I have a have a kiwi plant, it was my birthday present. I have liked the idea of having a kiwi plant since last year when I read about a new verity that had been bred to better suit our climate, the down side is that it’s fruit are the size of grapes which isn’t very big.
My [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Kiwi fruit
Posted in Food, Garden, Home grown food, tagged fruit, kiwi on July 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s raining, it’s pouring
Posted in Day-to-day, tagged play, raining, work on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today has been VERY wet, as it is now the summer holidays the outdoor play sessions are all day not just after school and it has been raining since before I woke up this morning. I’ve really enjoyed myself though, I’ve loved having to think on my feet about what we can do. Even though [...]
In season this week #46
Posted in Food, Home grown food on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
VEGETABLES
artichoke*, aubergine*, beetroot*, broad beans*, broccoli*, carrots*, celery, chillies*, courgettes*, cucumber*, fennel*, french beans*, garlic*, kohlrabi*, leeks, lettuces & salad leaves*, mangetout*, new potatoes*, onions*, peas*, peppers, potatoes (maincrop)*, radishes*, rocket*, runner beans*, spinach, spring onions, sweetcorn, turnips, watercress*, wild nettles
FRUIT
apricots*[i], bilberries*, blackberries*, blueberries*, cherries, figs, gooseberries*, greengages*, kiwi fruit*[i], lemons[i], loganberries*, melons*[i], nectarines[i], oranges[i], [...]
Home cooking
Posted in Chickens, Food, Garden, Goats, Home grown food, Sheep, allotment, tagged home grown, rain, Sheep on July 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Well, the rain that has been forecast for the last few days arrived today but we haven’t done too badly as the last three days were it has been meant to be rain we have just had showers, and showers that it is easy to ignore and carry on working through.
I’ve managed to spend a [...]
A Farm for the Future
Posted in Farming News, Food, tagged BBC, documentary on July 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last night I came across a BBC 2 documentary call “a farm for the future“, I found it very informative and inspiring.
Watching things grow
Posted in Food, tagged Garden, seeds on July 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This morning the tray of lettuce seeds was starting to show small yellow-y leaves just starting to unfold, this evening the trays are filling up with tiny little plants with two green leaves. I’ve been watching the change happen throughout the day as I’ve popped in and out of the house for different things, it has [...]
In season this week #45
Posted in Food on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
VEGETABLES
artichoke*, asparagus, aubergine*, beetroot*, broad beans*, broccoli*, carrots*, celery, chillies*, courgettes*, cucumber*, fennel*, french beans*, garlic*, kohlrabi*, lettuces & salad leaves*, mangetout*, new potatoes*, onions*, peas*, peppers, potatoes (maincrop)*, radishes*, rocket*, runner beans*, samphire, spinach, spring onions, sweetcorn, turnips*, watercress*, wild nettles
FRUIT
apricots*[i], bilberries*, blackberries*, blueberries*, cherries, figs, gooseberries*, greengages*, kiwi fruit*[i], lemons[i], loganberries*, melons*[i], nectarines[i], [...]
Seed sowing
Posted in Food, Garden, Home grown food, allotment, tagged LETS, Local Exchange Trading System, seeds on July 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
At the last LETS meeting I had a very interesting conversation with one of the other members about seed sowing. She is trying out square foot gardening and her brother send her a book that she has been reading. The most interesting and useful part that she has found is that we buy and plant [...]
Allotment 15/07/09
Posted in Food, Home grown food, allotment, tagged allotment, kale, weeding on July 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Spent this evening at the allotment, weeding mostly. I have been neglecting it for a week or so and I’m pretty sure that this is the first time I have weeded so I haven’t been doing badly. Everything has grow loads, including the thistles which are still a big problem, they are everywhere. We (Rhys came too) [...]
In season this week #44
Posted in Food, Home grown food on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
VEGETABLES
artichoke*, asparagus, aubergine*, beetroot*, broad beans*, broccoli*, carrots*, celery, chillies*, courgettes*, cucumber, fennel*, french beans*, garlic*, kohlrabi*, lettuces & salad leaves*, mangetout*, new potatoes*, onions*, peas*, peppers, potatoes (maincrop)*, radishes*, rhubarb, rocket*, runner beans*, samphire, spinach, spring onions, sweetcorn, turnips*, watercress*, wild nettles
FRUIT
apricots*[i], bilberries*, blackberries*, blueberries*, cherries, figs, gooseberries*, greengages*, kiwi fruit*[i], lemons[i], loganberries, melons*[i], [...]
