rotted the seed spud methinks?
Finished off, as usual, with a bit of path hoe-ing
Munched on half a dozen ripe strawberries, which isn't far short of my total harvest last year. Things are starting to take shape now and come together the way I want it.
No piccies today I am afraid though.
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