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Todalot: January 2011
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Saturday, 29 January 2011. Just Like Starting Over. As an extra in Dr Who! Finally made the first visit of the year but ground still frozen so unable to do much more than a bit of random tidying up. Covered up one of rhubarb clumps with a bin to start forcing and pruned fruit bushes - blackcurrants, redcurrants, gooseberries and blueberries . Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Butterwick Wells - Handmade Photograph Albums. Just Like Starting Over. Caldervale 10 Hollingworth 5k.
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Todalot: September 2010
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Sunday, 26 September 2010. Bought 2011's garlic bulbs - 3 thermidore bulbs to split up and plant, probably in November. After this year's bumper crop will have to hunt around to do even better next year, as left them in a bit long and they opened up a bit. Been checking garlicworld. Saturday, 25 September 2010. First Frost of Autumn last night. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Butterwick Wells - Handmade Photograph Albums.
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Todalot: February 2011
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Thursday, 17 February 2011. Seed sowing has begun with some leeks, tomatoes and basil - following on from Saturday's sowing of a few pots of Sage (from seed collected last year) and Chili Peppers (collected from shop eaten chilis. or maybe bell peppers as they got mixed up! Bought this year's seed potatoes and onion sets (Sturon 99p) yesterday. £4 on favourite International Kidney. Aka Jersey Royal) for first earlies and £3 on Wilja. More seeds going in soon. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Todalot: March 2011
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Thursday, 24 March 2011. Finally a bit of sun and warmth and spared a few hours away from work. To get allotment into shape. 18th Strawberries thinned and replanted in extra raised bed in [D1] but plenty still in ground under Pear trees. 23rd Onions [D2] and early Potatoes [B1] planted and main potatoes chitting. Couple of trays of radish and lettuce seedlings moved down into shelving to harden up ready for planting. C2 and E2 tidied up a bit but along with B2/F2 are next on list to prepare. Lettuce and ...
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Todalot: December 2010
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Saturday, 18 December 2010. Snow Sprouts for Christmas? Its looking like frozen sprouts for Christmas dinner, after another 4" of snowfall and forecast is to stay sub zero for a few more days. There again. the forecast for Tod for Friday night/ Saturday morning was hardly reliable and consistent this week:. Mon - it probably won't snow. Tues - it's going to snow. Weds - it's definitely going to snow. Thurs am - it won't snow at all. Thurs pm - it will snow a lot. Fri am - it won't snow.
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Todalot: October 2010
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Saturday, 2 October 2010. Busy harvesting on a dry day. swede, turnip, big sprouts, kale, blueberries (just about all finished), lettuce, curly lettuce, couple of carrots. Corn growing but cobs still white. Sunflowers re-propped up after windy week with several flowering round about 10 feet tall. Random bits of weeding mainly around blueberries/ redcurrants. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Butterwick Wells - Handmade Photograph Albums. Caldervale 10 Hollingworth 5k.
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Todalot: Red Hot
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Sunday, 26 June 2011. I think I need a bigger freezer. Five big punnets of redcurrants cropped to add to last week's punnet - just from early/mid bushes. Late bush still very green, with blackcurrants and gooseberries getting close. Blackberry rambler splattered with flowers so expecting a good crop from them too. Fruit aside, this year has been far too cold and wet - and even in today's rare warmth still windy (the bbc are in for a shock when they move up to Manchester! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Todalot: June 2010
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Friday, 25 June 2010. Cropped first garlic bulb - as big as last year's biggest, from an average sized plant so hopeful of a good return this year. Also cropped mustards, radish, new potatoes (still small). Another big watering day. no major change in weather pattern on horizon and possibility of hosepipe ban spreading across border. Wednesday, 23 June 2010. Couple of hours watering tonight - ground like a sponge. Picked first spinach beet along with some mustards, radish and lettuce. Sunday, 13 June 2010.
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Todalot: July 2010
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Sunday, 25 July 2010. Jam, Jam, Jam, Jam, lovely Jam, wonderful Jam. Strawberry, peach and strawberry, blackcurrant and redcurrant, blackcurrant and rhubarb, and just plain blackcurrant so far. Saturday 24th was this year's 'Blackcurrant Day' and approx 12 pounds (6kg) picked, washed, de-stalked and into fridge (freezer too full! With 3lbs turned into jams already. Also picked gooseberries ( 4lbs). Sunday, 18 July 2010. Saturday, 3 July 2010. Even worse weather forecast for tomorrow includes strong winds.
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