Bank hold a = cream crackered

[tommy the cat]

Earthed up spuds

A bit of weeding me thinks!

Strawberries looking ok

I'm liking the Japanese razor hoe, I do use an ordinary hoe but I'm a bit cag handed and quite often chop plants!

Greenhouse pre sort out

Wildflower patch marked out

Getting there....managed to sow the seeds but didn't get a picture before my tea was ready... I'm worn out know! What have you been doing on your plot???
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[British Red]

You need to get some straw under those strawberries Dave - the berries will be on soon and you don't want soil splash!

Looks great though fellah - really coming on.

I've been netting over and managing pests - loads of predation this year and lots of early rabbits and young blackbirds already

Netted gooseberry bed by British Red, on Flickr

 

[tommy the cat]

I realise Hugh.. I tried cutting scavenged floor tiles to but they are too stiff and I would have

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[tommy the cat]

Òops....Damaged the plants.
I put a 'call out' on face book to see if any of my horsey friends on Facebook have any Knockin about

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[British Red]

Bale of straw is only a quid from most equine shops mate, and the beds looks great after

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[tommy the cat]

Oh ok😃 I thought it would be loads more than that!
Rat's seem to have done a bunk Hugh??? No interst in the trap and no sightings now for days... maybe they don't like our latest neighbour the bats ☺

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[British Red]

They may have moved out to the fields Dave, there is enough food there now. They will be back in Autumn sadly. Its part of rural life. I've done six kit rabbits already this year - don't enjoy it, but its part of living in the country.

 

[milius2]

Doing good fellas! I wonder how my plots are doing while I'm away. Really like the beds idea, might do something like that in my garden. But first things first, need to finish up that cottage a bit more when I'm back.

 

[tommy the cat]

A few pics

Arran pilots looking good.

Is there a much more prettier flower???

Parsnips carrots and in between french marrigolds.


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[tommy the cat]

Oops pressed wrong button....

Baby sweetcorn. Not looking brill but I'm hopeful.

One lonely butternut squash!

Italian variety of courgette which I grew up a framework last year and it worked really well

Toddy blackcurrant fruiting☺

Rhubarb looking ok ad this was divided late winter.

I need to ask BR about the gusgogs.

Been careful not to overcrowd the greenhouse this year... peppers 1 cue 4 2 peppers and the lettuce in pots....

I have grown from seed french marrigolds as companion planting. .. I'm going to try a few in the greenhouse this year as they are meant to deter whitefly? ???

New addition..... £50.... needs work.
I'll show you some photos if that later 😨

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[British Red]

Looking good Dave - what do you need to know about the goosegogs?

 

[Toddy]

Looking very productive there

Blackcurrants on target too It's astonishing how quickly the bushes grow, and just how much fruit you can get off them as well

I made rhubarb and ginger jam last week. Have you been picking your rhubarb ? Mine flushes very early, I pick it to nothing and I get another crop in about a month from now when the strawberries are out. Rhubarb and strawberry is very good too

cheers,
Toddy

 

[British Red]

Got our first ripe strawberries yesterday

 

[tommy the cat]

I've not picked any Rhubarb but I'm guessing that its ready??? I never really know how to tell with Rhubarb. .... ?? The stems are quite small but it's it's first season after dividing as mentioned.
Goosgogs BR a bit on the floppy side??? I'm talking the same way the wizard beans go if you don't tie round them with string.
Some of the fruit are drooping and touching the soil.
Also BR the Goosgogs that were already here don't seem to be doing anything? ??
Can they 'lay themselves out' ??!!




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[British Red]

The Rhubarb is ready - don't pull more than half the stems though.

With the goosegogs, prune them into a nice upright wine glass shape after fruiting - that'll sort them for next year.

 

[tommy the cat]

Thanks for that ☺

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[tommy the cat]

Got there eventually BR...

French marrigold first flower!!

Not sure I've planted enough lettuce! !
😨

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[British Red]

We got to eat our first strawberries today

 

[tommy the cat]

The very few I've got BR are very unripe!

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