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The Elvis Corn has made it's debut...
I Adore sweet corn....but I have Never grown it before....Cheers The Elvis...:tiphat:..American genetics in the AFN HQ..International garden.
I would normally plant straight to ground..but I can See I'm going to have a snail problem..so I Thought I'd give them more chance getting a bit of height on first...and of course..I was too Impatient to wait for the farmer...
I have two new tomatoes to add to the Menu List..Kumato..and Kumato cherry.
I bought them from the super market and dried me own seed.
Kumato standard are one of my Favourite tomatoes..and favourite tomato plants.
The Indy of the tommy world.
Easter was a blur of tattie planting..we got 4.5 rows done..7 Varieties..then run out.
Early kidneys..(Jersey Royals..:Medibles:..oh I Miss my jersey royals..crispy smoked streaky bacon..mint and butter...mmm...mmm...mmm....
I don't have access to any well rotted manure ATM..so I used the well rotted nettles to line the trenches..OMG..
how does something like a nettle smell so much like shit when it is rotted down....?..Wow was it Ripe.
I got some on me foot and the dogs were following me all afternoon sniffing me...
assing Wind..:
Hubby worked like a Trooper..he is Not a gardener..but he did all the trenching and I just had the heaps to draw up.
Again..while we were digging the tattie trenches I got the sweet patchouli like smell from the land..it is Wonderful..the smell that I get from the compo when I have a great Dragon in...sweet..sweet earth..there is nothing like it.
The soil is going to take some getting used to..it is dry and granular and well draining..until you water it..then it turns to clay immediately..odd..but I suppose I'll get used to it.
As well as the tatties..I got the 3 green tea bushes..the Kaffir Lime..and the Ylang Ylang tree planted..got my fingers crossed they will be okay with the bad weather.
The Neem tree baby is still under shelter..she is the only one I had Trouble with.
I still don't know if she will survive..but where there is Green there is Hope.
The chilli peppers are slowly starting to show their heads.
I Think I had over watered and it was keeping the compo too cold.
Cheers EoF..appreciate the Eyes Out...:tiphat: ..I've tried growing citrus in pots but haven't had good luck..I Think I will have less problem in natural earth.
The Orangery next door to us is going Nuts.
They no sooner harvested them when the bushes have burst into blossom..they are absolutely covered.
I Hope my land is as sweet for them.
I Adore sweet corn....but I have Never grown it before....Cheers The Elvis...:tiphat:..American genetics in the AFN HQ..International garden.
I would normally plant straight to ground..but I can See I'm going to have a snail problem..so I Thought I'd give them more chance getting a bit of height on first...and of course..I was too Impatient to wait for the farmer...
I have two new tomatoes to add to the Menu List..Kumato..and Kumato cherry.
I bought them from the super market and dried me own seed.
Kumato standard are one of my Favourite tomatoes..and favourite tomato plants.
The Indy of the tommy world.
Easter was a blur of tattie planting..we got 4.5 rows done..7 Varieties..then run out.
Early kidneys..(Jersey Royals..:Medibles:..oh I Miss my jersey royals..crispy smoked streaky bacon..mint and butter...mmm...mmm...mmm....
I don't have access to any well rotted manure ATM..so I used the well rotted nettles to line the trenches..OMG..
how does something like a nettle smell so much like shit when it is rotted down....?..Wow was it Ripe.
I got some on me foot and the dogs were following me all afternoon sniffing me...
assing Wind..:Hubby worked like a Trooper..he is Not a gardener..but he did all the trenching and I just had the heaps to draw up.
Again..while we were digging the tattie trenches I got the sweet patchouli like smell from the land..it is Wonderful..the smell that I get from the compo when I have a great Dragon in...sweet..sweet earth..there is nothing like it.
The soil is going to take some getting used to..it is dry and granular and well draining..until you water it..then it turns to clay immediately..odd..but I suppose I'll get used to it.
As well as the tatties..I got the 3 green tea bushes..the Kaffir Lime..and the Ylang Ylang tree planted..got my fingers crossed they will be okay with the bad weather.
The Neem tree baby is still under shelter..she is the only one I had Trouble with.
I still don't know if she will survive..but where there is Green there is Hope.
The chilli peppers are slowly starting to show their heads.
I Think I had over watered and it was keeping the compo too cold.
Cheers EoF..appreciate the Eyes Out...:tiphat: ..I've tried growing citrus in pots but haven't had good luck..I Think I will have less problem in natural earth.
The Orangery next door to us is going Nuts.
They no sooner harvested them when the bushes have burst into blossom..they are absolutely covered.
I Hope my land is as sweet for them.
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