#272 |
Called at plot on the way home from a Barre session, specifically to water tomatoes in greenhouse. They were a bit wilted so were ready for water even though I only missed one days watering! On the plus side I got to taste a yellow and red ripe tomato, the first I've had . I was very late in getting them planted so anything is a bonus.
As always, while I was there, and the sun was shining I decided to do a little bit. I harvested the onions from a small bed, weeded bed and covered it, along with another bed with hay, a la Ruth Stoute! The last time I tried this I had an abundance of weed seeds germinating, but I will never learn. Maybe it will be different this time?
I took a photo of the beds in question, so out of two small beds I have two trays of onions. The rear beds onions are still growing so I left those. They are white onions planted late so at least they have come to fruition.
I also took a photo of another two long beds which had onions in them and now have late planted bright lights chard and the other is brassicas of some description. At a guess they may be PSB but I will just have to wait to see!
I don't like leaving beds barren and try wherever possible to grow stuff in them during the winter? I will have spring cabbage to plant out, broad beans to sow and various Japanes onions to plant in areas that haven't had alliums growing in them.
The bit of rain we have had has brought on the weeds of course so I need to devote some time to weeding!
As always, while I was there, and the sun was shining I decided to do a little bit. I harvested the onions from a small bed, weeded bed and covered it, along with another bed with hay, a la Ruth Stoute! The last time I tried this I had an abundance of weed seeds germinating, but I will never learn. Maybe it will be different this time?
I took a photo of the beds in question, so out of two small beds I have two trays of onions. The rear beds onions are still growing so I left those. They are white onions planted late so at least they have come to fruition.
I also took a photo of another two long beds which had onions in them and now have late planted bright lights chard and the other is brassicas of some description. At a guess they may be PSB but I will just have to wait to see!
I don't like leaving beds barren and try wherever possible to grow stuff in them during the winter? I will have spring cabbage to plant out, broad beans to sow and various Japanes onions to plant in areas that haven't had alliums growing in them.
The bit of rain we have had has brought on the weeds of course so I need to devote some time to weeding!
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