warmer day yesterday so back to sowing seeds. two sorts of carrots - mini Amsterdam3 and full size Nantes2 - and scarlet globe radish out in the garden under a fleece cover, boltardy beetroot in plug pots in the greenhouse and sweet crunch cucumbers and super roma tomatoes in the propagator.
meanwhile overnight, something -probably a mouse - has been digging holes in the broad bean pots. luckily the seeds are sprouting and look untouched. put sprigs of holly around them now which is supposed to deter mice.
the overwintering peas also look nibbled through, though could be just broken by weekend's snow.
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Thursday, 25 February 2010
Friday, 23 October 2009
peas and other things
the peas we've set to over-winter are now coming through - not very big yet but growing. next to them on the shelf are the pots of broad beans - the sprigs of holly are supposed to deter mice from digging them up.
have cleared the cold frame of courgette plants today - no fruit at all to be taken off.
Wednesday, 14 October 2009
baby corn and broad beans
pulled out all the corn stalks yesterday and was surprised at the amount of small baby corn still there unnoticed. Will use them all up in tonight's stir-fry.
the broad beans set last week aren't doing well. all the pots have little hollows where the bean has been removed, probably by a mouse. the only good thing about this is that earlier this year when we had a rat in the garden, the council rat-catcher woman said that having mice in the garden was a sign of NOT having rats.
the broad beans set last week aren't doing well. all the pots have little hollows where the bean has been removed, probably by a mouse. the only good thing about this is that earlier this year when we had a rat in the garden, the council rat-catcher woman said that having mice in the garden was a sign of NOT having rats.
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